Preview your hotel online at Room 77

13-4-2011

The new website Room77.com contains almost half a million hotel rooms. At the website, potential guests are able to virtually look at the view and surroundings of the room prior to their visit. Room77.com is using Google Maps and Street View.

Posh bowling

12-4-2011

‘Posh’ will not be the first association when it comes to bowling alleys or curling rinks. Yet, at The Spare Room, on the mezzanine level of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, both bowling and the bowling oxfords custom-designed for the newly opened lounge by George Esquivel are now decidedly in. Worth a visit to Los Angeles!

Minibarbox

8-4-2011

A minibar is for each hotel a service with many disadvantages. It takes time and  money to maintain, and continues to rise questions. Empty the minibar, reduce products or replace minibar? Therefore, there is an alternative developed by hotel experts: the Minibarbox. A nicely designed box that contains a selection of beverages. Hotels can sell the box at the reception or place it directly in the hotelroom.

Namaste Tower Mumbai

8-4-2011

W Hotels has just announced plans for the Namaste Tower, a new W Hotel in Mumbai that is due to open July 2015. The striking 984-foot-tall building will house 62 floors combined into a hotel, office, and retail space. The design of the tower is actually meant to reflect the ‘Namaste yoga’ gesture where two wings of the hotel are clasped together like hands greeting the city of Mumbai.

Hotel in table tennis paddle shape

8-4-2011

A hotel in China will be build in the shape of a ping-pong racket. The 150 meters high building is part of a 67 acres sports complex in the Chinese city of Huainan. The local government spends 32 million euros in the development and construction of the hotel.

 

Green London city guide

1-4-2011

Greentraveller produced in association with VisitEngland a guide to Green London. A handy pocket-sized map that features eco-friendly restaurants, hotels, cafes and attractions in the capital. Copies of the leaflet are available free of charge at eight Tourist Information Centres in and around London and the leaflet is also downloadable as a pdf.

 

The floating hotel

23-3-2011

The Ark Hotel is a concept, designed to be protected from extreme weather and is self-reliant. The arch-shaped building has a structure that enables to float and the wind turbines are used to create energy. This innovation is not a prevention against global warming, but is rather dealing with a new reality.

 

Temporary Bed & Breakfast

16-3-2011

In 2007, roommates Joe Gebbia and Brian Chesky, created a temporary bed & breakfast of their appartment in San Francisco to pay the rent. Now, 3,5 years later, the online platform became a great success. Travelers can search on the website for a place to stay out of 9.000 city in the world.

RFID chips in hotel linen

15-3-2011

To prevent theft by hotel guests, RFID Chips are placed in someIn certain linen and towels are chipped with RFID chips placed. The chip will be implemented by Womitex, a Dutch supplier of horeca linen.

 

Waterbottle with jogging route

7-3-2011

Like many hotels, the Hilton Hotel San Diego Bayfront offers jogging-maps to guests. Unlike other routes, these routes are printed on Hilton waterbottles. Very useful when you are jogging in a city you’re not familiar with.

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