Even Santa will want to take a rest!
Santa Claus is coming to town – which means you need to get preparing the turkey, buying presents, and setting up guest beds for your visitors!
Use this handy buying guide to help you give the gift of a great night’s sleep to your visitors.
Planning for your guest’s arrival
When it comes to planning for Santa’s arrival and visitors over the festive season, being a ‘leave it to the last minute’ shopper isn’t always a practical approach. With all that running around, your lungs will need some rest. Luckily, the days of blowing an airbed up can be a thing of the past! With so many different guest beds available, you can make your visitors feel welcome. Supplying a good night’s sleep, night after night, will enable your guests to wake feeling refreshed.
Regardless of whether you are an organised shopper or more of a last-minute panic buyer, Christmas seems to get bigger and more expensive every year. This year will see many facing the squeeze when doing their shopping. Therefore, the need to make shopping more efficient is probably at the top of all shoppers’ lists.
With guaranteed Christmas delivery available on a range of beds, all you have to do is choose your products, then sit down by the tree and wait for your guests to arrive.
Help is at hand from our award-winning experts!
Just as Santa has his team of elves to help, we have a panel of bed experts to help you! Talking to one of our bed experts could help you turn your thoughts into a considered purchase. They offer free independent advice with fantastic customer service skills as standard. Alternatively, look out for their recommended products on our website, indicated by the ‘expert choice’ logo. Their award-winning skills will help wrap the whole buying process up nicely for you!
Guest beds – Choosing the right one
Just as we are all individual, so too are our sleep needs, making choosing the right bed very subjective. Many factors such as room space, personal preferences (soft, medium, firm tension feel), décor and taste should be taken into consideration.
With a range of mattress fillings on offer, it can be a daunting experience when buying a new one. Our mattress filling buying guide will tell you everything you need to know about fillings. Plus, our staff are on hand to recommend further and answer any questions you might have.
As Christmas often sees people piling on the pounds, a wooden guest bed could be the ideal choice as they can resist any weight. Metal guest beds are also an excellent choice. Typically, more economical than wooden frames, they are solid and durable and again, suitable for heavier sleepers. Shopper more concerned about matching their guest bed with existing furniture and colour palette, might prefer a fabric bed. With a wide range of colours and styles available, there is a guest bed to suit all tastes.
Available room space is an important consideration when buying the ‘right ‘ bed. Typically consisting of the main bed and a secondary bed (a trundle bed, which slides out from underneath the main bed) a guest bed is highly versatile as it can serve as an extension of the main bed, two separate beds, or even just the main bed itself.
For those looking to make a more permanent guest bed, we have a wide range of divans, and ottomans available in all the standard sizes. (Advice relating to bed sizes can be found here.) If you are looking for a multi-functional guest bed, a sofa bed could be the perfect addition to your room. Our award-winning bed experts are on hand to recommend further.
Financing guest beds
Not only do people pile on the pounds, so too does the till ringing in your shopping bill! We have competitive prices to suit all budgets and a range of finance options available to help you spread the cost. (On the rare occasion a competitor is offering a like-for-like product cheaper, we will always aim to match their price whilst still providing you with our award-winning service as standard!)
Other considerations
Providing an empty drawer or two, or some spare wardrobe space in the room will allow your guests to quickly settle in and relax. It will also remove the need for them to rummage through their bags every time they need something. You never know, they might need somewhere to hide a surprise present for you. It is the season of giving after all!
The time to eat, drink, be merry and sleep
The run-up to Christmas can be an emotionally charged time with a mixture of stress and excitement ahead of the festive period. As cortisol levels rise (stress hormones) sleep can be affected, leaving people feeling tired and unable to enjoy the season. Help your guests feel calm, comfy and cosy when visiting you over Christmas by giving them a weighted blanket. (Based on a therapeutic technique called deep pressure stimulation, weighted blankets offer a range of therapeutic benefits, such as relieving stress and anxiety.) When not needed, simply store it in a blanket box.
The most hectic shopping days of the year are the Friday and Saturday before Christmas Day. We can help you avoid the hustle and bustle of the high street…shop online or in one of our stores. (We are positioned away from busy areas making access easier for customers.) Unfortunately, we don’t have access to Rudolph or his friends, but we can arrange free UK delivery available on orders over £100, and a removal and recycle collection available, let us take away some of your stress.
Give the gift of a good night’s sleep with a great guest bed
Go on, gift your visitors the greatest gift of all – a good night’s sleep! It will be the gift that keeps on giving every time someone comes to stay. Plus, over the festive period, it will help to ensure you and your guests are in great shape to enjoy the most wonderful time of the year.
You never know, when making your guest bed look inviting with a new duvet set, ‘the big man’ himself might use it to take a well-earned cheeky snooze from delivering presents!
Let us give you the gift of free, award-winning, independent advice. Give our team a call today on 01928 242829 or email sales@landofbeds.co.uk. Alternatively, use the chat feature at the bottom of our website or pop into one of our stores. A warm welcome awaits!
For further advice on how to ensure you get a good night’s sleep, check out our lifestyle guide.