Costco's Affordable Solution To Hot, Sleepless Nights Is 'Worth Its Weight In Gold'

When it comes to creating a peaceful bedroom that promotes good sleep, one of the first areas you'll want to tackle is your bedding and the overall temperature of the room. After all, if you find yourself sweating in bed due to being overheated, a restful sleep can feel impossible. The sleep-haven bedroom of your dreams must be as comfortable as it is functional. Finding a blanket that keeps you cozy without overheating can be the missing piece. Fortunately, there are various solutions to help you find rest on those hot, sleepless nights, and, for some people, this blanket from Costco is one of them.

Costco's Cooling Throw is a dual-patterned (heather/stripes) blanket available in four different colors. It's designed specifically for a cooling effect, with one side composed of a Nylon and Spandex mixture to help keep your bed cool during toasty nights. The blanket itself measures 60 by 70 inches, so it is oversized compared to standard throw blankets. This means that you can easily incorporate it into your living-room decor for days you want to cover up without overheating, or save it for the bedroom on those too-warm summer nights. It's also machine washable, which is especially helpful if you're looking to add it as a permanent addition to your summer bedscape and beat the heat.

If you haven't sought a sleep solution like this before, you may be wondering if cooling bedding really works on hot nights. While there is science to back up how products like Costco's Cooling Throw can help overheated sleepers, reviewers also back up the functionality of this throw. Costco's Cooling Throw currently has an average rating of 4.7 stars across 381 reviews at the time of this writing, with 325 of those being 5-star ratings.

One reviewer, Erbie, titled their 5-star review as the "BEST blanket," writing that this is their "favorite blanket ever" and that it's "perfect for when you want to be wrapped in a blanket that's not fleecy, heavy or hot. Great for summer." Another reviewer, username MNMac, shared a similar sentiment while focusing on the overall cooling ability of this throw: "Fantastic product. One of the few [cooling] products that actually stays cool." They noted that it "doesn't stay cold if lying in the same position all the time", but that it also "just doesn't really heat up." Another reviewer with the username Rugs wrote that "This is light and cool to the touch, perfect when [you're] a hot sleeper", although they did wish for brighter color options.

At least one buyer found another use for the blanket. Reviewer Eric C wrote that they liked the blanket so much that they bought a smaller one for their dog. "I have put it over his bed and he enjoys laying on it very much," the reviewer wrote.