Back in February we handed things Over2U and spent a week asking the Hotels4U Facebook fans, Twitter followers and customers what you wanted to see more (or less!) of from us online.

Firstly, we'd like to say a massive thanks to everyone who took the time to give us their feedback.

We've now spent some time going through the results of our Over2U survey, reading your comments, going through your suggestions and coming up with ideas for how we can give you what you want.

Keep reading to find out the results...

 

The Sun Maris Bellamare Beach Hotel in Turkey

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Oh, holidays - how we love them. Let us count the ways... The shifting time zones, the excitement of getting on the plane, cultural expectations, sights to see, new languages to decipher and - of course - lashings of sunshine to do it all in.

Sounds exhausting, doesn't it?

While we've all scheduled in a day with our feet up at least once while on holiday, it's fair to say you probably wouldn't expect to go to bed as part of your evening's entertainment.

So as we head into the final week of National Bed Month, we've rounded up some bizarre bed-themed attractions throughout the globe where you can expand your cultural experiences and put your feet up away from the hotel.

The B.E.D Nightclub in Miami (via nightcure.com)

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Holidays mean different things to different people.

For some of you, a holiday is an opportunity to cut loose and blow off some steam; a chance to finally shake off those desk-job blues, dance on the beach until dawn and try as many exotic spirits as your liver permits.

Others might see a holiday as an opportunity to learn more about a new culture, visit museums, soak up the local historical monuments, and lose themselves in a gallery or cathedral.

Then there's a third category of holiday-goers; those who just want to sleep.

Holidays, after all, are about R&R, TLC, and getting a GNS (good night's sleep, for those who aren't down with the acronyms). So as part of National Bed Month, we've been chatting about our favourite serene Mediterranean spots where you can just kick back and bask in the peace and quiet.

 

Sunset from the Mitsis Roda Beach Resort and Spa 

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When you go on holiday, a good night's sleep is an essential part of the entire experience. Whether you're combating jetlag, recovering from a boozy night on the town, or just indulging in a lazy lie in, nothing quite beats the comfort of a freshly made bed.

We've rounded up some of our hottest deals on hotels around the Mediterranean that will help you get a good night's sleep on your break abroad.

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This month we're concentrating on the joy of beds for National Bed Month.

So far, we've shown you some strange places to slumber, told a few sleepy stories and looked at the different types of bed around the world.

However, there is one we've omitted so far: a sun bed.

While the kids are kept entertained by beach-side activities, the sun bed is the ideal spot for mum and dad to laze on a towel, sip a cocktail, read that book you haven't had time to pick up, or simply have a nap in the sun.

If that sounds sort of like your ideal situation, then look no further than Turkey. Why? Find out below.

Cleopatra Beach at sunset by juvprondz via Flickr

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It doesn't matter what your age is - we think you're never too old for a bedtime story.

There's nothing better than being all tucked up in bed while listening to a familiar tale before you head off to the land of nod. So continuing our National Bed Month theme, we decided to take a look at some of the best bed-related stories to help you (or the little ones) drop off to sleep.

 

Image by Casey West via Flickr

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We're excited to announce the launch of our latest prize draw on Twitter - The Hotels4u Bed Bonanza!

We're giving away up to nine amazing hotel stays to followers of Hotels4u who enter our prize draw. To enter you need to follow us on Twitter @hotels4u_com and @mention us the following phrase:

Please enter me in your#BedBonanza prize draw.

You can enter with this phrase once every round. There will be up to nine rounds, and nine prizes to be won. The first round starts today and will run until we reach 6000 followers! We'll then draw the winner and unlock the next prize and you can enter again for a chance to win!

The Bed Bonanza is all about helping us to unlock the next round and the next great hotel stay prize and this is where we need your help! The more people you tell about our prize draw, the more chance we'll hit the follower targets and release the next prize!

The deadline for unlocking all potential prizes is 31st March 2012 as that's when we'll be closing this prize draw.

Now, enough about all that... it's the prizes you're really keen to hear all about isn't it? Ok here they are:

 

 

Round One - Ends when we reach 6000 followers

 

Round Two – Ends when we reach 6500 followers

Prize: 7 night stay for up to 2 people at the Clube Humbria in Algarve!

Round Three – Ends when we reach 7000 followers

Prize: 7 night stay for up to 2 people on M/S Angelotel Nile Cruise, departing from Luxor, Egypt!

 

Round Four – Ends when we reach 7500 followers

Prize: 7 night stay for up to 2 people at the Afroditi Beach Hotel & Spa in Santorini!

 

Round Five – Ends when we reach 8000 followers

Prize: 7 night stay for up to 2 people at the Amazones Village Suites in Crete!

 

Round Six – Ends when we reach 8500 followers

Prize: 7 night stay for up to 2 people at Coral Beach Hotel & Resort in Cyprus!

 

Round Seven – Ends when we reach 9000 followers

Prize: 7 night stay for up to 2 people at Baron Palms Resort in Sharm el Sheikh!

Round Eight – Ends when we reach 9500 followers

Prize: 7 night stay for up to 2 people at Creteotels Sunrise Village in Crete!

Round Nine – Ends when we reach 10,000 followers

Prize: 7 night stay for up to 2 people at El Greco Hotel in Santorini!

Check out full Terms and Conditions before entering and if you have any questions, please let us know!

Good luck to all our tweeps!

 

 

 

 

 

 

The nature of travel dictates that sometimes, whether by choice or necessity, you can find yourself in a less-than-conventional sleeping arrangement when you go abroad.

So earlier this week to start off National Bed Month, we told you about the different types of traditional beds used in countries around the planet.

Today, it's the turn of the unconventional as we're looking at some of the strangest places you might end up sleeping around (and out of) the world...

 

Image by Alaskan Dude via Flickr

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The Hotels4u team love a good night's sleep. So imagine our glee when we found out that the whole of March is National Bed Month - a cause very much after our own hearts.

Being in the bed business ourselves (well, if you count hotel beds) we decided to jump on board and devote this month to all things sleep-related.

So what better way to start than to look across the world and see how the rest of the planet gets their eight hours of shut-eye?

From siestas to a bed of nails, here are just a few different ways people get some sleep around the world.

Image by Pedro Ribeiro Simoes via Flickr

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We're an odd lot, us Brits.

We like Morris dancing. We're obsessed with the weather. One of our best-selling artists of all time is Sir Cliff Richard. Village fetes, eel pies, saying ‘sorry' all the time - the residents of this wonderful UK of GB and NI can be as mad as a box of frogs.

Which is why all this week we've been looking at some of the more unusual things that us barmy Brits get up to, like setting unusual world records.

That's right, not content with breaking the more ‘conventional' records, some of us Brits like to break the ones that are a little less mainstream. Keep reading to find out four of our favourites...

 

Morris dancers lead the way for quirky British traditions (by Martin Pettitt via Flickr)

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