Let me start by saying that I love staying in hotels. Whether they’re low cost or luxe, I never get tired of the excitement of a tightly tucked bed, a kettle at the end of my bed and somebody else cleaning up after me.
But for all these little joys, I actually rarely sleep well when I’m staying in a hotel. Maybe it’s the unfamiliar setting (or maybe it’s the extra glass of wine with dinner…), but I usually spend those precious eight hours struggling to drift off.
And I’m clearly not alone here. According to Mental Health UK, almost 1 in 5 people in the UK aren’t getting enough sleep. So when I heard that new-ish London hotel Pan Pacific was aiming to address this sleep deficit by offering a series of extras and top tips specifically designed to give guests their best sleep ever, I just had to try it out.
Pan Pacific’s Sensory Sleep Programme gives guests a selection of snooze-boosting additions in its suites, including a pillow menu, a weighted blanket – proven to help soothe anxiety – and an innovative Chilisleep Ooler Sleep System. This high-tech piece of equipment adjusts and regulates the warmth of your bedding using circulating water to whatever your personal warmth preferences, with the temperature adjustable from 13-46 degrees.
Guests booking the sleep programme can also enjoy a bath service, a guide to relaxing yoga poses (you’ll also find a mat in your room) and a special room service menu of sleep-boosting drinks and snacks, available to order between 9pm-11pm.
Keen to optimise my zzzs to the max, I prepared for the night throughout the day by skipping my usual midday coffee and had a lunch that included almonds – a source of both magnesium and melatonin, said to encourage sleep. I admit that I did enjoy a glass of red in Pan Pacific’s excellent pan-Asian Straits Kitchen, on the rather dubious evidence that a small amount of red wine may help with sleep…
Fed and watered, I settled into my room to properly begin the sleep prep. After stretching my body out into a few of the yoga moves, I ran a deep, warm bath, sinking into soothing Diptyque bubbles and salts. Next I set the temperature of my sheets. As someone who hates both having cold feet AND feeling sweaty in bed, I opted for a middle temperature of around 25 degrees. The Ooler system does make a quiet whirring sound as it regulates the temperature, but as someone who quite likes a bit of white noise to drift off to, I found it soothing rather than annoying. Bedding turned on, I snuggled in under the weighted blanket and skipped my usual late-night telly in favour of a chamomile tea and a few chapters of my book before lights out at a respectable 10:30pm.
And the result? I honestly had one of the best night’s sleep I’ve ever had in a hotel room. I woke up feeling refreshed and revitalised, and ready for a busy day – and aware more than ever of the importance of a good night’s sleep.
While sleeping in a luxury hotel on a regular basis is sadly unachievable for most, there are a few sleep tips I’ll be taking home with me. I’ll definitely be investing in a weighted blanket for my bed at home (the Mela one in the room is currently on sale for £69.50 here), and I’ve discovered a new-found fondness for a cup of chamomile tea before bed.
* Pan Pacific London’s Sensory Sleep Package is available to book now for stays until 31 December 2023, with prices starting from £645 per night. To book, click here.
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