Westin Hotel overcomes Jet Lag

Through a partnership between Westin Hotels & Resorts and Philips, guests at The Westin Chicago River North can stay in a specially designed Concept Room aimed at helping guests combat sleep troubles and jet lag. Among the amenities in Westins Concept Room are Philips’ new blue-light ActiViva lamps, which provide phototherapy and help people feel more alert, awake and energized. In Philips’ field tests, participants reported an increase of 10 percent or more in their performance after using these lamps, the company says. The room also contains a light therapy box at the work desk station, and guests can further awaken their senses with the eucalyptus shower fizzer in the rooms “Heavenly Shower”—sister amenity to its Heavenly Bed, which we wrote about a few years back. A guided-meditation sleep TV program, a room-service menu filled with calming snacks such as banana-milk smoothies, and Philips’ LED “stumble lights” to keep guests safe when getting out of bed are also on offer. Finally, running maps created in partnership with Runner’s World magazine are designed to encourage guests to go outside for fresh air and exercise.

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