Jan 25, 2010

Human bed warmers at UK Holiday Inn’s

Tired of cold hotel bed sheets?

If you’re travel plans include visiting the UK, you may be in luck

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.

A Holliday Inn spokesperson said it’s like having a giant hot water bottle in your bed.

The bed-warmer person would be 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.

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

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