Beckham Hotel Collection Bed Pillows King Size Set of 2 - Down Alternative Bedding Gel Cooling Big Pillow for Back, Stomach or Side Sleepers

I let it fluff up a few days in a spare bedroom before using. Seemed pretty thick but when laying upon it it went down appropriately. I felt the inside and could feel a gel type lining mixed with fluff. Beautiful design and sharp sleep threading. Defiantly higher quality material and stitching. Sift as all feel. Cool to the touch. First night I knew it would be different as I’ve been using a harder memory foam which has not been good for my neck. Then I bought softer plain pillows that turned into pancakes within weeks that also weren’t good for my neck. Lol. Then I bought the my pillow pillow which felt like sleeping on tons of foam pieces but was better then the other two but it was not smooth and soft and comfy at all. Strike 3. At that point I was just sick of the pillow roulette game. Soooo I started researching the web on what pillows were out there and why they were better or worse. Studies showed that a mixed gel type Fiber filling pillow was best. Fluff with gel fibers or fluff with foam fibers or any number of those combinations. Density was a big thumbs up. But to many pillows are overfilled so then thumbs down. Down pillows were a suggested good choice also but I didn’t enjoy the occasional prick of a feather piece in my face nor the idea I was sleeping on birds so I stopped getting them. In summer they’d make me sweat. Seems like getting a pillow perfect is a tough business. Everyone’s different so some like them flatter some like them fatter. The choices and options are endless of course. But it seems from data of pulled research from across the US that most or more people preferred after sleep tests a pillow that had fluff and gel type fiber filling. I thought they probably would be a fortune but at this point I’d pay it to rest. So I then went to Amazon my go to for everythinggggg- (love Amazon) and this pillow had a lot of great user reviews and then a friend told me tons of hotel chains use them, and then my daughter said she’d had them on all her beds. WHO KNEW! But for 40 bucks for two nice pillows I figured what the heck! First nights on a new pillow are always weird. I learned long ago you can’t base any opinion on one night on a mattress or blankets or a pillow. I thought it might not be thick enough at first because I was by then used to a hard memory foam pillow. But it was pretty nice but I needed to wait a few more nights to see. When you pick it up it has a nice middle weight. Not to heavy like my memory foam ones or my down ones. Night two I moved it around a lot and snuggled my face into it and it was soooo nice. After a bit I did doze off and woke up a few times trying to get comfy with a new pillow. Night three I was over tired laid right down and crashed and woke up thinking oh my gosh that’s a nice pillow after all. Night four was perfect. I am supported just enough, but not to much. It’s a solid pillow but not to bulky like memory foam. It does depress to conform but not flatten. It’s cool to the skin and I don’t overheat. It keeps its shape after you sleep on it. It fluffs back up when you make your bed and leave it. I don’t sink in but I don’t feel like I’m laying on a huge rubber mound. It’s pretty much the perfect pillow for me personally and I’m a picky pillow person. Lol. This is just my unbiased review that others may or may not agree with but for me- it’s a 5 star! If your looking for a super supportive firmer pillow this isn’t it. If your looking for a softer no filling type pillow this isn’t it. It’s right in between with enough of perfect combination of everything. I sleep on all positions changing through the night so this one works great for me.

Preference for pillows and perception of pillow is a supremely subjective thing. So while reading through reviews about pillows may be helpful, it will ultimately come down to your personal experience with it. What I love, you may despise. What you love, I may detest. Exact same pillow but very different opinions. Doesn't mean someone is right, and someone is wrong; just depends on whether that particular item is right for someone's needs and preferences.I'm 5 starring this because it is my second set. I know what to expect and I like it. If I were nitpicking, I may go with 4 or 4.5.So here are my stats:--I am a side sleeper. I sleep with one arm under my head, so pillow is always between my angled up, folded arm and my large head.--I hate hot pillows. I hate hot sleeping. I want to be cool. I will use cooling pillow cases (helps not trap heat).-- I like medium firm pillows with some "give". I prefer to have one pillow of semi firmness that I use to support some of my head and a little bit of shoulder, then have another pillow that is more malleable to be under my face and rest of side of head. Kind of scrunched.--my shoulder tends to ache at some point, and my arm usually falls alseep.OK, so HOW does THIS pillow fit in?I use it as my top pillow. It DOES NOT TRAP HEAT, and it has a weird cloud like feel that always ALWAYS makes me go "ahhhhh", even as I flip over in the night. There is a weird level of comfort that this pillow provides. What is this sorcery?Downside-ish is that is IS soft. Lofty, but my head drops down into it a bit and the sides go up, especially if my arm isnt underneath it. But when my arm is underneath it.. mmm perfection. It is COMFORTABLE (to me). I dont use in while on my back reading or watching tv, or playing solitaire on my phone before sleep. I need a firmer pillow. But when I roll over to get into sleep position, it is like this gorgeous level of comfort. It just feels so nice.My shoulder doesnt ache as much, and my arm doesnt fall asleep as often.That all being said, this is not a FOREVER pillow. I do have to swap out after a period of time. It will eventually lose that cloud feel and just become a regular pillow. But its fine for several months easily. This is my second set, all mine. With the first set, I kept one and my husband used one. He may still be using his. I bought this current set recently on a whim. I forgot how blissful the pillow can be (I am not sure what happened to my pillow, perhaps my dog stole it), and am very happy to have a fresh one to use right now, and a spare for another point in time.I at least know that I LIKE this pillow, and even if I am buying it every year or so, it is better than trying out all sorts of other pillows and hating them.This may be something you love, or it may be the worst pillow ever.But it has good stitching, cleans up easily, does not trap heat like some pillows. So I think quality is there. As for rest (comfort, support) that will be up to your perception and your body and sleep style.