# Hotel Bedtime Stories London Hotel Offers Reader-in-Residence Program For Lonely Guests By Peter Brown | Published 2009-04-14 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bedtime-stories-in-strange-beds-london-hotel-offers-reader-in-residence References: [entertainment.timesonline](http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article5962358.ece) One London hotel is offering a new service alongside the more usual minibar and the breakfast tray: it has installed a ‘reader in residence’ who will come up to your room and [read you a bedtime story](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/storrrynights). And yes, several guests report [successfully falling asleep](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sleep-lab-rooms). The reader in question - wearing a hotel uniform of pink pajamas - is Damien Barr. Guests staying at the Andaz Liverpool Street in London can select a book from a carefully edited selection and have excerpts read to them at their bedside. The hotel’s ‘Book Menu’ has 25 books within categories such as Classic & Comforting, Guilty Pleasures and Books You Think You Should Read But Probably Never Will. Or guests can be prescribed suitable reading material by Damien in a service called ‘[Bibliotheraphy](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/union-hotel-x-giller-prize)’. The service was trialled during 2008 and is back in celebration of London Book Week (April 17-25, 2009). Guests should be aware that the Reader has three rules: 1. The reader must sit in a chair not on the bed (no snuggling), 2. Readings last an hour, maximum, 3. Damian won’t do voices. *Ever*. Image Credit: timesonline.co.uk ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 32% | Activity: 66% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Personalized Hotel Services:** Reader-in-Residence program offers a unique personalized experience for hotel guests, creating potential for more services that cater to specific guest needs. - **Therapeutic Leisure Activities:** Bibliotherapy service highlights the potential for hotels to offer therapeutic leisure activities to promote relaxation and improve guest well-being. - **Luxury Nostalgia:** The Classic and Comforting book category indicates a trend towards luxury hotels leaning into nostalgia as part of their brand identity. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Hospitality:** Hotels can offer more personalized, unique, and therapeutic guest services to differentiate themselves from their competition and create memorable experiences for their guests. - **Publishing:** Publishers can explore partnerships with hotels and other hospitality companies to offer book selections for guest reading programs that help promote reading and literature to potential new readers. - **Wellness:** Bibliotherapy could be incorporated into wellness retreats, offering guests a therapeutic experience that supports mental health and well-being. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Boutique Hotel Wellness Programs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/royal-hotel.md) - [Quiet Book-Inspired Getaways](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/reading-retreat-package.md) - [Pillow Fort Hotel Retreats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emma-1.md) - [Adult Sleep Stories](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bedtimefablecom.md) - [Australian Sleep-Focused Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/emma-sleep-hotel.md) - [Literary Wellness Retreats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/aweventurer.md) - [Secret Gift-Wrapping Suites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wrapping-rooms.md) - [Mattress Brand Sleep Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-emma-sleep-hotel.md) - [Restorative Sleep Suites](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sleep-suites.md)