The guestrooms at Equinox Hotel in New York City are designed to help guests achieve deep, restorative sleep in one of the world’s busiest cities. However, it doesn’t come cheap. The average rate for this 5-star wellness hotel hovers around $1,300 per night.
But there’s good news if you can’t drop everything and book a sleep tourism getaway. You can build an authentic Equinox Hotels Sleep System at home. Every component is available to purchase directly from Equinox, from the all-natural latex mattress to the cozy down duvets.
It’s still a massive investment, which is why we’re also sharing budget-friendly alternatives that replicate this luxury sleep experience. If you already have one of the best mattresses, adding a latex topper may be enough — or even just making your room dark, quiet, and cool, the Equinox Hotels way.
What is the Equinox Hotels Sleep System?
The complete Equinox Hotels Sleep System consists of an all-natural latex mattress, 100% cotton sheets, a pair of duvets, down and feather pillows, and a low-profile bed frame.
Every suite at the Equinox Hotel in Hudson Yards features a king-size bed “layered with temperature-regulating natural fibers that work with your body, not against it,” says Chris Norton, CEO of Equinox Hotels.
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Choosing the right mattress upon which to build the Equinox Hotels Sleep System was key for Norton and his team. “You don’t see [the mattress] when you walk in the room, but you feel it when you wake up in the morning,” he says.
Also notable is Equinox’s decision to use two duvets instead of one. This “divorced sleep concept,” says Norton, allows couples to sleep comfortably without disrupting each other with their movements.
All items are available at the Equinox Hotels Sleep Shop. Since queen is the most popular bed size among adults in the US, we’ve priced out a queen-size version of the Equinox Hotels Sleep System for home use.
1. The mattress
It took Equinox Hotels two years to develop its signature mattress before ultimately partnering with COCO-MAT, a company specializing in all-natural beds.
Norton says the process of creating the Equinox Hotels Mattress was “incredibly serious.” He and his team tested (and dissected) nearly two dozen samples before arriving at the final result.
The Equinox Hotels Mattress is handmade in Greece using natural latex, coconut fiber, horsehair, and seaweed. The outer cover is made of cotton and is machine-washable. There are no metal springs, and glue isn’t used to fuse the mattress layers together.
The unique design of this medium-firm mattress purports to adapt to and support any body type, and absorb sweat to regulate temperature.
2. The pillows
When you book a room at Equinox Hotels, you can choose between a medium pillow and a firm pillow — whichever suits your sleep style and preferences best.
Either way, you’ll be resting your head on a mix of goose down and goose feathers, all ZURGAURD-certified hypoallergenic.
Customize your at-home Equinox Hotels Sleep System even further by going for a specialized side sleeper pillow or back sleeper pillow. Both pillows feature natural latex flakes and a 100% Greek cotton cover, but with differences in loft and design to suit side or back sleeping.
3. The linens, mattress protector, and duvet
Equinox Hotels uses 100% cotton sheets with a 400-thread-count percale weave. They’re made to be smooth, breathable, and suitable for year-round use. Keep the mattress in pristine condition by adding a 100% cotton mattress protector with up to 22″ pockets.
Notably, Equinox Hotels use two duvets, following the Scandinavian Sleep Method. (Of course, if you’re a solo sleeper, you can purchase one.)
Each duvet is stuffed with ZURGAURD-certified hypoallergenic goose down and wrapped in a cotton percale outer cover.
4. The bed frame
This sleek slatted platform bed frame enhances the breathability and support of the Equinox Hotels Mattress by providing a firm, aerated base. It’s made of solid beechwood and pine wood with a water-based finish.
How to build an affordable alternative to the Equinox Hotel Sleep System
For a queen-size bed, the total cost of the items above comes to around $8,000 before delivery fees and taxes.
Fortunately, you can replicate the Equinox Hotel Sleep System experience on a much leaner budget with the following alternatives…
Other ways to recreate the Equinox Hotels experience at home
Equinox Hotels CEO Chris Norton says all rooms have been “scientifically engineered to help [guests] experience deep, restorative sleep.” The ideal sleep environment, he notes, is “dark, quiet and cool.”
If building a modified Equinox Hotels Sleep System is still out of your price range, creating a sleep-worthy environment on par with what you’d get at this luxury wellness hotel can be as simple as adding a set of blackout curtains, playing some white noise over your noise-canceling earbuds, and keeping your thermostat around 66 degrees Fahrenheit.
Wind-down and wake-up rituals are another essential part of the Equinox Hotels experience. If you need some ideas, try these breathing exercises before going to sleep, or do this 5-minute morning yoga flow.
