It's hard to imagine anyone performing the Warrior II in the sliver of space offered between the wall and the bed in a typical room.

Before the renovation, the Morgan offered a small but choice series of concerts in a rectangular, flat-floored room that was originally designed as a lecture hall and seated fewer than 200.

He could offer little comfort in a room filled with their subjects so he 164 Tanya Huff merely held tightly to her hands.

A single set of candles in a double sconce offered the only illumination in a room seemingly as chill as the cold and clear day beyond the dark wood-paneled walls.

So it said at the top of the five-course tasting menu offered in a private room at Le Bernardin recently.

Kuoni (01306 747008; kuoni.co.uk) offers five nights at the Leela Palace, New Delhi, in a deluxe room with breakfast, from £1,636 pp, based on two sharing.

Ms. Eidson has little to offer these people, only a dark wooden floor in a small room near the Boy's Grocery in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

Beachcomber Tours (01483 445644; www.beachcombertours.co.uk) offers seven nights at Paradis in a deluxe room on a half-board basis, including flights and private transfers, from £1,665pp, including discount.

The suspended ceiling was originally developed to conceal the underside of the floor above and to offer acoustic balance and control in a room.

Of how an enlargement, boldly done, oversized, could offer impact in a room.