It’s official – we’re a nation of duvet hoggers! We recently conducted a survey to find out about bad sleep habits across the UK, and 29% of those we asked have an easier time sleeping when they’re not sharing the bed with their partner.
Some of the worst bedtime habits included snoring (48%), passing wind (16%) and, of course, duvet-hogging (12%). A fifth confessed to duvet-hogging, and many said they argued with their partner about who gets more of the duvet twice a week. With 21% of those asked being kept awake on a regular basis, and 56% admitting that bad bedside habits are a relationship dealbreaker, it’s clear that a solution is needed.
DU-VAR check! We’re trialling new sleep tech to stop duvet hogging this summer
We’re trialling our very own DU-VAR technology!
So, to combat this bedtime faux pas, we’re trialling our very own DU-VAR technology!
Inspired by the famous VAR football tech, DU-VAR uses state-of-the-art sensor technology to capture the movement of a duvet in real-time, alerting duvet hoggers when the covers have gone over the half-way line and giving them the opportunity to get back on-side!
This innovative sleep tech has landed just in time for an action-packed season of football in 2024.
As our research found that 10% can’t sleep the night before their team plays an important match – and as we’ll be welcoming tonnes of football fans this summer across our UK hotels and our hotels in Germany – we wanted to do our bit to help everyone sleep better.
Tamara Strauss, our Customer Director for Premier Inn, said:
“Millions of hours of sleep are lost to duvet-hogging each year, with 12% of Brits kept awake by the habit every single week, so we knew it was time to step in and help the nation rest easy with DU-VAR, which helps identify which partner is most guilty of this sleep-stealing habit! Whilst DU-VAR is a fun trial inspired by the summer of sport, with over 800 hotels in locations across the UK and Germany, you can rest assured there’s always a Premier Inn nearby where you know exactly what you’re going to get."
And when the hotel’s sorted, you can just enjoy doing your thing, no matter what that might be from football matches to family occasions. Whatever you’re doing, wherever you’re going – do your thing, we’ll sort the rest.
DU-VAR check
To celebrate this summer of sport and encourage partners to be team players at night, we’re also giving you the chance to win a limited edition printed duvet cover! Winners will receive a comfy cover which clearly marks the halfway line between partners to put an end to duvet hogging. To be in with a chance of winning, simply email us at premierinncompetition@premierinn.com, telling us which football team you support in the subject line and letting us know how you’ve tackled duvet-hogging in the past!
How to enter
To be in with a chance of winning,
- Simply email us at premierinncompetition@premierinn.com by Sunday 30th June 2024, telling us in the subject line which football team you support and letting us know how you’ve tackled duvet-hogging in the past!
- Tell us if you’d like a king size or double duvet cover.
- 30 lucky winners (15 king size and 15 double) will be picked at random from all entries on Monday 1st July 2024.
Duvet hogging
Red carded
Reclaiming the duvet
According to our research, the top 10 worst bedtime habits in the UK are:
- Snoring (48%)
- Eating in bed (23%)
- Waking up in the middle of the night (17%)
- Scrolling on apps in bed with the sound on (16%)
- Farting while sleeping (16%)
- Partner reading with the lights on in bed (15%)
- Hogging the duvet (12%)
- Drooling (12%)
- Rolling into your partner’s side of the bed (9%)
- Star fishing (8%)