Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
BOUTIQUE PRESTIGIOUS HOTEL
English answer:
special niche market targeted as "exclusive"
Added to glossary by
Carmen Schultz
May 17, 2005 13:16
19 yrs ago
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English term
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BOUTIQUE PRESTIGIOUS HOTEL
English
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Investment / Securities
INVESTMENT SUMMARY
• PRIME OFF MARKET HOTEL IN LONDON’S WEST END
• FREEHOLD
• ROOMS & SUITES 64, 5 STAR DELUXE - 90,000 SQ FT
• ROOM RATES £250 - £400 PER NIGHT
• LOCAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY
• SALE UNENCUMBERED, VACANT POSSESSION
• OWNERSHIP SPV CAN BE ACQUIRED
• PRICE REQUIRED £50 MILLION
• OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE OCCUPANCY AND CASH FLOW
• BOUTIQUE PRESTIGIOUS HOTEL, RECENTLY UPGRADED
• ALTERNATIVE USE POTENTIAL AS PRIVATE RESIDENCE
What does " Boutique" mean here? is it adjective here?
Thank you!
• PRIME OFF MARKET HOTEL IN LONDON’S WEST END
• FREEHOLD
• ROOMS & SUITES 64, 5 STAR DELUXE - 90,000 SQ FT
• ROOM RATES £250 - £400 PER NIGHT
• LOCAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY
• SALE UNENCUMBERED, VACANT POSSESSION
• OWNERSHIP SPV CAN BE ACQUIRED
• PRICE REQUIRED £50 MILLION
• OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE OCCUPANCY AND CASH FLOW
• BOUTIQUE PRESTIGIOUS HOTEL, RECENTLY UPGRADED
• ALTERNATIVE USE POTENTIAL AS PRIVATE RESIDENCE
What does " Boutique" mean here? is it adjective here?
Thank you!
Responses
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Carmen Schultz
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special niche market targeted as "exclusive"
A boutique hotel is a hotel that is marketed as upscale and exclusive
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boutique normally means something luxury
very often used for shops-designer shops "boutique", it's a French term. Also lots of hotels around the world are described as Boutique.
So in this case it should be an adj.
So in this case it should be an adj.
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Gustavo Caldas
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just that... a luxury store (boutique) at a prestigious hotel
could be...
Peer comment(s):
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Robert Donahue (X)
: Bouique is used as an adjective here. It doesn't refer to the gift shop.
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Elena Petelos
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English term (edited):
boutique ---prestigious hotel
small, upmarket ---but prestigious (adj.)
Certainly an adjective.
Small and luxurious/upmarket etc.
A boutique hotel is a small and uniquely decorated hotel which offers the. kinds of luxury and amenities that larger hotels often do not. ...
http://boutiquedesign.com/pdf/BD_2005_Media Kit.pdf
A boutique hotel is a small lodging facility that caters to upscale patrons looking for intimate, quiet. surroundings. Often converted from historic ...
http://www.hvsinternational.com/.../ Hotel%20Investments%20Handbook%20-%20Chapters2-7.pdf
And an interesting debate...
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=1&tid=3452...
This is about rooms, but essentially the same use.
The Room
The rooms at The Luxe are boutique-sized but extremely well designed and organized to maximize the space. Everything feels new, fresh and clean. There are the usual luxury amenities like multi-line phones, DSL, private voice mail, color television, first run films and CD players. A glance out the front window and you’ll see a fantastic view of Rodeo Drive below. This view alone is worth the price of admission...
Also,
SYLLABICATION: bou·tique
PRONUNCIATION: b-tk
NOUN: 1a. A small retail shop that specializes in gifts, fashionable clothes, accessories, or food, for example. b. A small shop located within a large department store or supermarket. 2. A small business offering specialized products and services: an investment boutique; a health-care boutique.
ETYMOLOGY: French, from Old French botique, small shop, from Old Provençal botica, from Latin apothca, storehouse. See apothecary.
Small and luxurious/upmarket etc.
A boutique hotel is a small and uniquely decorated hotel which offers the. kinds of luxury and amenities that larger hotels often do not. ...
http://boutiquedesign.com/pdf/BD_2005_Media Kit.pdf
A boutique hotel is a small lodging facility that caters to upscale patrons looking for intimate, quiet. surroundings. Often converted from historic ...
http://www.hvsinternational.com/.../ Hotel%20Investments%20Handbook%20-%20Chapters2-7.pdf
And an interesting debate...
http://www.fodors.com/forums/threadselect.jsp?fid=1&tid=3452...
This is about rooms, but essentially the same use.
The Room
The rooms at The Luxe are boutique-sized but extremely well designed and organized to maximize the space. Everything feels new, fresh and clean. There are the usual luxury amenities like multi-line phones, DSL, private voice mail, color television, first run films and CD players. A glance out the front window and you’ll see a fantastic view of Rodeo Drive below. This view alone is worth the price of admission...
Also,
SYLLABICATION: bou·tique
PRONUNCIATION: b-tk
NOUN: 1a. A small retail shop that specializes in gifts, fashionable clothes, accessories, or food, for example. b. A small shop located within a large department store or supermarket. 2. A small business offering specialized products and services: an investment boutique; a health-care boutique.
ETYMOLOGY: French, from Old French botique, small shop, from Old Provençal botica, from Latin apothca, storehouse. See apothecary.
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Peer comment(s):
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Robert Donahue (X)
: It's still a correct answer. : )
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:-))/Didn't see juvera's comment I'm afraid. :-(/ :-)
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