The Hatch Restore 1 Alarm Clock Helps Me Simulate the Best Sleep I’ve Ever Gotten
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I don’t think most people can say this, but I remember my very best experience of falling asleep.
It was in the solid darkness of the Guatemalan rainforest, surrounded by heavy rainfall as the screams of howler monkeys and songs of toucans lulled me to sleep. Romantic, soothing, mysterious, and natural — it was the most ideal sleep of my life.
Guess what? The nightlife in New Jersey, where I live, is just not the same. Car lights and dogs barking do not help me get to sleep nearly as well as bedtime in the jungle. Last year, to get that magical nighttime vibe in my own bedroom, I sprung for a Hatch Restore. It’s a toaster-size machine with programmable lights (peach, white, blue, and more) and sounds (like the gentle rumbling of trains, birds chirping, lapping ocean waves, and a soft voice reading stories) designed to usher you on to sleep. There have been some nights when my Hatch has almost brought me right back to that night in Tikal.
Restore 1 (2020 Model) Sunrise Alarm Clock
amazon.com
$201.47
But some users — and I can understand why — love the Hatch for how it lets them customize their morning routine. For example, you can wake up over the course of a half hour with slowly brightening cool peach light (Sunrise of a Flower Orchard) accompanied by bird songs. Or you might choose Conquering Fuji color with Calm Ocean sounds. The Hatch supports you in creating a routine to help you rest and rise with less stress.
While the Restore does work on its own with a press of the top button, it can be difficult to use without the app, which costs $4.99 a month and offers dozens of choices of sounds and light. (And those sounds and colors I mentioned above are unfortunately only accessible via the app.) Honestly, my only quibble with the Hatch is that the app isn’t included in the rather expensive price for what is essentially — but oh so much more than — an alarm clock.
To share my love, I plan on giving the Hatch to everyone in my family this holiday season. It’s a big expense, but I hope this will help the many unsound sleepers in my life find peace and joy.
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