THE WESTIN ST. FRANCIS OFFERS GUESTS SOUNDER SLEEP THROUGH SMART TECH

In celebration of the 15th Anniversary of the Heavenly® Bed and Westin’s commitment to a great night’s sleep, The Westin St. Francis has pulled the covers off the next stage of the year-long Westin Well-Being Movement, announcing a partnership with Lark Technologies, a leader in the technology and wellness realm, to create a new Sleep Sensor Wearable-Lending program. Beginning today and available throughout the month of November, guests at The Westin St. Francis are invited to try the Lark Up Sleep Monitor, Silent Alarm Clock and Personal Sleep Coach during their stay. This wearable technology was developed to help users achieve optimal sleep through sleep pattern tracking and virtual coaching and is the perfect complement to Westin’s renowned Heavenly Bed. Westin also announced the newest member of the brand’s Well-Being Council, Lark Technologies Founder Julia Hu, who will lend the expertise of the Lark Health Committee, a world-class group of health and behavior experts from Harvard and Stanford, on all things sleep to support the brand’s Sleep Well pillar.

“A good night’s sleep is one of the most important aspects of our guests’ stays, therefore we are excited to partner with one of the leaders in sleep technology, Lark Technologies, to uncover the latest innovation in sound slumber,” says General Manager of The Westin St. Francis, Jon Kimball. “The Westin St. Francis is committed to providing guests with all of the tools they need to achieve a better night’s sleep and ultimately, a greater state of well-being.”

Westin Partners with Lark to Perfect the Art of Sleeping on the Road

An industry innovator renowned for offering the best night’s sleep on the road, at home and in the air, Westin is committed to being on the forefront of new technology and research to help guests sleep well and is building on this promise by partnering with Lark, a renowned software company dedicated to creating personalized products that help make people healthier and happier. Lark has “codified” their expertise in exercise, sleep, nutrition, stress, and motivational science, into cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence Personal Health Coaches, which is the driving force behind the brand’s Sleep Sensor Wearable-Lending program.

As one of eight properties to participate in the program, guests of The Westin St. Francis are invited to try the Lark Up Sleep Monitor, Silent Alarm Clock and Personal Sleep Coach, designed to help guests achieve optimal sleep:

• Even Better Sleep: The Lark Up combines a scientific sleep monitor with an expert-based app, which has significantly improved 70% of users’ sleep within just one month
• Tracking: Lark's scientific sleep monitor tracks millions of micro-movements during the night so users can review their sleep patterns in the morning and track improvement over time, tagging the factors that are affecting their sleep
• Virtual Coaching: Guests can see advanced data visualizations of their sleep patterns and receive expert explanations of the problem areas, easily tracking their progress over time

The Westin Heavenly Bed and the Sleep Sensor Wearable-Lending program make a prefect pair to combat sleep deprivation and provide the rest needed for a productive day. Want to take your sleep coach home? The Lark Pro wearable is now available to U.S. consumers at westinstore.com and guests can have 24/7 access to Lark’s personalized and effective coaching techniques available on westin.com/lark.

Named “Best Health App for Apple,” Lark just introduced a new application integrated with iOS 8 and Apple HealthKit that tracks users’ exercise, sleep and nutrition, and coaches people using just their phone sensors. Westin St. Francis guests can also continue their quest for health by downloading the new Lark app for free on the App Store.

Experience The Best Bed in the Business

Guests around the world continue to take a piece of heaven home with them after experiencing the Heavenly Bed during their travels. As the brand’s footprint grows around the world, so does its retail success. Westin recently announced the brand’s signature Heavenly line has exceeded $135 million in retail sales. To date, Westin has sold over 100,000 Heavenly Beds and 175,000 Heavenly Pillows, with sales skyrocketing in the U.S., Europe and Asia. Westin is also seeing success in the skies, with the launch of its Heavenly In-Flight bedding last year. Designed and manufactured exclusively for Delta’s BusinessElite® cabins throughout the world, over 4 million passengers have clocked more than 42 million hours in Westin’s Heavenly In-Flight bedding, improving the sleep experience in over 130,000 BusinessElite flights.

Now, in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Westin Heavenly Bed, the brand is inviting consumers to enter for a chance to win a Heavenly Bed, a two-night stay at a Westin property and more from now through November 30, 2014. Visit westinstore.com/anniversarysweepstakes for more details.

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