E-Readers are the newest hotel perks

In the rarefied world of hotel elite programs - the robes, private check-ins and buttery bowls of complimentary popcorn - the latest perk is a humble one. Stay in the lap of luxury ... and read.

Fairmont hotels announced that e-readers would be made available at certain hotels, but only to guests staying on the elite Gold Floors - the "exclusive oases. The e-readers will be stocked with a variety of Random House titles. Concierges will be briefed on content, so they can make recommendations to the discerningcustomers.

At Miami's Epic Hotel, guests are presented with preloaded Sony Readers. The truly decadent may choose to have genuine paper artifacts delivered to their rooms, ordering books off the "virtual nightstand." In Newport, R.I., the Forty 1 North boutique hotel places iPads in every room.