Boutique hotels are fast becoming a go-to accommodation during travels nowadays. This is mainly because some are a bit cheaper than large hotels, yet they contain the same type of luxury facilities and full service accommodation that high-end hotels offer.

According to www.luxurytravel.com, a boutique hotel is small, not much bigger than 100 rooms. Boutique hotels have this characteristic personal appeal because of its intimate size. Hence, more luxury travellers are choosing to stay in these types of hotels.

Some boutique hotels have surpassed simply being intimate and have moved on to the next level in being eccentric in the best of ways.

With help from www.foxnews.com and www.gayot.com, below are the Top 5 Boutique Hotels you must visit this 2014, or at least once in your lifetime.

1. Washington School House Hotel

Park City, UT, USA

This school house was built in the year 1889, where now the limestone building houses just twelve guest rooms. Its reclaimed wood floors, stylish velvet furnishings, private art collection and antiques from around the world will make guests feel warm and at home in this quaint little hotel. Well-appointed amenities include a ski valet and an in-room massage. 

2. The Augustine

Prague, Czech Republic

This hotel has also been refurbished. From a thirteenth-century monastery, its now trendy details welcome one of Prague's most historical neighbourhoods.  The whole ambience of the place is the perfect recipe for that boutique hotel escape in the Czech capital. Euro-inspired guest rooms with city views, a house spa and a complex of buildings with a brewery also add to its charm.

3. Royce Hotel

Melbourne, Australia
This hotel is situated on St. Kilda Road around easy-access shopping and dining neighbourhoods. It contains 100 designer rooms and just the perfect amount of Australian hospitality. Its various amenities include a business centre, a grand ballroom, banquet and meeting facilities, a gym, a library and massage services.

 

4. Hotel Franklin Roosevelt

Paris, France
This family-operated lodging is located in the Golden Triangle between the Champs-Élysées and the avenues Montaigne and George V, perfect for shopping needs. It's six storeys high and enveloped in stone, making the 19th-century building blend perfectly with its historic surroundings.

 

5. Amandari

Bali, Indonesia

Situated in the heart of Bali, this picturesque hotel is near the artist community of Ubud. It has been designed to mirror a traditional village, whilst luxuries such as a spa, pool and tennis court. If you want to have the ultimate relaxing vacation, this is the boutique hotel to travel to as relaxation options here are best including private classes with the resident yoga teacher.