Sure, a comfortable bed, business amenities, and a substantial continental breakfast may trump dual-flush toilets, discounted hybrid parking, and vintage furnishings when it comes to booking a place to crash during work-centric trips.

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The profit motive has never been a comfortable bed fellow with government, either central or local, as the official blog of the University of Birmingham's Institute for Local Government Studies (INLOGOV) points out.

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The homeless people are able to clean and freshen up, enjoy a hot meal, sleep in a clean and comfortable bed and receive a breakfast in the morning before they depart for the day.

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It was basic and sparsely furnished, but contained everything I needed for a comfortable stay: a private bathroom with hot and cold water, a bed, air-con, and even a mini fridge and a safe.

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It's quiet and comfortable, and brings to mind lonely walks down cobbled streets, or a large feather bed on a rainy afternoon, or maybe a long-distance phone commercial.

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Drift off on the most comfortable king feather bed you may ever sleep in, and awaken each morning to a magnificent breakfast for two.

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