HotelChatter - Tag: Digital Nomad Hotels

San Francisco : And the Lobby that Looks Most Like a Red Lobster is...

JetSetCD — 2011-06-14T15:43:38-05:00

If there was an award for the hotel lobby that most resembles a Red Lobster, that award would go to San Francisco' Argonaut Hotel. The place is a tourist hotspot purely because of its location at Fisherman's Wharf and, as a result, the place is almost too packed to appreciate the nautical tchotchkes.

The Argonaut, despite its unique looks, is actually part of the Kimpton Hotels chain, which means that every evening brings a complimentary hosted wine reception for the guests, plus the other goodie of free WiFi in the rooms (if you sign up for the free InTouch loyalty program).

New York: Yobots, Lady Gaga's Papa and a Digital Nomad's Wet Dream are Coming to the Yotel

juliana — 2011-05-09T12:50:20-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/yobot_yoteltimessquare.jpg" class="top"> Without a doubt, we are geeking out over the arrival of <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Yotel+Times+Square/local/4852">Yotel Times Square</a>, set to open on June 1st, thanks to the combination of affordable (<a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/3/1/10595/22388/hotels/Yotel_To_Open_Legit_Full_Service_Hotel_in_Times_Square_in_2011_">somewhat</a>) lodgings with pure high-tech fun like touch screen check-ins, retractable beds, free WiFi and mood lighting. Oh and the Yobot.Yes, when the Yotel opens it will have a robot on site whose sole job is to store your luggage into lockers in the lobby. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/08/nyregion/mr-jetson-your-room-is-ready-new-yorks-robotic-future.html?_r=2&scp=1&sq=Yobot&st=cse">The NY Times</a> reports: <blockquote>Its just a robotic arm, not humanoid like [The Jetsons' robot] Rosey, and its as much entertainment for passers-by as it is utilitarian. Your bag goes on a slab that Yobot then picks up and slides into one of

New York: Ace Hotel NYC to Lobby Squatters: Out!

Heidi Atwal — 2009-11-25T13:44:14-05:00

Oh no; we've created a monster. After naming the expansive and dark-and-comfy lobby at the Ace Hotel New York as one of our favorite digital nomad lobbies, we expected to share the space with a few other laptop-tapping entrepreneurs, but not the glut of them that fills the place now!

Earlier this week we reported on the "[t]housands of stories" waiting to be told at New York's Ace Hotel. One of Massify's budding filmmakers might consider making a short about a recent squabble between management and lobby squatters—including freelancers and fans of the Ace who have taken to parking themselves at the hotel, sans reservations.

Fort Lauderdale: Digital Nomad Lobbies: WiFi By The Beach At W FLL

markj — 2009-11-18T17:00:37-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3/w_fll_pool.jpg"> There has been a lot of talk recently about the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nomads29-2009jul29,0,3204273.story">lifestyle of digital nomads</a> -- folks who work from wherever they might roam. HotelChatter has been covering hotel wifi since the beginning, but as we cited in our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/Worst_WiFi_Hotels_2009">2009 annual hotel wifi report</a> times they are a changin'. Hotel: <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/W+Fort+Lauderdale/local/1396">W Fort Lauderdale</a> Location Layout: There are three main lobby, or living room levels and the pool/patio area. The property is vast, which is great for a digital nomad because you can tuck yourself away and bother no one. Outlets: Peppered around the lobby. Get this, at Steak 954, the onsite restaurant they actually offered to move me with a seat near

New York: So What? The Ace Hotel is Still a Rock Star (For Digital Nomads)

juliana — 2009-09-29T18:10:07-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/acedigitalnomad.jpg" class="top">There has been a lot of talk recently about the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-nomads29-2009jul29,0,3204273.story">lifestyle of digital nomads</a> -- folks who work from wherever they might roam. HotelChatter has been covering hotel wifi since the beginning, but as we cited in our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/Worst_WiFi_Hotels_2009">2009 annual hotel WiFi report</a> times they are a changin'. The biggest change on the tech side is the growing popularity of the usb broadband card. As more and more people buy into these cards (and more and more GMs pray to the hotel gods they do) there are a growing number of digital nomads that no longer tap into a hotel WiFi network. Instead, these nomads are in search of killer hotel lobbies to comfortably work