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From the Wacky World of Travel

Apr 21, 2010

Expected to be tested in England this year, Holiday Inn has decided to consider the hiring of human bed warmers to help guests get a good night’s sleep. These employees, dressed in all-in-one sleeper suits, will actually climb into your hotel bed before you in order to warm it up!

My research doesn’t exactly explain how they warm the bed, but my guess is that these “sleeper suits” simply allow an employee to join you in bed…but before you actually get in bed. Or, perhaps–no…better for this writer not go into other possible methods roaming through my head right now.

According to a sleep centre specialist, this could help restless business travelers and vacationers slip into a more restful and expedited slumber. Evidence shows that sleep starts in bed 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 is a good way to start this process whereas a cold bed inhibits sleep. Think how warm your bed is after you’ve slept in it all night. Warm and cozy, huh?

Holiday Inn spokeswoman Jane Bednall likens the service to “having a giant hot water bottle in your bed, warming it up before you climb in…”

She also states (you were wondering; admit it!) “of course they [the employees] jump out before you jump in.”