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Luggage-keeping robots, iPhone room key replacements, and musical elevators that vary depending on the number of occupants – these are just a few features of the world's most high-tech hotels.
Room Rates: starting from $199/night
High-Tech Feature: Luggage-keeping Robots
Room keys at Yotel New York are provided at the electronic check-in counter. Guests' luggage is looked after by a large robot. All rooms in the hotel are soundproof and motorized. Beds can be moved to save space. Air conditioning is controlled by special sensors. Even the DohYO restaurant within the hotel is equipped with high-tech gadgets, such as dining tables that can easily be raised or lowered.
Yotel New York, 570 Tenth Avenue; +1 646 449 7700
2. Blow Up Hall 50 50, Poznań, Poland
Room Rates: starting from $156/night
High-Tech Feature: iPhone Room Key Replacement
All rooms at Blow Up Hall 50 50 hotel are without numbers. Guests here will use iPhones equipped with electronic recognition technology to unlock their rooms.
Hotel Blow Up Hall 50 50, ul. Kościuszki 42, Poznań; +48 61 657 99 80
3. QT Sydney, Australia
Room Rates: starting from $348/night
High-Tech Feature: Musical Elevator Depending on the Number of Occupants
If there's 1 person, the elevator will play Elvis's Are You Lonesome Tonight; for 2 people, it's the tune of Bill Withers' Just the Two of Us. The song played varies depending on the number of people inside the elevator.
QT Sydney, 49 Market Street, Sydney; +61 2 8262 0000
4. theWit, Chicago, USA
Room Rates: starting from $189/night
High-Tech Feature: Body Temperature-Adjusting Room Sensors
The sensors automatically adjust the room temperature based on your body temperature. Should you need anything, you won't have to waste time calling for service; you can simply send a message directly to the nearest staff member. Additionally, in public areas, there will always be appropriate sounds according to the time of day, such as birds chirping during the day or crickets at night.
theWit, 201 N. State Street, Chicago; +1 312 467 0200
5. Hong Kong Peninsula, Hong Kong
Room Rates: starting from $603/night
High-Tech Feature: Electronic Facilities
Unique to the hotel is a custom-made tablet, pre-programmed in the appropriate language and capable of being used for watching movies or searching for city guides. Wall-mounted touch screens allow you to call room service, activate the 'do not disturb' signal, and control the lighting system.
Hong Kong Peninsula Hotel, Salisbury Road; +852 2920 2888
6. Ushuaïa Ibiza, Ibiza, Spain
Room Rates: starting from $254/night
High-Tech Feature: Fingerprint Scanning System
When checking in at Ushuaïa Ibiza beach hotel, you not only have to register a credit card but also leave your fingerprint. Then, you can use your fingerprint to pay for all services here, from drinks at the bar to other chargeable services.
Ushuaïa Ibiza, Playa d’en Bossa, Ibiza; +34 902 424 252
7. Hotel 1000, Seattle, USA
Room Rates: starting from $259/night
High-Tech Feature: Absolute Privacy Infrared Sensor Protection
The infrared sensor system is capable of detecting body temperature and informing hotel staff of your presence in the room. This helps avoid housekeeping staff disturbing you. Additionally, Hotel 1000 features a virtual golf system in the hallway area.
Hotel 1000, 1000 First Avenue, Seattle; +1 206 957 1000
8. W Hotel Sentosa Cove, Singapore
Room Rates: starting from $504/night
High-Tech Feature: Touchscreen Tables and Facebook-Connected Camera Bars
Upon entering the lobby, your picture will be taken and stored along with your personal information. At the W Lounge, you can enjoy gaming on the touchscreen tables. At the Woobar counter, there is a camera that allows you to take selfies and upload them to social media platforms.
W Hotel Sentosa Cove, 21 Ocean Way, Singapore; +84 (58) 388 0000
9. The Magdalen Chapter, Exeter, United Kingdom
Room Rates: starting from $193/night
High-Tech Feature: Everything is Done via iPad
The Magdalen Chapter is a paperless environment. Everything from check-in, check-out to booking services is done on iPads. Each guest will be provided with an iPad to use throughout their stay at the hotel.
The Magdalen Chapter, Magdalen Street, Exeter; +44 01392 281 000
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Source: Travel Guide Mytour
TravelGuide.comSeptember 5, 2013
