Lately I've been packing silk satin pajamas. My favorite are charcoal gray. They're compact, comfortable, presentable (for whatever reason!), and perfect for nearly every temperature.

Generally a lightweight camisole and boxers. Sometimes I'll throw in a modal tank top and capris. Insanely soft and great for puttering around in my hotel room.

Wear? To sleep in? Hmmmmmmmm?

I'm another who sleeps in the all together. Even on holiday.

I now always take SOMEthing to sleep in, separate from what I'm wearing during the day.

One trip I skipped anything extra (taking "packing light" to a fault) figuring I really didn't need something separate for the hotel room or at night. Found out it's much nicer to have something clean that is only for lounging around the hotel room or sleeping... tank, capris, tshirt, shorts, lightweight robe, whatever.

My birthday suit. Well, holidays are special occasions, right?

Same as at home, nowt.

The only exception being when I go camping and I do wear a pair of sweat pants and a T-shirt to simplify those middle of the night/first thing pee trips.

Depends on whom I'm traveling with :)

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I love pjs - and I like having something to lounge around the hotel room in - so I take lightweight cotton or silk pjs, usually a sleeveless top and capri-length pants.

I always treat myself to something new for the trip. New and soft, no coffee stains from home. Appropriate for the weather.

When my mother was in her early 80s she was on a Globus tour in Ireland. After a long day of touring and a group dinner, she returned to her hotel room exhausted. She tore off her clothes and fell into bed exhausted. Too tired to put on her nightie. In the middle of the night, she got up to go to the bathroom. In her sleepiness, however, she picked the wrong door, and found herself out in the hall, locked out of her room, in just her undies. Took her two years to tell her two daughters of her trip down the elevator to the desk to get a new key to her room! So pack carefully!

fbc ,, that is without a doubt the funniest image I have read about in a long time,, your poor old mom, at her age, having to go down to the reception,, talk about dieing of embarrassment..

Full=length black slip. Very light-weight, very non-flannel.

What do you sleep in when you travel?

Chanel No 5

So far, an old grey t-shirt, actually my old HS gym shirt, and care bears pj pants. But since I'll be sharing bathrooms with strangers in the up-coming trips, probably will look for something a little nicer.

Why do you need something to sleep in - particularly when most people are worried about their luggage weight.

I couldn't imagine wearing anything in bed

Lawchick- some people are uncomfortable about keeping their bare skin next to sheets they haven't cleaned themselves and don't know if they're clean enough or so. I don't think I could work up the courage to sleep nekkid in a hotel bed, even with previous experience several years ago as a hotel maid/housekeeping.

So Padraig, reading but not responding to the question - isn't that breaking some kind of Fodor rule!

I purchased a black silk long john set a few years back and always pack themif there's a chance it'll be cool. Also a silk chemise. They all wash really well and as I sleep without anything I do like to lounge sometimes.