How to Recreate a 5 Star Hotel Bed in Your Bedroom

Staying in a 5-star hotel is often a wonderful experience, even if lots of travelling can leave you feeling fatigued. Hotel beds seem to have a secret that means they are always comfortable and allows you to rest easy. 

However, living a life of luxury can leave you feeling disappointed when you return to your everyday life. The good news is that you can easily recreate a 5-star hotel bed in your bedroom at home. 

The ultimate comfort

The one thing that probably struck you when you have stayed in a luxury hotel is how comfortable the bed is. Even if you have never been able to afford to stay in such luxury, recreating the bed at home will mean that you do not have to miss out. 

The first step is having a wool underlay on your bed. These provide you with unbeatable comfort and therefore, you experience a great night’s sleep. What’s more, the wool helps to distribute your body weight, meaning that you are more comfortable throughout the night and do not suffer from any pressure points. 

Furthermore, having a woollen underlay can help to regulate your body temperature throughout the night. Rather than waking up hot and sticky or being prevented from sleeping because you are too cold, wool cleverly helps to keep you at the right temperature, giving you a comfortable night’s sleep.

Choose luxury bedding

Hotels are synonymous with having white, crisp linen that is made from a high thread count. Choose cotton sheets because, like wool, they are a natural material and therefore breathable.

There is also nothing quite like slipping into sheets that have been freshly washed and ironed, so make sure your bedding is regularly cleaned. You may also want to consider getting flat sheets rather than a fitted sheet for a true hotel experience. Just make sure you brush up on how to fold your hospital corners.

When you go for white bedding, the lighter colours of the linen also make your room appear more peaceful, so when the time comes for you to go to bed, your bedroom will be a haven of relaxation.

Add finishing touches

Pillows can make a massive difference to how you sleep. Choosing a good pillow can make all the difference. Consider a wool pillow because they are dust-free and odourless, making them perfect for allergy sufferers.

To finish off your bed, add a cosy bed runner to the bottom of your bed in true hotel style. Choose a colour that compliments the rest of your bedroom and the whole look can be tied together. 

With Halcyon Dreams, we help you to get the best night’s sleep. With us, everyone can enjoy that taste of 5-star hotel luxury.

The Lowdown on Woollen Bedding and Dustmites

Anyone who suffers from allergies to dust will know that your sleep can be disrupted by a stuffy nose, itchy eyes and even issues with breathing. 

That said; it’s important to find bedding that doesn’t exacerbate this problem. Woollen bedding is known for its hypoallergenic properties, which makes it an ideal choice for anyone with an allergy or for asthmatics. 

But why is woollen bedding so good – and would adding a wool underlay to your bed help you to have a good night’s sleep? Read on to find out more.

Myths Surrounding Woollen Bedding

Let’s start with the most common myth surrounding woollen bedding – that it’s a great home for dust mites. This myth comes from a study carried out way back in the 1970s that suggested that woollen fibres were a great habitat for the dust mite. 

However, to understand the results, it’s necessary to look at the conditions of the study, in that it was conducted on a tropical island where temperatures regularly reached 40^oC, and humidity levels of 80% were experienced on a day to day basis. 

The fact that dust mites love very warm, humid environments meant that they did thrive in the blankets that the study participants were given to use. However, this was down to the conditions rather than the wool itself.

The Truth About Dust Mites

While dust mites love the kind of conditions presented in this study, the truth is that they don’t actually feed on dust or wool. However, as we’ve said they do love hot and sweaty conditions. 

Therefore, if you’re sleeping on and under synthetic fibres – you’re more likely to be sleeping with large colonies of dust mites than you would be if your bedding is made of natural, breathable fibres such as wool.

Sadly, dust mites are a fact of life. However, they themselves are harmless, but they do produce a protein that causes all the wheezing, sneezing and itching.  

So, while there may be dust mites in your woollen underlay, there certainly won’t be as many as there would be if you’d chosen an underlay or topper made with synthetic materials such as polyester and memory foam.

Woollen Bedding = Better Health

And that’s not just down to the reduced populations of dust mites. Wool has the ability to absorb the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) found in many household items, such as cleaning products, paint, glue and varnish which also cause problems for asthmatics and people prone to allergies. 

If you’re thinking of buying new bedding this spring, look out for items that contain wool and you can look forward to improved sleep and better health.