| During the economic boom of the late nineties and | | | | food and other items from half way around the |
| early noughties the number of companies building | | | | world just to meet customer expectations. Staff |
| luxury hotels built rose significantly. This was down to | | | | members should also be trained to a very high |
| the fact that many people had more disposable | | | | standard and be able to arrange things at the drop of |
| income and could enjoy the luxuries of exotic | | | | a hat. |
| holidays and fancy hotel rooms. During this time | | | | Facilities |
| questions arose about what makes a hotel luxurious? | | | | Luxury hotels should not only have a vast range of |
| Is a hotel simply luxurious because it has a five star | | | | facilities but also the very best facilities. Customers of |
| rating or is it down to the level of service provided? | | | | such hotels expect quality and want to be able to do |
| At the time many were unsure and debates ensued | | | | everything in the comfort of the hotels grounds. |
| about the true criteria of a luxury hotel. This lead to | | | | Facilities that are not found anywhere else will often |
| travel journalists coming up with a list of basic | | | | help improve a hotels status. People expect a |
| criterion, however it should be said that every hotel | | | | swimming pool, bars, hot tubs, and spa's(or weekend |
| needs to be judged on an individual basis. | | | | spa weekends) but what else does the hotel offer. A |
| Location | | | | luxury hotel blends cutting edge technology with |
| A hotels location and the views that it offers are | | | | style. They have something for everyone. |
| often central to influencing a persons booking | | | | Attention Detail |
| decision. The best hotels are frequently located at | | | | This is the area in which luxury hotels excel. Hotels of |
| the heart of the world's biggest cities and found in | | | | this type use arts work, architecture and decorations |
| close proximity to one another. For example in Paris | | | | sourced from some of the finest regions in the world. |
| all the best luxury hotels can be found on the Right | | | | You only have to look at hotels such as the Burj Al |
| Bank. This is because this is where the best views of | | | | Arab or the Vincent Hotel in Southport to see this. |
| the city can be found. | | | | Gold leaf decorations and marble flooring are almost |
| Location is pivotal to luxury hotels because they not | | | | standard in these types of hotel. No expense is |
| only have to offer great views but also be in a | | | | spared in this area and in many cases a luxury should |
| location that is accessible to all the cities best | | | | be defined by this. Luxury hotels offer the kind of |
| attractions. These demands can often only be met | | | | attention to detail that can't be replicated anywhere |
| by the worlds most luxury hotels. Of course you | | | | else. This is because many of its customers will want |
| cannot base a hotels status on location. If you | | | | to return for just that reason. |
| consider hotels that site on beech resorts the | | | | In essence these types of hotels are individual. They |
| availability of land is often expanse and easy for | | | | set themselves apart from the masses by the |
| many hotels to use. | | | | money they spend and how they operate. They |
| Level of Service | | | | make it difficult for others to replicate them and give |
| Service in luxury hotels must of course exceed that | | | | people reasons to come back again and again. The |
| of all others. Hotels must be able to go above and | | | | star rating is a good guideline however it has a very |
| beyond to meet its customer's expectations. In some | | | | rigid guidelines and criteria which simply don't reflect |
| documented cases six and seven star hotels will fly | | | | the true extent of some luxury hotels. |