The Benjamin Guarantees a Good Night's Sleep or You Get a Free StayNew "Sleep Concierge" Offers 11 Types of Pillows, Spa Treatments, and Milk & CookiesIf you don't sleep as well at The Benjamin as you do at home, General Manager John Moser will give you a free night's stay. "Most of our guests are business travelers. We realized that the number-one productivity tool isn't a laptop, and it's not a Palm Pilot—it's a good night's sleep," says Moser. "A good night's sleep is non-negotiable. The Benjamin's Sleep Guarantee ensures that everyone who stays at our hotel walks away well rested or gets their money back." If a guest is dissatisfied with his or her sleep at The Benjamin, all they need to do is contact the front desk, and the hotel will refund the cost of their night's stay.
In addition to the pillows, the hotel features The Benjamin Bed: a SertaTM mattress created exclusively for The Benjamin, with specially engineered convoluted foam cushioning and layers of fibers quilted to the mattress for a luxurious surface feel. The custom-designed Benjamin Bed is covered with Frette sheets and a down-filled duvet. (The pillows, sheets, and mattresses have become so popular that they are now offered for sale for guests who want to sleep as well at home as they do at The Benjamin!) Lavender-scented bathroom amenities help guests relax and prepare for bed. In addition to the luxurious sleep amenities, The Benjamin's windows are double-glazed with argon gas between the panes to help keep rooms quiet and restful.
The Benjamin is an intimate and sophisticated boutique-style hotel that caters to the modern business and leisure traveler. Centrally located in midtown Manhattan, at Lexington Avenue and East 50th Street, the hotel features 209 spacious rooms, including 97 one-bedroom suites and a deluxe two-bedroom suite. For more information, or to make reservations: Edited by Stacey Brown |
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Moser has gone to extraordinary steps to back up his guarantee of a good night's rest in New York, "the city that never sleeps." The hotel has added a new Sleep Concierge to the staff, who will make sure that guests get everything they need to sleep peacefully. "We offer our guests a selection of 11 different types of pillows from which to choose: down, upper body, buckwheat, satin, hypo-allergenic, water-filled, Swedish memory, magnetic therapy, a jelly neckroll, a five-foot body cushion, and a special anti-snore pillow," says Sleep Concierge Eileen McGill. 
The sleep concierge can also arrange a relaxing massage at the hotel's Woodstock Spa & Wellness Center to help guests unwind, a bedtime snack of milk and cookies from legendary Chef Larry Forgione's An American Place, located in the hotel, or the loan of a bedside white noise machine that electronically drowns out any stray background noise. "We're not doctors. We don't cure sleep disorders. But we'll do everything we can to make sure that our guests get the rest they need for the next New York day," says Moser.