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Hotel Sax Chicago, The Place To Beat The Buzz

The House of Blues Hotel in Chicago recently went through a $17 million transformation into the Hotel Sax Chicago. All 353 guestrooms, the lobby area and the bar have been overhauled. The lobby has Italian marble floors, white custom-paneled and mirrored walls and design elements such as Trompe L'Oeil candelabras. Instead of the traditional hotel front desk there are custom-crafted curiosity cabinets filled with artifacts. The hotel's new lounge, Crimson is designed with rugs, lighting and accents and fabrics in rich jewel tones and a 45-foot bar with crimson glass mirrored panels will run the entire length of the back wall.

The rooms include details such as ironwork screens, a wingback chair covered in snakeskin and a side table made completely of mirrored panels. Amenities such as 320 thread-count Egyptian cotton linens, leather and crushed velvet pillows and high-end bath amenities from Baronessa Cali and 42-inch Panasonic flat-screen televisions add to the luxury appeal of the rooms.

The hotel is offering a unique package right now. This summer is the culmination of the 17-year cycle of cicadas, the annoying insects which will dominate Midwestern suburbs. From the end of May through June, the Hotel Sax Chicago will offer a Beat the Buzz weekend package starting at $359 per night. The package includes vouchers to Navy Pier and the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum as well as in-room treats and white-noise headphones.

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Casa de Estrelles, Santa Fe's New Luxury Boutique Hotel

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Travelers to Santa Fe desiring an authentic and luxurious New Mexico experience can now look to Casa de Estrellas. This new boutique hotel located in the heart of the city is designer Jay Payne's vision of high end, low key pampering.

With an emphasis on privacy and service, the Casa de Estrellas, or House of the Stars, offers guests private villas instead of rooms, complete with gourmet kitchens and the availability of a personal chef, butler and host. Originally built in the 1930's, the one and two bedroom villas feature mediterranean inspired, adobe style architecture, filled with ancient antiquities from around the world. The property also boasts a full service salon and spa as well as a wedding garden inspired by the work of Kadee Strickland, star of the TV series Wedding Bells. The one bedroom villas start at $195 per night. For larger parties, the 1,200 square foot Aria Townhouse will soon be available starting at $500 per night.

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Forum Homini Hotel

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The Cradle of Humankind World Heritage site located about 50 kilometers northwest of Johannesburg, South Africa is a unique tourism spot. The site includes a complex of limestone caves which were home to some of the world's earliest hominids and is called the birthplace of humankind. The area is also home to a luxury boutique hotel so that visitors don't have to rough it as their ancient ancestors did. The Forum Homini Boutique Hotel at the Cradle of Humankind is home to 14 suites including a honeymoon and a presidential suite. The 12 luxury suites that are partly submerged with veld grass roofs and are much like luxury caves with stenciled hand imprints on the walls, stalactite lights, glass fireplaces, open air showers and king size luxury beds. Rates start at around $300.

[via The Star]

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Grand Hotel Kempinski Geneva, Now Open for Business

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The previously-managed Hilton property was partially reopened in February, after extensive renovations, by new managers: Kempinski Hotels. This 110-year-old establishment (Europe's oldest) has once again worked their magic by completely refurbishing and modernizing the property which, in my opinion as a frequent visitor, was long overdue. The architectural and interior designs at this five-star luxury hotel are now more elegantly modern yet still cozy and inviting. With its warm-wintry-white tones and expansive floor-to-ceiling windows, both the public and private areas seem to capture the beautiful sense of space and natural light which exists from being conveniently located on the Quai du Mont-Blanc, facing Lake Geneva. It is sure to attract some new and exciting clientele with its contemporary feel, as the other luxury hotels in Geneva are quite traditional in comparison. The new design will include the duplex-style "Geneva Suite" -- one of the largest suites available in the area with its own private spa and gym, not to mention incredible views encompassing the city, the lake, and the Swiss Alps. The second and final opening phase should be complete by end of May which will double the amount of rooms and include new restaurants, a nightclub, and cutting-edge conferencing facilities. So if you hurry, you can take advantage of their "soft-opening" reduced rates and stay in a deluxe lake-facing room with 24-hour room service, plasma-screen TV, high-speed internet, and a small balcony on which to enjoy the fresh mountain air, for approximately USD$523 (CHF 632).

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Sunnyledge Boutique Hotel

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Need a place to stay in the Pittsburgh area? The Sunnyledge Boutique Hotel and Tea Room in Shadyside is an intimate Victorian-style hotel. The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review tells the story of Avery Abrams and Patricia Romeo who bought the property for $250,000 at auction over 10 years ago and painstakingly brought it back to its former glory. The mansion was built in 1886 and has been restored with an eye toward maintaining its Gilded Age charm and decorated with finds sourced from around the world. The eight-bedroom hotel is also home to a martini bar and a dining room. Suites cost $275 per night and the rooms are appointed with king size beds, cable television, and marble bathroom with Jacuzzi tubs.

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Barton Hill Hotel Plans To Bring Boutique To Niagara

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Niagara Falls is a beautiful place to visit but the hotel situation isn't the most fabulous. The Barton Hill Hotel & Spa seeks to change that. The hotel in Lewiston, New York will open in June 2007 and has already started taking reservations. The 78-room boutique hotel will have guest rooms with fireplaces and river gorge views and the spa will offer aromatherapy, body wraps and other treatments. Hotel owner Diane Finkbeiner sees the property as a chance to educate travelers about lovely Lewiston while delivering a luxe American vacation. Rates start at $179.

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Granduca Hotel Opens in Houston

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Italian-style luxury in Houston? That's the aim of the new Granduca hotel, an Italianate boutique hotel that recently opened in the Texas metropolis. The Granduca has 130 luxury residences, one, two and three bedroom apartments with kitchens and separate living room and dining room areas. Granduca also has a lounge known as Club Malatesta. The hotel also has a concierge who can order gourmet dinner in or procure a table at any restaurant in Houston. The hotel is placed opposite Uptown Park, a small shopping center also created by the owner of of the Granduca. The shopping center meant to mimic a European village with its quaint collection of cafes and shops giving you an Italian enclave in the middle of Texas. Prices start at $260 per night.

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Upgrading the Hotel Staff

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According to a post on Hotel Hotsheet, at least one boutique hotel - Hotel Palomar in Washington - has hired a few unusual people to train its staff members. Their trainers include improve actors and a ballet master. This is a twist on the real estate trend of having actors play a family in a home that is up for sale, but serves the same function in adding to the overall presentation of the hotel. While every detail counts in the marketing of a boutique hotel, I've never heard anyone comment that a hotel had graceful staff - gracious, perhaps, but not graceful. Is this a selling point, or simply one of those unnoticed details that adds a tiny bit to the hotel's overall presentation? And if it is the latter, is the expense really worth it to the hotel?

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The Lovers Package at Mezzanine

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We thought the Booty Parlor kits at the Mondrian were saucy but the the tiny Mezzanine restaurant/bar/hotel, a unique retreat of only four suites in Tulum, Mexico, now offers Kama Sutra products to their amorous guests. The hotel has a live DJ lounge and Thai restaurant and a swank yet spare look that combines island design with contemporary furnishings for a hipster-on-the-beach appeal. The suites have Japapnese-style low beds, bathrooms with rain showers and wood staircases that lead up to private lofts. The Kama Sutra products, including chocolate body paint or honey dust, massage oil and flavored pleasure balm are part of the Mezzanine's Lovers Package which includes three nights accommodations, breakfast, a three-course dinner for two, a massage for each person and a bottle of Moet & Chandon champagne on arrival. The package costs $885 during low season (May 1 to Dec 15).

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The Glenn Hotel

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Boutique style has come to Atlanta in the form of the Glenn Hotel. The Glenn is a 110-room hotel that includes all sorts of urban details including a rooftop deck and the third outpost of the BED restaurant chain. The hotel is designed with a sleek contemporary style and the hotel employees are dressed in retro-chic black and white outfits that include tuxedo shirts and sneakers with patent leather details . Room amenities include plasma televisions, Aeron chairs and rain-style showerheads. Many of the bathrooms have a shower with a” peek-a-boo” window so you can view the plasma television in bedroom. Their Sleep With Me package include hotel accommodations, a three-course prix fixe dinner in BED, a round of drinks and a surprise novelty kit and starts at $331.

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Hotel Vetro

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The latest place we've found a sleek contemporary hotel? Iowa City, Iowa. Hotel Vetro in the Plaza Towers is a hotel of 54 studio suites with plasma TVs, kitchens, dining tables, custom couches that convert into sleepers, large bathrooms and pillow-topped beds. The towers also include a Japanese restaurant, organic market, health club and a center for holistic healing.

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Luxx Hotel

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From the pictures, it looks like a modern boutique hotel in New York or Los Angles but Luxx is a new hotel in Bangkok. The tiny hotel of just 13 rooms offers chic and clean modern design to attract trendy travelers. It opened a few weeks ago and Luxx Hotel general manager, Dusadee Srishevachart says that they will be promoting the hotel to European and American guests. The hotel will also have a bar called Mess and is hosting their launch party on March 29, 2006 . Luxx is located on Decho Road in an area that offers plenty of nightlife, dining and shopping for tourists. They are offering opening specials as low as $70 per night.

[via HospitalityNet]

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Hotel du Vin For Sale

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A New Zealand boutique hotel, the Hotel du Vin, has been put up for sale. The hotel which is surrounded by vineyards and gardens is located 45 minutes south of Auckland. The 48-room property is a four-star boutique hotel with a spa. Colliers International is selling the hotel by international tender closing April 5. It is currently owned by American entrepreneur Ed Aster, who is selling to concentrate on his wine exporting business. According to the New Zealand Herald, the hotel was a spur-of-the-moment purchase for Aster. The new owner will be required to convert the existing 48 rooms into single-key two-bedroom super luxury lodges. The article doesn't list a price for the resort but if you've got the cash and ever dreamed about cashing in on New Zealand's growing tourism market this may be your chance.

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