Hotel Mitland uses the HotelBooQi

8-10-2013

Recently our managing director, Hans van Spronsen, wrote a column ‘Generation 0.0’ from witch we quote the following paragraph, ” Maybe the fact that the majority of hotel guests in the middle and upper segment is older than 40 years and is not active on the social media. That’s why I’m always amazed when I see that these hotels have a Facebook page and are very active on Twitter. Who are you trying to reach? Not the target audience, I think. We do not read tweets or likes.” In his column which is published in a Dutch magazine he explains that this generation checks all the reviews at bookings.com or Tripadvisor and that hotelmanagers better check these reviews at a daily base and react to the reviews in a personal way.

Hotel Mitland in Utrecht is responding with the introduction of the hotelBooQi . This communication tool , a folding flyer credit card size , serves as a holder for the room key, contains practical information about staying in the hotel and a map with landmarks. The hotel thinks that despite the attendance of mobile applications, that at this moment in time it is still more effective to inform their guests this way. This in addition to the information on their website and taking into account the 0.0 generation. Besides that the unfolding of the HotelBooQi is still faster than downloading and opening an application.

The horseshoe hotel or the Donut

11-9-2013

Next month the Sheraton Huzhou Hot Spring Resort in Zhejiang (at China’s eastern coast) will open. The building already has a number of nicknames, ‘The horseshoe hotel’ and ‘The Donut’. Besides the great design of the building, the interior must be spectacular as well. With a lobby, full of Swarovski crystal, panorama restaurants and lounges, a spa, indoor and outdoor pools. So if you’re going to Zhejiang, we know a nice hotel for you! Many more photos of Sheraton on the link below.

Floating hotel room

7-8-2013

Artist Alex Schweder has developed a floating pop-up hotelroom named ‘Lloyd in the Sky With Diamonds’ for hotel chain ‘The Curtis’. The inflatable hotel room is located on top of a van and can be lifted up 22 ft in the air. The room has a bed, couch, curtains and a small bathroom with a shower, toilet and sink. Because the wall and ceiling are transparent guests can enjoy the view of Denver when the van is parked. One night in the hotel is now offered for $ 50,000 as part of a special package.

Twitter hotel

1-8-2013

World’s first Twitter hotel is located on the Spanish island Mallorca. The Twitter hotel Sol Wave House opened a year ago and uses Social Media to offer guests a unique experience. The hotel has Twitter themed rooms, Twitter drinks and through the virtual community #SocialWave guests can start conversations or flirt. By logging in to the hotel network, guests can share photos, send private messages and they can see who’s online and their location in the hotel. Guests can also submit requests via Twitter, such as filling the minibar or offer other guests drinks and food.

Metamorphose Hotel Restaurant Oud London

10-7-2013

Hotel Restaurant Oud London has recently renovated the first 28 of its 88 hotel rooms. The comfort and sustainability were the basic principles by designing the hotel rooms. All rooms have LED lighting and the new furniture is made of recycled teak wood. The rooms have a natural and sustainable look. The rooms have no minibar, but there is a large open cooling at the reception with an assortment of drinks and snacks for ‘to go’.

Midtown Pop-Up Hotel

28-5-2013

As a solution for the real estate crisis in Manhattan, the Copenhagen-based architects of PINKCLOUD have designed the Midtown Pop-Up Hotel. The PINKCLOUD Midtown Pop-Up Hotel is designed in such a way that it can easily transform an empty office space into a hotel. The clients can order different modules, varying from a hang-out for backpackers to luxury suites. This enables clients to create any hotel they want. The modules can easily be transported by truck and can easily be traced by the RFID tag.

Hotel with an indoor market

25-3-2013

Architect Dean Moran is the winner of the Rethink Hotels competition. He came up with a concept hotel where the focus is not only on the accommodation, but also on the ‘underlying principle of local food’. The hotel, named Allotment Hotel, will include a market where local producers can sell their products. The products, produced within 100 km and grown with sustainable principles, will also be used as part of the dishes the restaurant serves. In the center of the hotel there will also be an open-air courtyard that provides natural light. Dean Moran wants to build the hotel in downtown New York, but there are no concrete plans yet to build the hotel.

Room for Art at Clarion Hotel Stockholm

27-6-2012

The Clarion Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden accepts self-made art as a form of payment for a two person stay overnight. Check the conditions at their site. Although we have seen more promotions like this, we still think it raises more attention then just offering budget deals!

Hotel for woman only

20-6-2012

The Hostelle woman hotel is built in the old headquaters of the Bijenkorf/Hema. Bianca Brasdorp is responsible for the design of the rooms, she focuses mainly on the age group between 16 and 55 years old. In the hotel you will find graffiti, large QR codes on canvas with information about the art museums in Amsterdam. A Chinese room, a Marie Antoinette room and a pink bathroom with a Hello-Kitty-toilet. In short, a real woman domain.

Conference hotel Kapellerput

16-5-2012

Conference hotel Kapellerput has developed a new meeting concept.  This new concept consists of a workspace for about 12 persons which can be devided and three Creationrooms. These rooms have their own atmosphere and colours (blue, red and green). The room features a glasswall for brainstorming, an interactive projector, a Bang & Olufsen docking station, WiFi and modern high-tech lighting technology. In addition they serve brainfood and drinks.