Human bed warming service launched in UK Holiday Inns

[Keith009]

'Human Bed Warming' Service Launched In UK - Yahoo! News UK

Holiday Inn, operator of over 4,000 hotels worldwide, will begin to offer a free five-minute "human bed warming service" at it's London Kensington hotel throughout next week.


If requested, a willing member of hotel staff will jump in your bed, dressed head to foot in an all-in-one sleeper suit, until your nightly chamber warms up.


"Like having a giant hot water bottle in your bed" is how Holiday Inn spokeswoman Jane Bednall described the idea.

Hmm... personally I prefer a cool bed. As mentioned on another forum, it'd be interesting if they try to 'upsell' beyond the first free 5 mins.

 

[samh004]

What’s wrong with an actual hot water bottle?

 

[NM]

What’s wrong with an actual hot water bottle?

Or a Whiskey bottle?

 

[munitalP]

Or a Whiskey bottle?

thats fine as long as it tastes like Wild Turkey

 

[simongr]

Isnt it a little early for April's Fool?

 

[codash1099]

What’s wrong with an actual hot water bottle?

Well given my druthers and subject to the quality of the human bedwarmer I know what I'd prefer.

 

[Justinf]

Can you pay for the bedwarmer to stay the night?

 

[anat0l]

If I get a good looking female bed warmer, I'll ask if she offers any extras :mrgreen:


They can't be serious, can they? You can buy hot water bottles or put a few doonas in the warming dryer much cheaper than paying a token human to warm up a bed.

 

[Keith009]

If I get a good looking female bed warmer, I'll ask if she offers any extras :mrgreen:


They can't be serious, can they? You can buy hot water bottles or put a few doonas in the warming dryer much cheaper than paying a token human to warm up a bed.

The service is free. For the first 5 minutes anyway...

 

[straitman]

.... and he sits there shaking his head and wonders where the world is really going :!: :shock:

 

[Mal]

Might find out and do a trip report !

 

[docjames]

Might find out and do a trip report !

The QF009-trademarked feet shot would be interesting.........

 

[harvyk]

Can you pay for the bedwarmer to stay the night?

No, but if you like there are other people who would only be too happy to stay the night, for the right price...


Seriously, these guys are a little early for April Fools...

 

[haydensydney]

It has to be a publicity stunt - this is the most absurd proposal I have ever heard.

 

[JohnK]

How ridiculous. What will they think of next?

Or a Whiskey bottle?

thats fine as long as it tastes like Wild Turkey

Isn't Wild Turkey a bourbon whisky not a real Whiskey?

 

[NM]

How ridiculous. What will they think of next?


Isn't Wild Turkey a bourbon whisky not a real Whiskey?

those folks from Tennessee have never been able to spell, let along distil properly

 

[harvyk]

How ridiculous. What will they think of next?


Isn't Wild Turkey a bourbon whisky not a real Whiskey?

It's a bourbon whisky... That said it's still really nice especially when mixed with coke ...

it was for a little while my standard drink I'd buy DF, until I discovered SOCO 100% proof...

 

[lovestotravel]

One word for this idea


FAIL


Maybe two words


EPIC FAIL

 

[NM]

One word for this idea


FAIL


Maybe two words


EPIC FAIL

Perhaps they would see it differently. They have likely already succeeded just based on the additional publicity obtained from the media response. Even if nobody ever used the service, the hotel has already won.

 

[lovestotravel]

Yet the holiday inn chain is one chain I would NEVER visit