A helping hand

We are in love with the idea of a Tanning Butler. Yes, as mad and frivolous as it sounds, that's exactly what it is. If you're lucky enough, or rich enough, to be staying at the Ritz Carlton on South Beach, Miami, and you're just too relaxed to rub in your own sun lotion, the tanning butler will do it for you!

Clad in denim shorts, t-shirt, and a hip holster packed with a variety of tanning products, a super-sculpted, young Antonio Banderas lookalike will rub sun block onto your back and shoulders, while you happily sip your Champagne. He'll even clean your sunglasses for you. We just love the sound of that!

And it gets even better. The British have taken it one step further with the Bath Butler! At the Balmoral Hotel in Edinburgh and St David's Hotel & Spa in Cardiff, he'll run your bath and add your choice of bubbles. The big question is, will he scrub your back?