Boutique hotels attract people like magnets and bewitch them forever with their charm and charisma. They have an air of royalty about them. They offer you the best possible service at a price, that though may seem a little more, is surely worth the every penny spent. Never will you find a reason to complain about staying in one, but you would definitely try to find a reason to stay in one, every time you get even a slight chance to do so. Such is their impact!
There are many factors that make a boutique hotel so inviting. Some say it is the location, some say it is the overall ambience, some say it is the theme of the hotel and some say it is the interiors. But the truth remains that the foremost significant factor that makes boutique hotels captivating, is the service that these hotels have to offer. For, it is the host’s warmth and hospitality that affects your stay and experience. Good food, expensive furniture, creative upholstery and all these things take a backseat when it comes to first class service. Every personnel in a boutique hotel is dedicated to his/her service. Everyone out there tries to make it the stay of your life for you. They take every effort and care to make you feel comfortable and at home.You ask them for a thing and the next moment you got to have it at your disposal. In fact, many times, you needn’t even ask. You have it even before you think you might need it! It is indeed not very easy to put up a smile every time and to try and please your guests hard. But the boutique hotel staff knows their job very well and above all, pour their heart and soul into it. You will seldom see a grudging and unhappy staff. And you cannot help but be pleased by them. Personal service of just about every kind is offered to you, making you feel like kings and queens. All this makes boutique hotels incredibly impressive.
Cleanliness and hygiene is also very well taken care of. Of course the exteriors and the lobbies are maintained extremely well but even your room will be speck clean. You go out, and when you come back all will be set in place for you to spoil again!
And if you are a foodie, it is a paradise for you. Enjoy different cuisines with the usual great service. Almost all boutique hotels make it a point to incorporate a great variety in the food, so as to not let any guest down or disappointed. And once you are in a boutique hotel, you do not need to look anywhere else. Shopping for your favorite brands, favorite stuff and articles can all be done under one roof.
Sometimes choosing the right boutique hotel can be quite a daunting task, now that the options are many and each one being superior to the other in some or the other way. But it is also not very difficult if you know yourself well and your choices and preferences are in place. Just choose the one that reflects your personality and according to what you are looking out from them. Be it adventure, fun, food or just plain relaxation, boutique hotels cater to all your whims and fancies and give you that ultimate dose in hospitality and luxury, so that you will never face any difficulty in finding just the perfect one for yourself!
Author Bio
Kobrun Vidisdottir is the Managing Director of the 101 Hotel which is one of the premier Boutique Hotels in Reykjavik, Iceland. For more information please visit www.101hotel.is
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Friday, June 22, 2007
Boutique hotels – Love at first site
Boutique hotels are like love at first sight. You are bound to like them the instant you enter them. The opulent and plush lobbies and reception do their job of making you spell bound at once, so well! There is not a single factor that will not fill you with awe. With rooms, swimming pools, bars and lounges in all shapes and sizes and captivating ambience that you have never seen before, boutique hotels give you so much to look forward to.
The hallmark of any boutique hotel is the homely feeling offered by it. Even when you are miles away from your home, these hotels give you that special attention, care, service and environment that you will never ever feel home sick and hence relax, totally. These hotels are made such, so as to please the business community as also the lone tourists who come to travel around. The hotels almost always suit everybody’s tastes and likes. Boutique hotels have learnt to experiment and innovate in order to move away from the banal. Like now, the common beige colored interiors are being replaced by bright and vivid colors in these hotels. These colors give the hotels a unique look and make them stand out.
In case of bigger cities there is always a space crunch. Boutique hotels overcome this hurdle by intelligent and sensible architecture and interior designing concepts. There are many examples of such hotels built in the heart of the cities that were in reality jam-packed with buildings and other constructions. In fact boutique hotels are actually meant to have smaller rooms and a cozy feeling about them, but some of them go against this notion and have lavish and huge rooms that lend them an aura of grandeur, quite contrary to the common trend. But the size of the rooms does not hamper the amenities and luxury offered by these hotels-they are world class in any case. The cost of the hotels depends majorly on their location. Hotels located in prime areas within the city command more prices than those in the exteriors do.
Many boutique hotels the world over are owned and operated by the locals there. This is an added bonus for the guests. For this ensures that the guests get a first hand flavor of the local culture and are guided better and quicker. On the other hand, several owners make it a point to visit other boutique hotels to know about what makes them click. And only after a careful observation and evaluation of all the facts do they set out to venture into one of their own. We can’t even imagine how much effort goes into making a hotel good and comfortable for the guests. The final result as we all know is nothing less than outstanding.
And if you are thinking that boutique hotels seem to be meant only for the young and happening, think again! As many hotels have special provisions for the old and the physically challenged. Boutique hotels have a penchant for caring for a varied range of customers with the same passion and service-oriented ideals ingrained in them.
Every minute detail is taken care of in a boutique hotel. You will remember not only the hotel but also the staff and the furniture when you go back home! It is quite possible that you will narrate more about the boutique hotel to your family and friends than about the place you visited! You will be so smitten by the beauty of these hotels!
So pack your bags and head to the nearest boutique hotel and be prepared for the experience of a lifetime!
Author Bio
Kobrun Vidisdottir is the Managing Director of the 101 Hotel which is one of the premier Boutique Hotels in Reykjavik, Iceland. For more information please visit www.101hotel.is
The hallmark of any boutique hotel is the homely feeling offered by it. Even when you are miles away from your home, these hotels give you that special attention, care, service and environment that you will never ever feel home sick and hence relax, totally. These hotels are made such, so as to please the business community as also the lone tourists who come to travel around. The hotels almost always suit everybody’s tastes and likes. Boutique hotels have learnt to experiment and innovate in order to move away from the banal. Like now, the common beige colored interiors are being replaced by bright and vivid colors in these hotels. These colors give the hotels a unique look and make them stand out.
In case of bigger cities there is always a space crunch. Boutique hotels overcome this hurdle by intelligent and sensible architecture and interior designing concepts. There are many examples of such hotels built in the heart of the cities that were in reality jam-packed with buildings and other constructions. In fact boutique hotels are actually meant to have smaller rooms and a cozy feeling about them, but some of them go against this notion and have lavish and huge rooms that lend them an aura of grandeur, quite contrary to the common trend. But the size of the rooms does not hamper the amenities and luxury offered by these hotels-they are world class in any case. The cost of the hotels depends majorly on their location. Hotels located in prime areas within the city command more prices than those in the exteriors do.
Many boutique hotels the world over are owned and operated by the locals there. This is an added bonus for the guests. For this ensures that the guests get a first hand flavor of the local culture and are guided better and quicker. On the other hand, several owners make it a point to visit other boutique hotels to know about what makes them click. And only after a careful observation and evaluation of all the facts do they set out to venture into one of their own. We can’t even imagine how much effort goes into making a hotel good and comfortable for the guests. The final result as we all know is nothing less than outstanding.
And if you are thinking that boutique hotels seem to be meant only for the young and happening, think again! As many hotels have special provisions for the old and the physically challenged. Boutique hotels have a penchant for caring for a varied range of customers with the same passion and service-oriented ideals ingrained in them.
Every minute detail is taken care of in a boutique hotel. You will remember not only the hotel but also the staff and the furniture when you go back home! It is quite possible that you will narrate more about the boutique hotel to your family and friends than about the place you visited! You will be so smitten by the beauty of these hotels!
So pack your bags and head to the nearest boutique hotel and be prepared for the experience of a lifetime!
Author Bio
Kobrun Vidisdottir is the Managing Director of the 101 Hotel which is one of the premier Boutique Hotels in Reykjavik, Iceland. For more information please visit www.101hotel.is
Getting addicted to Boutique hotels
Boutique hotels have completely changed the way people look at hotels. These hotels have been extremely successful in making people truly addicted to luxury! To add to all this, good and strategic locations and world class services in every aspect have made the boutique hotels a must-have experience.
Imagine yourself doing nothing but just gazing at the setting sun or the night sky from you own room, or just with a good book for company and a cup of coffee! And all this in a cozy little place you can call your own, at least for a few days. Also with all the staff catering to all your demands and leaving no place for you to get worried and tensed. Would you not like to be in such a place? I bet who would not want to!
Interior designers all over have left no stone unturned to make each boutique hotel unique and give it that personal touch. Boutique hotels are famous for toying with newer and out of the world themes. Some of the themes are such that the hotels are made to tell a story of their own! And must say people love to listen to and watch them!
There are a few other daring boutique hotels which are all set to depict all the world cultures under the same roof! So if you always wanted to go to China and never had a chance to, go live in the room with the Chinese theme. You will not regret not having gone to China for China now comes walking unto you! Other hotels have used a similar idea but have stuck to a smaller domain. Like portraying in each room, the style of each of the states of the respective countries in which the hotel is based. But the crux is that a boutique hotel will never ever let you down when it comes to adventure and surprise.
On the other hand, the boutique hotels need not always be heavily decked up to impress the customer. In fact, guests at times prefer minimalist surroundings as it gives them a clutter-free and simple atmosphere to live in, something they so want after escaping the crazy city crowds. Even the most simple things, if designed with taste and class can evoke the customers interest and intellect. So the mantra is to keep it simple and keep it sensible! And boutique hotels seem to follow this to the T.
A major attraction at these hotels is the tours that they conduct. This gives the guests time to relax as the hotel staff takes care of all the necessary details. All the guests have to do, is be prepared to have fun! Chauffeur driven cars, a very friendly and hospitable staff is a plus point of any boutique hotel. They make your stay that much more worthwhile. And in today’s world, all we need is to be pampered and attended to, and the boutique hotels offer us just that.
Now a days, to provide easy access to all the customers around the world, these hotels have user-friendly websites. The prospective customers can feel the pulse of the hotel by seeing and choosing for themselves which and what kind of room they want to stay in. These websites provide all the information that will facilitate the customer to make a good choice. What else, customers who wish to, are given regular updates about discounts, special events, any improvements in the hotel etc. This keeps the customer’s well informed and hence they can plan their stay accordingly.
If your idea of a holiday is to relax, chill and enjoy in plush settings, boutique hotels are the right place to head to.
Author Bio
Kobrun Vidisdottir is the Managing Director of the 101 Hotel which is one of the premier Boutique Hotels in Reykjavik, Iceland. For more information please visit www.101hotel.is
Imagine yourself doing nothing but just gazing at the setting sun or the night sky from you own room, or just with a good book for company and a cup of coffee! And all this in a cozy little place you can call your own, at least for a few days. Also with all the staff catering to all your demands and leaving no place for you to get worried and tensed. Would you not like to be in such a place? I bet who would not want to!
Interior designers all over have left no stone unturned to make each boutique hotel unique and give it that personal touch. Boutique hotels are famous for toying with newer and out of the world themes. Some of the themes are such that the hotels are made to tell a story of their own! And must say people love to listen to and watch them!
There are a few other daring boutique hotels which are all set to depict all the world cultures under the same roof! So if you always wanted to go to China and never had a chance to, go live in the room with the Chinese theme. You will not regret not having gone to China for China now comes walking unto you! Other hotels have used a similar idea but have stuck to a smaller domain. Like portraying in each room, the style of each of the states of the respective countries in which the hotel is based. But the crux is that a boutique hotel will never ever let you down when it comes to adventure and surprise.
On the other hand, the boutique hotels need not always be heavily decked up to impress the customer. In fact, guests at times prefer minimalist surroundings as it gives them a clutter-free and simple atmosphere to live in, something they so want after escaping the crazy city crowds. Even the most simple things, if designed with taste and class can evoke the customers interest and intellect. So the mantra is to keep it simple and keep it sensible! And boutique hotels seem to follow this to the T.
A major attraction at these hotels is the tours that they conduct. This gives the guests time to relax as the hotel staff takes care of all the necessary details. All the guests have to do, is be prepared to have fun! Chauffeur driven cars, a very friendly and hospitable staff is a plus point of any boutique hotel. They make your stay that much more worthwhile. And in today’s world, all we need is to be pampered and attended to, and the boutique hotels offer us just that.
Now a days, to provide easy access to all the customers around the world, these hotels have user-friendly websites. The prospective customers can feel the pulse of the hotel by seeing and choosing for themselves which and what kind of room they want to stay in. These websites provide all the information that will facilitate the customer to make a good choice. What else, customers who wish to, are given regular updates about discounts, special events, any improvements in the hotel etc. This keeps the customer’s well informed and hence they can plan their stay accordingly.
If your idea of a holiday is to relax, chill and enjoy in plush settings, boutique hotels are the right place to head to.
Author Bio
Kobrun Vidisdottir is the Managing Director of the 101 Hotel which is one of the premier Boutique Hotels in Reykjavik, Iceland. For more information please visit www.101hotel.is
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