Holiday Inn launches the first human bed warming service as more snow is forecast As the big freeze envelops Britain, and the MET office forecast more snow for this week, Holiday Inn has taken the unprecedented step of introducing human bed warmers into its hotels, helping guests get a great night’s sleep and keep the cold at bay. With temperatures plummeting as low as -17 degrees Celsius in the UK, Holiday Inn has teamed up with renowned sleep psychologist Dr Chris Idzikowski and a dedicated team of bed warmers to heat up guests’ beds. Dressed in all in one sleeper suits, the bed warmers will work as human electric blankets, bringing the bed temperature up before guests climb in so guests can be toasty warm from the moment their heads hit the pillow. As Dr Chris Idzikowski, director of the Edinburgh Sleep Centre explains: “There’s plenty of scientific evidence to show that sleep starts at the beginning of the night when body temperature starts to drop. The decline occurs partly because the blood vessels of the hands, face and feet open up and release heat. “A warm bed – approximately 20 to 24 degrees Celsius – is a good way to start this process whereas a cold bed would inhibit sleep. Holiday Inn’s new bed warmers service should help people achieve a good night’s sleep especially as it’s taking much longer for them to warm up when they come in from the snow. Jane Bednall, spokesperson for Holiday Inn said: “People want to leave the cold outside and climb into a warm bed. The new Holiday Inn bed warmers service is a bit like having a giant hot water bottle in your bed, warming it up before guests climb in to give them a great night’s sleep away from the cold. And of course they jump out before you jump in!” The bed warmers toasting suits (pictured) were specially designed to maximise sheet heating efficiency. The complimentary five minute bed warming service will trial at Holiday Inn London Kensington Forum, Holiday Inn Kingston South and Holiday Inn Manchester Central Park. Sessions should be booked to take place between 21.00 and 23.00, from 18 to 25 January 2010.
-shock That is one of the hotels I have stayed in -shock ... and I thought my colleague was naughty :jb:
LOL... I remember one night in Shanghai during the winter of 1991; those old hutong buildings don't have insulation nor central heating. Missus Ralph and I were bundled together, and under three blankets. Despite this, it remained still too cold to sleep. Under the dim moonlight, we peered out from under our blankets at the thick layer of ice that our window had become. Honestly, as for the idea of human bed warmers in this day and age? No thanks, that's what thermostats are for; I'd rather have better central heating.-^_^
^a thick layer of ice?what was the temperature then? -20? You're freezing out there but i'm being cooked her...so hot here.. Even if i was freezing to death,i won't pay and don't want human bed warming.
lol once those bed warmers are gone it's gonna get cold again... might as well sleep in it from cold to warm it up yourself and ask for extra duvet *sigh* fail
It sounds like a great job. Who wouldn't want to get paid to lay down? It doesn't sound like the bed warmers stay in bed with the guests. I think their job is to get in, warm the bed up, then leave when the guests are ready to go to sleep.
Haha, not sure if it was minus 20 or minus 10; it was just freaking cold. The thing about old Chinese buildings is that unless you're way up north (like in Harbin) there wasn't any such thing as indoor heating back then. So, when the temperatures came down, it was like sleeping in a cave in the middle of winter. Any water moisture in the air and it eventually condensed and clung to a wall or ceiling as icicles. I remember everyone was wishing it would snow as a thick layer of snow provided insulation for the building from the bone chilling wind, LOL...
thats disgusting...i already have trouble sleeping in hotel beds now that i know someone else has been in it to warm it up will be even worse.
