A business suite room in the 343-room, five-star Grand Millennium Dubai hotel which offers guests optional bedding filling varieties such as wool, feathers and polyester.
Q: Has there been an increase in demand for specialised beds to cater for back problems etc and added extras, such as choice of pillow-type?
Paunescu: Hotels are beginning to pay more attention to offering their guests an increasing array of upgraded beds along with choices of linens and pillows. Because the mattress has a major impact on the quality and quantity of people’s sleep, hotel beds are generally already high quality, “orthopaedic” or “medically-approved”.
In addition, optional bedding filling varieties are offered to our guests such as wool, feathers and polyester.
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Aslam: We currently offer a complete pillow menu for hotels to offer for their clients that certainly cater to back problems. The selection offers buckwheat, orthopaedic, pregnancy, silk, latex, memory foam, goose down, and cotton pillows. These pillows allow the guests to tailor their stay to any concerns that they may have with their back.
Casagrande: Seventy two percent of all hotel guests say a comfortable bed is the most decisive factor in selecting a hotel. With the right choice of quilt and the proper sleeping rituals you can help to make the night a pleasant transition into the new day.
Ergonomics plays an important role in a good sleep and a supportive and well balanced pillow supports perfect ergonomic position while an optimal climate and hydro-transport system guarantees a healthy and dry climate of sleep
Ahmed: To achieve the optimum guest sleep experience, our mattresses provide posturised zoning, offering extra support in the bed’s centre third where most of the body weight is concentrated. This results in a more restful sleep with less tossing and turning.
Hemaprabha: From my perspective guests are looking for good quality linen and mattress comfort and a growing demand for hard pillows is definitely a trend we see emerging.
Having a variety of pillows to respond to guests’ needs is critical to increase guest satisfaction and to offer that specific comfort each guest is looking for.
Udopolage: An average person’s night’s sleep is about eight hours, thus bed and bedding becomes essential to providing a frame of sleeping time that will help to improve memory and performance while increasing relaxation for body and mind.
Most luxury hotels now have a “pillow menu,” with options such as to reduce snoring or encourage neck alignment. Unfortunately most hotels and resorts are not also able to offer a full-line of specialty mattresses, but you will find this increasing as part of the growing popularity of wellness-oriented resorts or destination spas.
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