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