Speaking of hotel geeks, we wonder if Heather Mills' new boytoy has ever played this game, Hotel Giant.
For anyone who's ever wanted to enter the hospitality industry but is like, still under age, Hotel Giant enables you to be your own hotelier. Kinda like Aloft was in Second Life but more hard core. Now Hotel Giant is coming out with a second edition and it's available on Nintendo DS. From Gamezplay:
Enter the challenging tourism industry and test your skills by building, designing and managing the luxurious hotels in the world! As guests go about their lives, follow their behaviour, moods, activities, and find out exactly what they like and dislike about your hospitality.
So the Le Parker Meridien in New York is not the only place where you can get your Wii Workout on these days. It seems as if a lot of hotels are paying attention to the family-friendly gaming trend that's out there now.
Hotels Magazine has a list of the next batch of hotels to get all geeky on us. They are:
· Westin Hotels: Is in "groundbreaking" talks with Nintendo to offer customized Wii consoles in its more than 150 hotels and resorts. We wonder, will the Wii pump out a white green tea scent as well?
· The Conrad Chicago: The hotel will start offering competitive Wii Meeting Breaks in May. Virtual rockers can rock out on a mock stage set up with fog and flashing lights.
· The Phoenician: This Scottsdale resort has a brand-new Family Activity Center that features a 60-inch plasma TV with a Wii system.
· Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort: The Florida resort has gone all Xbox 360 offering Dance Dance Revolution and Guitar Hero in its game room. The resort has all been allowing teens to play the games on the beach with a 10-foot-screen.
We're starting to think there is very little that the Nintendo Wii gaming system can't do.
Recently, the Le Parker Meridien in New York introduced the Wii Workout at their gravity fitness and spa. The workout takes place inside the center's racquetball courts where the Wii workout is projected off the 20-foot wall with surround sound and a private instructor takes you through an intense workout centered around the Wii sports.
A round of jabs with the trainer before you perfect your skills on the Wii Boxing! Some sprints to warm you up before you use that forehand on Wii Tennis. The minutes will fly by! The one hour session will consist of a warm-up and exercises based around the game. Intermittently, one will play the 'Wii" game using the skills just learned and with the trainer coaching one through it.
The cost of the training session is $120. But if you aren't keen on doing a Wii workout, you can still play the Wii. The hotel allows up to four players in the racquetball court to play the Wii sports. And it's not limited to hotel guests. NYC residents looking for more space are welcome too. The rental cost is $50 for the court plus the $25 gravity fitness fee if you are not a hotel guest or gym member.
We used to think the Wii at the Gansevoort's penthouse was awesome but this is bigger and better and doesn't cost the price of a penthouse suite.
The gym and the Wii workout is open from 6:00 am to 11:00 pm, weekends 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.
That means, no hotel rooms, no partying by the pool, nothing. And we also hear from our gaming industry insiders that you need a Microsoft badge/pass/ID to get into any event that's being held at the hotel. We even think you might need this pass just to eat at the hotel restaurant!
However, rooms are once again available starting July 14th at a hefty price of $489 a night.
And interestingly enough, last time we checked Viceroy Santa Monica had Sony Playstations in their guest rooms. Let's hope Microsoft can gift them with a few (repaired and upgraded) Xboxes on their departure.
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