Travel News - Human Bed Warming Service

I checked my calendar on this one - it isn't April 1st yet.

Is this a publicity stunt or are they serious?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100118/tod-human-bed-warming-service-launched-i-870a197.html

Apparently this has been on the radio in London this morning. They have a discussion going about what other alternative services people would want. I am not listening to it, but I could see the conversation heading south very quickly.

One woman called to have a bra clasping service. I guess she realizes the unclasping service is already on offer at the hotel bar.

One guy wants a teeth brushing service. I can't really relate to that one. I don't really like it when the dentist probes my mouth and he is trained.

They cannot be serious, it must be a marketing ploy.

I was going to ask if they do extras, but thought better of it :D

Apparently this has been on the radio in London this morning. They have a discussion going about what other alternative services people would want. I am not listening to it, but I could see the conversation heading south very quickly.

One woman called to have a bra clasping service. I guess she realizes the unclasping service is already on offer at the hotel bar.

One guy wants a teeth brushing service. I can't really relate to that one. I don't really like it when the dentist probes my mouth and he is trained.

Well, didn't Prince Charles have a member of staff whose main job was to squeeze toothpaste onto the Prince's toothbrush EXACTLY like he wanted it???

Why doesn't the Holiday Inn just provide a couple of steel bottles filled with hot water so the guests can dump them on the sheets to warm them up before bed? I'm sure most people won't like the idea of someone else lying in their beds right before they head to sleep.

I did experience this once in LA. It was a hotel in Beverly Hills (I think it was Luxe Hotel Rodeo Drive) I checked into our room and there was one of the hotel's male mexican worker tucked in bed watching the TV.

I went straight back to the reception. The receptionist reaction was , "I'm going to kill him"

We decided to go for dinner so they can find us another room. Upon returning to the hotel, we find ourselves checking into the same room as it was the only room left at the hotel. We later found a black hair under the covers.

We later found a black hair under the covers.

Pubic? :eek:

can I ask for that as my RA welcome amenity?

I was going to ask if they do extras, but thought better of it :D

You beat me to the punch! :D

Of course, I'd have to examine the bed warmer whether she was attractive or not. Although after she's done the bed might be on fire ;) :D :D

I guess they never heard of electric blankets. :confused:

I guess they never heard of electric blankets. :confused:

I think there are substantial safety implications associated with their use, let alone those that don't know how to use them properly (and you know what unseasoned travellers can be like).

I guess they never heard of electric blankets. :confused:
This is the UK we're talking about, they've never heard of insulation or central heating. :p

Cold under the covers? Hire a ‘bed-warmer’
Holiday Inn offers trial run of service at 3 British hotels

LONDON - 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.

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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34976869/ns/travel-destinations/

You beat me to it :)

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/retailandconsumer/7009900/Hotel-chain-offers-human-bed-warmers.html

Also here:http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/intercontinental-hotels-priority-club-inter-continental-ambassador/1041364-human-bed-warming-service.html

Holiday Inn said the warmer would be fully dressed and leave the bed before the guest occupied it.Darn.

LOL.

No thanks. I feel a bit creepy climbing into a bed that's been warmed by a stranger.

LOL.

No thanks. I feel a bit creepy climbing into a bed that's been warmed by a stranger.

:DUnless she/he is really hot...no pun intended

This is the UK we're talking about, they've never heard of insulation or central heating. :p

^^ true true :p

I'm very tempted to change my booking to this HI (IC is booked) in two weeks and see what warmers are on offer. :D

[QUOTE=wr_schwab;13226268]Cold under the covers? Hire a ‘bed-warmer’
Holiday Inn offers trial run of service at 3 British hotels

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

This is just plain WRONG.

:DUnless she/he is really hot...no pun intended

Beat me too it rndomtask. Isn't the purpose of bed-warming to let someone or something's heat escape into the bed? Why would they wear fleece--doesn't that defeat the purpose?

Wouldn't expelling hot gasses in between the sheets warm them up even faster? :eek:

useless without pictures

Hah, they just got people way more interested in their rooms ^

I guess they never heard of electric blankets. :confused:

or husbands, I thought it was in my contract with Mrs Sweet Willie to warm her side of the bed.

or husbands, I thought it was in my contract with Mrs Sweet Willie to warm her side of the bed.

That is funny and/or wrong in so many, many ways. :) :p :D

According to anecdotal evidence, services of human bed warmers, who DON'T wear jumpsuits (or anything else, for that matter) can sometimes be included as "extra blanket" on your hotel bill in some parts of the world. :)

According to anecdotal evidence, services of human bed warmers, who DON'T wear jumpsuits (or anything else, for that matter) can sometimes be included as "extra blanket" on your hotel bill in some parts of the world. :)

I will try to remember next time when I order an extra blanket. Most Hilton hotels give you the opportunity to order extras in advance via a special website. "Extra blanket" is sometimes on the list, so is "extra pillow". Do you have any explanation for the latter, too? :D

I will try to remember next time when I order an extra blanket. Most Hilton hotels give you the opportunity to order extras in advance via a special website. "Extra blanket" is sometimes on the list, so is "extra pillow". Do you have any explanation for the latter, too? :D

I guess one is for gentleman guests, the other is for lady guests :D

I use my dogs for this when I'm home. :)
They just stay on top of the covers though.

I always thought the service has always existed. Its called the electric blanket. :) may take up a bit of baggage space though.

That's a little too gross for me.

or husbands, I thought it was in my contract with Mrs Sweet Willie to warm her side of the bed.

As long as methane gas is not part of the warming process, I think you’re good! :D

As long as methane gas is not part of the warming process, I think you’re good! :D

it is always the dog's fault:)

Menopausal women will really have some job opportunities.

LOL.

No thanks. I feel a bit creepy climbing into a bed that's been warmed by a stranger.

Me too. It's gross and creepy. I'd much rather that they offer electric bed warmers or an electric blanket. I don't want someone sleeping in my bed before I use it, regardless of what they are wearing.

... I don't want someone sleeping in my bed before I use it, regardless of what they are wearing.Who said anything about sleeping?

(I think I've slept with one or two people I never slept with. :D )

I look forward to ICH forum members' reports of being able (I hope) to choose who hops into their bed. ;)
http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/hotel-chain-offers-human-bed-warmers-20100122-mp55.html

I wonder how long the gimmick lasts and how some people have fun with this.

A reason to visit the ICH forum. :)

That's a little too gross for me.
I agree. Even if your bed is cold, it will warm up within about 30 seconds after climbing in.

Menopausal women will really have some job opportunities.
:D

What next, human toilet seat warmers?

Are they going to provide a roster with photos of bed-warmers so the customers get to pick? :D

I'd much rather that they offer electric bed warmers or an electric blanket.

Exactly! Wouldn't an electric blanket be more efficient and easier? I bet they can even set a timer with an added device or something.

There is so little chance somebody covered head to toe in a sleeper suit will warm up the bed at all in a free five minute session.

I'll give them credit, they could have not bought the amount of free publicity they are getting for this one.

Wonder if the "warmers" are all lined up on the staircase for you to choose the one to make your bed the hottest?

sudden the phrase "please fluff my pillow" takes on a whole new meaning.

I have a feeling that no matter how warm the bed at the hotel gets, it wouldn't make up for how cold my wife would make the bed at home when I return if I used this service...

Most excellent thread in a while! ROTFL! :)

A hot water bottle should do the trick better than fully a dressed human. Also, men probably generate more heat than women but I would feel really strange of being in the room while another man warms up the bed for me. :td:

This is under active discussion in our Newsstand forum, here (http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/newsstand/1042381-cold-under-covers-hire-bed-warmer-holiday-inn-offers-trial-run-service.html).
I'll move it to Newsstand for that forum moderator's decision whether to merge threads. Ocn Vw 1K, Moderator, TravelBuzz.

Are they going to provide a roster with photos of bed-warmers so the customers get to pick? :D


Exactly! Wouldn't an electric blanket be more efficient and easier? I bet they can even set a timer with an added device or something.


Roster.......how about a line up......no, no, no, YES!!!!!!!


I think there is a liability issue with electric blankets.
What's next, human toilet seat warmers?

To give an idea of the people who have gotten wind of this...it was actually the subject of a "Bluff the Listener" game on the NPR news quiz "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" under unusual hotel amenities!

This service was mentioned in today's issue of the the International Herald Tribune:

"HUMAN BED-WARMERS BEGIN THEIR WORK AT 3 HOLIDAY INNS
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 city of Manchester will dress in an all-in-one fleece sleeper suit before slipping between the sheets. The bed-warmer is equipped with a thermometer to measure the bed’s re- quired temperature of 20 degrees Celsi- us (68 Fahrenheit). Holiday Inn said the warmer would be fully dressed and leave the bed before the guest occupied it. It could not confirm if the warmer would shower first, but said hair would be covered. A spokeswoman could not explain why the beds were not being warmed by hot water bottles or electric blankets. (REUTERS)"

A good hair dryer turned to maximum heat will do the job quite well. :)

If only the Starwood offered this service ... the Sheraton BWI was full of beautiful woman this fall and winter. Do you give these women (I am assuming that a woman would do as I surely do not want another man to do it) a tip?

To give an idea of the people who have gotten wind of this...it was actually the subject of a "Bluff the Listener" game on the NPR news quiz "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" under unusual hotel amenities!

I really don't think you should use the phrase "gotten wind" in relation to this service! :D

I actually prefer a cool bed and can't sleep in a warm bed. Do they also offer frigid people?

Hunan bed warming service ?standout topic!

I actually prefer a cool bed and can't sleep in a warm bed. Do they also offer frigid people?

Would 3 ice packs be cool enough for you, Sir?

:D