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Design Hotels Releases Its Own Geek Hotels List

September 8, 2009 at 5:11 PM | by Omri | 0 Comments

The good folks at Design Hotels have put out yet another of their special list, this time focusing on international high-tech hotel rooms. Three of these futuristic hotels are in Mexico and most of the rest are scattered throughout Europe. All told the list has 11 different cutting edge hotels from three continents, plus more elaborate descriptions behind each entry.

Some of the hotels don't seem so much technologically saturated as just sleek and painted white (hey, it works for Apple!). But other options involve all kinds of crazy high-tech amenities, from absurdly slick TVs to Xbox 360s. We don't think we're giving away any secrets when we assure you that iPods also figure heavily. We'll go over some of the list's highlights, then send you to Design Hotels for the full list.

The list begins with The Condesa DF in Mexico, where you get to use the provided Nokia Tablet 8800s as electronic concierges. You can use them to order just about anything, up to and including pre-loaded iPods. The iPods, in a heartwarming nonconformist hipster gesture, are painted yellow. The Apple focus is also prevalent at Thailand's Alila Cha-am, where the Apple TVs come packed with movies, music, and TV shows.

Naturally there's a bevy of gigantic flat screen TVs strewn across the list. The Do & Co in Vienna has giant Bang & Olufsen Flatscreens, while the Roomers in Frankfurt goes with a central rotating screen that can be seen from anywhere in the room. It's a clever trick, though we probably prefer the full immersion surround-sound chambers found at the Lute Suites in Amsterdam.

Finally, the Klaus K in Finland doesn't seem to have any Apple TVs or game consoles. Instead they have a carbon footprint calculator that spits out your energy consumption. Presumably the theory that if you see how much energy you're already using you'll feel so guilty you won't even notice the lack of other toys. Cost efficient!

For more geek hotels, check out our Best Geek Hotels for 2009, with video!

[Photo: Lute Suites via Design Hotels]

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