One of the benefits of traveling with a group of women is that you can divide the major expense of a hotel room by sharing.  With the proper preparation, sharing a hotel room with a group of girlfriends can be fun.  Just keep in mind that, like you, everyone has their own nightly ritual before they go to sleep. 

Even in our little group of four, we have an early sleeper, and an all night talker (or two), and then there’s me, who likes to relax with a good book.  I usually stake out the side of the bed nearest a lamp.  With this kind of diversity, you have to be prepared.  For us, that means taking eye shades and having ear plugs on hand.

It used to be that eye shades were strictly utilitarian and came in only one color - black.  Today, eye shades have evolved into a kind of sleep fashion statement.  For a great selection of sleep masks check-out Cris Notti’s collection at crisnotti.com. 

Here are a few of my favorites: