To be sure, soothing environments, exceptional courtesy and responsiveness, and even amenities designed to distract patients from their worries can help reduce suffering — but what has changed is the reliance on such tactics as the main focus for improving care.
Owners receive exclusive access to the resort's luxury amenities and facilities and exceptional service of the Auberge brand.
Recent renderings offer a glimpse of brand new or future condominiums with exceptional modern design, over-the-top amenities and oasis-style landscaping tempting those with cold feet, deep pockets or outdoors lifestyles.
For instance, there are exceptional opportunities to create more of the amenities, like canals, lakes and ponds, that grace other world class water cities such as Amsterdam and Venice.
Amenities throughout the rooms are exceptional: plasma-screen TVs, natural soaps made by a local farmer's wife (who also produces them for the Prince of Wales) and free homemade ice cream and chocolates.
On a tour of the building in October, the architects and owners (Carr Properties) focused on the building's amenities: its terrace and penthouse space with exceptional views over the city (Midtown Center is taking advantage of relaxed rules on enclosing space above the usual allowable city height limits); its appealing exercise facility; a bike storage room; and electric car charging stations.
"Our Travelers Choice Hotell awards showcase exceptional accommodations around the world that are recognized for their value, service, amenities and overall experience, as reviewed by travelers worldwide," said TripAdvisor spokesperson Grant Colquhoun.
Quiet, sophisticated, and stylish, this luxury resort doesn't skimp on amenities -- Cotton Bay Village features a beautiful Olympic-size pool, an exceptional spa and fitness center, an extensive kids' club, and a secluded beachfront with an open-air restaurant and lounge.
The Setai's condos come with access to a host of amenities, including what the building's Web site refers to as "the blissful experience of exceptional service".
"Our palates were inspired by the exceptional views, the millwork detailing was inspired by yachting and automotive design, and the lobby and amenity spaces by the social spaces and warmth found in private members clubs," says Elliot March, co-founder of March & White.
