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The average Brit spends over 10 months asleep in hotels during their adult lifetime – splashing out £62K in the process, according to new research.
People will typically spend 1,184 nights in hotels during their adult years, over the course of 378 separate hotel stays.
When they’re not sleeping, they spend just three hours and 22 minutes a day in their rooms, with seven in ten never taking advantage of hotel extras like the gym or spa.
Commissioned by new hotel chain Point A Hotels, the survey of 2,000 UK adults by OnePoll found a quarter have pinched something during a stay - with some cheeky customers even taking the CURTAINS.
Naushad Jivraj, CEO at Point A Hotels, said: “The amount of money we spend on hotels goes someway to showing just how important a role they play in our lives.
“But, as the results suggest, location and getting a good night’s sleep are the most important factors for guests.
“Additional features are often an unnecessary luxury – complete with a price tag to match.”
Over half of respondents said they simply see hotels as a place to get some kip and store their belongings.
During the typical adult lifetime, respondents will spend 12 days, five hours shopping around for hotels – with location and a comfortable bed the most important criteria.
And those polled will also spend 783 nights in hotels for leisure and a further 401 for work over the average adult lifetime.
Seven in 10 people said they wouldn’t consider sampling the mini bar and 74 per cent wouldn’t bother with the hotel gym.
Half of Brits don’t bother with hotel extras because they think they’ve already splashed out enough on the hotel - while a third said they simply don’t appeal to them.
While half of UK adults would be encouraged to spend more time in their room if it came with free Wi-Fi access.
The most popular activity to do during a leisure break is eat out - followed by visiting local tourist attractions and going for a walk.
Eight in 10 respondents said they expect to find complimentary toiletries in their room.
Naushad Jivraj said: “Point A Hotels is a brand new hotel group, with a brand new point of view.
“Our brand is built on the insight that savvy travellers are focused on what they’ve come to the city for, rather than the hotel they’re staying at.
“With a distinct brand promise, ‘Everything you need, to set you up, for what you’ve come to do’, Point A Hotels are right in the heart of the action and provide all the essentials to set guests up for whatever their point b might be.”
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