HotelChatter - Tag: Sleep Programs

London: The Milestone London's 'Sleep Sound' Package Needs Some Work

Heidi Atwal — 2011-10-03T16:00:02-05:00

So, your hotel room is decked out with Frette linens, a mattress so soft that even the heroine of The Princess and the Pea would find it suitable, and is bathed in soft lighting for the ultimate sleep-friendly ambiance. Just say, "Aaah"? Not if you're a hard core insomniac. For the perpetually sleep-deprived, these fluffy touches are all for nought.

Those who toss, turn, and find themselves waking in the wee hours of the morning often find time away from home more anxiety inducing than soothing on the circadian rhythms.

Sleep Technology: Blue Light Means Wake Up Now

amandak — 2008-07-18T09:15:19-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/NightCove_Sleep_System.jpg" class="imgborder"> At the recent <a href="http://www.thehotelshow.com/">Hotel Show</a> in Dubai, there was a fair bit of talk about being behind the eight ball on hotel technology--but a lot of it came from the companies who have the most to win when hotels start buying up this technology, like the people at Zyken--the guys who make the NightCove sleeping system.The point they wanted to make is hotels have to attract us guests by providing cool technology. So the question is, do us guests want a sleeping system? This NightCove gadget has red lights and particular sounds to help us fall asleep and blue lights and other sounds to wake us up. Okay ...Maybe it works. The price is astronomical (somewhere

AKA Hotels Wants You To Sleep a Little Better

ced138 — 2007-10-26T09:15:01-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/admin/tired_woman.jpg" class="imgborder"> The weary business traveler is an old cliché. Many of the 70 million Americans with a sleep problem travel for work. These carpetbaggers find themselves in unfamiliar surroundings atop scratchy linens. They lay awake agonizing over the 9 a.m. PowerPoint presentation instead of resting their brains in preparation for the challenges of the day ahead. In response, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/aka%20hotels">AKA</a>, a division of the Korman Communities chain of extended-stay hotels, has created the AKA Sleep School. The project is a partnership of New York University School of Medicine Sleep Disorders Center and the New York Sleep Institute. Guests can choose customized accommodations, participate in evening "sleep school" seminars, and receive in-room screenings with board-certified sleep specialists. AKA's accommodations