As the industry has grown more design conscious, hoteliers discovered that a bed piled high with pillows imparted a message of welcome and comfort.

"Party Bed," a steamer-trunk-size bed piled with funky vintage coats, indicates a lively urban gathering of open-minded friends.

There were over 2,000 roses in the suite, hundreds of floating scented candles and a king-size bed piled over a foot deep with rose petals.

In one corner was a child's bed piled with dolls and toys, a cradle on the floor beside it.

There was a small bedroom in the back of the house, perhaps a servant's room, with a bed piled high with blankets, and logs already laid on the hearth.

In the midst of it all was a huge canopied bed piled with fat cushions, and in a dressing gown in the midst of that lay Tach.

A bed piled high with blankets, boxes and tables: covered with objects... the stone walls around, and another staircase leading up to the next floor of the campanile.

The only difference now was that James kept Will's old bed piled with op art cushions, and referred to it as 'my chaise longue'.

The fantasy he'd concocted to get him there had started out with all the ingredients for relaxation: a big bed, a soft mattress, piled quilts, and a hearthfire nearby in the darkness.

Two comfortable chairs, a small table, and a narrow bed piled with pillows furnished it.