boutique hotel
noun
plural boutique hotels
: a usually small upscale hotel that is often independently owned and that has distinctive decor that may reflect the culture of its location or be themed in another way
A new boutique hotel inspired by the Titanic is hoping to dock in Columbus. Unsinkable Hotels … is advancing plans to replicate the iconic ship on land in central Ohio, featuring period-inspired guest suites, fine dining and luxury amenities.—
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Spend the night at 86 State Circle, one of the city’s newest luxury boutique hotels, located directly across from the Maryland State House.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
For years, Asheville, North Carolina, marketed itself as a mountain escape known for breweries, boutique hotels and Blue Ridge views.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The development also would include a separate $30 million, 120-room boutique hotel with a conference center and 200-space parking garage.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
The upper end price for a standard room at the boutique hotel is $320 per night.
—Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Reimagined by French designer Dorothée Meilichzon, the property is a trendy 72-room boutique hotel, restaurant, and spa.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
And in a hospitality landscape that is defined by Neoclassical and Neo-Baroque buildings with elegant interiors on one end and small, characterful boutique hotels on the other—with a handful of Scandinavian chain hotels in the middle—this should be no problem.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Within United Village, two planned restaurants, an office building and a new public garden are expected to open this year, and a boutique hotel is scheduled for completion and opening in the summer of 2027.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Most available space will be given over to offices, plus there will be a boutique hotel and private outdoor terraces.
—Adam Williams
april 21, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
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Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 25 Apr. 2026
For years, Asheville, North Carolina, marketed itself as a mountain escape known for breweries, boutique hotels and Blue Ridge views.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 25 Apr. 2026
The development also would include a separate $30 million, 120-room boutique hotel with a conference center and 200-space parking garage.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2026
The upper end price for a standard room at the boutique hotel is $320 per night.
—Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
Reimagined by French designer Dorothée Meilichzon, the property is a trendy 72-room boutique hotel, restaurant, and spa.
—Monica Mendal, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2026
And in a hospitality landscape that is defined by Neoclassical and Neo-Baroque buildings with elegant interiors on one end and small, characterful boutique hotels on the other—with a handful of Scandinavian chain hotels in the middle—this should be no problem.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Within United Village, two planned restaurants, an office building and a new public garden are expected to open this year, and a boutique hotel is scheduled for completion and opening in the summer of 2027.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2026
Most available space will be given over to offices, plus there will be a boutique hotel and private outdoor terraces.
—Adam Williams
april 21, New Atlas, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Boutique hotel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boutique%20hotel. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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