Sleep Concierges And 12 Choices Of Pillow: The Science Of Snoozing At High-End Hotels

Like many hotels these days, from moderate to luxury, the Benjamin is engaged in bed obsession, a trend that is, oddly, relatively recent for an industry that is, after all, in the sleep business. Ever since 1999, when Westin introduced, with much fanfare, its all-white Heavenly Bed, hotels have gone to the mattresses -- and pillows and sheets -- to please the traveler well versed in once-arcane details like mattress height and thread counts.

Yet another wave of bed amenities is here, with lighter, softer sheets that keep you cool, and thicker mattresses that can feel better than the one you have at home. As for bedspreads, they are disappearing as rapidly as lobby pay phones, making way for washable duvet covers that are changed for each guest and are usually white to signal cleanliness.

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