The intimate dining room vibrates with life and warmth, from the friendly service to the hand-thrown ceramic dishes.

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The Senate chamber is an intimate room where men and women go to talk to themselves for the record.

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Today, the restaurant is an intimate room with just eight tables and 32 seats.

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However, once inside the room where the awards were presented, it was a more intimate affair.

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In a manner of minutes, a large arena felt like a cozy living room, and his authenticity and connection made the presentation feel intimate.

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The Fireplace Room, showcasing an antique marble hearth imported from France, is cozy and intimate with just six tables.

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Even Chinese travelers are tired of all the 500-room business hotels, he has found, preferring Le Sun Chine's more intimate scale.

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The endless layout includes more than 50 bedrooms, a series of intimate drawing rooms and a regally appointed dining room with an underground passage to a separate kitchen building.

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The company, launched in 2005, is recognised for having the style and hospitality of an intimate hotel with more offerings than a vacation rental, including 24-hour room service, concierge, housekeeping and, depending on the location, parking.

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On the outskirts of Nairobi among 140 acres of indigenous forest sits Giraffe Manor, an intimate 10-room hotel that also happens to be a sanctuary to warthogs, bushbucks, dik-diks, more than 180 species of birds and 14 rare Rothschild giraffes (including five babies).

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