From offering guests a top of the range Tesla to visit select areas in the city to controlling all aspects of their stay from their room via electronic devices connected to the hotel’s network. The hotel industry’s adapting to a public that’s increasingly more and more hooked on technology, stating that in 40% of cases, what most guests are concerned about during their trip is not being able to connect to a Wi-Fi network.
Hotel Blow Up Hall 5050
The first example of a tech hotel takes us to the Polish city of Poznan. The Blow Up Hall 5050 Hotel is already known throughout much of Europe for its incredible collection of digital art where guests not only experience innovative and groundbreaking art but also participate in its creation. Instead of a key, guests receive an iPhone 5 that acts as a virtual concierge, helping them find their way to their room and communicate with the hotel and staff during their stay. This is complemented by state-of-the-art audio and video tech in all the rooms and better engagement with their personal mobile devices.
Virgin Hotels Chicago
This hotel chain has designed its own mobile app called Lucy, helping guests quickly and efficiently request any service or attention within the hotel, including check-in/out, a personalised minibar and the possibility to chat with other hotel guests. In addition to all this, there’s a Tesla Model S P85D at the chain’s hotel in the North American city of Chicago for hotel guests to use within a 3km radius of the hotel to explore the city. Smart, electric, luxurious mobility is the icing on the cake to a modern hotel with an exquisite design.
W Singapore Sentosa Cove
This chain is known worldwide for the high quality and originality of its exterior and interior design. In the Singapore hotel, it offers a wide range of state-of-the-art services, including underwater speakers in the swimming pool and a private DJ booth in one of its special suites. Guests can unlock their rooms with their smartphones or an Apple Watch. This hotel swings between eccentricity and the very best in technological functionality. A real discovery…
Loews Hotel 1000 Seattle
We return to the US, but this time to the West Coast, where we find a hotel where guests don’t have to worry about being disturbed by cleaning staff as all the rooms are equipped with heat-detecting sensors that warn staff if the room is occupied. The rooms’ smart setup allows guests to choose the room temperature, videos they want to watch during their stay and to personalise the background music using their smartphone. Golf lovers are in for a special treat with the hotel’s golf simulator, where guests can play a round of golf with real clubs and balls on 50 of the world’s top golf courses.
