What to check out when you’re checking in
2014 Hotel Trends
What to check out when you’re checking in
If you think pillow menus and complimentary mini bars are avant garde think again. From the high-tech to the offbeat, here are Creative Holidays’ picks for what you can expect to check out when you’re checking into hotels around the globe this year.
Pillow Menus are so 2010. The Milestone Hotel in London offers guests a choice of soaps from a selection of world famous perfumeries on arrival. The soap tray has a wide range that is sure to liven up your ablutions whether you prefer Pears Original or something a little more fancy like Crabtree & Evelyn’s Aloe Vera, Sandalwood, Goatmilk or Lavender.
Love to
travel but had it up to your earphones with data roaming
costs? The Mira Moon in Hong Kong provides guests with a
Samsung phone for the duration of their stay with
applications listing restaurants, directions and discounts
for hotel guests.
Bali and spas go together like
strawberries and cream but how about spa treatments for
kids? The Sentosa Seminyak has a spa menu designed for your
young ones. Children over 12 years old can partake in a foot
treatment, body massage, mani and pedi or indulge together
with a Mum and Me package.
It’s not unusual to see tourists touting iPads but the Burj Al Arab in Dubai is offering a 24-carat gold iPad to every guest upon check-in. The iPads act as a ‘virtual concierge’ loaded with information on the hotel services, restaurant and spa menus, butler and housekeeping services among other options. Designed specifically for the self-proclaimed ‘world’s most luxurious hotel’, they have been engraved with the hotel’s logo.
In a rush to check into your room so
you can get to a business meeting or dinner reservation on
time? New York’s Affinia Hotels have a Chief Comfort
Officer who trains staff to read the body language of
guests. Standing with your feet facing outwards implies
you’re in a rush so don’t be surprised if someone from
the front desk approaches you to expedite your check-in.
Las Vegas has long held the title of being home to the largest hotels in the world. Twelve of the 20 largest hotels around the world can be found along the Las Vegas Strip but the city where bigger has long meant better has had an attitude shift and is welcoming its versions of the boutique hotel. The 181-room Nobu Hotel has opened in Caesars Palace, and three smaller properties will open in 2014 including the 188-room Gansevoort Las Vegas.
Creative Holidays
offers a range of exclusive accommodation and holiday
package deals with the above resorts. Contact Creative
Holidays on 0800 447 631 for more details.
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