HotelChatter - Tag: Hotel Technology

Chicago: Flick This: Control4 Remotes at the James

amandak — 2008-11-21T09:30:17-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/control4remote.jpg" class="top"> Complaining about a room having way too many remote controls is the way things go when hotels get overhyped about their gadgets, but places like <a href=http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+James/ian/131004>The James</a> in Chicago are getting wise to that. The James is one of the first places to want the <a href=http://www.hdmag.com/hospitalitydesign/content_display/industry-news/e3id1661574efeb04245c3bd532992837a0>Control4 remote control</a> in its rooms; the Mandarin Oriental Las Vegas is apparently planning to follow.We havent tried this all-in-one remote ourselves yet, but there are a couple of points the marketing hype makes that do impress us. First up, the remote doesnt need a line of sight to be able to operate something, so it doesnt matter if your chubby boyfriend stands in front of the TV--the remote will

Why Does The Hotel Room of the Future Turn Us Off?

juliana — 2008-11-19T17:00:43-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/futureroom.jpg" class="top">There's tons of hotel news flying around this week and we don't have time to give each and every story the love and attention it may deserve, so you will have to settle for some news briefs.· <a href="http://gizmodo.com/5092832/lava-future-hotel-room-is-perfect-for-dr-dave-bowman">More Detes on the Future Hotel Room</a>: More pictures of that whole <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/11/10/11315/184/hotels/German_Scientists_Hawking_Another_Hotel_Room_of_the_Future">weird LAVA room</a> has come online and is it just us or is this a total hotel bonerkiller? The room will use high-tech lighting to help guests adjust from jet-lag but can they do something about the stark white furniture? Also, do not be hungover in this room. [Gizmodo]· <a href="http://curbed.com/archives/2008/11/19/the_craziest_hotel_in_town_hotel_still_pending.php">Bellevue Hospital Hotel?</a> Rumour return that the craziest crazy place in NYC might turn into a hotel.

Miami Beach: Mondrian South Beach to Get TiVoed

juliana — 2008-11-12T13:12:22-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/tivomondrian.jpg" class="top">Taking hotel technology to the next level, the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Mondrian+South+Beach/local/734">Mondrian South Beach</a> has just announced a partnership with TiVo to put TiVo recorders in all the guest rooms at the hotel. From the press release for those of you who somehow don't know what TiVo does: <blockquote> Mondrian guests will be able to use the Emmy® award-winning TiVo user interface to record, pause, and rewind live TV, as well as set-up recordings of their favorite shows, and even use WishList® searches to find programs with their favorite actors or directors. The benefit of the TiVo experience doesnt end there, as guests will have the option of recording two shows at the same time, while watching a third previously

AT&T Shows the Love to Hotel Wi-Fi Users

AndrewC — 2008-11-10T14:06:21-05:00

Every year, we dedicate a week to hotels and their in-house Wi-Fi offerings. In 2009 we may have to switch up our system a little, because wireless companies such as AT&T are giving free Wi-Fi to "customers who have certain smart phones" - right now, only iPhone users and the customers who use the company's LaptopConnect data service.

Don't have an iPhone? Keep reading, because you just may be convinced to pay $19.99 a month for their unlimited Wi-Fi service.

German Scientists Hawking Another Hotel Room of the Future

Jenna — 2008-11-10T11:39:31-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6929/hotelroomofthefutureio9.jpg" class="top"> Over in Germany, the Fraunhofer Society in Duisberg has been working on yet another prototype for the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/1/3/224328/0218/hotels/Coming_to_Future_Hotel_Rooms_Alarm_Clocks_That_Run_Away_From_You">"hotel room of the future."</a> It would appear that this concept for a futuristic hotel room looks like an institutional version of the Jetson's house, but <a href="http://io9.com/5080257/german-lab-invents-the-future-of-hotel-luxury">io9 reports</a> that there are some nutty space-y amenities that are hiding beneath the curves and terrifying stark-white-ness of this room: <blockquote>Its carpet is lined with sensors which monitor the guest's arrival and, without delay, heats the room to the required temperature. The bed simulates a light pendulum motion. "It feels as if you were being gently rocked from a seven meter long rope," project leader Vanessa Borkmann said. "It's like being