According to a global study surveying the sleeping habits of travellers around the world, 45% of Hong Kong travellers responded that aside from sleeping, they use their hotel beds for eating, a statistic considerably higher than the global average of 17%.

The survey, conducted in Spring 2011, evaluated how global travellers rated their sleep quality of sleep when staying in hotels based on the effects of jet lag, size of the hotel bed, amount of pillows and noise from fellow guests.

When it comes to quality of sleep in a hotel, 65 per cent of Hong Kong travellers say that the quality is dependent on the hotel bed. This starkly contrasts to a whopping one in three Mexican travellers who raved that they were guaranteed a better night's slumber in a hotel bed rather than their own bed.

Hong Kong travellers' most frequent criticisms of hotels were that mattresses were too hard or too soft (70 per cent), had too few pillows (20 per cent) and dirty sheets (20 per cent).

When it comes to sleeping styles, one in three Asian travellers, particularly those from Hong Kong, China and Korea, lay like a starfish. Almost one in four Europeans, on the other hand, prefer to sleep like a log – on one's side, arms down. For Hong Kong travellers, the most popular position to fall asleep in is folded on one's side.

For other global travelers, in order to get a sound night's sleep, over half of those surveyed (53 per cent) say they choose to watch TV to help them fall asleep, while over a third (37 per cent) prefer a spot of reading before lights out.

British and Irish travellers bucked the trend with one in four British (25 per cent) and one in three (33 per cent) Irish travellers preferring a night cap to help them doze off at night. While over one in 10 (12 per cent) Aussie travellers admitted to taking a sleeping tablet to guarantee a good night's sleep.

Aside from sleeping, it seems travellers from around the world also have other uses for their hotel beds, with many stating that they can also double up as a library, desk and even a dinner table, as well as a place for romancing.

Top ways travellers use their bed when not sleeping:

Alison Couper, Global Communications Director, Hotels.com, said: "When it comes to getting a good night's sleep in a hotel, it is clear that it is not one size fits all. It's reassuring for travellers all over the world that, with access to over 135,000 hotels and millions of different hotel beds across the continents, Hotels.com has a bed to please every traveller".