Hilton Beds Too Firm?

Old Aug 26, 2002, 10:41 pm
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Hilton Beds Too Firm?

Does anyone else find the beds in Hiltons to be so firm as to sometimes be uncomfortable and make for a bad night's sleep?

First time I noticed this was at the Hilton Milwaukee River, which after two months of staying there I moved despite the great staff, service, restaurant, riverside location, etc. I felt bad leaving B8t I was so stressed out by my work that then I couldn't sleep on those extra firm beds.

Then recently, at the Hilton Newark Airport for just one night, I had a hard time falling asleep again for the same reason.

Doubletree and Embassy do not seem to have the same beds, and I liked the way the Embassy bed in New York City was cushy without being saggy.
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Old Aug 27, 2002, 9:53 am
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IMHO, I don't think the beds are too firm for my aching back. But I think they are harder than those found in Starwood's properties though.
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Old Aug 27, 2002, 11:36 am
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<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by mitquack:
I think they are harder than those found in Starwood's properties though.</font>
While Heavenly Bed is great, I hope you don't expect to find it at Starwood's lower end properties - Four Points hotels. FWIW, the most uncomfortable bed I've ever slept on was at the Four Points St. Louis West.
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Old Aug 27, 2002, 5:09 pm
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Actually I like most of the the nice Hilton matresses, but the crappy foam K-Mart style pillows gotta go.

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Old Aug 27, 2002, 5:25 pm
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if you dont like the pillows...ask for feather pillows...i always write it in the comments box...i usually, not always, get em
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Old Aug 27, 2002, 5:29 pm
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Old Aug 27, 2002, 6:51 pm
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For me, there is no such thing as a mattress that is "too firm." On the other hand, once in a while my wife and I will run into mattresses that have long outlived their usefulness.

Strangely enough, it happens mainly at Homewood Suites, about 1/4 of the time I stay there.

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Old Aug 27, 2002, 9:56 pm
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I love the Hilton firm mattresses.

What I can't stand are the flimsy Marriott mattresses. They are like a waterbed without enough water. Then they use unfitted sheets that pull up and slide around on top of the mattress which isn't covered by a mattress pad. Yuck!!

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Old Aug 27, 2002, 10:23 pm
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Clearly I'm in the minority. Once I saw a card in a Hilton actually advertising their mattresses for sale from the manufacturer. I thought it was crazy, but clearly they've got quite a few fans -- more power to you.
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Old Aug 28, 2002, 12:14 am
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I rarely stay at Hilton properties - but I was never disappointed by the bed. A firm bed is much better for the back than a soft one. If I have to sleep in a soft bed, it was the first and last time I was in the hotel - regardless if the bed has nice names like "Heavenly Bed". IMO, the bed that is too hard doesn't exist.
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Old Aug 28, 2002, 12:49 am
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If you want a FIRM mattress, try the Hilton Seremban Malaysia.

Whilst it doesn't seem to be comfortable (i don't like tough mattresses, prefer soft and float into it! - i had the most awesome, comfortable, enjoyable, refreshed sleep after sleeping on them. Found the bed was a little bit short on the end though...
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Old Feb 11, 2006, 4:34 pm
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It's been a while since I've had a really bad experience on a Hilton mattress... but I still find myself choosing Doubletree over Hilton because of the mattress issue.

And though it's been four years since I started this thread, I was reminded of it because apparently I'm not alone after all:
Originally Posted by Points Scrounger
[PDX] Airport HGI had that miserably uncomfortable bedding.
I hear ya, brother.
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Old Feb 11, 2006, 7:26 pm
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I'm such a dope! I never thought to ask for a feather pillow.... i just sleep with my head in the crack between 2 of those boulders.

Thanks for the wake up call...
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Old Feb 11, 2006, 7:48 pm
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I thought the worst Hilton family hotel mattress was at Conrad Singapore. The hotel is nice enough but the mattress isn't. My stay was in last October.
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Old Feb 11, 2006, 10:02 pm
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The Beverly Hilton bed is better than Westin's Heavenly Bed.
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