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

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