Ask the Pillow Concierge: Tips for a Good Night’s Sleep
Listen to audio 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…