2015 was the year that saw Japan effectively pull off a hotel manned Exclusively by robots. Hotels will continue in a techie vein this year, concentrating on a smoother experience for guests.
Arrive hotel, opening in Palm Springs, is the creation of Facebook millionaire Erza Callahan. Its a hotel for the social media age, with easy check in at the hotel bar, multi functional staff all will be able to do check ins, park your car or deliver room service , and in room Netflix and Apple TV. Rooms wont, but, include landline telephones instead all services will be available by text message. likewise, in Baja California, guests of new hotel Mar Adentro will personalised tablets in rooms which control everything from the air con, to ordering room service, to declaring any nutritional prerequisites. Wi Fi will also be as strong on the beach as it's in the hotel.
Hopefully stronger Wi Fi will trickle down into the mainstream: Best Western, the 1st hotel brand to introduce free Wi Fi, is leading the business again with its new Li Fi technology. Showcased last year, it could mean that 5g technology may be transmitted through lights, meaning an unprecedented connection speed in rooms and no more having to visit the hotel lobby to get a decent connection.
Check in and out will also be a big concentrate. Late check outs for no extra charge are becoming more liked in Madrid already live by this rule, alongside an all day breakfast , and hotels will start experimenting with the 24-hour blocks already adopted by The Patina hotel group , and this could mean that if you check in at 4pm, as an example, you won't be asked to check out before 4pm the following day.
