Who says that a luxury vacation needs to involve staying at a big 5-star hotel? Instead of putting your trust into large hotel chains, why not be adventurous and stay at a small luxury hotel?

You can find amazing boutique hotels that offer top-class service in the middle of world's most visited cities. In fact, cities like Berlin, Barcelona, and Paris, are known for a huge number of boutique hotels that are set in historical building in the city center.

The reason why such hotels are not awarded with 5 stars by the Forbes is that they fly under the radar! By definition, boutique hotels feature only a couple of dozen rooms, which means that most of them are not famous to the broader public.

Actually, some of luxury boutique accommodations are not even famous around the place where they're located. This makes boutique hotels hidden gems of tourism!