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Ten technologies that will change life in a hotel

Remote controls, mirrored televisions or robot in room services are just a few examples

Until a few years ago only the big hotels had an internet connection available to users.Fifteen years later the technology is in most of the accommodations Free Wi-Fi, light sensors or smart keys and thermostats are a reality that more and more hotels offer their guests.These are ten of the new technologies that hospitalitynet.org will have, over time, all the accommodations.

Entrance without keys or cards

Who else and who less has ever had some problem with the room access card .To avoid dislikes of losses or deactivations, the hotels begin to use the technology associated with the mobile phones to access the rooms.One of the first chains to put it in It has been Starwood Hotels with accommodations all over the world.This chain offers keyless entry to guests through its SPG application.

Mirror televisions

Camouflage televisions to give them A mirror aspect is already a reality in several luxury hotels around the world.In these accommodations guests can watch the high definition television in the mirrors while enjoying a bathroom, sauna or swimming pool.

Text messages with reception

Every day It is more frequent to solve quick transactions through mobile phones.From consulting the traffic status to making a transfer or paying for parking, this technology has also arrived at the hotels to stay and there are already many who offer guests the possibility to communicate with reception through a smart phone from requesting towels or paying the expenses of leaving without leaving the room.

Smart thermostats

The hotels are adding more and more the thermostat technology that allows customers to adjust the temperature of their room with a smart phone, being able to raise or lower the temperature without needing to be inside the room.

Intelligent lighting

As in the previous point that allows its guests to use an application on a smart phone to adjust the thermostat in their rooms, some hotels allow guests to and also dim the lights in your room remotely.

Light sensors

This is simple but effective.These sensors turn on when a customer It enters a room, and they turn off when the room has passed a while without any movement.This technology arrived a long time ago and saves a lot of money to hotel establishments.

TV transmission devices

In many hotels, guests can connect their computers, phones or tablets directly to large HDTVs , in their rooms.This allows them to work on these screens, or use them to view content through streaming services like Hulu and Netflix.

MP3 stations

This is one of the most common technologies on our list, but it should not be overlooked, since that a good number of guests are coming to see it as standard.These stations allow guests to co connect devices to clocks or speakers to play music and charge at the same time.

High-speed Internet

In general, all hotels offer guests access to the services of High speed internet but the challenge is to offer broadband speed levels for different prices.

Robots

Robots are the big challenge of hotels in the coming years and some accommodations They have already included this technology to serve guests.An example of this is the robot« Relay» which already works at the Aloft Hotel in Cupertino, in the Aloft Silicon Valley, the Crown Plaza de Milpitas and the Holiday Inn Express in Redwood City.The« work» Relay begins when a customer calls reception to request room service.At that time, the receptionist opens the compartment located on the front of the robot, enters the objects requested by the client and type the room number.Relay, which Activate the elevator button via remote, call the room phone when it reaches its destination.The back cover opens immediately when the customer opens the door to remove the objects.

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