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Butler Services You Never Knew You Needed
by Eva ZhuButler service has long been the cornerstone of a truly luxurious hotel. Now, hotels are getting creative with unique butler services you never knew you needed. These modern butlers are performing out-of-the-box services such as snapping the perfect social media pics, delivering Lego sets to the kids and roasting the perfect s’mores.
Butler Services You Never Knew You Needed
There’s a new secret room service menu at Kimpton La Peer Hotel and it involves Champagne. Ring the Champagne Butler for a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label or Veuve Clicquot Le Grand Dame, along with indulgent bites such as breakfast sandwiches, beef sliders and truffle fries. We truly can’t think of a better pairing.
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Regent Taipei has launched the world’s first ever photography butler service. Reflecting the trend for mobile usage and photography, professional Photobutlers are here to accompany guests as they explore the city, see its tourist attractions and check in to the top social media hotspots. There’s no need for selfie sticks or asking a stranger to take your photo.
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Families with children are more than welcomed at Ashford Castle, where a Lego Butler will deliver full Lego sets to your room on a silver platter while wearing white gloves, on request. Ordered from an in-room Lego menu, kids can both stay in a castle and build one of their own, which they can then take home with them as a memento of their stay.
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For those in search of their Scottish roots, The Balmoral’s Tartan Butler can help. He is here to undertake the research to organize a tailored family history tour through Scotland, including ancestral sites, kinship charts and documents. He can also track down your family tartan, and if you wish, make an appointment for a fitting with the kiltmakers to The Queen.
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Guests staying in the Palace Suites at Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul experience an old tradition dating back to the ancient water therapies of the Turkish bath. Your butler will deliver handmade, 100 percent pure olive oil soaps to your suite upon arrival, and then gently slice your scent of choice—providing one for immediate use and one wrapped to take home.
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While caddies take care of the logistics of a game, the one-of-a-kind Golf Butlers at Rosewood CordeValle focus on enhancing the golfers’ experience through small and thoughtful touches on and off the green. Booking spa treatments, ordering refreshments, shining golf shoes and returning clubs post game—the Golf Butler can take care of it all.
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In collaboration with sleep medicine expert Dr. Rebecca Robbins, The Benjamin’s Rest & Renew program ensures that every guest receives the best possible night’s rest. A 24-hour Sleep Team is here to offer advice, such as on which pillow to choose or which bedtime snack to order. Also available are on-demand phone meditations, sleep masks, ear plugs, noise machines and a library of lullaby music.
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The Park Hyatt Aviara Resort is home to the Argyle Steakhouse, where one can taste the finest California natural, prime and succulent Wagyu beef. To help guests optimize their fine dining experience, the Steak Knife Concierge comes by tableside to guide diners on choosing the perfect knife for their choice of steak, from a selection ranging in size, weight and blade.
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In The Lobby Bar of the One Aldwych London, the Old-Fashioned Cocktail Trolley is ready to serve tableside. The hotel’s award-winning bartenders will prepare this classic cocktail to each guest’s personal preference. The possibilities are endless but the Woodford Reserve, Bacardi 8 or Patron Silver, carefully chosen for the trolley, are recommended.
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If camping is not your thing, The Resort at Paws Up’s butler service may change your mind. Guests staying in the luxury safari-style tents enjoy the services of a Camping Butler who is here to cater to your every whim. He or she can prepare your morning coffee, build a roaring campfire at night and melt the perfect s’more, so campers can relax and focus on the most glam aspects of glamping.
VIEW HOTELThere’s a new secret room service menu at Kimpton La Peer Hotel and it involves Champagne. Ring the Champagne Butler for a bottle of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label or Veuve Clicquot Le Grand Dame, along with indulgent bites such as breakfast sandwiches, beef sliders and truffle fries. We truly can’t think of a better pairing.
VIEW HOTELRegent Taipei has launched the world’s first ever photography butler service. Reflecting the trend for mobile usage and photography, professional Photobutlers are here to accompany guests as they explore the city, see its tourist attractions and check in to the top social media hotspots. There’s no need for selfie sticks or asking a stranger to take your photo.
VIEW HOTELFamilies with children are more than welcomed at Ashford Castle, where a Lego Butler will deliver full Lego sets to your room on a silver platter while wearing white gloves, on request. Ordered from an in-room Lego menu, kids can both stay in a castle and build one of their own, which they can then take home with them as a memento of their stay.
VIEW HOTELFor those in search of their Scottish roots, The Balmoral’s Tartan Butler can help. He is here to undertake the research to organize a tailored family history tour through Scotland, including ancestral sites, kinship charts and documents. He can also track down your family tartan, and if you wish, make an appointment for a fitting with the kiltmakers to The Queen.
VIEW HOTELGuests staying in the Palace Suites at Ciragan Palace Kempinski Istanbul experience an old tradition dating back to the ancient water therapies of the Turkish bath. Your butler will deliver handmade, 100 percent pure olive oil soaps to your suite upon arrival, and then gently slice your scent of choice—providing one for immediate use and one wrapped to take home.
VIEW HOTELWhile caddies take care of the logistics of a game, the one-of-a-kind Golf Butlers at Rosewood CordeValle focus on enhancing the golfers’ experience through small and thoughtful touches on and off the green. Booking spa treatments, ordering refreshments, shining golf shoes and returning clubs post game—the Golf Butler can take care of it all.
VIEW HOTELIn collaboration with sleep medicine expert Dr. Rebecca Robbins, The Benjamin’s Rest & Renew program ensures that every guest receives the best possible night’s rest. A 24-hour Sleep Team is here to offer advice, such as on which pillow to choose or which bedtime snack to order. Also available are on-demand phone meditations, sleep masks, ear plugs, noise machines and a library of lullaby music.
VIEW HOTELThe Park Hyatt Aviara Resort is home to the Argyle Steakhouse, where one can taste the finest California natural, prime and succulent Wagyu beef. To help guests optimize their fine dining experience, the Steak Knife Concierge comes by tableside to guide diners on choosing the perfect knife for their choice of steak, from a selection ranging in size, weight and blade.
VIEW HOTELIn The Lobby Bar of the One Aldwych London, the Old-Fashioned Cocktail Trolley is ready to serve tableside. The hotel’s award-winning bartenders will prepare this classic cocktail to each guest’s personal preference. The possibilities are endless but the Woodford Reserve, Bacardi 8 or Patron Silver, carefully chosen for the trolley, are recommended.
VIEW HOTELIf camping is not your thing, The Resort at Paws Up’s butler service may change your mind. Guests staying in the luxury safari-style tents enjoy the services of a Camping Butler who is here to cater to your every whim. He or she can prepare your morning coffee, build a roaring campfire at night and melt the perfect s’more, so campers can relax and focus on the most glam aspects of glamping.
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