The Westin Nashville

How Hotels Are Changing the Way You Sleep

"In the 1990s, after data from Westin Hotels & Resorts suggested travelers were tired and uncomfortable after leaving his hotels, Barry Sternlicht, former chairman and CEO of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, had mattress manufacturers around the world send in their products. Employees spent time testing the many beds before finally settling on a Simmons model that was transformed into a ten-layer mattress with 13 inches of extra padding in the form of comfy pillowtop, a just-firm-enough-feel, and soft, bright white bedding. Drop your bags in any Westin hotel room today—minutes from the buzz of Nashville’s Broadway bars or steps off of Venice’s Grand Canal—and you’ll find the result: the Heavenly bed."