So, have you saved all year long and are now all set to go out on your much-awaited vacation? In addition, have you by any chance made up your mind to make this vacation a grand and therefore memorable one by staying in a boutique hotel? If this is your plan then you are quite on the right path to making it a grand vacation. But wait a second. Do you actually know what a "boutique hotel" is? Did you set your mind on this type just because you have heard about them a lot from your friend, and now want to try out the same grandness as they have indulged in? If this is the case then here is a brief description for you as to what a boutique hotel is.

As the popular definition goes, a hotel must have a minimum of 100 rooms to qualify as a boutique hotel. So you see, even if a hotel has all the qualities to boast of being a boutique hotel, but fails to possess a hundred rooms on offer to their guests then it will not be considered as a boutique hotel. This of course is not all. There are various other factors that determine if a hotel is truly a boutique hotel or not. The ambiance of the hotel is a very important determining factor. The ambiance of course includes everything that you can think of when it comes to a hotel. Be it the visual appearance of the hotel, the gardens it is offering you, the cleanliness of the entire place, or the behavior of the staff. So you see, the service of the staff of a boutique will be excellent and prompt. Ask for whatever service you wish to, you will be immediately and satisfactorily served. There will be a sense of familiarity and ease that you will feel when in a boutique. A boutique hotel puts in a great stress on the professional touch of intimacy. So you will find, in a boutique hotel you will be referred to by your surname instead of "sir" or "madam". "Professional personal touch" means little changes like these, which make a huge impact on the sense of ease of the guests. This is a feature you will not come across most of the five star hotels.

Another specialty of these hotels is its cuisine. You will have cuisines of every type, chosen carefully from all over the world that will be on offer for the guests of the hotel. You just name the dishes and the very best of the chefs from around the world, specialists in particular cuisines, will bring to your service whatever you desire to eat or drink. And they will make sure that you never forget the taste of what they serve you.

These hotels are quite expensive. True! But then think of the luxuries days you will get to spend. Added to that is the sense of familiarity. And above all, vacations like these don't happen every now and then, and so you might just spend a bit extra on this special vacation!!