CRANBERRY (KDKA) — A hotel in Cranberry is sending mattresses to a small town in West Virginia, and volunteers who loaded those mattresses should sleep well tonight. Residents of Richwood, W.Va., were devastated by floodwaters that raged through the streets a month ago, destroying homes and lives. Many were left without so much as a mattress to sleep on. But help is on the way. Some five hours north in Cranberry, volunteers at the new Doubletree Hotel load a truck with used mattresses and bed frames – West Virginia bound. Fatima Santiago is human resources manager at the hotel. But in this case, she’s just one of many chipping in. “We have our sales managers, our front desk agents, banquet department, you name them, we have them,” she said. “Everybody here is a very close team, and we’re very passionate about what we’re doing. And that’s why we’re here.” The mattresses are about four years old, but high quality, left over from the Sheraton Hotel which once occupied this space.
General Manager Lance Rihn says they’re being donated through a group called “Rebuild Richwood.” “They sent a truck up here to pick up the beds and everything else that we have to offer to them, which is a great thing,” he said. “Giving back to them is something that means a lot to us and our organization.” “Thinking that we are doing this for these people, now they have something to be thankful for,” Santiago added. “It’s very, very rewarding for all of us here.” The hotel will continue to send mattresses through the end of August. By the end of the month, they will have delivered 275 mattresses to the flood-ravaged people of West Virginia. Join The Conversation On The KDKA Facebook Page Stay Up To Date, Follow KDKA On TwitterIncreasingly, travellers who wake up in a luxurious hotel bed can head home and order the accessories to recreate the experience for themselves at home.This week, Swiss luxury hotel chain Swissotel announced its first online shop Swissotel At Home, selling bed linen, towers and bathrobes used in its hotels, as well as Swissotel branded items such as mugs, candles or silk scarves.
Swissotel's shop, which can be found at , will compete against some of the biggest names in the accommodation industry for the chance to sell its own products to guests and fans. ShopMarriott, the online retailer of Marriott and JW Marriott products, sells pillows, blankets and even mattresses, along with items from Courtyard and its upscale brand Renaissance on separate sites. HiltonToHome, selling linens, beds and other items such as bathroom accessories and electronics, suggesting that "Travel should transform your idea of home." Fans of W Hotels, the upscale urban brand, can buy everything from bedding to jewellery and handbags at its W Store, along with luxury travel related items such as cashmere eyemasks and pillows. As well as shops in some hotels, Fairmont operates an online outlet, promising that visitors can bring the best of what you've come to expect of us home with you." Hyatt at Home offers everything from spa items to luxury luggage and fitness equipment, while
Omni Hotels also offers its linens and bedding.The secret lives of hotel pillowsChat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.Story highlightsThe Wyndham Hotel Group purchased more than a million pillows last yearThat annoying pillow tag? It helped fight smallpoxSome hotel guests bring their own pillows. Housekeepers find this annoyingYour hotel pillow is probably younger than the one you have at home1. That annoying pillow tag? Your hotel pillow is probably younger than the one you have at home3. Housekeepers and hot dog vendors have something in commonRather than tucking a laundered pillowcase under their chin, hospitality expert Jacob Tomsky says that hotel housekeepers have a chop-and-fold method of slipping pillows into pillowcases. A 10-year veteran of the hotel business, Tomsky's New York Times bestselling book "Heads in Beds: A Reckless Memoir of Hotels, Hustles, and So-Called Hospitality" was published last year. 4. In the hotel biz, BYOP = WTF5.
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