Acclaimed Designer Reveals the Item to Pack for a Good Night’s Sleep at Any Hotel

Packing the right items can make your trip so much more restful.

A simple roll of electrical tape can be used to block out small but bright LED lights found in most hotel rooms. Dreamstime/TNS

By Lebawit Lily Girma Bloomberg News

Interior designer Alfredo Paredes is the founder of a New York- and Miami-based design studio that bears his name. As creative director, he tackles design for residential and retail projects, such as Brooklyn’s buzzy, nautical-inspired restaurant Sailor, and he’s also created furniture, textile, and rug lines.