{"id":39256,"date":"2024-03-14T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T07:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/?p=39256"},"modified":"2024-03-27T13:14:20","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T12:14:20","slug":"bedtime-snories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelodge.co.uk\/blog\/news\/bedtime-snories\/","title":{"rendered":"Bedtime Snories: Travelodge launches new celebrity sound-alike sleep service"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ever wished the iconic voices of the big screen could read you a bedtime story? Well now with a new soundalike service, they can.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This World Sleep Day on 15 March, Travelodge, the UK\u2019s first budget hotel chain, with 600 hotels across the UK, Ireland and Spain, is launching a brand new sleep service, <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bedtime Snories<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, bringing the most iconic and soothing voices from showbiz straight to your bedside to help send you into a blissful slumber.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"422\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39260 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bedtime-snories.jpg\" alt=\"Bedtime snories\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bedtime-snories.jpg 598w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bedtime-snories-250x176.jpg 250w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bedtime-snories-120x85.jpg 120w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bedtime-snories-480x339.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bedtime Snories<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, voiced by talented celebrity impressionist Charlie Hopkinson, features seven well known lullabies including The Owl &amp; the Pussycat, Twinkle Twinkle, Humpty Dumpty and Incy Wincy Spider delivered in the style of Morgan Freeman known for his deep and distinctive voice, instantly recognisable national treasure Sir David Attenborough and Sir Michael Caine\u2019s cockney cadence.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39261 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bedtimesnories.jpg\" alt=\"Travelodge Bedtime snories sleep service\" width=\"598\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bedtimesnories.jpg 598w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bedtimesnories-250x176.jpg 250w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bedtimesnories-120x85.jpg 120w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Bedtimesnories-480x339.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/>Travelodge is delivering this snoozy service to the nation as it\u2019s revealed that the Great British public struggle to get a good night&#8217;s sleep. Newly commissioned research by Travelodge\u202fshowed 57% of us say we&#8217;re not getting enough sleep.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The importance of a good night&#8217;s sleep on our ability to function properly and enjoy the day ahead is well known, with the research confirming that 41% of Brits felt a lack of sleep was the number one way to ruin their day. Not being able to clear the mind (53%) and a partner snoring (21%) topped the list of things that keep us awake at night.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<div class=\"blog-quote\" style=\"background-color: #00407d; border: 1px solid #ffffff;\">\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">The Chief Sleep Officer at Travelodge said, <em>\u201cYou Snooze you lose? We certainly don\u2019t think so. Nothing is as important to set you up well for the day ahead as a good night&#8217;s sleep, whatever your plans.<\/em><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8220;As part of our most significant brand transformation to date, we\u2019re updating our hotel rooms to a more soothing colour palette, with wall art inspired by classic lullabies, adding blackout curtains and featuring our comfy, king size Travelodge Dreamer\u2122 bed.\u00a0 With this World Sleep Day offering, we&#8217;re taking Z&#8217;s to the next level &#8211; yet another reason you Better get a Travelodge!&#8221;<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Travelodge also asked respondents what their top sleep hacks were &#8211; with reading (33%), meditation (15%) and watching TV to drop off (20%) topping the list. Some even admitted they sleep the wrong way around in the bed or hide the clock to help nod off!<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"422\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39262 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Travelodge-Bedtime-Snories.jpg\" alt=\"Travelodge Bedtime Snories\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Travelodge-Bedtime-Snories.jpg 598w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Travelodge-Bedtime-Snories-250x176.jpg 250w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Travelodge-Bedtime-Snories-120x85.jpg 120w, https:\/\/travelodgeblog.wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Travelodge-Bedtime-Snories-480x339.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/>Travelodge worked with ex-school teacher and now full time comedian and impressionist Charlie Hopkinson from West Yorkshire, known for his talent of impersonating the most famous voices to record the sleep inducing <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bedtime Snories<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The service is available to all via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TravelodgeUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener external noreferrer\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" class=\"wpel-icon-right\">Travelodge\u2019s YouTube channel<span class=\"wpel-icon wpel-image wpel-icon-6\"><\/span><\/a>, whether they\u2019re staying at a Travelodge or just looking for a great night&#8217;s sleep at home. To watch or listen, check out the videos below. But better still grab your headphones and snuggle down for a snooze.<\/span><\/h4>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sir David Attenborough sound-alike<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qbMNxYXQi-E?si=O-fvwYwF5kgkwISs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Morgan Freeman sound-alike<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sx0kJISU5qQ?si=xzW5Fu5oNAqMzGzf\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sir Michael Caine sound-alike<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/J5lJDRpehOk?si=oQqjelOGPYe8T0JR\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">*<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The research was conducted by One Poll on behalf of Travelodge with a sample group of 2,000 British adults across geographies and demographics, in March 2024. <\/span><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ever wished the iconic voices of the big screen could read you a bedtime story? 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