Fairmont pillow: the 80/20 feather and down pillow, and the gel fibre one

The Fairmont pillow is a feather and down pillow made of 80% feather and 20% down, sold only in a firm version with a 240 thread count cotton cover. The Fairmont store says this pillow is standard in its hotel rooms, though styles vary by hotel, and it also sells a synthetic gel fibre pillow in firm or medium.

These specs come from Comfie's own dataset of 102 hotel pillows from 42 hotels and hotel brands, collected on 8 November 2026 from the Fairmont store in the US and Canada. Prices are the list prices shown that day. For how Fairmont compares with other hotels, see what pillows hotels actually use.

What pillows does Fairmont sell?

The Canada store lists the same figures in Canadian dollars as the US store does in US dollars.

What is in the Fairmont feather and down pillow?

80% feather and 20% down in one compartment, inside a double cover. Fairmont is one of three sources in our data that use an 80/20 blend, alongside Le Germain Hotels and the Four Seasons Euro pillow. Most hotels that state a ratio sit at 75/25 (Ritz-Carlton Firm, St. Regis, Four Seasons) or 50/50 (Westin, W Hotels). A higher share of feather generally gives a pillow more body than a down-heavy one. For how the fills differ, read down vs feather vs down alternative.

Is the Fairmont pillow firm?

Yes. The feather and down pillow is sold only as King Firm and Queen Firm. In our data, only two other pillows are sold as firm only: the Ritz-Carlton Firm Feather & Down and the Westin Firm Hotel Pillow. The gel fibre pillow gives you the choice, firm or medium.

Many good hotels let you pick your pillow, soft or firm. As a rule, side sleepers usually do best on a firm pillow like Fairmont's, while back and stomach sleepers usually prefer something softer. More in are hotel pillows firm or soft?

What thread count is a Fairmont pillow?

240 for the feather and down pillow and 290 for the gel fibre pillow. That makes Fairmont unusual: only five pillow shells in our whole dataset state a thread count, and two of them are Fairmont's.

• 230: the DOWNLITE pillow supplied to The Langham, Boston
• 233: Van der Valk, Netherlands
• 240: Fairmont feather and down
• 290: Fairmont gel fibre
• 400: Four Seasons Pure Down

No Marriott-brand or Accor pillow states a thread count at all.

What do other Canadian hotel brands use?

Three hotel brands in our data are Canadian, and all three use a feather-heavy blend:

• Fairmont: 80% feather, 20% down, firm.
• Le Germain Hotels: the Duveteuse, 80% goose feathers and 20% white goose down, made by Marie l'Oie. Le Germain says synthetic pillows are offered for guests with allergies.
• Four Seasons: 75% feather, 25% white down, with an 80/20 Euro pillow. See our Four Seasons pillow guide.

What size is a Fairmont pillow?

Queen 20 x 30 in (about 51 x 76 cm) and King 20 x 36 in (about 51 x 91 cm). Fairmont does not sell a Standard size. These are the same Queen and King sizes Marriott, Westin and Ritz-Carlton use, so standard North American pillowcases fit. For other countries, see pillow sizes by country.

If you want the hotel feel at home, pick your pillow the way a hotel guest does: soft or firm, by how you sleep. Browse our hotel pillows.

Comfie is not affiliated with or endorsed by any hotel named here. Specifications are as published by each hotel or its shop when we checked them on 8 November 2026.