The NYLO Hotel

 

I travel quite a bit for my job, so to make these a bit more familiar when I'm on the road, I tend to stick to hotels that have become my home away from home.   I recently went to Texas to give a keynote speech at the Clean Air Awards and also had some meetings with my retail partner JCPenney in Plano, TX.   So, I decided to break my routine at staying a the Westin Hotel and decided to check out the new NYLO hotel.

First things I noticed: this is a hotel concept dedicated to creating a healthier, allergy-friendly room environment for its guests.    Case in point: the bed in my room.  It's one of the only hotels I know that actually uses encasement covers for its pillows and mattress, creating a barrier to keep any allergy-causing dust mites at bay.

 

Beside the bed, there is this little platform area made entirely out of either crushed bamboo or kirei wood.  I couldn't tell, but either choice would make it a very sustainable choice.   It also re-emphasized the spa-like environment they were going for.  I just wanted to go to sleep the second I walked in the room!

 

In the room was this little sign saying who cleaned the room and what their PURE allergy friendly standards were.  I was also equally impressed to learn the showerhead was an aerating one that also filtered out chlorine.   Chlorine, when in a steamy, gas form, can actually be toxic if you're taking a shower in a not-so ventilated room.

 

And here's a shot of the overall room.   They even have just concrete floors with modular carpet tiles in select areas.  This way, the carpet tiles can be cleaned or swapped out if they need to be replaced.   No dust mites or allergens here...plus, lots of eco elements.   I might just be calling the NYLO my new Plano, TX home away from home in the future.

But that said, I will say the Westin Hotel does have considerably better customer service and a much more accommodating staff.   The NYLO TRIES a bit too hard to be too trendy...but they do get an A+ for the rooms!

Comments

[Kristi]

Wow! I live in Plano...small world! Glad that you enjoyed your stay. :)

[Jackie]

I love that hotel room!
I use to live in Plano years ago.

[Colleen]

Wow! Very impressive, I hope more hotels start doing this sort of thing. I've always thought the carpets in hotel rooms are disgusting and this is a brilliant solution. I'm going to pass this info. on to my brother who is plagued by allergies and travels a lot for business.

[Esme]

That was a few whiles ago. Now, you'll be lucky if you get greeted when you enter the Nylo in Plano. It seems there are mannerless high school girls playing at the front office. The service in the Loft is not to the standards of 2 star hotel. The soup du jour is from a can.
The service you get from Gloria's Restaurant on Beltline and the Dallas Tollway is 100% better than the Nylo Loft.

[Armidale Serviced Apartments]

I love that hotel room! We can feel good comfortable in this kind of hotels

[Bill Molloy]

Did you know that live plants clean the air that we breathe and then give back oxygen, How cool is that!!. Bill Molloy Touch Of Green Dallas Texas.