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Techy Amenities for Tweens at the Ritz-Carlton SoBe

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 1 Lincoln Road [map], Miami Beach, FL, United States, 33139
September 3, 2008 at 5:53 PM | by KatieK | 0 Comments

Sometimes you have to wonder whether our traveling founding fathers and mothers were as big of pansies as we've apparently become.

Sure, airport security and delayed flights are a pain in the arse, and we clearly value a well-stocked minibar. But some of the "innovative" hotel amenities reported in Hotel Interactive's recent roundup smack us as, well, a bit silly.

After all--at the risk of going all Oregon Trail on you--let's take a moment to remember two old-school travel truths: covered wagons and fording rivers.

Seriously, what would Ma and Pa Ingalls say about luxuries like portable oxygen canisters (for a quick breather, courtesy of the Pan Pacific Vancouver) and in-room basketball courts (at The Palms in Las Vegas)?

That being said, presumably even Laura would have flipped for the Ritz-Carlton South Beach's amenities for tweens.

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Snapshot :: Johnny Appleseed Stays at the Tribeca Grand

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: 2 Avenue Of The Americas [map], New York, NY, United States, 10013
September 2, 2008 at 9:00 AM | by juliana | 0 Comments

The other day after our story about where to find Hotels with iMacs we ended up cruising our local Apple store to check out said products.

And while we were browsing through the computer's personal email--registered to one "Johnny Appleseed"--we discovered a reservations confirmation from The Tribeca Grand Hotel. Interestingly enough, this hotel was on our list of where to find hotels with iMacs. Which leads us to wonder if the iStudio suite is somehow in someway sponsored by Apple? Seems pretty likely huh?

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Where To Find Hotels with iMacs

August 25, 2008 at 12:00 PM | by juliana | 4 Comments

We all know there are two types of people in this world: Mac users and PC users. And if you're a big traveler, you'd better hope you're a Mac user -- or get to learnin'.

The Mac Blorge blog reports that Apple's Enterprise Sales Group has been installing thousands of Apple products--like iMacs, Mac minis, Mac Pros, and Xserves--in hotels (and even aboard cruise ships) as hoteliers are increasingly seeking to stand out from their competitors by offering thoroughly modern guest experiences.

So, the big question: where can you find hotels today that are offering up iMacs for guests to use? Keep reading to find out.

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Fontainebleau Takes Its Love Affair With iMacs to Vegas

June 25, 2008 at 3:54 PM | by DanielR | 0 Comments

A couple weeks ago we told you about Fontainebleau Miami Beach undergoing major renovations for Fall of 2008. Part of the plan is to go "paperless" in the hotel and include iMacs in every room.

Once we wiped those tiny beads of perspiration from our flush faces and got our hearts to slow down to a resting pace, we told you about how the iMac initiative is part of a larger green push by the hotel to save money, ahhh, we mean the environment.

We also mentioned how Fontainebleau is opening up a 3,889 room grand Vegas property, and guess what?! OMG, more iMacs in all the rooms!!

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UK's City Inn Hotels Offering iMacs in Every Room

February 26, 2008 at 4:02 PM | by juliana | 1 Comment

This should appeal to hotel geeks and geeks alike. The City Inn hotel brand in the UK is going to start offering iMacs in all of its guestrooms.

Guests will find a shiny iMac in each room, with full access to the internet, iLife and Office apps. Plus, the hotel will let you use the iMac as a TV, internet radio and media player (DVDs and CDs).

Hmm...is AppleTV included?

Also if you are worried about hackers or later guests accessing any of your information (or those late-night pub crawl pics), the hotel chains says the iMacs will undergo a "Faronics Deep Freeze" every 24 hours, which restores the computer to the factory settings.

City Inns can be found in Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow and Westminster. Planned locations for Amsterdam, Leeds and London are expected to open in 2009 and 2010.