The new breed of wired lodging is no less a hotel than a Best Buy with blankets. The Yotel in Times Square is unapologetically futuristic. Guests check in at touch-screen kiosks similar to those found at airports. The hotel's tech de resistance is the world's first-ever robotic luggage handler.
Yotel New York, New York —
The new breed of wired lodging is no less a hotel than a Best Buy with blankets. The Yotel in Times Square is unapologetically futuristic. Guests check in at touch-screen kiosks similar to those found at airports. The hotel's tech de resistance is the world's first-ever robotic luggage handler.
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Every room at the Kimpton's EPIC Hotel has a desktop PC with high-speed Internet and connection to the printer in the lobby. In the Club Lounge, a touch-screen map akin to a ginormous smartphone lets you surf the 'Net, watch videos and scout local hotspots.
Kimpton's EPIC Hotel, Miami —
Every room at the Kimpton's EPIC Hotel has a desktop PC with high-speed Internet and connection to the printer in the lobby. In the Club Lounge, a touch-screen map akin to a ginormous smartphone lets you surf the 'Net, watch videos and scout local hotspots.
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Seattle's Hotel 1000 includes a silent infrared doorbell with sensors that detect body heat (so housekeeping knows when not to interrupt), smart climate control and a 40-inch LCD HDTV that doubles as a digital art gallery.
Hotel 1000, Seattle —
Seattle's Hotel 1000 includes a silent infrared doorbell with sensors that detect body heat (so housekeeping knows when not to interrupt), smart climate control and a 40-inch LCD HDTV that doubles as a digital art gallery.
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This 4,000-plus-room mega-resort let's you customize everything about your stay but the hangovers. Guestrooms greet you as you enter -- literally addressing you by name -- while the lights and TV turn on and curtains open to reveal spectacular views.
Aria Resort & Casino, Las Vegas —
This 4,000-plus-room mega-resort let's you customize everything about your stay but the hangovers. Guestrooms greet you as you enter -- literally addressing you by name -- while the lights and TV turn on and curtains open to reveal spectacular views.
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How many gigabytes is a zettabyte? Ask the technorati flooding this new San Francisco hotel. Guestrooms feature integrated technology that allows music, movies, emails and more to stream from your mobile device to an Internet-enabled, 46-inch flatscreen TV.
Hotel Zetta, San Francisco —
How many gigabytes is a zettabyte? Ask the technorati flooding this new San Francisco hotel. Guestrooms feature integrated technology that allows music, movies, emails and more to stream from your mobile device to an Internet-enabled, 46-inch flatscreen TV.
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At this Hollywood Hills icon, check-in includes a tutorial on the use of guestroom gadgetry -- ensuring you don't freak out about how to operate the smart toilet. Its motion-activated lid opens as you approach and features a control panel for flushing and other functions, like a seat heater.
Hotel Bel-Air, Los Angeles —
At this Hollywood Hills icon, check-in includes a tutorial on the use of guestroom gadgetry -- ensuring you don't freak out about how to operate the smart toilet. Its motion-activated lid opens as you approach and features a control panel for flushing and other functions, like a seat heater.
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This seven-bedroom luxury ski property comes with piped-in oxygen. At an elevation of 9,000 feet, altitude headaches can be an issue, so all guestrooms are tricked out with on-demand oxygen systems that let you create the exact altitude you'd like the rooms to simulate.
Scarp Ridge Lodge, Crested Butte, Colorado —
This seven-bedroom luxury ski property comes with piped-in oxygen. At an elevation of 9,000 feet, altitude headaches can be an issue, so all guestrooms are tricked out with on-demand oxygen systems that let you create the exact altitude you'd like the rooms to simulate.
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Interactive reader boards with touch-screens fill the Omni's lobby and let you check everything from flight info to area attractions, news, weather, meetings and events.
Omni Dallas Hotel, Dallas —
Interactive reader boards with touch-screens fill the Omni's lobby and let you check everything from flight info to area attractions, news, weather, meetings and events.
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At theWit Hotel sensor-activated climate controls detect your location and adjust to your body heat. A VoIP touch-screen phone lets you call housekeeping, valet and more without speaking a word; with staff members all connected to the system via iPhone or iPod Touch, they're alerted to your needs ASAP.
theWit Hotel, Chicago —
At theWit Hotel sensor-activated climate controls detect your location and adjust to your body heat. A VoIP touch-screen phone lets you call housekeeping, valet and more without speaking a word; with staff members all connected to the system via iPhone or iPod Touch, they're alerted to your needs ASAP.
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This Times Square hotel is set to open in October 2013. Tech addicts will geek out over the handheld, electronic mood pad that lets them design their entire space, from colored lighting and ambient music to digital art (on the TV).
citizenM Times Square, New York —
This Times Square hotel is set to open in October 2013. Tech addicts will geek out over the handheld, electronic mood pad that lets them design their entire space, from colored lighting and ambient music to digital art (on the TV).
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