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Rest assured: How sleep tourism became the new benchmark of luxury travel
From bespoke sleep suites to medically engineered rest retreats
Sleep, once the neglected corner of wellness, is finally being given the five-star treatment. According to Hilton’s latest Sleep Tourizzzm 2.0 report, nearly 70 per cent of travellers are choosing hotels with sleep-focused amenities.
The hospitality world is catching on, but here at Little Emperors we see something bigger unfolding. We see more than a trend. It's a transformation in how discerning travellers choose to reset. From Swiss medical sanctuaries to Manhattan sleep labs, here’s how the art - and science - of sleep has been upgraded.
Park Hyatt New York: The Bryte Restorative Sleep Suite
Manhattan’s Park Hyatt New York takes a precision-engineered approach to shut-eye with its Bryte Restorative Sleep Suite, a 900-square-foot sanctuary centred around the Bryte Balance™ smart mattress. The bed intuitively adjusts temperature and pressure zones to support every sleep stage, while its Silent Wake Assist gently stirs you awake. The suite’s sleep-enhancing touches - from essential oil diffusers to Nollapelli linens - make it feel like a private sleep lab wrapped in Fifth Avenue luxury.
Equinox Hotel New York: The Sleep Lab
Uptown, Equinox Hotel New York has created something closer to a scientific experiment. Its Sleep Lab, developed with neuroscientist Dr Matthew Walker, offers four rooms calibrated for deep rest - from circadian lighting and blackout design to personalised temperature and sound control. Guests follow AM/PM rituals with breathwork and contrast-therapy showers, supported by dual-zone adaptive mattresses. The result is travel’s most performance-driven sleep experience that's measurable and tailored to the body’s natural rhythm.
Conrad Maldives Rangali Island: Serene Rejuvenation retreat
At Conrad Maldives Rangali Island, sleep takes centre stage in the Serene Rejuvenation retreat. Across five days, you'll follow a programme of treatments and movement designed to restore your body and mind: energy-balancing massages with gemstones and aromatherapy, yin yoga, meditation and a nutritionist-designed sleep-health food plan are part of the schedule. Here, bedtime is a ritual, a daily return to stillness beneath the island’s endless stars.
Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa: The Royal Sleep Experience
In France’s Champagne region, Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa transforms bedtime into an art form. The Royal Sleep Experience combines personalised wellness coaching with spa treatments and gourmet menus tailored for relaxation. Set amid vineyards and golden light, it’s the ultimate cocoon for those seeking not just sleep, but renewal - think the fizz of wellness, minus the bubbles.
The Peninsula Hotels: The art of a perfect night’s sleep
For The Peninsula Hotels, sleep is treated with architectural precision. Before any new property opens, a full-scale model room is built and tested - for light, sound, air and design flow - often through dozens of iterations. Before The Peninsula London opened, senior executives even spent nights inside the prototype to perfect it. The result: whisper-quiet spaces with blackout blinds, hum-free electronics and intuitive in-room tablets controlling every light and shade. Across all Peninsulas, guests can also enjoy an in-suite Subtle Energies Sleep Ritual, a bath experience designed to prepare both body and mind for rest. The final touch? Handcrafted Simmonds mattresses dressed in Quagliotti linen, sleep couture, essentially.
Grand Resort Bad Ragaz: Medical perfection in the Swiss Alps
In Switzerland, Grand Resort Bad Ragaz brings medical authority to the sleep movement. Its Sleep Medicine services, developed with external medical partners, include professional diagnostics and treatment for sleep disorders, aligning luxury hospitality with clinical expertise. Here, you can complement your stay with full medical consultations, making it one of Europe’s most comprehensive destinations for evidence-based rest.
Chenot Palace Weggis: Sleep cycles and longevity
Also in Switzerland, Chenot Palace Weggis has launched a new Sleep Cycles module within its renowned Recover & Energise programme. This is a place where sleep is treated as the foundation of longevity. The seven-day, medically supervised retreat begins with detailed diagnostics and chronotype testing before specialists design a programme using patented technologies to enhance mitochondrial function and heart-rate variability. Treatments include DeepSleep soundscapes, which guide brainwaves into delta patterns to accelerate deep sleep. The result is improved rest, but also recalibrated vitality for a total system reboot at cellular level.
Six Senses Con Dao, Vietnam: Sleep, naturally
Set within Vietnam’s protected Con Dao Archipelago, Six Senses Con Dao approaches sleep as both science and soul. Its new Sleep Programme runs over three to seven days within the resort’s spectacular Jungle Wellness Village, nine over-water pavilions devoted to holistic wellbeing. Sleep-inclined travellers can consult with a dedicated Sleep Doctor, undergo tracking and follow tailored rituals combining Yoga Nidra, meditation, breathwork and nutrition. Ayurvedic treatments such as Shirodhara calm the nervous system, while the sound of the sea completes the therapy. It’s a reminder that sometimes the most advanced technology is nature itself.