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HotelChatter - Tag: hotel technology http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T14:26:06Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/hotel%20technology Paris: We Can't Imagine Having Trouble Sleeping at The Plaza Athenee But If You Do... http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/2/10/115447/083 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/plazaatheneeflowers600.JPG" class="top">For the most troubled sleepers, not even the finest sheets in one of the best luxury hotels in the world can help you catch some much-needed Zs. But now at the swank <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/HOTEL+PLAZA+ATHENEE+PARIS/local/1642">Plaza Athenee Hotel</a> in Paris, there's a scientific solution to insomnia and jetlag symptons with the NightCove Sleep Solution that's been installed bedside in the hotel's Art Deco Suites. <blockquote>Developed by the Sleep Clinic at Hotel-Dieu hospital in Paris, this device is a unique bedside lamp that helps improve the quality of sleep by bathing guests in selected light wavelengths and sound frequencies that are specially adapted for the physiological needs of sleep. Click on "Sleep/Anti-jetlag/Nap" to stimulate melatonin with a red glow and the juliana 2012-02-10T13:05:01-05:00 You No Longer Have to Put a Shower Cap on the Dirty Hotel Remote, Thanks to LodgeNet's New App http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/2/2/02417/62344 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/lodgenetremotecontrolapp.jpg" class="top">We've long been waiting to use our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/5/24/93251/8416/hotels/IHG_s_New_Smartphone_Check_In_Eliminates_the_Need_for_a_Keycard">smartphone as a room key</a> in hotels but it turns out that hotel guests may be able to use their smartphones to control things in the room as well. LodgeNet, a big provider of the on-demand TV systems found in over 500,000 hotel rooms, has introduced a new iPhone and Android app that will enable guests to control the in-room TV right from their phone. Here's how it works: Download the app to your iPhone, iPad or Droid. When you get into your hotel room, turn on the TV, then sync your phone with the TV using the code that's found on the TV's main menu. Now you're free to juliana 2012-02-02T09:05:01-05:00 New York: Now There's WiFi In Every Room at Mandarin Oriental NY (But You Still Gotta Pay) http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/23/92333/3591 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/61268/MandarinOrientalWifi.jpg" class="top">Take a quick look at our <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/special/Best-WiFi-Hotels-2011">Annual WiFi Report: Best of 2011</a>, and you know which hotel you won't see on there? <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/MANDARIN+ORIENTAL+NEW+YORK/local/190">Mandarin Oriental New York</a>. That's because, until now, the hotel hasn't really done anything to wow us, even though more and more hotels are gradually making the switch to better, faster, free-er internet. Well, they still have some work to do on the "free" part (guests must pay a $15/day WiFi fee), but due to "a dramatic shift" in the number of customers using wireless internet, MONY has graciously implemented Ruckus WiFi wall switches in all the guest rooms. So wherever you sit, you'll always manage to find a decent connection because the router ASchechter 2012-01-23T09:26:27-05:00 Los Angeles: The Concierge Will Text You Now at the Mr. C Hotel http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/19/11017/9470 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/choymrchotel.JPG" class="top"> Texting is so mainstream that even your parents (and maybe even your grandparents) are doing it. But have you ever texted with a hotel <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/concierges">concierge</a> before?We haven't and we didn't even think that was an option until we met Venicio "Choy" Flores, the head concierge at the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Mr+C+Hotel+at+Beverly+Hills/local/2449">Mr. C Hotel</a> in Los Angeles. During our interview with Choy (which we'll show next week), he let us know that he is available by text for guests anytime they need him. He even showed us a little correspondence with one guest (below) who was beyond pleased with Choy's honeymoon surprise for the guest and his wife. <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/mrctexts.jpg" class="top"> Now, we're not saying you should eliminate human juliana 2012-01-19T12:05:01-05:00 Hong Kong: Peninsula Hong Kong to Make Over Its Rooms and Tech Offerings http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2012/1/9/175733/2823 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/peninsulahongkong_rooms.jpg" class="top"> When HotelChatter <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/12/20/143550/81/hotels/Inside_the_Peninsula_Hong_Kong">popped into</a> the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/The+Peninsula+Hong+Kong/local/3267">Peninsula Hong Kong</a> just over a year ago, there wasn't much that we didn't like at the hotel from the welcome amenities to the in-room telescopes, the bedside tech control panel and the white-gloved service. But all this "classic lushness" may have been a little too "classic" as the hotel has just announced the start of a major guestroom redesign which will update all 297 rooms in both of the hotel's towers.<blockquote>Conceived by The Peninsula Hotels in-house design team, the newly enhanced rooms showcase the finest materials and craftsmanship, boasting a bespoke luxury residential feel. With an accent on Classic Modernity, simplicity and chic elegance, the new room aesthetic melds juliana 2012-01-10T14:18:49-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/