1888 Hotel in Sydney Photo: IC

Boutique hotel experts Mr & Mrs Smith (http://www.mrandmrssmith.com/) have announced their top 10 trends to watch for this year.

1. Local Life

Budapest boutique hotel Brody House champions the city's artistic energy. Claska in Tokyo has a doggy beauty salon downstairs.

2. Sleep Swamis

Anantara Kihavah Villas in the Maldives has a slumber guru responsible guests getting a restful night. Alila Villas Uluwatu and Alila Villas Soori have a pillow menu, oils and scented candles.

3. Seriously Social

Try 1888 Hotel in Sydney, whose design was mapped for maximum Instagram-ability or Melia hotels where concierges answer Twitter requests.

4. Family Affair

Set to open in 2014, Six Senses Qing Cheng Mountain in China has village-style accommodation that includes a panda research center 10 minutes away where kids can interact with pandas.

5. Playing Tarzan

Hapuku Lodge & Tree Houses in New Zealand offers wannabe Tarzans and Janes a chance to cuddle up in the canopies at grand country manor Chewton Glen, Hampshire, as well as at Japamala Resort and Bunga Raya in Malaysia.

6. Beyond The Bedroom

The Ace Hotel Bar at the Ace Hotel New York and The Zetter Townhouse in London are a scene unto themselves.

7. Distracting Destinations

Beyond Rio de Janeiro, we love Bahia for its forested interior and stylish seaside resorts. Don't neglect Sri Lanka - we love Paradise Road Tintagel Colombo and Casa Colombo in the capital.

8. Hot Hotels

This year, keep your eyes peeled for the opening of Grace Marrakech in Morocco, the Pig near Bath in Britain and Alila hotels in India.

9. Delayed Reaction

Stories For Every Journey is a collection of novels and non-fiction titles that are the perfect length between take-off and landing.

10. Room Service: Shaken And Stirred

In 2013, the New York Hilton Midtown stopped offering breakfast in bed for the residents of its 1,980 rooms.