Enjoying A Boutique Hotel

By Billy Edward


If you are choosing to stay in a hotel that's been purposely designed to turn your holiday into an experience, you'll need to make the most of it.

Hotels have come of age in the past 20 years. No longer do you've to select between an enormous run-of-the-mill chain hotel and a dodgy guesthouse. Today's hotels are as diverse and interesting as the people staying in them and your room, the bathrooms, the food and the service inside the hotel is as essential as what you do outside it.

Every boutique hotel has various ways of distinguishing itself from the competition. Whether it's a sumptuous breakfast in the morning, or complementary spa treatments, there's something for you to relish at each and every one.

Relax

If you're coming to your hotel after a long flight, a stressful business meeting or with exhausted kids in tow, then now's the time to unwind. Let the staff tell you all about the hotel and the amenities available to you, to ensure that you can make full use of them throughout your stay. Accept the offers of drinks or dinner in your room to allow you to relax in private, or ask for a babysitter service or eleventh hour tickets to a show to take your mind off things. There's no rush to get breakfast the next day, so wrap yourself in the quality linen and cotton bedding and order some fresh coffee and a paper for the morning. Boutique hotels exist to make your stay an unforgettable one, so take full advantage of what's on offer.

Ask

Whilst numerous boutiques excel with regards to anticipating what a guest needs, there may be a few things you need to ask for. Whatever it is, the staff will do their best to assist - car hire; restaurant bookings, theatre tickets, sight-seeing tours or just a few scrambled eggs late at night. Boutique hotels aren't the sort of place exactly where you'll need to be concerned about asking for something; once you get used to it, you will never go back to a chain hotel once more.

Use

Take advantage of the facilities. If your hotel is especially small, then you will simply be sharing the facilities with a couple of people, if at all. Massages, facials and other spa treatments frequently come as part of the package and it's a waste not to make use of them. The same applies to food - if the hotel says you can eat on your balcony or on the beach, give it a try. All the services and facilities have been designed to make guests feel at home while enjoying some very non-homely treats, so don't ignore what's available.






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