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| Source: Accor Hotels. Raffles Dubai – calming amenities help to welcome a restful night’s sleep. |
Accor Hotels has come up with tips for sleeping soundly while travelling. Shared in celebration of World Sleep Day on 15 March they include:
Warm mood lighting
Lighting is essential to help travellers sleep. At Swissôtel, Vitality Rooms feature circadian lighting technology that is designed to adjust to each individual’s mood and lifestyle, in turn boosting overall health and wellbeing.
Aromatherapy
Using calming and relaxing essential oils before bedtime can potentially help to induce sleep. Raffles Hotels & Resorts recently partnered with luxury skincare brand Aromatherapy Associates to create a deep relax oil that is unique to the brand.
A blend of vetiver, sandalwood and chamomile – ingredients that help calm the mind and restore regular sleep patterns – this oil is designed to alleviate the restlessness associated with jet lag.
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| Source: Accor Hotels. The Fairmont Singapore has a SMARTfit interactive training wall. |
A comfortable bed
The Sofitel MyBed features a plush mattress and feather beds, duvet, fluffy pillows and luxurious linen. A Sleep Menu offers additional pillow choices, bedtime treats and other soothing offers.
Sofitel MyBed is among guests’ favourite hotel bedding concepts in the world, with over 51,000 pillows and beds purchased through the Sofitel Boutique to date.
Stay fit
At Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, Fairmont Fit is a favourite programme those in the know. Frequent guests can arrive at their hotel room to find the perfect pair of running shoes and workout gear in their size. A yoga mat and stretch bands are also available on request.
The latest fitness centre at Fairmont Singapore hosts an in-house team of certified personal trainers, exercise equipment integrated with the latest technology and a range of group classes from Yogailates to ABT. Also on deck is Singapore’s only SMARTfit Training facility – an interactive training wall designed to stimulate the body and brain concurrently.
Get a massage
A relaxing spa treatment at SoSPA can range from a 15-30 minute mini-treatment to a 45-90 minute signature treatment, and use high-quality amenities. SoSPA at Sofitel Krabi Phokeethra uses L’Occitane amenities, for example.
Work off your stress
Exercising during the day while on vacation definitely helps to increase the chances of falling asleep at night. At Pullman Hotels & Resort, the brand’s wellness approach is based on four universal pillars of health: sleep, foo, sport and spa. Each of the four pillars provides options for customisation along four key fundamentals: age defense, energy boost, balance and detox.
Developed in collaboration with Pullman’s Wellness Coach, Sarah Hoey, the Pullman wellness programme is designed to help travellers adopt a healthier lifestyle. For food, the programme includes an Active Breakfast created by Hoey. Menu options encompass the four fundamentals of age defense, energy boost, balance and detox.
Throughout the day, body and facial treatments at the spa reflect the needs of the guest. Examples include: Dawn treatment to wake up gently; Daytime treatment to feel invigorated; and the Evening treatment to slow down. As with the breakfast menus, each treatment may be customised for age defense, energy boost, balance and detox.
Sport is addressed through a series of 7-minute videos available on YouTube. Guests may follow Sarah’s yoga and fitness routines in their guestrooms, or join in a group fitness class. A fitness bag and local jogging map are also provided.
To encourage more restful sleep, a short guide to gentle stretching and exercise is provided: a morning routine enabling the body and muscles to wake up; and an evening routine to relieve tension accumulated during the course of the day.
To date, Hoey has conducted various training classes and created the Fit Trail and Wellness Break at Park Lane Hong Kong, a Pullman Hotel, Pullman Arcadia Phuket and Pullman Bangkok King Power hotel as part of the Pullman Wellbeing experience. She will be leading various masterclasses at participating hotels across the network at a later stage.
Accor is a hospitality group offering unique and meaningful experiences in almost 4,800 hotels, resorts, and residences across 100 countries. Beyond accommodations, Accor enables new ways to live, work, and play with food and beverage, nightlife, wellbeing, and coworking brands.
With more than 4,800 hotels, resorts and residences across 100 countries from luxury to economy offering almost a million beds, Accor believes that well-crafted bedding is more than about being a place to sleep — it is a private sanctuary designed to bring comfort and enhance the sleep experience.
*According to World Sleep Day, 46% of individuals with frequent sleep disturbances who report missing work or events, or making errors at work.
