Extra Baggage: 10 Global Boutique Hotels With Awesome In-Room Amenities

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The Waikiki EDITION

Honolulu, Hawaii

Awesome amenity: Loaner iPads

The Marriot teamed up with the champion of ultra-cool hotels, Ian

Schrager—pioneer of the boutique hotel, creator of Studio 54, the Delano, the Hudson, and tons of other awesome spots—for this

unique, urban island resort. It's done up with surf-inspired art, and features

a restaurant created by "Iron Chef" Masaharu Morimoto, two pools,

and has its own private inland beach with sand imported from other Hawaiian islands. The hotel offers loaner iPads—order food or drinks to anywhere on the property or book a massage while you chill poolside. [editionhotels.com]

Hotel St. Cecilia

Austin, Texas

Awesome amenity: Outdoor fireplace

The South By Southwest music festival has put Austin on the map as a

travel destination for scenesters, but this city has more to offer

than sweaty hipsters and low-fi garage rock. The Hotel St.

Cecelia is a retro-style boutique hotel that pulls inspiration from

music, art, and literature heroes like William Burroughs, Andy Warhol and

The Rolling Stones. Rooms feature hot tubs, outdoor showers, and

unique fireplace art installations for select guests. [hotelstcecilia.com]

The Standard NYC

New York, NY

Awesome amenity: 2-person bathtub

The rooms at the Standard are meant to be shared.

Floor to ceiling windows overlook the city, the showers are in room and walled in clear glass. That two-person bathtub happens to be conveniently located at the foot of the bed.

[standardhotels.com]

Bali Aroma Exclusive Villas

Seminyak, Bali

Awesome amenity: Private swimming pool

Bali is an Indonesian island paradise, best known for its long

beaches, surf breaks and, fortunately for travelers, a currency that

keeps dropping in value. That means insanely awesome places to stay,

like these villas with private pools that, in American dollars, are totally affordable. You just

have to shell for a flight halfway around the world. [baliaromaexclusivevillas.com]

The Grand Daddy

Cape Town, South Africa

Awesome amenity: The hotel roof is an Airstream trailer park

A trailer park might not seem like your idea of luxury accommodations,

but think again. At the Grand Daddy

in Cape Town, seven aluminum trailers perched on the rooftop of the hotel make up the penthouse apartments. Each

is decked out with over-the-top design and all the amenities you could ever hope for.

[grandaddy.co.za]

Lánchíd 19

Budapest, Hungary

Awesome amenity: All different kinds of stuff, depending on the room

Budapest might not be numero uno on your destinations list, but maybe

it should be. The nightlife doesn’t disappoint, the city’s old world

vibe is endlessly fascinating, and cool design hotels like Lánchíd 19

are totally affordable. Fun design elements are sprinkled throughout

the 48 rooms: a magnetic chessboard mounted on a wall, or a platform

bed separated from an orange-tiled bathroom by a sliding glass door.

[lanchid19hotel.hu]

Hard Days Night Hotel

Liverpool, England

Awesome amenity: A bright white baby grand piano
in the Lennon Suite

A Beatles themed hotel sounds like a Vegas concept gone wrong, but this new British lux lodging spot is

tastefully done. Each room is decked out in ‘Fab Four’ artwork, and various Beatles themed musical instruments and add-ons.

[harddaysnighthotel.com]

Hotel Habitat MTY

Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

Awesome amenity: An Egg Chair and XBox 360

If you go to Mexico and you end up spending all your time in your room you’re blowing it. But for those long mornings and late nights, it will

be dope to have an iPod dock, Nokia tablet and X-Box 360, all included with each design-forward room at this spot.

[hotelhabitamty.com
]

Mama Shelter

Paris, France

Awesome amenity: Bedside masks

You already know about the abundance of models, ridiculous parties and amazing food in Paris, but how about awesome bedside lamps made from

Halloween masks of your favorite characters such as Batman, Superman,

and Han Solo? Sure it's weird, but when you're abroad, you might as well get freaky with it.

[mamashelter.com]

El Tres Inn

Los Angeles, CA

Awesome amenity: Record player and vintage vinyl

Located in Silverlake, the El Tres

Inn is a NY hipster’s west coast haven. Close proximity to the best party

spots in LA, big TVs and, coolest, of all, each suite has a Crosley

turntable and stacks of vintage vinyl for the afterparty.

[eltresinn.com]