Siesta hotel to open

If you saw a hotel offering bookings by the hour, you would probably question its respectability. But new accommodation in Argentina is doing just that - with a view to helping people enjoy a siesta...

Rather than just advertising the usual overnight stays, the establishment in Buenos Aires is also offering time out for people to enjoy the tradition of an afternoon nap.

Although siestas used to be common in Spanish-speaking countries, the practice has all but died out.

However, the hotel's director Viviana Vega is aiming to Change all that with the first dedicated 'siestario'.

At the Selfishness Siesta Hotel, snoozers can choose the soft music, coloured lighting and calming fragrances, before catching up on their 40 winks.

They are gently woken with a herbal tea before being sent out into the world refreshed and rejuvinated - a good hotel promise if ever there was one.

Selfishness is cleverly situated near the major Galerias Pacifico shopping Centre - perhaps suspecting that those indulging in a little retail therapy may need to take the weight off their feet.

It is also relatively close to some interesting tourist hotspots including The Lancaster Hotel where Graham Greene penned The Honorary Consul and the busy pedestrianised Florida street.

Foreign tourists wishing to sample a siesta after a morning of trekking around the attractions should be warned a nap will set them back around £20 - perhaps a stirring cup of South American coffee will do the trick after all.

Source: www.dailymail.co.uk