Rest (Skyrim)

Sleeping in any bed, sleeping bag/roll, or pile of hay allows full restoration of Health, Magicka, and Stamina. In addition, sleeping in a good bed gives a temporary bonus to magicka and health. Beds in player-owned houses provide better bonuses than other beds. Sleeping in a bed in a room that has been rented at an inn also provides better bonuses than other beds.

If you sleep long enough in any bed, you will receive the Well Rested bonus which increases the speed of your skill mastery by 10% for the next 8 game hours. If you sleep near to your spouse ( NOTE: Does not have to be within the same bed), upon waking you will receive a Lover's Comfort bonus which increases speed of skill mastery by 15% for 8 game hours. This effect can be duplicated by The Lover Stone which confers this bonus for as long as the stone is the player's active bonus.

Waiting
If no bed is available, you can instead wait. Waiting restores health, magicka, and stamina, but does not provide any bonuses.


 * You cannot wait while enemies are nearby.
 * You cannot wait while guards are pursuing you.