The Hotel Amenities Arms Race

Properties old and new are getting creative to lure business travelers. Here are the best perks
 
Best Pool: The Qaryat Al Beri in Abu Dhabi

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If your airline loses your luggage, the Stafford London provides a "First Aid Kit" with toiletries, underwear, and wool socks from luxury brands such as Turnbull & Asser, Rigby & Peller, and New & Lingwood. It also assigns a staff member to haggle with the airline on your behalf.

Bathroom:
At Capri's Punta Tragara, renovated bathrooms feature views of the Faraglioni rocks in the Bay of Naples from the tub.

On-Site car rental:
Hong Kong's Upper House keeps a fleet of Lexus RX450 hybrids on call for guests.

Points Program:
Starwood's (HOT) guest loyalty program has launched an exclusive partnership with Live Nation offering its guests access to premium seats, backstage passes, and private meet-and-greets. Guests can also arrange private dinners with famous chefs and meetings with Nascar drivers at time trials.

Spa:
At Amanfayun in Hangzhou, China—a three-hour drive from Shanghai—the spa consists of restored traditional village houses repurposed as a reflexology house, bathhouse, gym, Pilates and yoga studio, and a treatment house. Each treatment room comes with a circular soaking tub, rain shower, and steam room.

In-Room Amenity:
The new Aman New Delhi offers private 160-square-foot plunge pools on room terraces.

Gym:
Newly renovated La Mamounia in Marrakech offers the high-end machines you'd expect. It also has private rooms for yoga, aerobics, and Pilates sessions; a spinning studio; plus indoor pools, a sauna, and Jacuzzi. There are even two clay tennis courts, a ping pong table, and a bowling field.

Local Wine List:
The cellar at Park Hyatt Buenos Aires includes 4,000 different bottles of Argentine wine including Paul Hobbs' Viña Cobos malbecs.

Business Center:
The Park Hyatt Sydney's office facility features translators, bookbinding equipment, teleconference technology, private meeting rooms, and newspapers from around the world.

Room service menu:
Restaurateur David Chang recently installed his latest Momofuku outpost, Má Pêche, at the Chambers Hotel in midtown Manhattan. Guests can order from either the restaurant's menu or the room service menu, which Chang's team oversees. It includes Vietnamese-inspired items such as rice noodles with spicy pork, and popcorn with nori and chilies.

Pet Care:
Pooches who check into the Jumeirah Essex House in New York find a miniature pop-up tent with a fleece-lined bed, homemade dog treats, and food and water bowls with matching placemats. The hotel also has a so-called pet concierge who will suggest nearby walks.

Tech Toy (tie):
Pavillon des Lettres, opening this fall in Paris, will have iPads in each room stocked with books in several languages. At GoldenEye, the Jamaican estate of James Bond lore that reopens in October, rooms contain a Logitech Squeezebox sound system loaded with Island Records-produced music featuring artists like Bob Marley. (The hotel is owned by Island founder Chris Blackwell.)

Golf Trip:
Tour outfitter Cox & Kings flies guests by private helicopter from Kathmandu for two holes of golf surrounded by the Himalayas—at 14,500 feet. The course continues at the former royal family's hunting reserve, where the private golf course has equally spectacular views.

Sporting Venue:
Alongside Dubai's Meydan Racecourse, the Meydan Hotel, opening in October, allows guests to wade in the roof's infinity pool as they watch the horses circle the track below.

Pool:
At Qaryat Al Beri in Abu Dhabi, a temperature-controlled saltwater infinity pool overlooking the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is programmed to provide a refreshing dip in the hot Arabian summer and a warm swim during the cooler months.

Mini-Bar:
At the Andaz Wall Street, in New York's Financial District, Voss sparkling water, Harney & Sons iced tea, North Fork potato chips, and Jacques Torres chocolate are free.

Picnic:
La Residencia in Majorca owns three donkeys that carry guests through pinewood forests to a view of the Tramnuntana Mountains and the Mediterranean Sea. Once there, a picnic lunch is made entirely from local foods, including meats, cheeses, and olives.