Types of bed sheets

The Verdict: What Is the Best Material for Bed Sheets? If you can afford expensive sheets, Pima, Supima, Egyptian Cotton, and Silk are the best materials. All four materials are incredibly soft, comfortable, moisture-absorbing, and adapt well for use throughout the year.

Hotels favor sheets with a high thread count because they are softer, more breathable, and more resistant to pilling. Cotton percale sheets used in hotels typically have a thread count between 250 and 600, while cotton sateen sheets often have a thread count between 300 and 600.

Speaking of heavenly cocoons, those silky yet crisp sheets you slide into at luxury hotels tend to clock in at around the 300-thread-count mark. They are always cotton (specifically Egyptian cotton), because they’re the most breathable and help you stay cool, so make sure to steer clear of cheaper microfiber varieties.

Hotel mattresses are comfortable because they use high-quality hybrid spring memory foam or latex foam designs for exceptional pressure relief and support; along with mattress toppers, soft sheets, fluffy comforters, down pillows, and pristine room décor to create a comfortable ambiance.

The Heavenly® Bed is manufactured by Simmons exclusively for Westin Hotels. It is composed of a 13″ no flip pillow top mattress and individually pocketed coils. Each bed is sold as a mattress and box spring unit and is made exclusively for the Westin Store™.

Foam. These days, a foam-core mattress contains memory foam — the ingenious material engineered by NASA in the 1966 to keep astronauts comfortable in their seats. In Marriott guest rooms, Rizzo says, “Everything you sleep on is foam.” Rizzo points out that there is more to a comfortable sleep than soft versus hard.

The Best Night’s Sleep for Everyone

Even a budget hotel like a Holiday Inn Express will have 2 soft and 2 firm pillows on their beds. Most mattresses will be a medium-firm feel. Having multiple pillow options will help accommodate the standard firmness.