You will hardly find a traveler who has stayed at a luxury hotel and did not feel the experience was worth every penny. The hallmarks of such hotels are top-notch customer service and luxurious spaces, along with upscale conveniences you did not even know you wanted. A five- star experience is all about the right mix of pampering, fine dining and premium accommodation. In fact, a luxury hotel experience can be the highlight of your trip rather than just an accommodation. Here's why.
ROOM SERVICE
A little extra can make a difference, especially for the time-starved travelers.
A fine luxury hotel can do a lot to reduce the inevitable stresses of travelling by offering services to ensure comfort, convenience, and control. Around-the-clock in-room dining, one-hour ironing, four-hour dry cleaning, and after-hours access to other services gives guests the control rather than the hotel dictating their own timelines.
24-hour room service, which is a typical facility at five-star luxury hotels is an assurance that whatever the hour or the request be, it will be responded to. Non-luxury hotels usually have room service only during daytime or working hours. If you are working at odd hours, because of being on a different time zone or on business calls to other areas of the world, you might need to eat a meal at an unusual time, or just before hopping onto a flight. Room service, anytime of day or night, makes this possible. At a five-star luxury hotel, you can call the room service throughout the day with personalized requests.
For instance, at The Imperial New Delhi, which stands out for its unbeatable room-service menu, you can call for the most indulgent services anytime of the day.
ADAPTABILITY
The best luxury services are customized, not standardized.
Whether you drink green juice every morning or try to keep your diet organic, luxury hotels are adaptable to whatever needs you have. As a guest at a five star hotel, as you arrive or sometimes even before your arrival, your preferences are noted; such as what time of day you like to have your room made up or special requests about food preferences. Don't be surprised if on your next visit to a five-star hotel, staff not only remember when last you visited, but also what your dining preferences were. Luxury hotels are really adaptable to your personalized needs; they can cook up a bespoke recipe for you even if they don't offer it on the menu and also serve it the way you want it. The Spice Route, New Delhi gives its guests the option to choose from a unique variety of vegan dishes and gluten-free ice-creams. The mock-meat, mock-chicken and the tofu ice-cream served here are one-of-a-kind in the entire country.
LAUNDRY AND HOUSEKEEPING SERVICE
It sounds like a petty thing, but laundry service is a great advantage. And 5-star hotels have great laundry service. At 5-star luxury hotels, like The Imperial, you can simply drop your dirty linen in the bag , put it outside your door, and it comes back a few hours later, washed, ironed, and folded. If you're ready to leave the inn, all you have to do is put the clean folded clothes back in your baggage, and you're ready to go.
Laundry service is just one part of the overall conveniences of these hotels. They make your bed, provide fresh bed sheets and towels, change the bathrobe, provide drinking water at the desired temperature, clean-up the trash, dust-off the furniture, and turn down the sheets at night.
All you have to do is enjoy your trip.
WELL-EQUIPPED AND STATE OF THE ART FACILITIES:
A five star hotel offers a wonderful living environment and every facility and amenity that a guest might need for an enjoyable and luxurious stay, from a personal working desk to complimentary Wi-Fi internet to private lounge, a heated pool etc. For instance, a heritage 5 star hotel in New Delhi offers rooms/suites well-equipped with high speed WIFI and wired Internet, electronic in-room safe, fully stocked minibar, Tea/Coffee maker, shoe shine facility and what not. The hotel is 5 star in every sense of the term with an award-winning spa, offering international therapies in a holistic environment embedded in breathtaking architecture, state of the art gym and a swimming pool with a well-equipped pool bar.
IN-HOUSE RESTAURANTS AND BARS
Luxury hotels provide you with the opportunity to relax and enjoy yourself without having to leave the hotel. They ensure a tasteful and memorable stay for their guests through exceptional culinary experiences. For instance, a five star hotel in Connaught Place, Delhi houses The Spice Route which has been heralded as one of the top ten restaurants in the world by Conde Nast Traveler and is proclaimed to be the only-one-of-its-kind. The South East Asian cuisine restaurant offers world famous menu crafted by the President's Awardee Thai national Chef Veena Arora. This indeed sounds like absolute luxury.
Sometimes the simplest things can seem the most luxurious — especially after a grueling long flight. Staying in five-star hotels is the perfect way to make the best out of your trip.
Martin Wynn
