Music by the power of water
An eco tip for hotels; use the water supply as an energy source. This radio gets its energy from built in micro turbine.
An eco tip for hotels; use the water supply as an energy source. This radio gets its energy from built in micro turbine.
Waste materials are used for this Tubohotel, located in Mexico, and features 20 hotelrooms transformed out of concrete pipes. This hotel is designes by architects of T3arc. The hotelroom consists of a queen-size bed, desk light and a van. The pipes don’t allow bathroom facilities, but they have created two communal bathhousses onsite which features private showers.
NH Hoteles has created a fanpage on Facebook where people can claim their own hotel room. All NH Hoteles are mapped and the room is claimed by loggin in with the Facebook username. Only one registration per room is possible and visible by a sticker next to the door. The winner can stay a week in his or her ‘own’ room for free, travel expenses are also paid for by NH Hoteles.
A bike ride turns out to be romantic with this ‘Sofa Bike’. The bike is build around a loveseat for two, to ride through the city relaxed and romantically. The ‘Sofa Bike’ was presented during DMY Berlin 2011 (International Design Festival). Nice to rent this bike to your hotel guests.
The Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain hotel, located in Arizona, has introduced a new dinner experience called Splash Dining. The table is set in the pool, so the legs of the guests are refreshingly immersed in the water, while a three-course diner is served. The dinner is served by chefs wearing the aquatic version of a chef’s jacket.
The perfect restaurant for the meat-lovers. The [M]eatery just opened in the SIDE Hotel in Hamburg, Germany (part of the Design Hotel Group). This is a modern steakhouse, which provides a meat locker room where you can watch the dry-aging process of the meat, through a wall of glass.
This insects hotel is located in the Dutch province Limburg (village Beesel), next to a large frog pond, with the aim to house insects and to stimulate nature.
Perfect for the smaller (hotel) bathroom. Drawers and cabinets are incorporated in the bathtub, where you can nicely storage all your towels and shampoo. Designed by Royo Group.
The wake up pillow is the ideal weapon in the battle for sleapyheads. The remaining hours of sleep are set with a pull on the label, the weight on the pillow works as a snooze button. That’s a rapid wake up and no more noise for others.
In 2009 we informed you about unexpected friendly gestures from the Hyatt hotel group to their visitors. They gave away free massages, offered breakfast on their cost or guests didn’t had to pay for the bar tab. Nowadays companies like KLM continue these acts of generosity. With the steady growth and prominent position of social media in our lives these unexpected gestures are a strong stimulans for positive mouth-to-mouth or ‘mouth-to-media’ advertising.
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An eco tip for hotels; use the water supply as an energy source. This radio gets its energy from built in micro turbine.
Waste materials are used for this Tubohotel, located in Mexico, and features 20 hotelrooms transformed out of concrete pipes. This hotel is designes by architects of T3arc. The hotelroom consists of a queen-size bed, desk light and a van. The pipes don’t allow bathroom facilities, but they have created two communal bathhousses onsite which features private showers.
NH Hoteles has created a fanpage on Facebook where people can claim their own hotel room. All NH Hoteles are mapped and the room is claimed by loggin in with the Facebook username. Only one registration per room is possible and visible by a sticker next to the door. The winner can stay a week in his or her ‘own’ room for free, travel expenses are also paid for by NH Hoteles.
A bike ride turns out to be romantic with this ‘Sofa Bike’. The bike is build around a loveseat for two, to ride through the city relaxed and romantically. The ‘Sofa Bike’ was presented during DMY Berlin 2011 (International Design Festival). Nice to rent this bike to your hotel guests.
The Ritz-Carlton Dove Mountain hotel, located in Arizona, has introduced a new dinner experience called Splash Dining. The table is set in the pool, so the legs of the guests are refreshingly immersed in the water, while a three-course diner is served. The dinner is served by chefs wearing the aquatic version of a chef’s jacket.
The perfect restaurant for the meat-lovers. The [M]eatery just opened in the SIDE Hotel in Hamburg, Germany (part of the Design Hotel Group). This is a modern steakhouse, which provides a meat locker room where you can watch the dry-aging process of the meat, through a wall of glass.
This insects hotel is located in the Dutch province Limburg (village Beesel), next to a large frog pond, with the aim to house insects and to stimulate nature.
Perfect for the smaller (hotel) bathroom. Drawers and cabinets are incorporated in the bathtub, where you can nicely storage all your towels and shampoo. Designed by Royo Group.
The wake up pillow is the ideal weapon in the battle for sleapyheads. The remaining hours of sleep are set with a pull on the label, the weight on the pillow works as a snooze button. That’s a rapid wake up and no more noise for others.
In 2009 we informed you about unexpected friendly gestures from the Hyatt hotel group to their visitors. They gave away free massages, offered breakfast on their cost or guests didn’t had to pay for the bar tab. Nowadays companies like KLM continue these acts of generosity. With the steady growth and prominent position of social media in our lives these unexpected gestures are a strong stimulans for positive mouth-to-mouth or ‘mouth-to-media’ advertising.
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