NOVEL GAZING
The desire for digital detox, or even a break from modern technology has lead to a
resurgence of literature in like-minded smaller hotels who are reaching out to guests
with libraries, reading rooms and library butlers. The Betsy South Beach in Miami
honors its Pulitzer connection with bedtime poems and a Writers Room where local
creatives and guests can mingle. Le Pavillon des Lettres in Paris has a Literary room
service and Kristiania Lech in Austria a Book Butler who will design a personalized
reading list for bibliomaniac guests. Rockliffe Hall in the UK will open a Lewis Carroll
themed parkland in 2018 and the Owl and the Pussycat Hotel in Sri Lanka uses
Instagram to recreate the non-sensical world of Edward Lear.
NIGHT NURSES
Some hotels are taking the sleep experience seriously, like DasPosthotel in Austria,
who offer bed linens that prevent sweating and eliminate bacteria. Hotels will be
competing in traditional yet original ways to inspire a good night’s sleep. 137 Pillars
Suites Bangkok and 137 Pillars House in Chiang Mai offers Sleep By Design therapy
and a Sleepdown service conducted by a dedicated Sleep Curator.
INTUITIVE DINING
Knowing what your guest wants or surprising and delighting them with a tasty treat
at the right moment is what small luxury hotels are really good at, whether they use
technology or their intuition. Dar Ahlam in Morocco, Ett Hem in Stockholm and
Foxhill Manor in the UK have banished all the rules and let guests eat what they want
when and where they want it.
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