Reuters reports that Holiday Inn is offering human bed warmers at three hotels in Britain. Reuters says the Holiday Inn promises the human bed warmers will wear a fleece sleeper suit and cover their hair. The human bed warmers will also leave your bed before you arrive to go to sleep.
"The new Holiday Inn bed warmers service is a bit like having a giant hot water bottle in your bed," Holiday Inn spokeswoman Jane Bednall said in an emailed statement to Reuters.
The bed-warmer is 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.
This is creepy. Surely they could have just used hot water bottles to warm up the beds or offer guests the option of an electric blanket. Having actual people warm up your bed is not necessary.