If the best sleep you’ve had in your life happened while on vacation, the truth is the relaxing atmosphere of the tropical paradise you were visiting probably had something to do with it. Yet some travelers do come away from a trip wishing they could replicate the bedding experience they had while away and several hotels have taken note. In honor of National Sleep Awareness Week happening March 6–12, here are 5 hotels that have made their comfiest bedding available to all. Related: 5 hotels that really know how to do hot tubs. The online Marriott store is more than just a good night’s sleep, it’s a full on opportunity to replicate the Marriott sleep experience at home. So that means that not only can you purchase a foam mattress and box spring set, for example, but you can also grab bedding essentials like feather and down pillows, signature sheets, linen sets and duvet covers. Want to take it one step further? You can also purchase Marriott robes, canvas wall art, shower curtains, coffee brewers, candles and more.
The lifestyle brand that helped make hotels sexy again allows its most devoted fans to bring their overnight stay back home with them. Their online store offers the W Hotel Bed—described by them as “your ticket to daily escapes”—and also a complete line of bedding essentials. Some products even pay tribute to the brand’s most beloved locations such as the W Montreal Foxy Throw, the W Chicago Silk Robe and the W Dallas Tiara Tote. You can also grab a complete line of products from the W’s Bliss Spa. Leave it to this millennial-centric collection of quirky crash pads to ditch the conventional online store beds and bedding essentials in favor of more unusual offerings (they’re all buying Casper beds anyways). Nevertheless numerous items associated with the Ace are up for grabs such as a Herd of Robot Wild Horses from L.A.-based Monroe Workshop, Ace Hotel guitar picks, a men and women’s clothing line and, our personal favorite, the warm and wooly Pendleton blankets used in their different hotels.
Related: The 10 most indulgent hotel suites in North America Yes, you can bring the kind of night’s rest that has been synonymous for decades with unparalleled luxury to your very own home, but it won’t come cheap. Still, the online store for the luxe chain sells it all including mattress and box spring, bed and bedding set, a variety of pillows and linens and numerous bath and body products. If you’re looking to spruce up other parts of the home, you can also purchase the Gatsby Bowl, a pair of Dune Vases and several striking floor and table lamps. Leopard print robes, anyone? San Francisco-based Kimpton has always marched to the beat of its own drum and that includes the products for sale in its online store. The Kimpton Bed comes in various sizes ranging from Twin all the way up to a Cal King, and also a line of pillows, comforters, sheets and linens and sleepwear. But you can also snag swag such as the Faux Beaver Throw and the Fish Hotel and Condo—a nod to their policy of providing guests with a goldfish companion.
Tagged: Cool new hotels, Hotels Get to know us offline, in Venice Beach Stop by and shop our Bedding and Bath best sellers. A boutique luxury penthouse, welcoming locals and visitors alike. We make modern Bedding and Bath essentials for a more comfortable home. Our products are designed in Venice Beach and responsibly manufactured by the world’s best artisans.Most people deciding between two sets of sheets would choose the higher thread count. But it turns out we’ve all been duped. “There’s a maximum number of threads that can fit into a square inch of fabric,” explained Scott Tannen, CEO of Boll & Branch, a luxury linen provider. “Depending on the type of cotton used, that number is generally not more than 400. So there is an awful lot of interesting math involved in the sheets you see in a department store that can be up to a 1200 thread count.” In fact, Consumer Reports says that 50 years ago, the most luxurious thread count available was 180, but now 1,000 thread counts are the norm.
We spoke with Tannen about what thread count is, why the numbers are so confusing, and how to buy the best sheets for your bed. Thread count is the total number of threads per square inch in a fabric (counting both horizontal and vertical threads). In theory, the higher the thread count, the softer and higher-quality the sheets. But brands nowadays are counting multi-ply threads, which can lead to higher, erroneous numbers. “In reality, to achieve a higher thread count manufacturers are generally using a lower grade of cotton that becomes very thin when spun,” Tannen explained to us. “They then twist this thread around itself to create a `multi-ply’ thread. When they use 2-ply thread and weave it to a theoretical 300-thread count (150 horizontal, 150 vertical) they call it a 600 thread count sheet and sell it that way.” So imagine that a 4-ply thread is woven as a 200 thread count, but sold as an 800 threat count. A regular ply 300 thread count would feel better and last longer, but most consumers are convinced to always buy a higher thread count.
“Fortunately, brands are now required to list the thread ply on the package,” Tannen said. “So when sheets are ‘lustrously woven from 2-ply cotton thread’ as I recently saw at a major department store, people should be highly skeptical.” Experts say that organic cotton, Egyptian cotton, and Pima cotton are the best choices over synthetic materials that don’t breathe as well and can make you hot (and sleep poorly as a result). But Tannen warns that not all types of cotton are equal. “The term `Egyptian Cotton’ was given to a plant called Gossypium barbadense when it grows along the Nile River in Egypt,” he told us. “This plant type is known for its extra-long staple length (the length of the strand of cotton the plant produces). Unfortunately, modern manufacturers realized that customers were looking for `Egyptian Cotton’ when purchasing bedding, so they stretched the definition.” Now, most so-called Egyptian cotton is either a sub-par cotton grown in Egypt or Gossyplum barbadense that isn’t grown in Egypt but in Pakistan, China, or India (and due to soil compositions, is not quite as good as the original).
To be safe, Tannen recommends 100% organic cotton because it’s durable, soft, and breathable. Common sense dictates you can tell how nice sheets are by touching them, but unfortunately it’s not that simple. “Many manufacturers are applying polishes, waxes, and other substances that increase the luster or soft feel,” Tannen said. “Unfortunately, they all wash off after a washing or two.” Instead, Tannen advised that your sheets are a good quality if they feel better after every subsequent wash. Good quality sheets should also last for years and never pill. If you’re deciding in the store, look at the seams and manufacturing. This won’t always be an easy tell, but if there are threads hanging off or nonuniform stitches, that’s a giveaway that these sheets are not the best. In conclusion, consumers should stop putting so much emphasis on thread count, and put far more emphasis on the quality, softness, and durability of the cotton. And worst comes to worst, keep your receipt.