Check in with a smartphone

31-7-2012

Guests of the Olympic Games who stay in one of the 40 VIP hotel rooms of the London’s Stratford Holiday Inn, can use a Samsung Galaxy S III during their stay. With a customized Holiday Inn app, guests are capable of checking in and out, locking and unlocking doors, ordering room service and controlling the room’s TV. Also, the app will keep you updated with the latest Olympic news.

Trace me luggage tracker

25-7-2012

This luggage tracker identifies your suitcases and bags and doesn’t advertise an empty house. Very useful if the regular airliner labels gets lost.

Homemade honey-beer

24-7-2012

The Lincolnshire Marriot Resort in Illinois is brewing their own beer, made of honey from their own bees, in cooperation with the Lake Bluff Brewery. In the future, the hotel will supply their own hops as ingredient for the beer.

Paco Roncero multisensory gastronomy project

20-7-2012

Michelin star chef Paco Roncero has created a research workshop together with Guia Repsol, HP, LandRover, NH Hoteles and Miele. The futuristic room is used to experiment with new creations and the influence of the surroundings. Elements like certain colors, shapes and flavors on the experience are tested and environmental comfort variables such as temperature, humidity, sound and light can be manipulated as well.

Stylish eco hotel

19-7-2012

Going to Canada and still need a hotel to stay? The W Montreal Hotel, located in Montreal in Canada, is very stylish and owns a Green Key certificate. For more inspirational eco hotels, check out this list by HotelClub Travel Blog.

Sleep in a fashion shop in Paris

18-7-2012

It’s possible to have a sleepover in a fashion shop in Paris. The fashion shop Paperdolls is decorated as an apartment and breathes a cozy atmosphere. From March 2013 it’s possible to book the bedroom.

McSucces by Ubel Zuiderveld

6-7-2012

McDonald’s is one of the most succesfull restaurants in the world. Even during economical crises the company still thrives. This Dutch book by Ubel Zuiderveld provides a view in McDonald’s ‘kitchen’. He has published some articles in English as well.

747 Jumbo Stay hotel

5-7-2012

A retired Boeing 747 at Stockholm airport is upcycled to a hotel. Because of its location the ‘Jumbo Stay’ hotel concept is ideal for early or late flights. Initiator Oscar Dios is looking for possibilities to duplicate the idea at more airports.

Taxi hotel room

4-7-2012

An inventive taxi driver from London hopes to make some more money during the Olympics. He transformed his taxi into a hotel room, including a single bed, a small fridge, a radio and iPad. However, the hotel guest should take the working hours of the taxi driver into account.

Bees on the Waldorf Astoria Hotel

3-7-2012

Since this spring, the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York, houses around 250,000 bees. Not only supply these bees honey in a sustainable way to the restaurant, but also aims to help provide pollination to support the city’s recent campaign to plant a million trees over the next decade. Hotel guests can also book a tour on the roof.

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