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By and large, the hottest trend in hospitality these days is to transform the sterile, cookie-cutter rooms into comfy homely spaces, as designers are again using the bed as the focal point to plan their selection of colours and fabrics.
As interior designer Mohan Bhopatkar adds: “The wow factor doesn’t necessarily come entirely from the fabric itself, but from what it adds to an architectural or art element of the room.”
Krsna Mehta, design director, Zeba, says: “Fabrics with big, bold patterns and bright colours, especially in bed coverings which provide large-sized visual palettes, are making a splash in interiors says.
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Luxurious velvets, silks, satins, and sleek fabric continue to be in high demand as an accent feature, as also solids and textures that are in vogue in exciting colours like classic red, dandelion yellow, oranges, and purples, while traditional is making a comeback.” Sunil Kumar, executive housekeeper, Westin Hyderabad Mindspace, agrees: “Solid colours are a very popular choice because of how easily they can blend into room décor.”
Although whites are preferred in hotel linen as it ensures spotless cleanliness, bed sheets with prints and patterns are also being selectively used in certain categories of rooms such as suites, say hoteliers.
Mustafi says: “Though white sheets reflect the best standards, plain coloured bed sheets and pillowslips are used to match with the theme of guest rooms, especially in boutique hotels.”
Also, natural fibres that are recyclable and manufactured from green materials such as organic cotton and bamboo, as well as sustainable, solution-dyed fibres, are becoming important.
Vivetique is one of the renowned names in eco friendly beddings, while mattresses featuring soy-based foams, natural latex, and wool, are eco friendly too.
In fact, to stay ahead, hotels today are rolling out full-scale sleep initiatives. A host of new programmes to personalise beds is under way.
Starwood Westin hotel and resorts have developed their own signature bed system called the Heavenly Bed. Says Kumar: “The beds have custom-designed 12 ½ inch thick Simmons mattress with 900 individual coils and 250 to 300, 80/20 cotton blend, 40’s yarn count triple sheeting.”
Other hotels offer elaborate pillow menus, such as orthopaedic, bead, herb, and even bamboo pillows to choose from. Sahara Star offers long pillows to its guests in the suites including a do-it-yourself pillow.
The Park, Kolkata provides contour pillows while Le Meridien will soon introduce lavender pillows which will smell of the fragrance, thus inducing a good night’s sleep.
The hotel industry has realised that both business and leisure travellers covet a good rest, and a great bed is the best form of pampering.
What’s more, the concept that customers perceive the overall quality of the room that has a more luxurious bed, to be higher, is now filtering to lower-priced hotels too. This is clearly the first step in a new trend where hotels are beginning to view sleep not just as a necessity, but a luxury.
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