Comments on: An insight into boutique hotels with Mr and Mrs Smith http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/06/06/an-insight-into-boutique-hotels-with-mr-and-mrs-smith/ Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:52:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Garri http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/06/06/an-insight-into-boutique-hotels-with-mr-and-mrs-smith/#comment-103539 Garri Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:15:58 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1131#comment-103539 ... or, Punk Rock Hotels! There should be more of them ;-) … or, Punk Rock Hotels! There should be more of them ;-)

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/06/06/an-insight-into-boutique-hotels-with-mr-and-mrs-smith/#comment-103538 Darren Cronian Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:56:00 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1131#comment-103538 @ Garri I never said you did :) I'm just pointing out that TR doesn't allow advertising text link ads. But let's get back to the discussion at hand, boutique hotels. @ Garri

I never said you did :)
I’m just pointing out that TR doesn’t allow advertising text link ads.

But let’s get back to the discussion at hand, boutique hotels.

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]]> By: Garri http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/06/06/an-insight-into-boutique-hotels-with-mr-and-mrs-smith/#comment-103534 Garri Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:40:30 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1131#comment-103534 @ Darren, as I said, there's absolutely no potential financial gain from me posting that link. @ Darren, as I said, there’s absolutely no potential financial gain from me posting that link.

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]]> By: Darren Cronian http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/06/06/an-insight-into-boutique-hotels-with-mr-and-mrs-smith/#comment-103531 Darren Cronian Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:35:54 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1131#comment-103531 @ Tamara and Garri The original comment was sent to the spam bin, and finding it there made me wonder if I should allow the comments. I don't allow advertising links, but the links concerned helped both parties explain their previous comments. Ta Darren @ Tamara and Garri

The original comment was sent to the spam bin, and finding it there made me wonder if I should allow the comments.

I don’t allow advertising links, but the links concerned helped both parties explain their previous comments.

Ta

Darren

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]]> By: Garri http://www.travel-rants.com/2008/06/06/an-insight-into-boutique-hotels-with-mr-and-mrs-smith/#comment-103529 Garri Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:28:23 +0000 http://www.travel-rants.com/?p=1131#comment-103529 @Tamara Of course, I wasn't having a pop at Mr & Mrs, but it's natural I suppose for you to be defensive of your 'baby'. Having been to Marrakech many years ago, we didn't need boutique hotels (they didn't exist) for it to be a very romantic experience but I guess the chi-chi-ification of 'awkward' cities such as Marrakech makes it palatable for today's travellistas. The Gran Domine is sterile and cliched but it's opposite the Guggenheim, though I would've preferred to have been able to have reached out the window to prune Cicciolina than Jeff Koons' puppy ;-) Personally, I don't see anything remotely romantic about boutique hotels, that's just my opinion based on travel experiences. I travelled to Belgrade 6 months after the NATO bombing on a surprise visit to meet someone 'special', no flights I had to go to Budapest and get a minibus. People thought I was crazy but it was one of the most romantic experiences of my life. Since we're allowed to advertise links, here's a more interesting hotel *, in my opinion, than the ones you've listed: http://www.holidaypad.net/accommodation/397/ And I'd rather stay in the Teniqua Tree house in SA's garden route than the place you recommend. As for Dorset, gimme a beach hut with solar power that you can sleep in ;-) * Disclaimer: I do not get any commission from this hotel and neither did they pay to be listed on my site. I just like it! @Tamara

Of course, I wasn’t having a pop at Mr & Mrs, but it’s natural I suppose for you to be defensive of your ‘baby’.

Having been to Marrakech many years ago, we didn’t need boutique hotels (they didn’t exist) for it to be a very romantic experience but I guess the chi-chi-ification of ‘awkward’ cities such as Marrakech makes it palatable for today’s travellistas.

The Gran Domine is sterile and cliched but it’s opposite the Guggenheim, though I would’ve preferred to have been able to have reached out the window to prune Cicciolina than Jeff Koons’ puppy ;-)

Personally, I don’t see anything remotely romantic about boutique hotels, that’s just my opinion based on travel experiences.

I travelled to Belgrade 6 months after the NATO bombing on a surprise visit to meet someone ‘special’, no flights I had to go to Budapest and get a minibus. People thought I was crazy but it was one of the most romantic experiences of my life.

Since we’re allowed to advertise links, here’s a more interesting hotel *, in my opinion, than the ones you’ve listed:

http://www.holidaypad.net/accommodation/397/

And I’d rather stay in the Teniqua Tree house in SA’s garden route than the place you recommend.

As for Dorset, gimme a beach hut with solar power that you can sleep in ;-)

* Disclaimer: I do not get any commission from this hotel and neither did they pay to be listed on my site. I just like it!

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