Just Dreamy With beds like these, you'll never want to leave your hotel.
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It might be easier to catch some Z's on your next hotel staythan in your own bed. That's because nearly every hotel chainis spending big on comfy beds as a way to snare guests.
Courtyard:Marriott is reinventing its 600-plus midprice Courtyard hotels byadding, among other things, a more inviting bedding package with athicker, oversized mattress and enhanced linens, including duvetsand oversized pillows.
Four Points:Moderately priced Four Points by Sheraton is rolling out the FourComfort Bed at its 100-plus North America properties by July. Thebed includes an 11.5-inch thick Sealy Posturepedic Plush Topmattress; mattress pad; plush blanket; cushioned, plaid duvet; andcotton-blend sheets.
Hampton Inn:By the end of the year, the 1,250-property chain is increasing theheight of its 217,000 beds and adding new mattresses; softersheets; and more pillows.
Radisson: Overthe next two years, Radisson Hotels & Resorts will replace90,000 mattresses with the famed Sleep Number bed by SelectComfort, which lets you adjust mattress firmness and support at thetouch of a button. New bed linens include 250-thread-count sheets,down pillows, duvets, coordinated bed skirts and throwblankets.
Westin: Thebetter-bed trend started when Westin launched its "HeavenlyBed" in 1999. To make the bed, Westin covers a Simmonspillow-top mattress with three sheets, a down blanket and a whiteduvet, then tops it off with down and standard pillows. (The bed isso popular, Westin has sold nearly 30,000 pillows and 6,000 beds toguests.)
travel correspondent for CNN Headline News, isauthor of The Unofficial Business Travelers' PocketGuide.
