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The hotel pillow that beat my 15-year loyalty to my own bed
Two weeks ago I stayed at a mid-range hotel in Nashville for a family wedding. Their pillows were these weirdly lumpy foam things, NOT what I expected from a place with a 3 star rating. I slept like a BABY for the first time in years, no neck pain, no tossing, nothing. When I got home I tried to find the exact brand and they're only sold to hotels, which felt like a sick joke. I actually called the front desk and asked if I could buy theirs, the clerk laughed and said people ask that all the time. Now I'm wondering if I should just drop $80 on a random foam pillow from Amazon or hunt down a hotel supplier. Has anyone else ever tried to track down a hotel's bedding brand after one perfect night? What's the weirdest product a hotel converted you on?
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joseph_adams667d ago
The "only sold to hotels" thing is real and it's a pain. In my experience your best bet is to snap a photo of the tag on the pillow while you're still there, because the brand is usually printed right on it, and then search that name plus "hotel surplus" or "hospitality closeout." Hotels rotate their bedding every year or two and a lot of that stuff ends up on eBay or liquidation sites for cheap. I did this with a Hilton pillow once and found four of them for $30 total, tags still on. Calling the front desk works too but you have to ask for the housekeeping manager, not the clerk at the desk, since they're the ones who actually order the stuff. One warning though, your mileage may vary on buying blind from Amazon because "lumpy foam" covers about a hundred different types of foam and most of them are not the same. Weirdest thing a hotel ever sold me on was their shower head, of all things.
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