Let us not get confused here. All this fusion crap going on with trying to make food more 'interesting' has unfortunately spilled over into the accommodation business. Fundamentally it means that people fill a place full of tat and upsell by saying their bed and breakfast is now a 'Boutique Hotel' and charging double or even triple what the going rate is. I have paid far less in London for hotels far better than this.
I paid a Kings ransom purely because it was a last minute booking and I was going to be out until the wee hours at a local gig and it seems this was enough to bump u the price. To top it all, I missed the roll call for breakfast and they didn't even offer to make up a small plate or pot of Tea in lieu.
I managed to get a laff out of the experience though, as I was leaving it started to piss down and, because they don't have parking, I had to walk half a mile to recover the vehicle. The 'Manager' opened the door for me and basically shut it immediately behind me without a word of goodbye or the offer of an umbrella. I felt about as welcome as a fart in a spacesuit. It was so existential it actually made me laugh out loud.
For the record ....
A boutique is "a small store that sells stylish clothing, jewelry, or other usually luxury goods".The word is French for "shop". By literal definition, it is not a fucking hotel. read more