The flight's amenities include fully enclosed suites for first-class passengers, five-course meals prepared in a private kitchen in Dubai for first- and business-class passengers, and on the upper deck, showers and a full-service cocktail lounge.
As we get more comfortable with smarter devices and using robots in our day-to-day lives, it's not a huge leap to think a gizmo like Monsieur could take the place of self-service cocktail setups found at bottle service tables in nightclubs.
Before dinner, there's a 30-minute, butler-serviced cocktail hour often held in the Hunts' library, which features floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, red walls and a cozy atmosphere.
We didn't take advantage of the stocked minibar, but we did order room-service cocktails — a fabulous South Beach-friendly concept that I'd be happy to see at more hotels.
FOR THE COMFORT SEEKER Riad Farnatchi Tucked away on a side alley, with a staff that is seemingly invisible, this guesthouse offers a welcome dose of Western pampering after a long day in the medina -- flat-screen TVs, large steam showers, Bose iPod docks and room-service cocktails.
I am agitated because the lounge is bottle-service only, and serving cocktails is more work for the bartender and waitress, for less money.
A bottle of Jura malt, though a comforting presence, saw little service; the cocktail of fatigue, altitude and Diamox had dulled any appetite for alcohol.
Another new musical with bar service and cocktail table seating — "Murder Ballad" — has audiences willing to pay $150 for the voyeuristic thrill of being inches away from attractive performers in moments of heated passion.
