Tuesday, October 11, 2011

When Sleeping Is Bliss

EMAIL FROM FORMER GUEST: We so enjoyed our stay last summer at your Seagull Cottage. Just this weekend we were reminiscing about our relaxing week at your cottage. We slept the best we ever had in years in the Seagull bed. We follow your blogs and recalled that some time ago you posted a blog about the bedding in the main house.

We have decided it is time to invest in a new mattress, and Rob wants to be sure to replicate a mattress and bedding to match the 'specification' of 'the bed' in the Seagull cottage last summer. For this we are asking if you could help us identify the specifics of the mattress and bedding you recommend for this blissful total effect.

I'll then have to dry our sheets in the sun, as I saw you did. I know that despite our best efforts, with your help of course, we still can not duplicate the marsh & sea air, sounds, and ambiance of Wellfleet and Chez Sven. But I am intent on giving it my best effort. Thank you for this information.

MY RESPONSE: Glad you remember your stay with such fondness and glad to hear you follow my blog. That's great!

As for the bed in the cottage, it is extremely comfortable, I agree. We bought it in 1997, so I am afraid to say that it is no longer possible to find that mattress. I have had other guests inquire. I looked it up on the Internet, etc. No dice. Sorry!

We really enjoy the mattresses we have in our Main House rooms, which are newer. They are both made by Nature Rest. Jordan's Furniture carries that brand. Guess you will have to come back and try one! Or, you could go to Jordan's Furniture stores that have the mattress locker, or whatever they call it, and you can test. There are three firmness qualities, as I recall. They keep changing the names every year though. I had a mattress specialist advise me there. That was his job.

Sorry I cannot be more helpful! Have a good fall

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Even reading this makes me want to take a nap. We're looking to replace our bed upstairs too. I'll have to look at the ones you use in the main house.
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Those photos are just lovely. Like Roxanne, now I'm pining for a nap. With your fresh ocean air wafting about...
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Why do we always sleep better on vacation? In your case, I think the mattress+atmosphere has a lot to do with it. :)
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Living Large · 694 weeks ago

I would give anything for a full night's rest. Maybe I will have to come and visit to get one!
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alisa bowman · 694 weeks ago

Your cottage is SO beautiful.
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You are making it very intriguing to book a visit to your special B&B. The photos prove it all!
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It's so true that there's something about vacation that makes sleep 10x better. We recently bought a new high-quality pillowtop mattress, but I still sometimes find it hard to sleep at home. A hotel or B & B with nice bedding makes all the difference.
Wow, a mattress specialist. It's impressive how much work you must go through to make your guests' stay memorable and comfortable. What a lovely letter from a guest to see that your efforts are recognized.
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Vera Badertscher · 694 weeks ago

Sea air surrounding the mattress would be a nice add-on, comparable to the sound systems that give you wave sounds, wouldn't it? My son just got a job selling mattresses, so I'll send him this post.
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Ah, organic high thread count cotton sheets. That would up my sleepy bliss!
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I keep hearing you have to replace mattresses every eight years. Have you found that to be true?
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Eight years does not seem like a long time. We turn ours every six months. And, turn the cottage mattress over from time to time. They all are protected by mattress covers. Maybe it depends on the quality at purchase and the way the mattress is treated? Sorry, I really do not know the answer to that question.
We are mattress shopping right now. I was shocked to see that there are $10,000 mattresses!
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sarah henry · 693 weeks ago

Nothing worse than staying some place with a crappy mattress. No wonder you have repeat visitors: You think of everything.
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