Do you know what a “pillow menu” is? Neither did I until I read this article that talked about the latest trend on high end hotels. Basically, a “pillow menu” is like room-service menu BUT as the name implies, it is a menu to choose a pillow. You can choose from a variety of pillows on the list, from air pillows to those pillows made from memory foam. They even have the clients initials monogrammed on the pillow cases. How cool is that!

Right now expensive hotels like the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscaine, the Hyatt, the Benjamin in New York and the Hilton have a pillow menu of over 10 different types of pillow. But the type of pillow that stands above all is the memory foam pillow. This is a material was first developed for NASA space travel in the 1970’s that now is well known in the bed industry for being able to adapt to your body, its pressure sensitive properties and the overall great comfort it brings.

Memory foam pillows have proved to be excellent products for guests at these hotels that they continue asking for them. Specially, clients that come from the airport and suffer form jet lag. The market of pillows is now flooded with new products, so not any product will work. The new memory foam contour pillows have proved to be the best pillow for people around the world who can enjoy great nights. Although the price is somewhat higher than others, depending on the quality, it brings a best night’s sleep.
According to Tobias Mattstedt, vice president for operations at the Skylofts, “people request a lot of memory foam or NASA pillows as they called them.”

Guests that stay in these hotels want the best quality of rest while they’re in so if it is about the guests comfort, these hotels will have no trouble bringing the best products for them. They are going beyond mattresses to pillows (maybe because they’re cheaper too) and by doing so they’re delivering top-quality sleep to their customers, who come back after their great night at the hotels.

Fortunately, these quality pillows are not as expensive as they were some years ago, and right now they are affordable to anyone. Since now memory foam has lowered its production costs, more and more people are enjoying the same comfort found in those expensive hotels in their own bedrooms. No need for a “dream butler” although it would be nice to have one.

At the end, like all the best hotels know, it all comes down to having a great time even when you sleep. It’s about waking up feeling refreshed and full of energy. It’s about resting and resting well.