Many years back I was put up in the W Hotel in downtown Seattle for a work conference (nothing like working for a multi billion dollar company with money to burn...), and I slept in the most comfortable bed I'd ever experienced to that point in my life. You felt like you melted into the mattress and were consumed by the bedding and down comforter. And the robes the hotel had hanging in the bathroom were unlike any I'd ever worn. The whole experience was incredible.
In the years since I've compared all other beds to that one, and while some have come close, none reached the same level of the W bed. Until I stayed at the Trump International Hotel in Las Vegas this last summer. It was nirvana on a mattress all over again. And it was the nicest bed Terry said she'd ever slept in, and it began a quest for us to recreate that bed.
Before we left the hotel we inspected the bed to see how it was set up, and checked the manufacturer tags of each component. We purchased a similar queen pillow top mattress set, and over the summer added a down alternative mattress cover, then a real down pillow top on top of that, 400 count Egyptian cotton sheets, down pillows, and this fall the last piece, a down comforter.
There are some days just thinking about coming home to sleep on that bed keeps me going. At least every other night one of us makes a comment about how much we love sleeping in it. And best of all it's ours.
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Oh yes, the W Seattle beds....Oh yes :)
Steve and I enjoyed a visit there in our early courting days and yes, John, those beds...aaaaah the beds :)
Nothing beats real down, we have a down duvet and it feels like a cloud is covering us - Lupo likes it too!!
There is NOTHING to compare to Egyptian cotton sheets. Mine are 1500 thread count and I pay big bucks for them. Worth every penny.
Can I come to your house and curl up for a few hours?
Wonderful plan. A nice way to find a little luxury. :)
The best bed I ever slept in was at Cody Cowboy Village just outside of Yellowstone in Wyoming. They are advertised as the "best beds in the west" on their website and I have to say, they are correct.
I've heard that these down pillows and duvets are devine, I'm thinking of purchasing some. We spend a third of our lives in bed so I guess it's gotta be comfortable right? Some days when I rise for work at some god stupid hour esp in winter I look forward to bed time when I can get back into bed n snuggle down...
Fiona: Yes the W is quite the place, isn't it? The Beastie Boys checked in one of the days we were there, and I heard many big wigs stay there when in Seattle.
Maria, I remember you writing about your sheets before, and have looked for 1500 counts sheets, but haven't seen any before. They must be like silk...
Anytime Laney, hop on over for a visit (and we'll go knock on Maureen's door too!).
XL: Yep, a little luxury is good for the soul :)
Cocotte: I checked out their website, CCV looks nice, and reminds me of a little place I stayed at in Australia years ago. We'll have to stay there when we go to Yellowstone next time.
Indigo: I highly recommend them, they make nighttime SO nice!
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