The most unusual hotel services in the world. Upholstery tailor. The Ritz-Carlton Louisiana: Hangover Concierge

The client has the right to everything, even to be dead

No one will be surprised by the all-inclusive system, huge SPA complexes, beautiful views from the window and the chic decoration of the rooms. Hotels somewhere in the trees or in the ice are also no longer a curiosity. Today, hotel guests are offered to change their lives in almost one day or try something they never dreamed of.

Stars above your head

Hotel Null Stern("Zero Stars") is located in the canton of Graubünden (Switzerland) at an altitude of about 2 thousand meters and has no walls and roof. Sleeping guests under open sky but on a king size bed. In the morning, your personal butler brings you breakfast in bed. You can book a single room from spring to late autumn. The owner of the hotel explains his concept in this way: “Zero stars, but there are billions of them above your head. Walls and roofs are not needed so that nothing comes between you and your impressions.

Cold and sad

In the Japanese city of Yokohama, there is the Lastel Hotel, in which all eighteen rooms are occupied by ... the dead! The living come here only to say goodbye to the dead, until their turn in the crematorium has come. Usually, it takes about four days due to overcrowding. The rooms, where the dead wait in the wings, are equipped with an automated cooling system and decorated with flowers. The remaining days before parting, relatives of the deceased visit them to cry, to come to terms with death, which took the most precious thing.

I want to know and be able to do everything!

The AKA Central Park hotel chain (New York) is waiting for adults who have not fulfilled their childhood or youthful dreams. Here under the program Live It! visitors will be taught what they have longed for, but never realized: baking cupcakes, dancing flamenco, drawing, singing, taking pictures, playing on the stage of the theater, performing circus acts, horse riding, surfing. The most sophisticated can undergo rejuvenation courses under a special program and even completely change their appearance.

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Divorced and happy!

A couple who are on the brink of divorce come to the Carlton Ambassador in the Netherlands for the weekend. They are met by specialists from a law firm who are ready to settle all legal, economic and psychological issues related to divorce in a short time: division of property, children, pets. And they will also tell you how not to quarrel completely, but on the contrary, to remain in good relations.

Cry, baby, cry!

In the Japanese hotel chain Mitsui Garden Yotsuya, an exclusively female “crying room” is periodically opened, in which the guest, along with tears, will pour out all the accumulated negativity. Here you can mourn a difficult parting with a loved one, problems at work and in the family, some life difficulties. There are all conditions for this: a comfortable bed, sentimental books and CDs with relevant films on the shelf, a pile of napkins on the nightstand next to it. When all the tears dry up, the visitor will be offered a warming pad and a hydromassage mask for tired eyes.

my goldfish

IN English hotel Happy Guests Lodge (Cheshire) will not let lonely guests get bored by offering them any number of goldfish as neighbors. True, you have to pay for each. According to the owner of the hotel Jeff Riley, almost no one refuses this service. It is good to relax with shiny fish, you can pour out your soul to them and just admire how they beautifully wave their tail in the water. Suddenly, a secret desire will be fulfilled.

Covered with a newspaper

In the Swedish hotel Faktum (Gothenburg), any guest can experience in his own skin all the difficulties of an overnight stay for a homeless person. Optionally, you can spend the night in the park on a bench, in an abandoned building, under a bridge. Guests will be offered a shabby sleeping bag, an old tent, newspapers, cardboard, rags for warmth. For hotel owners, this is a way to draw public attention to the problems of those living on the street. Payment for the "homeless" room goes to charity.

To attract potential visitors and maintain high prestige, individual hotels offer unique services. And if the Boston Tremont Hotel, at the time of its opening in 1829, surprised the guests with the presence in each hotel room running water and soap, hotel offers are sometimes, in fact, unusual.

Palazzo Magnani Feroni in Italy

The Florentine hotel offers a wide range of aromatic oils to create the necessary emotional atmosphere in the room. You can choose from soothing scents, energizing scents, and even erotic oils. The hotel administration is ready to embody any of your ideas in aromatherapy!

The Benjamin in the USA

Time trouble deprives workaholics of sleep. At the same time, any small rustle wakes up a dozing sufferer. The hotel in New York has created all the conditions so that those who wish to have a sound and healthy sleep can fully relax in silence. Very thick pile carpets are spread throughout the hotel to absorb the sound of footsteps, and the rooms have soundproof windows. The administration hired a special person who prevents possible noises and eliminates extraneous sounds.

Huvafen Fushi in the Maldives

It is a widely known fact that watching fish swimming in an aquarium helps to stabilize pressure and relieves stress. In the spa center of the hotel, located under water, through the panoramic windows you can watch the exotic inhabitants of the sea for hours. In such a peaceful environment, stressful situations are successfully overcome.

Houstonian Hotel in USA

For those wishing to combine relaxation with active pastime, we recommend choosing this hotel in Houston. Here you will be offered several dozens of physical activities as part of a fitness program, including swimming in the pool, rock climbing, and various exercise machines.

Holiday Inn London-Kensington Forum in the UK

The service offered at the hotel puts some guests into a stupor. The fact is that the sensitive administration, in caring for the comfort of the guests, has chosen a non-trivial path: the hotel staff, dressed in thermal suits, warm the bed intended for the guest.

Andaz Liverpool Street - Hyatt Hotels and Resorts in the UK

Another English hotel, included in the rating of hotels with unusual service, offers its guests bedtime reading of fairy tales. By the way, the service is very popular, some guests come here again to take sessions of a kind of therapy. The hotel administration attracts to read fairy tales famous writers and journalists.

Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi in Brazil

The offered service is helicopter flights to shops, museums and other places where tourists wish to go. Those who like to look at the city not from the window of land transport, but from a bird's eye view, will like the offer!

Barnsley Gardens Resort in the USA

The hotel staff includes a fairy who decorates the rooms with a scattering of rose petals and delivers champagne with chocolate. Thanks to the cares of the fairy-tale heroine, the guests are invariably in a good mood.

Nine Zero in the USA

There are eccentrics who do not want to part with their pets even on vacation or on a business trip. In a Boston hotel, it is not only considered acceptable to come with your four-legged pet, but is even welcomed in every possible way. Top-level service and entertainment are provided for both animals and their owners.

Bernerhof in Switzerland

The hotel staff in the town of Gstaad offers a special program - complete rest. In the morning, each hotel guest receives a pedometer: the fewer steps the client takes during the day, the more luxurious dinner he will receive as a bonus. Of course, all dishes will be delivered to the room, because extra movements are not welcome here.

For those of us who are content with a white robe and complimentary toiletries, the following list of hotel amenities may come as a huge shock.
These hotels are considered among the most luxurious places to stay in the world, and here good service It's not just breakfast in bed.
From butler service to supercar test drives, here are the craziest amenities you can enjoy on your next vacation.

1. The Lodge at Sea Island: Butler service.
The Lodge at Sea Island has a 24-hour butler to take care of everything. True, to enjoy all these amenities, you have to go here for a loan. The butler will pack your suitcase when you leave or bring you milk and cookies even in the middle of the night. Services are available to all guests who stay at the hotel and the cost is included in the room rate.

2. hard rock hotels: Fender guitars.
At any of the 23 Hard Rock Hotels and 11 casinos, you can rent a Fender guitar, Mustang amplifier and Nixon headphones to play in your room.

3. The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans(Louisiana): Recovery concierge.
Do you have a hangover? You're lucky if it finds you at the Ritz-Carlton, which has a concierge to bring you back to your senses. He'll make you a Bloody Mary to stop your head from hurting.

4. Il Salviatino, Florence (Italy): Jacuzzi with champagne.
At Il Salviatino in Florence, guests can ask for the perfect bubble bath filled to the brim with Prosecco, Spumante or French champagne.

5. Eden Rock, St. Bart's (Caribbean): Private recording studio.
Book the Rockstar Suite Villa at Eden Rock St Bart's and you'll have the opportunity to record the soundtrack in your private studio sound recordings.

6. Burj Al Arab Jumeirah, Dubai (UAE): 24 carat gold iPads.
Considering Dubai's Burj Al Arab Jumeirah is known as one of the most luxurious hotels in the world, it won't be surprising that its amenities include the use of 24 carat gold iPads.

7. Gateway Canyons resort and Spa, Gateway (Colorado): Sports car test drive.
The Gateway Canyons Resort is located in a stunning wilderness setting ideal for adventure. With the Driven Experience program, guests can experience a fleet of sports cars including the Porsche 911 Carrera Coupe, Mercedes-Benz SL550 and Ford Mustang Shelby GT.

Nearly all hotels offer packages designed to improve the quality of their guests' experience and increase own experience in providing services to clients. But some resorts offer truly extravagant amenities. From quirky to outright bizarre, some hotels have decided that being so unusual Additional services- exactly what you need to offer your guests apart from what is included in the standard package of services.

Even stranger, guests are willing to pay exorbitant amounts for these services. No matter how bizarre and crazy the offers are, guests can be sure that they will get a truly unforgettable experience and unique memories of their unusual vacation.

10. Happy Guest Lodge Hotel

The name really speaks for itself. The Happy Guest Shelter staff in Warrington (Cheshire, England) is eager to please their guests. They are willing to go all out to get it done, even if it's a single client accommodation.

The administration provides its customers with a unique service - a companion in the form of a goldfish. Guests who prefer this scaly company pay £5 and a goldfish named “Happy” appears in their room.

On its official website, the hotel boasts that the world-famous goldfish keeps hotel guests company throughout the evening and gives a sense of joy, creating a truly interesting environment.

Why the goldfish? The owners of the hotel believe that this small fish gives the guest of the hotel a feeling of comfort, being a silent companion, and unconditional love after a hard day. They claim that customers may even begin to miss the goldfish between visits. But don't worry, the "Happy Bringer" or its replacement will definitely be available during your next stay at the hotel.

9. Pillow Fight Family Package


Combining the comfort of a five-star hotel with nostalgia for the days when friends or girlfriends stayed overnight sounds like the perfect combination. The Ritz-Carlton has long been known as the best hotel to offer some services to make your stay more enjoyable.

However, at The Ritz in Palm Beach, Florida, USA, guests traveling with families are being given extra attention by offering a Family Pillow Fight package. The package is $60 and includes a bag full of satin pillows, a CD and a book with a variety of family games to play together.

While the cost of such a family package may seem prohibitive, the Ritz believes it provides families with an opportunity to bond through fun and flying feathers. The songs on the CD are meant to keep the contestants on their toes, including classics such as "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar.

8 Swimwear Vending Machines


We all know the rush to pack our suitcase, which makes us forget the most important item for the upcoming wonderful vacation - for example, a bathing suit. So that you do not have to bathe in what your mother gave birth to or rush around the hotel in search of a souvenir shop in which the choice of stylish and fashionable swimwear is not so wide, the Standard Hotel hotel chain offers a rather innovative solution - bathing suit vending machines.

The vending machine offers a stylish choice for both men and women from renowned brands such as Quiksilver. Available in a wide range of colors and sizes, the swimwear is inspired by the look and feel of the Standard Hotel.

The machine even prints the names of local places of entertainment on the waistband of the trunks and the bottom of the swimsuits, so after a dip in the pool, guests can head to the city for hot spots.

However, the swimming trunks and swimwear sold in the vending machine are not cheap. Prepare to spend at least $75 if you forgot your bathing suit at home.

7. Surf lessons for dogs


Su'ruff Camp at Loews Coronado Bay Resort& Spa offers a unique opportunity to give your pet a chance to ride the waves. The surfer camp at this San Diego hotel specializes in training dogs to ride the waves instead of using their toys. The owner of the training center believes that all dogs have the ability to surf, they just need a little training.

The hotel is hosted by surfer dogs, which attracts participants of all breeds who compete for the right to be called the best dog to conquer the wave.

Other pet services at this hotel include dog walkers, dog nannies, and even a special delivery service menu that includes all kinds of dog delicacies. All pets that come to Loews Coronado Bay Resort & Spa with their owners are treated like true VIPs.

6 Fragrance Butler


Providing your guests with the perfect aroma is one of the most important distinctive features Rosewood Hotel chain hotels. It's a pretty brilliant move, given that the Transportation Security Administration has significantly limited the amount of liquid a passenger can take on board an aircraft.

The Rosewood hotels have arranged the "fragrant service" in a truly luxurious manner: the fragrance butler will come to your room immediately after your call with a silver tray, on which various perfumes and colognes are arranged.

The service is available 24 hours a day, and the fragrant collection includes perfumes from leading world brands such as Dior, Chanel, Givenchy, Hermes and others. Each hotel of the hotel chain has its own "menu" of aromas, which reflects its surroundings.

So if someone wants to inhale some charming aroma, you just need to call, and the butler will immediately come to the room with a silver tray in his hands.

5. Delivery of an engagement ring by a bird


Guests of the Ashford Castle hotel in Ireland who are planning to ask an unexpected but important question to their loved ones can use the service of presenting a wedding ring in a truly unforgettable way - it will be delivered by an owl. Dingle is an eagle owl that has lived in the castle since 1999 and has claws strong enough to hold a large stone.

A lot of birds still live on the grounds, since there is a falconry school in the castle. Guests can attend animal classes to learn about the ancient method of falconry. Of all the birds that live there, none is as popular as the Dingle. Perhaps because of his romantic work?..

The Proposal package includes a three-night stay at the hotel, massage for the beloved couple, champagne, boat trip, candlelight dinner, and the romantic stay at the hotel will culminate in a soaring Dingle, which will deliver the ring to the bride-to-be. At $2,000, this service is quite popular, perhaps because it's one of the coolest ways to propose.

4. Valentine's Day Hater Package


One hotel chain got creative by offering an "I Hate Valentine's Day" package specifically for guests who prefer to celebrate the day in their own way.

For those who wish to celebrate this holiday in solitude, the Night and the Time hotels in New York have the whole evening planned out. It will begin with dinner at the fashionable Serafina restaurant, where a table will be booked for one person, and upon arrival the guest will be served a free double portion of liquor.

If a guest decides to stay at the hotel after dinner, an "adult" entertainment channel is tuned into their room, which they can enjoy for 24 hours.

The housekeeping staff also offer a special turn-down service for haters known as "Love Hurts". It includes black candles, a box of tissues, two small bottles of tequila, unlimited ice cream, and a large selection of breakup movies. The next morning, the guest will be served breakfast in bed and a few self-help books.

3. "The best person for hire"


Best Person Hire Service at Wild Dunes Resort in South Carolina guarantees that the groom on such an important day for him will not be left without a companion. The hotel claims that the groom will hear as many compliments and receive as much attention as the bride traditionally receives on her wedding day.

Thus, the "Best Person for Hire" package aims to provide services that free the groom as much as possible from pre-wedding worries. This person will not disappoint him, dealing with all relevant issues, from delivering a solemn speech and ending with resuscitation of wedding guests until the ambulance arrives.

It is obvious that the couple who will hire this the best person, will do it with a sense of humor and pockets full of money, because his services are not cheap. The groom must be willing to pay $150 for one hour, $650 for half a day, $1,000 for a full day, or $2,000 for a weekend.

2. Personal oxygen devices


Although the air in Boston is certainly not as polluted as in many other cities in the world, this does not stop the Revere Hotel from selling personal oxygen devices (Personal Oxygen Device (POD), canned oxygen bottles) to its guests.

One bottle for the guests of the suites will cost $40. At first glance, this may seem inexpensive, if not for the fact that one bottle of POD contains only 2.5 ounces (almost 71 ml) of oxygen. This is 40 full breaths, each of which, it turns out, costs one dollar.

The hotel's website states that the 18cm bottle is sleek and perfect for traveling around the city. It fits easily inside a bag. Perhaps a bottle of canned oxygen provides an intense, refreshing dose of clean air that can literally bring a weary hiker back to life. The hotel also claims that the bottle can be operated with just one hand and requires minimal effort.

1. Robotic staff

Technology surprises us at every turn. For example, the Henn-na Hotel in Japan uses robotic staff to help hotel guests with any need. Robots check in guests, deliver luggage to the room and make coffee. These robots are known as "actroids", a type of humanoid robot.

Actroids are very similar to the young Japanese girls, down to hand gestures, facial expressions and speech. They giggle at guests' remarks and can speak Japanese, English, Chinese, and Korean.

The humanoid robots were created at Osaka University and manufactured by Kokoro, the same company that owns the Hello Kitty license. The university has been working on the creation of actroids for over ten years, constantly improving them. These robots even have software that allows them to sense a person's mood.

Coming to rest in another country and checking into a hotel, guests are provided with all kinds of services for comfortable rest. But the tourist service, like other areas of life, is constantly evolving, expanding the range of services provided and offering its visitors to take advantage of extravagant services hotel, which will bring zest to the upcoming vacation. In the continuation of the article, nine luxurious services await you that will surprise even the most sophisticated guests.

Tanning Manager: The Ritz-Carlton South Beach, Miami Beach

Net Ritz hotels Carlton is renowned for its impeccable luxury service, but a Miami hotel has upped the ante by offering a tanning manager to its guests. His responsibilities include being on duty by the pool in order to help vacationers apply sunblock (even on hard-to-reach places), as well as offering sunscreen, glasses and other beach accessories.

Animal Psychologist: Hotel deLuxe, Portland

The Hotel deLuxe in Portland (USA) is real paradise not only for vacationers, but also for their four-legged pets. For furry guests, amenities include luxury bedding, full bowls of food, toys, and extras like massages, walking, acupuncture, housekeeping, and a personal psychologist.

Gondola Masseur: Loews Coronado Bay Resort, San Diego

The fleet of gondolas available at the Loews Coronado Bay Resort is available not only for boat trips, but also for relaxing treatments. While the gondola glides along the water surface along the private jetty, a personal massage therapist will knead all parts of the body for those who wish.

Monogrammed bathrobe: Hotel Ritz Madrid, Madrid

Sometimes the most seemingly ordinary and familiar things in a hotel can become a unique and pleasant gift, especially after an exhausting transatlantic flight. At the Hotel Ritz Madrid, each guest is entitled to a personal bathrobe, which will be waiting in the room, tied with a red ribbon and decorated with rosebuds.

Animal Gourmet Menu: Lowell, New York

Hotel Lowell went even further and surpassed Hotel Hotel deLuxe, offering customers who love to take their pets on trips exotic treats made to order for animals: lamb stew, organic buffalo meat, filet mignon tartare with potato, rice or sardine garnishes. And for dessert, cats and dogs can taste ice cream, fish skin biscuits brought from Iceland, and much more. For animals, special shampoos, oils and aromatic sprays are provided.

Artists and Books: Andaz Fifth Avenue, New York

For art lovers and book lovers, the Andaz Hotel on Fifth Avenue is a godsend. An art project was launched there, thanks to which visitors can see live how artists work. The hotel also partners with the New York Library, located directly across the street, which lends over 700 books to guests.

Smell Butler: Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Vancouver

The Rosewood Hotel Georgia has everything you need for a luxurious stay, from plush furnishings to fragrant… guests. In fact, the hotel has its own “scent manager” who helps guests select and purchase their favorite perfume from a variety of high-end fragrances, such as Chanel No. 5 or Hermes Terre d'Hermes.

Tea sommelier: Lanesborough, a St. Regis Hotel, London

The English take their tea tradition very seriously, but the Lanesborough Hotel has taken the humble tea leaf to new heights by offering guests a personal tea sommelier. During afternoon tea, he will personally select the most suitable type of tea for everyone, talking about the benefits of several dozen varieties of tea leaves.

Soap Concierge: Viceroy Riviera Maya, Mexico

The Viceroy Riviera Maya has exceeded the expectations of the most demanding guests with its unusual feature - a soapy concierge. This service is truly unique. the soap concierge offers hotel guests to get acquainted with numerous types of natural soap, created according to the recipes of the Mayan Indians. Soap can be used during your stay at the hotel or take away with you as a souvenir. The range of flavors is varied: from peach and lemon to chocolate and cinnamon.