Beckham Hotel Collection Euro Size Throw Pillows (Set of 2), 26 x 26 Down Alternative Pillow Insert for Bed, Couch, and SofaOEKO-TEX STANDARD 100

I let it fluff up a few days in a spare bedroom before using. Seemed pretty thick but when laying upon it it went down appropriately. I felt the inside and could feel a gel type lining mixed with fluff. Beautiful design and sharp sleep threading. Defiantly higher quality material and stitching. Sift as all feel. Cool to the touch. First night I knew it would be different as I’ve been using a harder memory foam which has not been good for my neck. Then I bought softer plain pillows that turned into pancakes within weeks that also weren’t good for my neck. Lol. Then I bought the my pillow pillow which felt like sleeping on tons of foam pieces but was better then the other two but it was not smooth and soft and comfy at all. Strike 3. At that point I was just sick of the pillow roulette game. Soooo I started researching the web on what pillows were out there and why they were better or worse. Studies showed that a mixed gel type Fiber filling pillow was best. Fluff with gel fibers or fluff with foam fibers or any number of those combinations. Density was a big thumbs up. But to many pillows are overfilled so then thumbs down. Down pillows were a suggested good choice also but I didn’t enjoy the occasional prick of a feather piece in my face nor the idea I was sleeping on birds so I stopped getting them. In summer they’d make me sweat. Seems like getting a pillow perfect is a tough business. Everyone’s different so some like them flatter some like them fatter. The choices and options are endless of course. But it seems from data of pulled research from across the US that most or more people preferred after sleep tests a pillow that had fluff and gel type fiber filling. I thought they probably would be a fortune but at this point I’d pay it to rest. So I then went to Amazon my go to for everythinggggg- (love Amazon) and this pillow had a lot of great user reviews and then a friend told me tons of hotel chains use them, and then my daughter said she’d had them on all her beds. WHO KNEW! But for 40 bucks for two nice pillows I figured what the heck! First nights on a new pillow are always weird. I learned long ago you can’t base any opinion on one night on a mattress or blankets or a pillow. I thought it might not be thick enough at first because I was by then used to a hard memory foam pillow. But it was pretty nice but I needed to wait a few more nights to see. When you pick it up it has a nice middle weight. Not to heavy like my memory foam ones or my down ones. Night two I moved it around a lot and snuggled my face into it and it was soooo nice. After a bit I did doze off and woke up a few times trying to get comfy with a new pillow. Night three I was over tired laid right down and crashed and woke up thinking oh my gosh that’s a nice pillow after all. Night four was perfect. I am supported just enough, but not to much. It’s a solid pillow but not to bulky like memory foam. It does depress to conform but not flatten. It’s cool to the skin and I don’t overheat. It keeps its shape after you sleep on it. It fluffs back up when you make your bed and leave it. I don’t sink in but I don’t feel like I’m laying on a huge rubber mound. It’s pretty much the perfect pillow for me personally and I’m a picky pillow person. Lol. This is just my unbiased review that others may or may not agree with but for me- it’s a 5 star! If your looking for a super supportive firmer pillow this isn’t it. If your looking for a softer no filling type pillow this isn’t it. It’s right in between with enough of perfect combination of everything. I sleep on all positions changing through the night so this one works great for me.

These pillows are amazing, soft, fluffy, and super comfortable without going flat. They give just the right amount of support, and I’ve been sleeping so much better since I got them. They feel like hotel-quality and the price is great for a set. Totally worth it!

Pros: These were the first pillows I bought from Amazon that did not have mildew or mold on the pillows (different brands) -- of course, that's a huge plus. I threw out two other pillow brands bought before and during covid.We unwrapped one of these shrinkwrapped pillows and let it fluff up for three days on a flat surface. Then we threw it in the dryer for a half hour, just because most good brands always suggested doing that before use and these didn't come with instructions. That helped fluff it up some more and made the fluffiness uniform (there was a slit in the shrinkwrap, so part of the pillow had been sticking out, fluffed up a bit. Putting it in the dryer fixed that anomaly).This pillow fluffed up nicely, and after using it for two weeks, it returns to its original fluffiness a few minutes after lifting your head off the pillow.No odors. Right out of the shrink wrap, the pillow smelled fresh.....Cons: The only con is that even though the pillow looks thick, and fluffs up to a nice size, once you lay your head on it, there is hardly any support for your neck: it's akin to my 6 month old pillow that is now pretty flat (that was a Sealy pillow that a friend picked out for me that was not fluffy to begin with). THIS pillow is made of filling that seems less synthetic than most pillows I've had the past few years. That's nice.Before being disabled, I used to travel a lot and loved the hotel pillows that looked nice and thick but were soft and fluffy, but they had good neck support when you lied down on them. Again, this pillow goes way too flat, which also makes it a bit hard to breathe when lying on your side, as the fluffiness is now displaced right near your nose.If someone prefers a pretty flat pillow when you're lying on it, but wants a good quality pillow, this would be perfect. I prefer pillows that are thick like this but retain some thickness when in use.The pillows are exactly a pictured.They are fluffy looking and soft, but I have never had a pillow of this thickness just collapse when you lie on it.I'm hoping as I break it in I can clump it up so one area is thicker, but that's not possible at this point....Final thoughts:Well made fluffy pillows that have no support. No odor and well made.They do LOOK as advertised, but do not have the support one would expect from a pillow that's this thick when not lying on it. Also, they're a snug fit with a regular pillow case so as other reviews pointed out it's strange that they're so fluffy but with no good support.3½ stars