Human "bed-warmers" at Holiday Inn - Online News

[Shea Veile]

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LONDON (Reuters) – International hotel chain Holiday Inn is offering a trial human bed-warming service at three hotels in Britain this month.

If requested, a willing staff-member at two of the chain's London hotels and one in the northern English city of Manchester will dress in an all-in-one fleece sleeper suit before slipping between the sheets.

"The new Holiday Inn bed warmers service is a bit like having a giant hot water bottle in your bed," Holiday Inn spokeswoman Jane Bednall said in an emailed statement to Reuters.

The bed-warmer is equipped with a thermometer to measure the bed's required temperature of 20 degrees Celsius (68 Fahrenheit).

Holiday Inn said the warmer would be fully dressed and leave the bed before the guest occupied it. They could not confirm if the warmer would shower first, but said hair would be covered.

Florence Eavis, Holiday Inn spokeswoman told Reuters that the "innovative" bed-warming method was a response to Britain's recent cold weather and marked the launch of 3,200 new Holiday Inns worldwide.

She could not explain why the beds were not being warmed by hot water bottles or electric-blankets, but admitted the human method was quirky.

Holiday Inn are promoting the service with the help of sleep-expert Chris Idzikowski, director of the Edinburgh Sleep Center, who said the idea could help people sleep.

"There's plenty of scientific evidence to show that sleep starts at the beginning of the night when body temperature starts to drop," he said. "A warm bed - approximately 20 to 24 Celsius - is a good way to start this process whereas a cold bed would inhibit sleep."


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[youngatheart]

So many thoughts running through my head don't even know where to start commenting on this one. However, I am booking the next flight to Manchester.

[nycflyer]

Wow!!!

I have been to Manchester a few times, but clearly I'm staying in the wrong hotels as I never had this type of offer.

Can you imagine the interchange that occurs when you are in a room ready to go to bed and to have someone already be in the bed just to warm it up?? What kind of tip do you give to a bed-warmer? If your warmer has a nice set of curves, do you just say move over??

Too funny...

[lemontrees]

This would be great if the bedwarmer happened to look like Shea. HOWEVER, what if the bedwarmer turned out to look like TerryThomas? Or worse, Like the Prince Chuck?

THAT could ruin your whole trip! Better ask first if there is a choice in bedwarmers, or if one size fits all.