There's nothing like our bed and our pillow
@nela13 (58669)
Portugal
September 2, 2024 12:32pm CST
I love traveling and seeing other places but I always miss my bed!
I don't know if it's just me, but I always sleep badly in a bed that isn't mine and this week of vacation I didn't sleep well, I woke up frequently, the mattress was different and that's enough.
I know it's crazy of me but, whenever I can, I take my pillow with me, at first my husband made fun of me but now he also takes his pillow.
I can't help but think about the people who have laid their heads on those pillows and drooled over them during the night. I know it's silly to think about this as pillows must be washed and disinfected every time they change guests.
These two nights that I slept at home I already felt a big difference in my sleep.
Is it just me with this crazy thing about pillows and beds?
Picture: this is not my bed but mine is quite similar.
I know it's crazy of me but, whenever I can, I take my pillow with me, at first my husband made fun of me but now he also takes his pillow. I can't help but think about the people who have laid their heads on those pillows and drooled over them during the night. I know it's silly to think about this as pillows must be washed and disinfected every time they change guests.
These two nights that I slept at home I already felt a big difference in my sleep.
Is it just me with this crazy thing about pillows and beds?
Picture: this is not my bed but mine is quite similar.18 people like this
17 responses
@LadyDuck (471540)
• Switzerland
3 Sep
I understand very well your feeling. When we traveled long distance, I bought two pillows when we reached our destination in the USA and I abandoned them there when we left, but I never wanted to use hotels pillows. We also have a sort of "bag" to use not to be in touch with the hotel bedsheets.
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@Orson_Kart (6776)
• United Kingdom
3 Sep
@LadyDuck How do you manage to get jiggy in that bag, Anna? It must be a challenge, or was that part of the fun?
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@RasmaSandra (79858)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Sep
It is hard to imagine sleeping on a bed where dozens of other people have slept. Usually when I did do some traveling I always hoped that the hotel did a good job of washing all the bedding,
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@pitsipeahie (5015)
•
2 Sep
You’re not alone and it makes a lot of sense! I can hardly get a good night’s sleep too except in my own home, in my own bedroom. There’s nothing like the comfort of your own bed, with your own pillows, with your own smell hahaha 
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@kaylachan (69714)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Sep
You would not be the only one. George has a pillow he takes when we travel. Most people don't care for the hotel pillows. I personally don't care either way. I know that the pillows aren't always washed as good as they could be. I know same goes for sheets. Maids and hotel staff have to turn over rooms as quickly as possible. and it's not unusal for them to cut corrners.
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@kaylachan (69714)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
2 Sep
@nela13 Pillow cases are, but the pillows themselves never are. They get replaced if they go flat or look soiled enough, but at least in the U.S. hotels don't wash the pillows between guests. Just the cases. Which if you stop to think about it, pillows wouldn't last that long if they were washed between each use. Some guests only spend one or two nights.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
2 Sep
@kaylachan it is a fact, pillows won't last long if they are washed frequently but I hope they use some sort of disinfectant.
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@JESSY3236 (19949)
• United States
3 Sep
Yeah I always miss my bed when I travel too. I need to start packing my pillow too.
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@JESSY3236 (19949)
• United States
3 Sep
@nela13 When I visited my boyfriend (he lives in another state), I was really missing my pillow. It's a pillow that helps my shoulder. I am a side sleeper. I am wanting to get my boyfriend a pillow like mine because he snores.
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
3 Sep
@JESSY3236 I am a side sleeper too, I didn't know there were specific pillows for us.
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@SIDIKIMPOLE (1818)
• Eldoret, Kenya
3 Sep
This is interesting, But I think you don't have to do that. Most guest houses change the pillow cases for every guest. The question of disinfecting, I am not sure about that.
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@Marilynda1225 (82799)
• United States
4 Sep
I take my pillow too when I travel. I enjoy a nice vacation but am always happy to come home to my own bed.
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@Marilynda1225 (82799)
• United States
5 Sep
@nela13 I used to work with a girl who not only took her own pillow but she brought her own sheets too
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@nela13 (58669)
• Portugal
5 Sep
@Marilynda1225 I know some people do that, some hotels aren't to trust in their hygiene.
