LETTER FROM
THE EDITOR
HUFFINGTON
10.13.13
Battle of
the Beds
N THIS WEEK’S
issue, Gregory Beyer
and Eleazar Meléndez
spotlight a trend in
hotel service across the country:
ensuring that guests enjoy a better night’s sleep.
As hotels vie for supremacy in
what some industry insiders refer to as the “battle of the beds,”
many are rethinking their priorities, knowing that the difference
between a good and bad night’s
sleep could — and should — tip
the scales when it comes to where
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a guest chooses to rest her head.
At The Benjamin in New York
City, guests can browse a pillow
menu, with a choice of pillows
filled with buckwheat or satin.
At the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek
Resort in Avon, Colorado, the
hotel restaurant’s menu includes
desserts and drinks that promote sleep, while VIP guests are
provided with “slumber kits” in
their rooms, complete with eye
mask and ear plugs.
“People carry their sleep issues to the hotels they stay in,”
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