Resort Butlers Offer Over-the-Top Services

In the competitive world of luxury travel, top hotels and resorts are pulling out all the stops to entice and impress guests. It's no longer good enough to just offer a butler service where someone in a snappy suit unpacks your bags or pours you a drink. A new class of butlers is entering the international scene, and these impeccable professionals are creating quite the buzz. This new generation of butlers is giving the term "at your service" a whole new meaning.

Sorbet Butler

This is one "sweet" butler service you don't want to miss. At award-winning Jumby Bay, an all-inclusive private island in the Caribbean, a Sorbet Butler strolls up and down the beach daily at 11 a.m., offering guests homemade sorbet. One morning you can try mango, the next kiwi -- and it's all made from scratch. The sorbet butler even has yummy waffle cones. This refreshing treat is the perfect touch to help cool you down when you're soaking up the sun on this tropical paradise. Insider tip: Also keep an eye out for the fresh-made coconut cookies that come out in the afternoon at the beach bar. For more: www.jumbybayresort.com

Music Butler

Listen up, if you're staying at the ultra chic SKYLOFTS at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, you no longer have to struggle to find decent music for your room. The SKYLOFTS have added a hip Music Butler to its repertoire, and they're on call 24/7. These special butlers will show you how to hook up your iPod to the Loft's high-end Bang & Olufsen sound system. The Music Butlers will even load your iPod with all your favorite songs. Forgot your iPod at home? No problem, these butlers can loan you one. For more: www.skyloftsmgmgrand.com

Bath Butler

The bath butler for Halekulani Hotel's Vera Wang Suite in Hawaii knows just what it takes to send you off on a blissful experience. A stay in this stunning designer suite includes a choice of three different signature baths. If you've spent too much time in the sun you can try the "Soothing the Sun" bath. For this, the butler will draw you a milk bath infused with papaya and pineapple enzymes. If you're looking to relax ask for the "Drift into Tranquility" bath that's laced with lavender and orchids. Or you can sample the "Bathe like Royalty" where your butler artfully combines Maile bath salts with green color therapy to help you find peace, harmony and renewal. For more: www.halekulani.com