It's more than U.S. government red tape. That tag made of the world's most indestructible paper is a product of the 1800s, when less-than-scrupulous business people were stuffing their pillows and mattresses with old hospital blankets that might have carried smallpox and tuberculosis. Sleep tight. And smallpox free!
That annoying tag fought smallpox —
It's more than U.S. government red tape. That tag made of the world's most indestructible paper is a product of the 1800s, when less-than-scrupulous business people were stuffing their pillows and mattresses with old hospital blankets that might have carried smallpox and tuberculosis. Sleep tight. And smallpox free!
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The life of a typical hotel pillow is 18 to 36 months. The Wyndham Hotel Group purchased more than a million pillows last year.
It's younger than your one at home —
The life of a typical hotel pillow is 18 to 36 months. The Wyndham Hotel Group purchased more than a million pillows last year.
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The singer of a classic rock band wanted 15 pillows for his bed (see more below). As requested, the pillows were piled on his bed in a huge pyramid.
Rock star abuse more than drugs —
The singer of a classic rock band wanted 15 pillows for his bed (see more below). As requested, the pillows were piled on his bed in a huge pyramid.
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Want to drive a housekeeper bananas? Bring your own pillow. They hate it. For guests allergic to down-filled pillows, most hotels keep a supply of foam pillows.
BYOP = WTF —
Want to drive a housekeeper bananas? Bring your own pillow. They hate it. For guests allergic to down-filled pillows, most hotels keep a supply of foam pillows.
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Rather than tucking a laundered pillowcase under their chin, hospitality expert <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fjacobtomsky.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Jacob Tomsky</a> says hotel housekeepers have a chop-and-fold method of slipping pillows into pillowcases."Kind of like a hot dog bun," he says.
Houskeepers treat your pillow like a hot dog —
Rather than tucking a laundered pillowcase under their chin, hospitality expert Jacob Tomsky says hotel housekeepers have a chop-and-fold method of slipping pillows into pillowcases."Kind of like a hot dog bun," he says.
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Few pillow menus are as varied as the list at <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fconradhotels3.hilton.com%2Fen%2Fhotels%2Fsingapore%2Fconrad-centennial-singapore-SINCICI%2Findex.html" target="_blank" target="_blank">Conrad Centennial Singapore</a> (not pictured), which has 16 pillows guests can choose from. Alongside down and foam options are buckwheat, tatami and porcelain.
Singapore knows pillows —
Few pillow menus are as varied as the list at Conrad Centennial Singapore (not pictured), which has 16 pillows guests can choose from. Alongside down and foam options are buckwheat, tatami and porcelain.
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At the <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.peninsula.com%2FBeverly_Hills%2Fen%2FEnticements%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fgclid%3DCOrwz4-enrkCFY3m7AodtgMAQQ" target="_blank" target="_blank">Beverly Hills Peninsula</a>, VIP, suite and villa guests, and guests who have stayed five days at the property, sleep on pillowcases monogrammed with their initials.
This isn't how to personalize a pillow —
At the Beverly Hills Peninsula, VIP, suite and villa guests, and guests who have stayed five days at the property, sleep on pillowcases monogrammed with their initials.
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You really don't want to know what it's been through.
Don't think too hard about it —
You really don't want to know what it's been through.
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