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iPhone Geeks Must Check Into the Malibu Beach Inn

Where: 22878 Pacific Coast Highway [map], Malibu, CA, United States, 90265

October 21, 2008 at 11:37 AM | 1 Comment

Fashion Funky and a few other gadget/gear sites, including CNet, are reporting that the Malibu Beach Inn in Malibu, California has implemented the worlds first iPhone-based hotel management system.

Yes, the Malibu Beach Inn has created an iPhone application called Hotel Evolution. Here's how it works.

Guests punch in room number plus security code for access to hotel services: order room service, set a wake up call, request dry cleaning, extra blankets or replace forgotten toothbrushes, check your messages or set your room to do Not Disturb.

Shopping, eating and cavorting info for the area is on tap, too. Cost to the hotel is about $10 per room, no word on whether the cost is passed on to guests.

If this is true, and if this works then this hotel has just won over our hearts. However, now we think Apple needs to step it up. If a hotel can run their guest management system off of an iPhone, don't you think it's about time to add MMS and video to the iPhone? Just a thought, Steve Jobs, just a thought.

[Photo: Gear Live]