# Small Luxury Hotels

> Book unique, independently owned luxury hotels globally with loyalty program access. (iPhone/iPad app by Small Luxury Hotels of the World.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/small-luxury-hotels/id359024705 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Small Luxury Hotels of the World](https://appshunter.io/developer/359024708)
- Category: Travel, Lifestyle
- Price: Free
- Rating: 2.30/5 from 6 App Store ratings · 93 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 30 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2010-03-05
- Data updated: 2026-08-09
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/small-luxury-hotels/id359024705/reviews.md

## What is Small Luxury Hotels?

The Small Luxury Hotels of the World™ (SLH) app is designed for independently minded travellers to book over 580 independently spirited hotels around the world.

We’ve personally visited, verified and vetted every single one of our 580 hotels in more than 90 countries – each one is anti-chain and anti-same. With just 50 rooms on average, SLH properties are able to offer secluded, discrete options with the highest standards of luxury and guest wellbeing.
- Easily find your perfect luxury hotel – search over 580 hotels by hotel name or destination using the interactive map
- Find all the information you need about each hotel including rooms, restaurants, facilities, services and location
- Log in to SLH Club to access loyalty information and bookings
- Download your exclusive member card to your wallet
- View rates and book in just a few clicks

We look forward to welcoming you at one of our characterful hotels in the very near future.

## Key features

- Search over 580 luxury hotels
- Interactive map search
- Detailed hotel information
- Access SLH Club loyalty
- Download member card
- View rates and book

## What do users think of Small Luxury Hotels?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- ✨ Aesthetically pleasing design
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 💡 Lots of useful information
- 🌟 Beautiful new app version
- 🔄 Vast improvement on previous version
- ✅ Ability to log in and see bookings
- 🏨 Rebook past bookings
- 🗺️ Helpful map functionality
- 💖 Love the new SLH Club feature
- 🖼️ Beautiful imagery
- 🤩 Visually appealing and functional
- 💯 Brilliant app
- 🚀 Fast and functional
- 💎 Slick interface
- ✅ Good functionality

**Cons**

- 🐛 Kept getting kicked off
- ❌ No longer working
- ⚠️ Service temporarily unavailable
- 📉 Poor functionality
- 😵 Complexity
- 🚫 No option to log in
- 🗙 Very difficult to book rooms
- 😞 A real let down
- ❓ Disappointing
- 😩 Terrible user experience
- 🗑️ Bare minimum design
- 🤷‍♂️ Useless without login
- 🚫 No way to log in
- 🤔 Need to log in with loyalty number
- 🤦‍♂️ Ridiculous app
- ⏳ Sporadic updates
- 🐌 Sluggish performance
-  cluttered layout
- ❌ Cannot log in to account
- 😵 Cannot link to existing account
- 📉 Poor functionality
- 😵 Spins, server down
- 🤷‍♀️ Useless for booked trips
- 🔁 Don't want to register AGAIN
- 🤔 No option to log in
- 🗑️ Joke of an app
- 😵 Crashes when joining club
- 😭 Service unavailable
- 📉 Frustrating search
- 😵 Impersonal without login
- 😵 Horrible navigation
- 🐌 Slow performance
- 🐛 Bugs abound
- 💥 Crashes all the time
- 😵 Unusable
- 🐛 Pictures load over text
- 😵 Messed up
- 💥 Slow and crash
- 🐛 Keeps crashing
- 🐛 Unstable
- 📉 Limited

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Kept getting kicked off when making reservations
- App is down for days
- No longer working
- Service is temporarily unavailable
- No option to log in or retrieve a booking
- Does not allow you to login
- Very difficult to book rooms
- Would be a great app if you could log in, see your bookings etc.
- Can’t log in
- No way to log in once app is downloaded
- Need to be able to simply log in with your loyalty number
- Doesn’t allow you to login as an ‘invited’ member
- Still no members login
- Ongoing issue! If your already a member you can’t log in.
- User unfriendly
- Can’t log into my account
- Layout and design needs work
- Sluggish and overcrowded
- No Slh Invited ‘login’
- Poor functionality
- Not able to log in to account
- Only create a new account
- Cannot use email to create account as it already exists
- Does not load
- Spins
- Server down
- Can’t login
- Only ability to re-register, not access account details
- No where to log in
- Don’t want to register AGAIN
- No option to log in
- Only possibility to sign up
- Cannot log-in if you already have an account
- Mobile web site is far better
- Where do I log in?
- Crashes when joining club
- Service unavailable at the end
- Have to search each hotel for availability rather than entering dates
- Frustrating
- Still haven’t find where I can log into my account
- Only find option for sign up
- No log in for club members
- Full of errors
- Completely useless
- Cannot login
- Track membership details
- Only sign in, no log in
- Beta version?
- Can sign up to be a member, but no way to login
- Can find no way to log in as a member
- Set a new record, under 30 seconds from downloading to deleting
- Embarrassing app
- Dreadful
- Every time I open this app it crashes
- Bugs abound
- Crashes all the time
- Login system doesn't work
- Awful app
- Pictures obscuring text rendering it nonfunctional
- Time for an update
- Why can't I sign in?
- Why can't I look at upcoming bookings?
- Pictures load over the top of the writing
- Search by hotel type is useless
- Serious issues with this app
- Crashes
- Cannot see where the place is
- Picture loads over the writing
- Far from a luxury app
- Very slow
- Screens missing information
- Crashes
- Keeps crashing otherwise would be a good app
- Since iOS7 it keeps crashing
- Constantly crashes
- Major engineering fix it desperately needed
- Keeps crashing after navigating through app
- Burns!
- Crashed 5 times in the same # of minutes
- Crashing EVERYTIME I search
- Constantly crashes
- Impossible to book
- Booking function does not work
- Efforts to enter data get popups
- Booking doesn't work
- Booking option is there but doesn't work
- Pitiful excuse for an App
- Pictures incredibly slow to load
- Won't work and crashes by closing down
- App advertised as iPad app but it's not
- iPhone app expandable
- Screen resolution is poor
- Steps to find hotel info are not logical
- Quality control is lacking
- Pictures take a long time to load
- App keeps crashing
- Not working at all
- Horrible Navigation
- Design is poor
- Navigation unthinkable
- Serious functionality problems
- So slow in working
- Stalls, pauses
- Internet connection is the reason it can't get information
- Random bugs that cause the app to crash
- Kicks you out when you look at photos
- Very annoying
- Application hangs all the time
- Crashed every time I used it
- Crashes far too often
- Update to iron out the glitches is needed
- Keeps crashing on me
- Limited

**Most requested features**

- Add loyalty card to wallet
- Digital membership card to Apple Wallet
- Fix login issues
- Make app user friendly
- Update the app
- Improve app design and layout
- Allow login for existing members
- Add more UK hotels
- Improve search functionality
- iPad version

## Recent user reviews (10 of 93)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/small-luxury-hotels/id359024705/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2025-12-31*

Kept getting kicked off when making reservations

### 5/5 — Gorgeous App

*2024-11-18, version 4.1.0*

Extremely user friendly and aesthetically pleasing.

### 5/5 — Great app!

*2024-11-15, version 4.1.0*

Easy navigate and lots of useful information about all the little bolthole hotels around the world.

### 5/5 — Beautiful new app

*2024-11-15, version 4.1.0*

This beautiful new version of the SLH app is a vast improvement on the previous one.
Ability to log in and see bookings past and future, rebook past bookings, browse and book new hotels - it’s exactly what I want from a hotel booking app :)

### 5/5 — So user friendly!!

*2024-11-14, version 4.1.0*

So easy to use and my go to place whenever I’m lacking some travel inspo. Also love the fact that you can add your loyalty card to your wallet, bravo!

### 5/5 — Fantastic update

*2024-11-14, version 4.1.0*

Love the new App.  Massive improvement and lots of new functionality.  Hotels look amazing as always.

### 5/5 — New updates!

*2024-11-14, version 4.1.0*

Love the new app- the map functionality is so helpful!

### 5/5 — Amazing APP

*2024-11-14, version 4.1.0*

This is such a brilliant app, the new features are a game changer and I’m loving the new SLH Club card wallet. I highly recommend using this app if you want to book your next holiday!! ++++++

### 5/5 — Wow! Fantastic app!

*2024-11-14, version 4.1.0*

Absolutely love the new app!! Looks so clean and is super easy to use, love love love the new SLH Club feature. The map is my bible.

### 5/5 — Great App!

*2024-11-14, version 4.1.0*

This app is incredibly user-friendly, with an easy-to-navigate layout. The imagery is beautiful, and I really enjoy the overall look – it’s both visually appealing and functional. I look forward to reading more articles on Swoon!

## Frequently asked questions about Small Luxury Hotels

### What does the Small Luxury Hotels app do?

The app allows users to discover and book over 580 independently owned luxury hotels across more than 90 countries. It provides detailed information about each hotel, including rooms, facilities, and services, and enables users to view rates and make bookings.

### What are the key features of the app?

Key features include searching hotels by name or destination on an interactive map, accessing comprehensive hotel information, logging into the SLH Club for loyalty benefits, downloading an exclusive member card to your wallet, and easily booking rooms.

### Is the app free to use?

Yes, the app is free to download and use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned, indicating a free service for discovering and booking hotels.

### Who is this app for?

This app is designed for independently minded travelers who are looking for unique, anti-chain, and high-standard luxury accommodations with a focus on personalized service and guest wellbeing.

### How does the loyalty program work?

Users can log in to their SLH Club account through the app to access their loyalty information and view past bookings. The app also allows for the download of an exclusive member card to your digital wallet, simplifying access to your benefits.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 4.1.8 — 2026-03-25

Bug fixes and improvements.

### 4.1.7 — 2025-12-17

Improvements and bug fixes.

### 4.1.3 — 2025-03-17

Improvements and bug fixes.

### 4.1.1 — 2024-12-19

Improvements and bug fixes.

### 4.1.0 — 2024-11-14

The latest SLH app update brings exciting new features and enhancements. You can now log in to your SLH Club loyalty membership, book exclusive member rates, and easily access your bookings. We've also added a downloadable digital membership card for added convenience. Explore our new integrated map to navigate your destinations, enjoy a smoother booking process, and experience a refreshed look and feel throughout the app. Update now to take advantage of these great new features!

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