Nowadays whenever anyone makes plans for their holiday, vacation or a business trip, they ask themselves the question – why don’t I stay or book ourselves at a boutique hotel rather than a regular hotel?
We all know that accommodation while holidaying plays a very important role in making your holiday a hit or a flop. It can add an extra spice in your experiences from that holiday. But it holds a big surprise that 80 percent of people don’t take it as seriously as it should be and choose any hotel to stay during their vacations. If you have got your vacation arranged by a tour operator, then there is no doubt that they will provide you a hotel which will look more like any other on the same street with same bedrooms, same bathroom fittings, same furnishing on the wall and for the staff of that hotel, you are just a customer rather than a guest.
Five star hotels or the chain hotels are acceptable but what if at the same cost, you can get the service as fit for a king, you will be staying in a hotel where everyone cares about you and your tastes and your choices, you could be facing the staff whose every action will show you that they are making every effort to make your stay as pleasurable as possible – welcome to the world of boutique hotels. Now, the question is how are boutique hotels different?
A big hotel is built on the same theme. Everything looks same and identical. According to critics, you go to any hotel, anywhere in the world; you will not feel the difference. The reason is that, its rooms, its bathrooms, its lobby, its corridor, its swimming pool area, all look the same. Boutique hotels on the other hand are designed very creatively and have minds working behind them. That is why no boutique hotel will appear the same. Boutique hotels are not just different from each other, but most of them even have their rooms different from each other, giving you plenty of choice of themes and allowing to stay in a room which is more compatible with your personality.
In boutique hotels, guests are taken as priority and the main thing is they are treated as guests and not as a customer. These hotels know all guest requests are handled first, hence; most of their time goes in arranging all the things as per the taste and likings of their guests. Boutique hotels also have to work under the principle of rooms for guests and public area for sharing, intermingling and meeting each other. Boutique hotel ensures that every room has its own style and it has to be, according to the interest of the guest. They also check that the guest spends most of his time in the hotel rather than basking around. Probably, this could be the reason why boutique hotels concentrate more on quality and size of the room, rather than the quantity. By this they can provide a very uniquely designed bathroom, big bed with royal looks, and open areas in and around your room. The main emphasis is laid on making you see the hotel rather than the tourist destinations of that particular area. They want to make everyone come to a boutique hotel once and then go there every time.
Staying in a boutique hotel will definitely give you something more than what you get by staying in any other hotel. You will surely want to tell others about its qualities rather than counting infinite shortcomings of some form of the hotel.
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, September 29, 2007
Boutique hotels – going out of their way to make you feel comfortable
In the industry of boutique hotels, what matters the most is the individuality of the hotel. These small-sized hotels known as boutique hotels make every effort to supply you the best unforgettable memories of the hotel when you check-out. When you stay in a boutique hotel its like that you are staying in an old-fashioned building or simply having a big bed in your room. A boutique hotel tries to give you the complete luxurious experience as far your stay is concerned. They will provide you designer and antique bath-fittings, nice window draperies to excellent room service. With every action, they try to make you feel that you have gained the value for your money.
These boutique hotel make your stay pleasant than other hotels because they include many things in the cost of your hotel room that others can only think of and these additional services and facilities make boutique hotels a place worth staying doesn’t matter how expensive it is. Not only this, there are many services that are available for free for which you have to pay heavily in other form of hotels.
Boutique hotels know how to serve their business guests as well as guests who are on holiday. They know what are the things that a guest might need while on a business trip. Therefore, in business suites internet, fax machines, computer, telephone with international calling facility, cable and satellite T.V, all are readily available for the guests. Some boutique hotels also use the technology of key-less entry system and technically controlled window curtains and screens.
Hotels in the sector of boutique hotels offer best quality spas and other relaxing techniques for their guests. They know that people today, love to relax using these relaxation methods. Many boutique hotels includes full Turkish Baths [ideal for getting yourself relaxed after a day full of enjoyment] in their packages and some boutique hotels have their own signature spas and specialized bath and massage treatment available for guests. Boutique hotels have an excellent arrangement of swimming pools and gyms which goes along with Jacuzzi bath and herbal massages just to make sure that the guests find no excuse to go out of their hotel or find any shortcomings in that hotel.
Boutique hotels need a special mention when it comes of serving food to the guests. Infact, food plays the most important role while describing the boutique hotel. Although, some boutique hotels have the tendency to care more for their looks and not the food but most of them take wining and dining also as importantly as other aspects of the hotel. Boutique hotels takes every necessary step to make their restaurant area as stylish and as modern as possible and tries to attract more guests by their chic and modish dining area. Boutique hotels hire chefs from local area so that the guests get the taste and the flavor of that region. On the other hand, these chefs are also equipped to prepare any classic or modern dish as per the desire of their guests.
It is said for boutique hotels that by good styling and tasty cooking, they can come under the category of ‘the best’ and can make people come to your hotel even for the smallest excuse.
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
These boutique hotel make your stay pleasant than other hotels because they include many things in the cost of your hotel room that others can only think of and these additional services and facilities make boutique hotels a place worth staying doesn’t matter how expensive it is. Not only this, there are many services that are available for free for which you have to pay heavily in other form of hotels.
Boutique hotels know how to serve their business guests as well as guests who are on holiday. They know what are the things that a guest might need while on a business trip. Therefore, in business suites internet, fax machines, computer, telephone with international calling facility, cable and satellite T.V, all are readily available for the guests. Some boutique hotels also use the technology of key-less entry system and technically controlled window curtains and screens.
Hotels in the sector of boutique hotels offer best quality spas and other relaxing techniques for their guests. They know that people today, love to relax using these relaxation methods. Many boutique hotels includes full Turkish Baths [ideal for getting yourself relaxed after a day full of enjoyment] in their packages and some boutique hotels have their own signature spas and specialized bath and massage treatment available for guests. Boutique hotels have an excellent arrangement of swimming pools and gyms which goes along with Jacuzzi bath and herbal massages just to make sure that the guests find no excuse to go out of their hotel or find any shortcomings in that hotel.
Boutique hotels need a special mention when it comes of serving food to the guests. Infact, food plays the most important role while describing the boutique hotel. Although, some boutique hotels have the tendency to care more for their looks and not the food but most of them take wining and dining also as importantly as other aspects of the hotel. Boutique hotels takes every necessary step to make their restaurant area as stylish and as modern as possible and tries to attract more guests by their chic and modish dining area. Boutique hotels hire chefs from local area so that the guests get the taste and the flavor of that region. On the other hand, these chefs are also equipped to prepare any classic or modern dish as per the desire of their guests.
It is said for boutique hotels that by good styling and tasty cooking, they can come under the category of ‘the best’ and can make people come to your hotel even for the smallest excuse.
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
Definitions don’t do justice to Boutique hotels
The word “boutique hotel” has become synonymous and tantamount with the luxury and comfort we get in a place which is something other than a contemporary hotel. The design and the arrangement that we get to see here is very original and in true meanings, they attract the crowd and other things have nothing to do with this. These all are available at considerably moderate prices. Some of the very famous boutique hotels of America are The Royalton Hotel, The Paramount Hotel, The Mercer Hotel in New York, The Triton in San Francisco, and The Hotel Delano in Miami.
These are some latest examples of grand boutique hotels but the history of boutique hotels is almost three decades old and was first witnessed in London with the opening of Blakes Hotel in 1981. This hotel was opened in a very grand and lavish Victorian townhouse. This hotel gained huge popularity because none of the two rooms had the same kind of interior decoration and setting and the interior decoration of the restaurant was as beautiful as never seen before. According to Mr. Chekitan Dev, professor of marketing at Cornell University’s Hotel School, boutique hotels think beyond the ordinary services of providing a clean and comfortable bed and a big bathroom and fulfills the needs of the guests in the way the guests want. He further says that he himself feels like a 25 years old man when in a boutique hotel despite of being 55 years old. Such vibrant and energetic is the boutique hotel.
Unlike other hotels which can be defined on the basis of its qualities and amenities, it’s very hard to define a boutique hotel. The name itself reflects that it is smaller in size as compared to other hotels but it is very frequently seen that a boutique may have 200+ rooms. Boutique hotels are very capricious when defined in terms of qualities and services. Every boutique hotel differs a lot with the other when compared in this mode. One hotel can offer a very grand range of services but the same will not turn down your bed at night, many hotels will install a stall shower with a bathtub. Rooms can be very small, very constricted corridors. These boutique hotels are basically opened in renovated and revamped old buildings. The smallest of rooms will have a bar, excellent window furnishings and many other things to distinguish them from other five or seven star hotels.
Although it is said that no boutique hotels are same still, there are many things, through which one can recognize a boutique hotel. Things like candles in the lounge, leather and velvet coverings, big shaped furniture and unusual shape of lighting are for sure. Other than this, you can recognize a boutique hotel by seeing canvas or plush and very vibrant colors rather than chintz and damask. And then also, if you are doubtful about whether it’s a boutique hotel, go back to the main entry and check the doorman out. If he is young, handsome, well-dressed and most importantly dressed in black from head to toe, then you have reached at the right place - a boutique hotel.
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
These are some latest examples of grand boutique hotels but the history of boutique hotels is almost three decades old and was first witnessed in London with the opening of Blakes Hotel in 1981. This hotel was opened in a very grand and lavish Victorian townhouse. This hotel gained huge popularity because none of the two rooms had the same kind of interior decoration and setting and the interior decoration of the restaurant was as beautiful as never seen before. According to Mr. Chekitan Dev, professor of marketing at Cornell University’s Hotel School, boutique hotels think beyond the ordinary services of providing a clean and comfortable bed and a big bathroom and fulfills the needs of the guests in the way the guests want. He further says that he himself feels like a 25 years old man when in a boutique hotel despite of being 55 years old. Such vibrant and energetic is the boutique hotel.
Unlike other hotels which can be defined on the basis of its qualities and amenities, it’s very hard to define a boutique hotel. The name itself reflects that it is smaller in size as compared to other hotels but it is very frequently seen that a boutique may have 200+ rooms. Boutique hotels are very capricious when defined in terms of qualities and services. Every boutique hotel differs a lot with the other when compared in this mode. One hotel can offer a very grand range of services but the same will not turn down your bed at night, many hotels will install a stall shower with a bathtub. Rooms can be very small, very constricted corridors. These boutique hotels are basically opened in renovated and revamped old buildings. The smallest of rooms will have a bar, excellent window furnishings and many other things to distinguish them from other five or seven star hotels.
Although it is said that no boutique hotels are same still, there are many things, through which one can recognize a boutique hotel. Things like candles in the lounge, leather and velvet coverings, big shaped furniture and unusual shape of lighting are for sure. Other than this, you can recognize a boutique hotel by seeing canvas or plush and very vibrant colors rather than chintz and damask. And then also, if you are doubtful about whether it’s a boutique hotel, go back to the main entry and check the doorman out. If he is young, handsome, well-dressed and most importantly dressed in black from head to toe, then you have reached at the right place - a boutique hotel.
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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