Travel is one of the perks of life as a conference professor. Except that’s not the case. Unlike the harsh reality that TSA Precheck lines are longer than normal, the challenge of getting a good night’s sleep is within your control. We asked Sam Gibbs, chief pillow concierge at The Beatrice Hotel, a boutique hotel in Providence, Rhode Island, about ways to avoid a night of tossing, support, and plumpness. Best Practices.
The emerging sleep movement
As Dr. Romi Mushtaq, inventor of the Busy Brain Test, observes, sleep deprivation can lead to everything from weight gain and poor concentration to chronic disease. As for Gibbs, he noticed that during the COVID-19 pandemic, people began to pay special attention to health and sleep, and even used sleep tourism as part of their health travel. Since then, his luxury hotels have invested in personalized bedroom furnishings.
As he says, “A good night’s sleep allows you to fully experience the city and its activities.”
Since pillows are a personal preference, it’s nearly impossible for any hotel to choose pillows that will satisfy the preferences of all guests. Therefore, with the support of the linen supplier, the pillow menu and pillow concierge role were born in 2024 at The Hotel Beatrice. The hotel’s Be Rested Sleep Wellness package includes handcrafted mocktails from Bellini Rooftop, warm robes on heated towel rails, Matouk linens and comfortable slippers, and Therabody SmartGoggles (more on this enhancement later). Once you’ve found your perfect cocoon, the hotel’s collective brain takes note so you can enjoy the same package the next time you visit.
While Gibbs lists a litany of questions about sleeping preferences — side or back sleeping, injuries, temperature preferences, tendency to build pillow forts for sleepovers (we may have done that last one) — he says there’s no single most common question. Nice approach pillow. “Whatever works for you is right,” he declared.
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Create a nightly ritual
Gibbs recommends following a nightly routine to practice good sleep hygiene and give yourself healthy rapid eye movement (REM) sleep. This might include a deadline of turning off electronic devices and dimming the lights in your room an hour before your desired bedtime, and at least seven hours before the alarm clock announces the start of your next happy day (which some may Need more – your body knows best) ).
He also recommends ending your night with a mocktail or herbal tea rather than a “real” drink, as alcohol can disrupt sleep.
Another accessory to help you transition into your sleeping zone is a pair of heated, massaging SmartGoggles. The device can relieve facial tension using controls on an app downloaded to your phone.
Beatrice Hotel Pillow Menu Cheat Sheet
- Ultra-Thin Gel Memory Foam: “This pillow is thin and flat, which helps with cervical spine alignment and deeper sleep.”
- Cooling Memory Foam: “This pillow is infused with gel and breathable bamboo to make you feel right at home.”
- Buckwheat Specialty: “If your neck needs a rest, this pillow is firm, supportive, and practical.”
- Lavender specialty: “Full of spelt husks, sweet and fragrant, experience nirvana every night.”
Tips for choosing pillows:
- Choose one that makes you feel at home
- Determine your biggest needs – neck pain, cooling, aromatherapy, etc.
- When in doubt, don’t be afraid to try them all! We hope this program helps our guests fall in love with the pillow that’s perfect for a good night’s sleep.
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