Keep Cool and Carry On: TEMPUR® Marlow guide to sleeping soundly through the heatwaves
- Krista Madden
- May 31
- 4 min read
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Expert tips for Marlow residents to beat the night-time heat this spring-summer.
TEMPUR® SmartCool™ range provides relief during warmer nights – available in-store at TEMPUR® Marlow and online
With a mini heatwave already disrupting our sleep this Spring, it is important to plan ahead to ensure we can stay cool and comfortable throughout the spring and summer months to maximise quality rest and sleep.
TEMPUR® sleep specialist & sleep counsellor, Thomas Høegh Reisenhus, shares his three top tips to help Marlovians achieve a great night’s sleep through the hotter months, as well as his pick of the best cooling and temperature regulating sleep products to ensure summer nights’ dreams don’t turn into nightmares…
1. Daytime bedroom adjustments
The best place to start is with your sleep environment: The ideal sleep environment is cool (approximately 18°C), quiet, and dark. This cave-like environment stimulates increased levels of melatonin, a sleep-inducing hormone that plays a key role in regulating the natural sleep-wake cycle.
To ensure the bedroom is cool come night-time, keep curtains or blinds closed throughout peak sunlight hours, especially if the room faces the sun. This will limit the amount of light and heat entering throughout the day.
If your bedroom feels warm as evening approaches, open bedroom windows to allow the cooler night-time air into the room. If the natural elements don’t bring the desired relief from the heat, a strategically placed fan can provide a welcome, consistent and cooling breeze. There are several ultra-quiet models available today, although some find the humming noise soothing to drift off to. For a super powered dose of cool, place a bowl of icy water in front of your fan to help circulate colder air around the bedroom.
2. Before bed cooldown
Feeling clammy and sticky is guaranteed to prevent you feeling comfortable come bedtime, so try taking a cool shower before bed and leave hair damp to keep you cooler for longer.
For ice-fueled coolness, try putting your pyjamas in an airtight bag in the freezer for half an hour or so before bedtime to offer a welcome all-over freshness, bringing your body temperature down as you drift off to sleep.
3. Cool off with a sleep divorce
Sharing a bed with a partner can increase your risk of overheating at night, with body heat further contributing to the warmth of your sleep environment. In fact, if your partner is also struggling to sleep in the summer heat, you’ll likely keep each other up with the tossing, turning and duvet flapping!
Separate duvets can offer an easy solution, allowing each bed partner to choose the bedding or tog rating best suited to them to achieve more tailored temperature control.
If you still find yourself overheating or struggling to sleep with your partner through the hotter months, consider testing out a ‘sleep divorce’, where couples opt to sleep in separate bedrooms for the benefit of a better night’s sleep (and a more harmonious relationship come daytime).
Sleep products to help keep your cool this summer…
TEMPUR PRO® SmartCool™ mattress range
There is nothing worse that tossing and turning all night, trying to find a cool patch because you’re overheating. The entire PRO mattress range from TEMPUR® features SmartCool™ cool-to-the-touch covers that absorb excess heat and help regulate the sleeping climate to improve sleep quality, meaning no more restless summer nights.
Crafted using next generation TEMPUR® Advanced Material, the PRO® SmartCool™ mattress range offers TEMPUR®’s best ever pressure relief*, distributing body weight more evenly and effectively, supporting the entire body and leading to a feeling of near weightlessness, whilst also, mitigating joint pain and aiding muscle recovery.
Key Features
Crafted using next generation TEMPUR® Advanced Material with motion absorption and cushioning
Comes in four feels: soft, medium, medium-firm and firm
Comes in three depths, Pro (21cm), Pro Plus (25cm) and Pro Luxe (30cm)
SmartCool™ removable cover for easy washing at up to 40°C
No mattress turning/flipping needed
TEMPUR® SmartCool™️ Pillow range
Like the mattresses, the TEMPUR® SmartCool™️ Pillow range uses a heat absorbing cover to help keep you cool all night long – so no need to keep flipping your pillow over to try and find a cool spot!
The range includes ergonomic pillows to suit all sleep positions as well as traditional pillow shapes too.
Key features:
SmartCool™ cool-to-the-touch cover that absorbs excess heat
Removable cover for easy washing at up to 40°C
Available in-store and online at TEMPUR® from £99.00
Home BY TEMPUR® Luxe Fibre Cooling Duvet
Being comfortable during sleep is key, and for many, sleeping with no cover feels odd and makes it difficult to relax. There is no need to compromise with the Luxe Fibre Cooling Duvet. The innovative temperature regulating cover is created using Outlast® phase changing materials - originally developed by NASA - which stores and releases heat as needed.
The duvet is also filled with moisture regulating WarmMax® fibre, which adjusts to each individual separately so is perfect for those who share a bed.
Key features:
Adapts to your body’s temperature to keep you comfortable year-round
Available in single, double, king and super-king size
Available in-store and online at TEMPUR® from £299.00
Visit our TEMPUR store in Marlow or browse our online shop TEMPUR® Official | Mattresses, Pillows & Beds | TEMPUR® UK. TEMPUR®’s new official brand store – and its first ever high street location - opened in Marlow in December 2025 with the aim of helping Buckinghamshire residents sleep better than ever in 2026 and beyond.
*Monthly Sleep Hygiene Column in partnership with TEMPUR®
