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Sleep Technology: Blue Light Means Wake Up Now

July 18, 2008 at 9:15 AM | by | Comment (1)

At the recent Hotel Show in Dubai, there was a fair bit of talk about being behind the eight ball on hotel technology--but a lot of it came from the companies who have the most to win when hotels start buying up this technology, like the people at Zyken--the guys who make the NightCove sleeping system.

The point they wanted to make is hotels have to attract us guests by providing cool technology. So the question is, do us guests want a sleeping system? This NightCove gadget has red lights and particular sounds to help us fall asleep and blue lights and other sounds to wake us up. Okay ...

Maybe it works. The price is astronomical (somewhere over $2,000) but if we're just staying in a hotel, at least we don't have to pay it--but the hotel is going to pass that cost on to us somehow. We're hoping hotels focus on technology we're really needing (WiFi! Please!) and skip the magic sleep therapy.

[Photo: Zyken]

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Re: Sleep Technology: Blue Light Means Wake Up Now

Dear HotelChatter,

We'd like to correct a misstated information: the pricing of NightCove for hotels is not the price tag you mention (the information you stress refers to retail price and not to the hotel trade pricing).

Hotels deploying NightCove (mostly 4* and 5*) surely recognize that a good WiFi connection has become a must-have for many travellers. But luckily for guests they still view quality sleep as a key element of their offering.

In addition to a good mattress, NightCove provides a major plus for guests wanting to relax in the room, to fall asleep more easily and to wake up with more energy... A strong value, especially in situations of jet lag, or for the good proportion of guests having difficulties sleeping.

So a good sleep in addition to a good WiFi connection will for sure make a great hotel stay for many guests!

The ZYKEN team.

ZYKEN on July 21, 2008 at 1:12 PM #Permalink

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