Boutique and design hotels are still a hot trend in hospitality. Guests do search constantly for that unique hotel, either by design or by size, either as it is run by Bulgari, Missoni or Armani, either by the number of good reviews, either by the fact that these hotels offer facilities, services and special events that larger chain hotels do not offer. From 2 stars to 5 stars, these boutique or design hotels provide their guests with the ultimate experience.

1. Who are you? My name is Christiane Hütte and I am the owner of the hotel Villa Orange. Villa Orange is a charming little boutique hotel located in the centre of Frankfurt. 2. What do you like about what you do? I love the variety in my job. On the same day you deal with marketing, sales, human resources, interior design and more. It’s fun for me to constantly think about how we can improve our service and our

Most of the luxury hotels around the globe do offer a car rental or limousine rental, varying from the well known brands Mercedes and BMW to luxury car brands like Bentley, Rolls Royce, Jaguar, Porsche or Maybach.Trying to make a stay of a guest more comfortable starts with nowadays ‘normal’ features like a flat screen TV, iPod docking station, a coffee making machine like the ones from Nespresso and Illy or features like rooftop pools, art-designed suites. This makes absolute

1. Who are you? I’m the G.M. of Soho Boutique Hotel (the seventh sense of Budapest). 2. What do you like about what you do? Every day is a new challenge, I enjoy every minute what I spend in the “seven sense”. 3. What don´t you like about what you do? When I meet the owner and I have to explain him time to time why we are not the best producing hotel of the world! 4. Please tell us

1. Who are you? My name is Manuel Lechner, I was born 1972 in Dachau near Munich, I am married and have 2 kids. I love the hospitality industry although I am more a food & beverage guy than a hotelier. But I bet this will change pretty soon with the new hotel. 2. What do you like about what you do? To host and provide the best service, that is my profession. 3. What don’t you like about what

On June 11th the FIFA World Cup started in South Africa and we thought it would be a good idea to tell a bit more about the different cities where all the football matches are being held, combined by sharing the best design/boutique hotels in the 3 main cities in South Africa with you. Cape Town Endless beaches, great people, absolutely an upcoming city that can show itself to the public. The location between the Table Mountain which is approximately

Fashionistas need to watch out! From June 07th to 17th 2010 it´s all about fashion at the “10 Festival for Fashion & Photography” in Vienna. At more than 30 events, all organised by Unit F, one can gain exciting views into the Austrian and international fashion scene. The opening event will be a Guerilla store at Liska, supported by the fashion-insider Andreas Murkudis from Berlin. As of June 17th one can buy pieces from the new collections from Awareness &

By Liz Craig When hoteliers and internet marketing folks start to discuss the value of a hotel blog, you hear lots of tech talk about visibility in search engines, the importance of social networks and so on. All of which is true. But it misses the point which is at the heart of hospitality. Blogs are an opportunity to have a conversation with a customer, to express the property’s personality and convey a passion for interests associated with the hotel’s

Wonderful news to share! Our restaurant At Eight at The Ring, Vienna’s Casual Luxury Hotel, has been rewarded with its second toque by the most important and influential Austrian gourmet guide, Gault Millau. With this award, the restaurant and Chef Thomas Seifried have earned themselves the second toque in the second year of operation, which one may definitely call a unique and sensational achievement! “A young and extremely professional service crew, a performance of international par-excellence, a perfect location and

Several terms for intimate, unusual luxurious hotel environments where guests experience a more personal ‘looking-after’ feeling and a more private and dedicated level of service. Boutique hotels are unique properties that are mostly operated by individuals or companies that operate a small hotel collection. A few examples: Stein Group, Geisel Privathotels in Germany, Schössle Hotel Group and Bulgari Collection. Mostly all boutique hotels are furnished in a themed, aspirational or stylish way, boost between 30 and 80 guest rooms and