Is a Vacation Really a Vacation if You Can’t Sleep?

Christine Schneider
4 min readJun 20, 2023
Mad Violette Cottage, upstairs

Is a vacation really a vacation if you can’t sleep?

As cult hottie Dr. Andrew Huberman said, high-quality sleep is critical, and is the foundation of mental health, cognitive health, and performance.

Have you ever had a vacation where you spent most of the night tossing and turning, trying to conform the pillow to what you are used to at home? Have you finally kicked off all the sheets because you can’t tell if they are just itchy sheets, or bed bug-filled sheets? Have you ever wished that you had actually just brought your pillow with you from home, because the hotel or short-term rental pillows are just not cutting it?

Whether you are hosting a short-term rental, equipping a guest bedroom, or just having trouble sleeping at home, a good pillow, comfortable sheets, and listening to Huberman’s podcast about sleep can make a big difference.

I’m one of the hosts of Mad Violette Cottage, located in the biophilic Serenbe community in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia. Serenbe is a community focused on wellbeing, farm fresh food, clean air, and intentionally beautiful and harmonious architecture. Our cottage is full of books and board games, and is minutes from two spas, a yoga studio, a pilates studio, and a juice store, with miles of hiking trails a…

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Christine Schneider

Atlanta, Georgia. Books, cocktails, theatre, art, writing, music, real estate, but not always in that order. Vice Chair of Board of Actor’s Express Theatre.