| What is boutique hotel design, and why
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| | - The building - a good boutique design
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| does it matter?
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| | is sympathetic to the building. Many of
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| There are fashion trends in hotel design
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| | these hotels are in older buildings, or
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| just as there are in other areas. In the
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| | buildings that were never meant to be
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| late eighties and through the nineties,
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| | lived in. Matching the design to the form
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| that fashion was for clean, stark,
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| | and function of the building and using
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| minimalist design, particularly in city
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| | its own internal and external features to
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| hotels. This was such a diversion from
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| | shape the design usually makes for a
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| the traditional way that hotels were put
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| | successful conversion.
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| together that it attracted a whole new
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| | - The location - the design of a city
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| generation of travellers.
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| | hotel is often very different to that of
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| It's easy to confuse the minimalist hotel
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| | a beach hotel or a rural retreat.
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| trend with the boutique hotel trend, but
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| | Including elements of the location in the
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| in fact the two are distinct. Boutique
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| | design is vital if guests are to feel
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| hotels are small, individual places, that
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| | that the hotel is part of the experience
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| prize attention to design and detail as
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| | of the location. A strong understanding
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| well as outstanding service. Survey all
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| | of how location affects design is needed
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| the hotels in the world that describe
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| | to make these hotels work.
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| themselves as "boutique" and only a
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| | - Individuality - no boutique hotel is
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| minority would fall into the minimalist
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| | like any other. They draw on a range of
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| class. The rest are design-led, but with
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| | influences and that is immediately
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| a wide variety of styles that reflect
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| | apparent when you've stayed in several.
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| their location, the buildings they occupy
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| | Rich colours or white walls, stark
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| and the tastes of their owners.
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| | furniture or cushioned comfort - it's all
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| The beauty of good design
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| | up to the individuality of the owner.
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| It's often said that good design is
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| | Boutique design matters because it's what
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| timeless. It's also the case that good
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| | distinguishes these hotels from the
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| design can transform an ordinary hotel
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| | run-of-the-mill competition. It's
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| into a great one. The challenge, and
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| | essential that they're all different, but
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| ultimately the skill, is in choosing a
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| | that they uphold three basic principles -
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| design that works both for the owner and
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| | creative design, attention to detail and
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| for the guest, and that means a number of
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| | great service.
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| considerations:
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