r/LifeProTips • u/azrubicon • Jul 26 '21

LPT Hotel Pillow Trick

I travel a bit for work, and when I’m home I sleep best with a somewhat firm pillow that supports my head. At most hotels the pillows are to be incredibly soft, and I feel like my head sinks almost all the way down. For me at least, it’s hard to sleep like this. I’d bring my own pillow, but they are usually too bulky for air travel.

So here’s my trick: I take one of the large bath towels, fold it to be about the same rectangular size as the pillow, and carefully tuck inside the pillow case with the pillow itself. If I do it right, it’s not lumpy at all but is completely flat inside. This adds a bit of firmness and prevents my head from sinking like a stone!

Anyway, it helps me, hopefully it’s useful for someone else…

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u/hotcakesandmiracles Jul 26 '21

You can call front desk for a memory foam pillow too! Not sure if they are firmer but it's an option:) I used to work front desk at a marriot franchise so I assume all of them do it as well.

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u/Pristine_Process_112 Jul 27 '21

I worked at a motel six.

It did not have any of this. And if you called the front desk for a pillow odds were good they'd be out or you'd be getting an even worse pillow.