I hate duvets, a.k.a. "Whatever happened to good old sheets and blankets?"
Mar 21, 2008, 4:55 pm
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Duvets are absolutely the norm in the uk
So much so, that the first time I went to the US, the first thing I asked in my hotel was 'where is the duvet??'
yuk- Horrible nasty sheets and blankets- especially made from polyester or other static charge holding materials....
Find them too thin, too clingy, and too hot.
Plus there are too many of them and some berk has always tucked them in the end of the bed.
So much so, that the first time I went to the US, the first thing I asked in my hotel was 'where is the duvet??'
yuk- Horrible nasty sheets and blankets- especially made from polyester or other static charge holding materials....
Find them too thin, too clingy, and too hot.
Plus there are too many of them and some berk has always tucked them in the end of the bed.
Mar 21, 2008, 7:36 pm
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I agree about hating tucked in covers. I wonder if there's a relationship between loving duvets and wanting loose covers over the feet? I have some friends who love the tucked in foot feeling, maybe those are the people who need blankets and so forth to sleep well.
Mar 21, 2008, 9:21 pm
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The ones I used in Germany as a child were just a bag filled with feathers. The ones I use now are stitched to create many smaller compartments.
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Jul 20, 2008, 4:27 pm
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I hate hotel duvets, too! And have two solutions.
The duvet scorge is in all hotels all over the world--at least all those I go to. The worst was in a Mumbai Hotel. In that hot, stickly climate in which electric power is precious, sleeping under the thick, hot duvet was possible on by turning the air conditioning down to very cold.
Lately, I (or my wife and I) have been automatically unmaking the bed and dumping the inner pad; then sleeping under the two-sheet duvet cover (in better hotels a third sheet is usually on the bed--which provides a bit more warmth if needed).
But last month in travel to Cardiff, U.K., I had the foresight to email the hotel and request conventional blanket and sheets. They did it! And I slept great.
Yes, I like the clean white look of duvet-equipped hotel rooms--which are the industry's current response to bedspreads of dubious cleanliness. But clean and white surely can be obtained in a less ridiculous way that a heavy duvet.
Lately, I (or my wife and I) have been automatically unmaking the bed and dumping the inner pad; then sleeping under the two-sheet duvet cover (in better hotels a third sheet is usually on the bed--which provides a bit more warmth if needed).
But last month in travel to Cardiff, U.K., I had the foresight to email the hotel and request conventional blanket and sheets. They did it! And I slept great.
Yes, I like the clean white look of duvet-equipped hotel rooms--which are the industry's current response to bedspreads of dubious cleanliness. But clean and white surely can be obtained in a less ridiculous way that a heavy duvet.
Jul 22, 2008, 4:35 am
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The duvet scorge is in all hotels all over the world--at least all those I go to. The worst was in a Mumbai Hotel. In that hot, stickly climate in which electric power is precious, sleeping under the thick, hot duvet was possible on by turning the air conditioning down to very cold.
Lately, I (or my wife and I) have been automatically unmaking the bed and dumping the inner pad; then sleeping under the two-sheet duvet cover (in better hotels a third sheet is usually on the bed--which provides a bit more warmth if needed).
But last month in travel to Cardiff, U.K., I had the foresight to email the hotel and request conventional blanket and sheets. They did it! And I slept great.
Yes, I like the clean white look of duvet-equipped hotel rooms--which are the industry's current response to bedspreads of dubious cleanliness. But clean and white surely can be obtained in a less ridiculous way that a heavy duvet.
Lately, I (or my wife and I) have been automatically unmaking the bed and dumping the inner pad; then sleeping under the two-sheet duvet cover (in better hotels a third sheet is usually on the bed--which provides a bit more warmth if needed).
But last month in travel to Cardiff, U.K., I had the foresight to email the hotel and request conventional blanket and sheets. They did it! And I slept great.
Yes, I like the clean white look of duvet-equipped hotel rooms--which are the industry's current response to bedspreads of dubious cleanliness. But clean and white surely can be obtained in a less ridiculous way that a heavy duvet.
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Jul 22, 2008, 5:48 am
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I absolutely love duvet's.
The one I have on my bed at home is a down duvet bought ~ 10 yrs ago, on sale for $500+. It is truly amazing.
When I lived in a colder clime, it kept me warm. Now that I am in a warm clime, it keeps me cool. It is very thick but very light.
My boyfriend was so amazed with it that the one time I was going to his place for a week, he asked me to bring it. Um yeah, I did that alright
The one I have on my bed at home is a down duvet bought ~ 10 yrs ago, on sale for $500+. It is truly amazing.
When I lived in a colder clime, it kept me warm. Now that I am in a warm clime, it keeps me cool. It is very thick but very light.
My boyfriend was so amazed with it that the one time I was going to his place for a week, he asked me to bring it. Um yeah, I did that alright
Jul 22, 2008, 11:07 am
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I am proud to be an anti-duvite! As many others have stated, I can never get the temperature regulated. I often end up with one leg under and one leg over, which does not lead to a satisfying night of sleep. And don't get me started on unregulated radiators in European boutique hotels...
Jul 22, 2008, 6:34 pm
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Totally agree, so much so that we have switched to duvets in our vacation rental. Aside from comfort, it's so much cleaner! The housekeeper launders the duvet cover between guests. Much more sanitary than having the comforter dry cleaned every few monthes.
Jul 30, 2008, 1:50 am
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Aaauuugghhh!
Just flew Biz on SA. A nice meal, an Amarula , a full bed and then, ugh, out comes the hated duvets! I had changed into my sweats for a really comfy sleep and I was just so hot! Kicked off the duvet and covered myself with my Pashmina. Now a little chilly, so annoying!!!
However all my fellow flyer looked snug as bugs, so clearly I am Miss Fuss Budget!
However all my fellow flyer looked snug as bugs, so clearly I am Miss Fuss Budget!