Sleep Innovations Contour Travel Pillow

One of the annoyances of traveling is when the pillow in the hotel room doesn't suit me, and I realized it on the following day when I had strained neck--probably way too tired on the night before to realize that. So I had to bear with the discomfort on my neck in the next few days. That's enough to make my vacation less fun.

I tried this travel pillow last week and felt happy that this pillow suits me well.

+ Great foam material. It allows my head to sink in a little bit, and support my neck comfortably.

+ Perfect contour for back sleeper as well as side sleeper. I tried both ways and the pillow felt equally great.

+ The two 'bulges' are not of the same size so it's easy to choose the one that fits the neck/shoulder well.

+ The white sleeve is removable and machine-washable.

+ Compact size. It easily fits in a cabin luggage along with clothes and other stuff. This pillow can even be compressed in a vacuum zip bag to save more space.

+ This pillow can be used for other functions, such as back support.

And just one drawback:

Possibly too narrow for some people.

As soon as I ripped this out of the vine box I immediately set about testing this pillow. Since the idea of a memory foam pillow is pretty fun to the rest of my family, I had a few other people test it out when I wasn't looking.

What everyone loved about this pillow was that it was so comfortable to lay on & against. I rather liked the way the pillow was contoured since I'm always folding up parts of my pillow in order to support my neck. Others weren't as fond of this & chose to lay the pillow sideways since they didn't really care for anything under their neck.

Something that people were a little varied on was the softness. I like a firmer pillow, so this was a little too soft for my tastes but my mother liked how soft it was since it gave more under the weight of her head. I found that putting a firmer pillow under the travel pillow helped as far as firmness goes if you're laying against a bed. Of course when I was lying against a wall or a chair the pillow was much more firm feeling without having to put another pillow behind it. (I figured I'd say this since I know some will end up using this as a pillow at a hotel. I know some people who dislike using the hotel's stuff.)

The one thing I was disappointed with was that this didn't react in the way that I expected memory foam to react. I'm used to memory foam molding to fit whatever is rested against it & holding an imprint for anywhere from 3-10 seconds. This pillow doesn't really react that way. It's still obviously memory foam but it felt more like a regular pillow than another memory foam pillow I have. This does actually work a little in its favor since it springs back into form, making it less likely that the pillow will get & remain "squished" when you lay against it. (But it also means that it wasn't as head hugging as I'd like, but I'll take that over a flat pillow.)

Overall this is a pretty good pillow & one that I believe people will really enjoy on long trips. It's a good size & the cover it comes with is nice & soft.

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Pillow is a little large for travel, and doesn't have a "case" with it, so you have to find a place to store it getting on/off planes. That's the only downside.

However it does squish down (flat) and fit in the front pocket of my carryon bag. It also works great in a spacebag if you need to haul it around after your flight.

The foam isn't traditional "dense" memory foam, it is softer and very lightweight-which makes it ideal for travel b/c it's not heavy.

Very comfortable, and wide enough to use in a hotel room if you need to.

I have a Sleep Innovations memoryfoam pillow from Target that has held up well for 3 years, so I am hoping this one will too.

Overall great product, if you can find a place to store it.

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I already use a larger version of this pillow on my bed at home. It is great for providing neck support. This travel pillow is half the length of the full-sized bed pillow. It has a nice, soft, washable cover.

I think it would be useful for sleeping in the car (preferably not while driving!). It would probably be great on a plane too, but since I don't check luggage I wouldn't take it on a plane because it would use up too much of my carry-on space. (When I compressed and rolled up the pillow, it was about the size of a large loaf of bread.) For people who check most of their luggage and don't take much on the plane, this could be worth taking aboard in order to increase the chance of sleeping on the flight and perhaps sleeping more comfortably in an unfamiliar bed. I'll use mine on long car trips.

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I love this pillow. It is perfect for travel and does not take up much room in my suitcase. But more importantly, it is comfortable. I have had problems with my neck and this pillow helps to give me a good night's sleep. In fact, I like it so much I plan to buy the same pillow in a full size.