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Sleep, Optimized.

Sleep is where performance begins.

It is the foundation of recovery, cognitive function, emotional resilience, and long-term health. Yet it is often the first thing sacrificed.

At Equinox Hotel New York, we’ve reimagined the hotel stay around one essential human need: better sleep. Every element of the Sleep Experience has been thoughtfully designed to work together—from understanding your body’s natural rhythms to restorative treatments, thoughtfully designed guest rooms, and personalized recovery insights.

This isn’t a collection of amenities.  It’s a complete system designed around the science of better sleep.

A Complete System for Better Sleep

Better sleep isn’t created by one product or one night.

It’s the result of an interconnected system where every experience builds on the next.

Understanding how you sleep. Preparing your body for rest. Optimizing the environment around you. Waking with personalized recovery insights. And carrying better habits long after checkout.

Whether you’re adapting to a new time zone, recovering from travel, or simply looking to sleep better than you do at home, every element of the Equinox Hotels Sleep Experience has been designed with one outcome in mind:

A better night. A better tomorrow.

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1 — Understand

Better sleep begins with understanding how you sleep.

Science sits at the foundation of the Equinox Hotels Sleep Experience. Through expert partnerships, personalized assessments, and evidence-based guidance, discover how your body naturally rests—and how small adjustments can lead to meaningful improvements in recovery and performance.

Partnership with Dr. Matthew Walker

Continuing Sleep Innovation

The Sleep Lab was developed in partnership with Dr. Matthew Walker, Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at UC Berkeley, founder of the Center for Human Sleep Science, and bestselling author of Why We Sleep.

As Scientific Advisor behind the Sleep Lab experience, Dr. Walker helped shape the evidence-based principles that inform its design—from the sleep environment to the technologies and recovery insights guests receive during their stay.

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Discover Your Chronotype

Your chronotype is your body’s natural preference for when you sleep, wake, and perform at your best.

Take the Equinox Hotels Chronotype Assessment to discover your sleep profile and receive personalized recommendations that help optimize your routines, recovery, exercise, and travel.

Take the Chronotype Assessment
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Jet Lag Reset

Travel across time zones doesn’t have to disrupt your recovery.

Our Jet Lag Reset recommendations provide evidence-based guidance on light exposure, movement, nutrition, and sleep timing to help support your body’s natural circadian rhythm before, during, and after travel.

Explore the Jet Lag Reset
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Global Sleep Symposium

Event Recap.

Each year, Equinox Hotels convenes leading voices in neuroscience, medicine, psychology, and human performance to explore the future of sleep.

The Global Sleep Symposium reflects our commitment to advancing the conversation around recovery through research, expert perspectives, and immersive experiences.

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02 — Prepare

Deep sleep starts long before bedtime.

How you recover during the day influences how you sleep at night. Through restorative treatments, nutrition, and thoughtfully designed guest rooms, every detail helps prepare the body and calm the nervous system for restorative rest.

Regenerative Spa Treatments

Support deeper recovery through treatments designed to regulate the nervous system and prepare the body for sleep.

Recommended experiences include the MLXi³ Dome, CBD Massage, and sleep-supportive IV therapies, each selected to complement your body’s natural recovery process.

Whether experienced before bed or incorporated into a broader wellness routine, these treatments help create the conditions for more restorative sleep.

Explore the Spa
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Sleep by Design

Every guest room at Equinox Hotel New York has been thoughtfully designed to support better sleep.

From guided AM + PM Rituals and recovery-focused dining to carefully considered in-room touches, every element contributes to a more restorative night’s sleep.

Guests can enjoy:

  • Guided AM + PM Rituals, designed to support healthy circadian rhythms through movement, breathwork, mindfulness, and light management.
  • The Sleep Well Menu, featuring recovery-focused evening dining and beverages such as the Bedtime Charcoal Latte and Dark Tart Cherry Juice.
  • Curated in-room details designed to create a calming environment and encourage rest before bedtime.

Whether you’re staying for one night or several, these experiences create the foundation for better sleep—available to every guest.

Discover Your Stay
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3 — Sleep

Experience our most advanced expression of better sleep.

The Sleep Lab represents the pinnacle of the Equinox Hotels Sleep Experience, bringing together evidence-based design, advanced technology, and personalized recovery insights within one dedicated overnight stay.

The Sleep Lab

Developed in partnership with Dr. Matthew Walker, the Sleep Lab combines an optimized sleep environment with advanced recovery technologies designed to improve every stage of overnight restoration.

Each Sleep Lab stay includes:

  • Adaptive mattress technology engineered for individualized comfort
  • Contrast therapy shower with temperatures as low as 46°F
  • Bedside sleep technology that measures overnight sleep quality and delivers personalized recovery insights each morning
  • A carefully calibrated environment designed to support healthy circadian rhythms

Sleep Lab Package Includes

  • Eight Sleep Adaptive Mattress Technology
  • Personalized Sleep + Wake Automation
  • Contrast Therapy Shower | Steam + Ice Shower
  • Circadian Color Meditation
  • AM + PM Soundscapes grounded in music psychology
  • AM + PM Rituals
  • Sleep Kit | High Performance Sleep Mask, Sleep Patch, Equinox Power Down Tea, Sleep Earplugs
  • Sleep Assessment

Available from $1,700 per night.

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4 — Recover

Wake with a deeper understanding of your recovery.

Sleep doesn’t end when you wake. Understanding how your body recovered overnight is the next step toward improving tomorrow’s performance.

Personalized Sleep Insights

Guests staying in the Sleep Lab receive personalized overnight sleep insights, offering a deeper understanding of sleep quality, recovery, and nightly performance.

These insights help inform future habits, allowing guests to continue refining their routines long after their stay.

5 — Continue

Better sleep shouldn’t end at checkout.

The Equinox Hotels Sleep Experience extends beyond your stay, providing the tools, products, and knowledge to help you continue building healthier sleep habits wherever life takes you.

Sleep Shop

Bring the Sleep Experience home.

From our proprietary Sleep System to performance bedding, linens, and recovery essentials, every product is designed to recreate the restorative environment found throughout Equinox Hotels.

Shop the Sleep Collection
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Sleep Frequently Asked Questions

The Sleep Lab is a dedicated overnight experience developed in partnership with Dr. Matthew Walker. Combining evidence-based design, advanced recovery technology, and personalized sleep insights, it represents the most advanced expression of sleep at Equinox Hotels.

Rates begin at approximately $1,700 per night.

Dr. Matthew Walker is Professor of Neuroscience and Psychology at UC Berkeley, founder of the Center for Human Sleep Science, bestselling author of Why We Sleep, and Scientific Advisor behind the Sleep Lab experience.

A chronotype reflects your body’s natural preference for sleep and wakefulness. Understanding your chronotype can help optimize recovery, exercise, productivity, and overall sleep quality.

Jet Lag Reset is Equinox Hotels’ evidence-based guidance designed to help travelers adapt to new time zones through personalized recommendations around light, movement, nutrition, and sleep timing.

Yes. Many of the products featured throughout the Sleep Experience are available through the Sleep Shop.

Select offerings—including the Sleep Shop, educational content, the Chronotype Assessment, and the Global Sleep Symposium—are available independently. The Sleep Lab is exclusively available to hotel guests.

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