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Sorry Starbucks, Hotel Lobbies Are Cooler Than You

Today the Wall Street Journal had an article about how hotel lobbies are surpassing Starbucks locations as the places to get a cup of joe, do work and hang out.

In other words, digital nomads are seeking out hotel lobbies more than ever.

At the top of the list in Chicago is, not surprisingly, The Public Hotel which has not only a coffee bar, plenty of electrical outlets, cool architecture but also according to one nomad nicer bathrooms than Starbucks.

Another hot spot for hanging out and getting work done? The Andaz Wall Street where one nomad discovered "an area one floor beneath the main lobby, where it's quiet enough for phone calls."

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JW Marriott Hotels / Starbucks / Hotel Coffee / Hotel Technology / → All Tags

Use Your iPhone to Get Your Starbucks at the JW Marriott Indianapolis

Where: 10 S West Street [map], Indianapolis, IN, United States, 46204

For those of us who are addicted to Starbucks, the location of a Starbucks store inside our hotel is always a godsend. But now the addicted Starbucksers who end up staying at the brand new JW Marriott Indianapolis will not only be able to order their double shot skinny sugar-free vanilla latte with whip but also use their iPhone to pay for it.

The hotel has just announced that they have opened this newfangled kiosk concept from Starbucks on the second floor, adjacent to the Sky Bridge that connects the JW to the newly expanded Indiana Convention Center. Very convenient!

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Starbucks' New One-Cup Coffee Makers To Be Placed in Hotel Rooms Next Year

Starbucks has announced that it will start selling single-cup coffee brewers next year, giving our beloved Keurig and Nespresso makers a serious competitor to contend with. The one-cup wonder will be sold in supermarkets and warehouse club stores but the product is also set to be placed into over 500,000 hotel rooms next year.

Unless you're staying in a mega convention center hotel that has a Starbucks in its lobby, your best hope for getting that brewed coffee perfection (seriously, we can never duplicate the brew correctly in our own homes) has been to hunt down the nearest Starbucks shop...and sometimes it's not so near. Thus a one-cup Starbucks coffee brewer in our hotel rooms will be an awesome amenity to have.

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