October 1, 2007

US & Canada | US | Washington D.C.

Passport to Slumberland

By Nicole Cotroneo

If a visit to Congress doesn't lull you to sleep, this D.C. hotel promises to finish the job.

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Sure, there are plenty of things money can’t buy, but at Fairmont Washington D.C. sleep isn’t one of them. Starting today, guests splurging on a ninth-floor Gold room get more than exclusive check-in/check-out service: how about a personal escort to slumberland? Get your mind out of the gutter — we’re talking about aboveboard access to a “sleep concierge,” keeper of an arsenal of anti-insomnia weaponry. Whether you’re a napper, snoozer or sleep “deviant” — a new report says everyone fits into eight sleep categories — you’ll find something on Fairmont’s “sleep menu” to smooth your path to shuteye. Maybe it’s a 30-minute, in-room “yoga sleep class.” Or rose petals for your bath with a Moët nightcap. Or perhaps you’re in need of a 15-minute neck massage followed by a “sleep smoothie” with lavender cookies. Fairmont tells us that whatever you choose, the sleep concierge will present your “sleep order” on a pillow (though we assume the masseuse is exempt from arriving this way). We’re just dying to know how many Masters of the Universe order the teddy bear.