This British Hotel Offers a Butler to Help You Pick Out Books
With over 200 titles in the historic library at Cambridge's University Arms Hotel, you may need the help of an expert to choose what to read on your vacation.
A portion of the library at the University Arms.
Photographer: Simon BrownWelcome to Bloomberg Pursuits Amenity Watch, where we look at the exciting (and sometimes ridiculous) perks that luxury hotels are coming up with to entice people back out into the world.
“I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of anything but a book!” remarks the character Caroline Bingley in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. But Miss Bingley was just trying to attract the attention of Mr. Darcy, who was in the room minding his book more than he minded her. Like many travelers who stumble on a beautiful library at their hotel, she wasn’t interested in the books themselves.