I really enjoy staying at fun/special/unusual hotels, and I prefer them to luxury and chain properties. Such hotels currently do not have a home on FT.

I don't think the typical luxury hotel forum user would enjoy reading (or have much to contribute to discussion) about such hotels, as they typically are not "luxury" (in terms of service and other things dear to the folks in the luxury hotel forum). Likewise, many regular FTers may be a bit put off by the elitism and showing off which often dominates discussions in the luxury hotels forum.

Sure, information about these hotels could be exchanged in the destination forums (or the luxury or budget travel forums), but it would be nice to have a place we can turn to. I, for one, like to plan travel so I can stay at these hotels, and it would be nice to have a forum where something akin to the luxury hotel forum's "Who'll be the first to stay at the new twenty-four-star hotel in Bangkok" would whet my appetite for future trips.

I would consider a place to exchange information about fun/special/unusual hotels (including Boutique hotels) a valuable addition to FT.