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Hoi,

Wij hebben een villa gehuurd via American Estates. Hier zit ook een zwembad bij. Dit is niet verwarmd. Heeft iemand ervaring of het nodig is om de verwarming hier van aan te zetten. We zijn er begin Mei. AE zie dat het een twijfelgeval is wel / niet.

En weet iemand misschien ook wat er met een boutique hotel wordt bedoeld? Ik kom dit erg veel tegen in Miami maar ik heb er nog nooit van gehoord.

Je kunt het ter plaatse meestal ook nog regelen. Dus bij twijfel: blijf twijfelen ....

Boutique hotel is a term originating in North America to describe intimate, usually luxurious or quirky hotel environments. Boutique hotels differentiate themselves from larger chain/branded hotels and motels by providing personalized level accommodation and services / facilities. Sometimes known as "design hotels" or "lifestyle hotels", boutique hotels began in the 1980s in major cities like New York, London, and San Francisco.

Very often it is the Morgans Hotel in Murray Hill of New York, that is awarded with the title of first boutique hotel in the world. It was opened by Ian Schrager in 1984 according to a design by Andrée Putman, although Blakes Hotel by Anouska Hempel in London pre-dates it. Others credit Bill Kimpton, founder of Kimpton Hotels & Restaurant Group with starting the trend in 1983 with the Hotel Vintage Court in San Francisco. Other important innovators include Chip Conley, founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality.

Typically boutique hotels are furnished in a themed, stylish and/or aspirational manner. Although usually considerably smaller than a mainstream hotel (often ranging from 3 to 100 guest rooms), boutique hotels can often have hundreds of rooms in major cities.Boutique hotels are always individual and do not survive in corporate branding environments, so cannot exist in the large chain hotel groups. Guest rooms and suites may be fitted with telephony and Wi-Fi Internet, air-conditioning, honesty bars and often cable/pay TV, but equally may have none of these focussing on quiet and comfort rather than techno gadgetry. Guest services are often attended to by 24 hour hotel staff. Many boutique hotels have on-site dining facilities, and the majority offer bars and lounges which may also be open to the general public.

Despite this definition, the popularity of the boutique term and concept has led to some confusion about the term. Boutique hotels have typically been unique properties operated by individials or companies with a small collection. However, their successes have prompted established multi-national hotel companies to usurp the term and try to establish their own brands to capture a market share. The most notable is Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide's W Hotels, ranging from boutique style hotels like the W Union Square NY to the W 'boutique resorts' in Maldives.

There is some overlap between the concept of a small boutique hotel and a bed and breakfast.

The French Quarter and Garden District, New Orleans have several dozen boutique hotels, most of which are located in old homes or inns. These usually provide an ambience based on 19th-century antiques, artwork with New Orleans themes, vintage or reproduction furniture and decor and/or interesting historical associations. Miami and Miami Beach also have a large number of boutique hotels, mostly found along the beachfront streets Ocean Drive and Collins Drive. Most of these are in buildings from the heyday of the Art Deco period. Their attractions include the Art Deco ambiance, beach access, nouvelle and Latin cusines and tropical-themes interior decor.

Ik spring er zo in. Maar de rest van de familie slaat blauw uit. Ze vonden het veel te koud.

Even google: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boutique_hotel

In 2003 eind april geweest. Water was toch wat friskes.

In 2004 terug geweest : verwarming niet nodig.

120 USD is eigenlijk wel veel, maar je moet wel op voorhand beslissen. Ons werd gezegd dat hij 2 a 3 dagen duurt voor het water echt op temperatuur is.