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6 Smart Tips To Avoid the Stress of Shopping For Holiday Gifts
For those who find making their gifts list for the holidays a very exciting activity, good for you. Those who find it less than an appealing bustle don’t fret. Many share your sentiment. The problem with making a list is that it seems to become...
Enjoy Indian Diwali Holiday Through India Travel Guide
TravelGoIndia.com is one of the finest and most informative India Travel Guide that can be found on the internet. Without doubt the website is rich in information on India and it provides all the necessary information that a tourist to India might...
Give Yourself a Holiday Gift
Thinking about taking your family on a Christmas vacation?
Although it has long been tradition to wait at home for Santa to
arrive, a number of American families spend Christmas away from
home each year. Christmas vacations are becoming more and...
Mossel Bay - A small harbour town with a lot of muscle!
Named “Mossel Bay” by the famous Dutch navigator Paulus van Caerdon, whose crew consumed huge amounts of tasty molluscs after landing here in 1601. Today, this coastal town's famous muscles are prized by connoisseurs around the world, but Mossel Bay...
The Rise and Rise of Croatia for Sailing Holidays
In the 1980s, Croatia - then part of Yugoslavia - built up a sizeable yacht charter industry. It was never then on the scale to rival long time favourite Greece, but it was large enough to get itself noticed as an attractive coming destination....
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No More Holiday Blues
I have always wondered why Chris Isaac wrote the song, "Blue
Hotel." Perhaps he was on a trip somewhere and there was no room
in the plush Five Star, so he opted for the reasonably priced
hotel. The room ended up costing a fortune, the place was
understaffed, and no one bothered to vacuum the carpet or notice
he was there. After this thoroughly miserable experience, he
wrote this song, which became a hit based purely on the fact
that so many people related!
Turn of Times
Unfortunately, hotels are no longer the genteel places they
used to be. No longer do they conjure up thoughts of comfort,
smiles-on-arrival, good service and delicious food. For nearly a
decade now, people have steered clear of hotels and occupancy
has dropped dramatically. With so many people in the hotel
industry getting it wrong. The boutique hotel seems to be
getting it right! Boutique hotels differentiate themselves from
larger chain/branded hotels and motels by providing personalised
level accommodation and services/ facilities.
The term "boutique hotel" originates in North America and
describes an intimate, usually luxurious or quirky hotel
environment. Typically, boutique hotels are styled in a themed,
tasteful and/or aspirational manner. Although usually
considerably smaller than a mainstream hotel, ranging from 3 to
100 guest rooms, boutique hotels are fitted with telephony and
internet services, air-conditioning, honesty bars and often
cable/pay TV. Hotel staff is often available on a 24-hour basis.
Many boutique hotels have on-site dining facilities, and the
majority offer bars and lounges, which may also be open to the
public. Examples now exist worldwide, which include exotic
locations like South Africa.
The Boutique Critique
What makes one hotel a boutique
while another is not? There are
several factors to bear in mind. One is size. The maximum number
of rooms allowable for a boutique hotel is generally one hundred.
Personal service generally distinguishes the small independent
hotel from the large chains; it is important to evaluate the
areas of guest interaction and the impact of the ambience.
Personally greeting guests in a warm, efficient manner as
opposed to them wandering around aimlessly on the 55th floor is
the great plus of a boutique hotel. The intimacy of the space
allows for the personal touch and your professionalism in
handling guests can be taken to another level.
The right atmosphere is a major contributing factor to the
success of a boutique hotel; décor, ambience, personalised
service, attitude of management and staff, and how these
ingredients combine together to create the right amount of flare
to guarantee an exceptional experience. Anticipating the needs
of guests, learning about each person's requirements, when and
how they want something, will be the difference between a return
visit and a no-show.
A boutique hotel is supposed to have just the right amount of
panache you would expect from a design hotel. Guests should feel
relaxed, pampered and impossibly special. The key recipe for a
return visit.
About the author:
The Fabz Estate offers a
better life for all. It has literally been constructed
brick-by-brick by every member of the Fabris family. Located
between Lonehill and Fourways in Johannesburg, this hotel has a
peaceful, farm-like ambience with 40 en-suite bedrooms, and a
lake with spectacular gardens. This place is a remarkable
achievement and the level of care and service make it a true
'boutique hotel.'
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| Holidays on the Net - Welcome |
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| Federal Holidays Calendars from 1997 to 2010 |
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