I’ve been researching hotel features and ways I can be innovative. I think technology is a massive part of the future so a futuristic hotel room needs to be technologically advanced. For my room design for IHG I’m creating an executive room for the Crowne Plaza hotels, these hotels are mainly city based and regularly used by business professionals along with people visiting the cities for a short stay. The rooms need to be comfortable and stylish and provide each guest the the services they desire. The room will be controlled via a control system, I’ve found that Phillips have a great system for hotel rooms that has great features for the guests as well as the staff working in the hotel and it is energy efficient. I’m also including voice controls for the room lighting, TV, blinds and air conditioning. Voice control is becoming widely used in homes and cars, it is useful for busy people along with blind people. Voice control in the bathroom can be very useful for adjusting the shower, bath or lighting controls as wet hands dont mix well with technology and if the guests need glasses they wont be wearing them in the shower and may not be able to see well to manually control the settings. I have read articles about future hotel rooms that have helped me decide how I want to room to work but the design of the room I’m still figuring out what will work best.
Article on Hotel Room of the future created by Hilton and reviewed by PC World.
Finger print recoginition controls for entering the room and for the safe are a very secure idea for a modern hotel, the hotel in the above link has a safe with finger print recognition. This company provide finger print recognition for access to hotel rooms.
This is a link to a PDF by Phillips on their room control services.
For the design of the room I want something sleek and modern, where things can be hidden so the room looks clean and open. I have noticed hotel rooms arent very large so the ability to store items away to make extra space will be useful. Since speaking to Roma I have been contemplating having a way of hiding the bed from the room, this could be useful for business professionals who need meeting space whilst travelling as the room will look like a meeting room and it will give more space and appear more professional without a bed in. Since the hotel room I’m creating will be aimed at the business traveller I want to make sure the room provides them with everything they need as well as being somewhere comfortable to work in, meet in and relax in after a long day of meetings. The bathroom will have a large relaxing jacuzzi bath for relaxing in and a shower for ease of use in the morning. Along with twin sinks and a separate toilet, this is great if the room is being shared for the stay so the guests have extra space. To give the room a warm feel I have considering using wood effect along with neutral cream colours in the bathroom and bedroom, I will also add small amounts of colour. Too much colour or a lot of one colour can be off putting in a room and neutral colours will please all guests tastes. I have also considered making a seating area that is separate to the bed, so it feels less like a bedroom and can be used for meetings with clients and colleagues. I am taking design inspiration from the images on my previous post about my client project. Along with the images below.
