Some of the Best Minibars in the World
Today an increasing number of hotels implement different unusual strategies to attract more customers, with more people today looking for something beyond the common understanding of a minibar.
Inventive hotels and sites around the world offer their visitors a variety of atypical luxurious items that come together with a minibar, for example Champagne cocktails and designer clothing that can be found on the same shelf with common drinks and snacks.
The popular website for men, AskMen.com created a list that features some of the world's top hotel minibars.
1. W Retreat & Spa
Location: Maldives
This location attracts clients with such an unusual item as a bikini that comes together with a minibar. But it's not just simple bikini, it is the one developed by the luxury beachwear brand Heidi Klein. Featuring a purple W, the bikini represents limited edition beachwear that is available only on the W Retreat & Spa site. It also includes silver hammered-chrome detailing. In order to assure the visitor chooses the right size, the site has a specialist, a "Bikini Butler", who will gladly measure you for the right size.
2. Trump International Hotel
Location: Chicago, US
It is known that the famous entrepreneur Donald Trump is also popular for being a teetotaler, which is why he equipped his minibars in a Chicago hotel with four exclusive waters, including Welsh Tau, Australian Tasmanian Rain, 420, and Bling H20.
3. The Levin Hotel
Location: London, UK
Whenever visitors of the Levin Hotel come back tired after a retail therapy, they can refresh themselves and relax, their room being equipped with a cocktail. Each suit features an installed Champagne cocktail minibar. In addition, each fridge includes half-bottles of Champagne and special ingredients that can be used to create nine different Champagne cocktails. There're also glasses of different shapes and sizes in which one can pour their cocktail.
4. The James Hotel
Location: Chicago, US
The minibar in the James Hotel features 13 top-shelf liquors along with a mixing kit composed of glass, strainer, tongs, spoon, and corkscrew. The minibar also includes a long list of mixers, four types of ecologically pure water and 16 snacks.
5. Gansevoort South
Location: Miami, US
In order to make the stay of its customers more comfortable, The Gansevoort South decided to significantly improve its minibars and change its pricing policy. Now guests can drink and eat in their rooms. The hotel proposes recession-friendly Dean & Deluca treats that are available for only $3, 375 ml bottles of Grey Goose, Bacardi and Bombay Sapphire, different mixers, and glasses of different shapes and sizes.
6. XV Beacon
Location: Boston, US
7. Mondrian Hotel
Location: Los Angeles, US
The Mondrian Hotel boasts minibars that include an Alice in Wonderland Hand Mirror, which was designed by the popular artist Benjamin Noriega-Oritz. The mirror is made from shatterproof acrylic and its price is $25, representing an ideal souvenir for those who want to take something home as a memory.
8. The Loews Hotel
Location: Denver, US
In case you do not want to leave your favorite pet at home when deciding upon vacation, the Loews Hotel, located in Denver, is the perfect place for you. The hotel features minibars that include gourmet dog biscuits. If somehow the minibar fails to satisfy your pet's cravings, you can choose to order something special from the room-service menu, where you can find such exclusive dishes as Bow Wow Tenderloin of Beef and Kitty's Salmon Supreme.
9. Banyan Tree Ringha Hotel
Location: China
Due to the fact that the hotel is located 10,500 feet above sea level, where there's lack of oxygen, guests are offered an ideal solution for spending a good time at Banyan Tree Ringha - they can pick oxygen canisters from the minibars.
