A Good Night’s Sleep for Business Travellers with Spa Treatments at a Hotel
For business travellers, sleeping and working in a hotel is part of everyday life. When important business appointments are pending, restful sleep is all the more important. However, many people often find it difficult to get a good night’s sleep in a hotel bed. A well designed spa can help guests achieve a relaxed night’s rest. Both hoteliers and guests stand to benefit from this.
Why do people often sleep badly in unfamiliar beds?
It is a natural protective mechanism of the human psyche to sleep badly in unfamiliar beds, at first during the first night. Psychologists often speak of the “first night’s effect”: falling asleep takes longer, the night is interrupted by frequent awakenings, and the sleep has less restful sleep phases. A relic, probably from the Stone Age, when dangers could lurk at night and people had to be especially careful in a foreign environment. However, this effect may have been useful in the past, it is unnecessary today. In addition, the unfamiliar bed, mattress, noise or light level all contribute to the “first night effect”.
Business travellers often have to deal with the additional factor of stress. Anyone who continues to work after a long day’s journey and has to make important appointments the next day, will find himself worse off. This is why spa treatments designed for relaxation and stress relief are effective measures for a good night’s sleep.
The effects of sleep deprivation
Too little sleep and too little deep sleep phases have consequences. On one hand, this leads to fatigue. Moreover, if you sleep too little, you feel exhausted and less resilient. The ability to concentrate also suffers. Your mood is measurably worse after one night with insufficient sleep. Those affected are more easily irritated, more impatient, and less cheerful. These consequences are especially unpleasant for business people. They are often more frequent in hotels and often only for single nights. In this particular case the “first night’s effect” really comes into play.
How spa concepts in hotels can improve sleep
When arriving at the hotel, business travellers are often already feeling stressed. After a long drive or a flight you are actually exhausted, but you still have to prepare everything for the next day. Moreover, there is always a chance that meetings might overrun, and business partners and customers might want to go out for dinner together in the evening so that the day is not only exhausting but very long.
It is, therefore, important that business hotels answer the challenge of reducing the “first night’s effect”. In addition to exclusive bedding, a selection of pillows and blankets, and soundproofed rooms, well designed spa concepts facilitate a more relaxing night – thus contributing to constructive business day. They allow professional travellers to feel more comfortable and relaxed. This also benefits the hoteliers, who can score with this special service and are more likely to gain repeat customers from loyal guests.
