Dezeen promotion: German ceramics company Villeroy & Boch has predicted the features that will appear in future hotels, in a recently released piece of research.
Voice-controlled hotel rooms that adjust light, temperature and music; an automated check in that uses face recognition; and bathrooms that measure your health are among the predictions made in Villeroy & Boch's new e-book The Hotel of the Future.
Although Villeroy & Boch admit that these might sound like science fiction to many readers, they've also given examples of where this futuristic technology is already being used in hotels. Examples include, the Henn na Hotel in Maihama Tokyo Bay, and The Westin, Hamburg, which is in Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie.
The Westin within Herzog & de Meuron's Elbphilharmonie is an example of a hotel using futuristic technology By analysing current trends ? including globalisation and urbanisation ? and working with industry experts, Villeroy & Boch present its major findings with detailed evidence and case studies in the e-book.
"There seem to be no limits to the imagination ? thanks to the new technologies that are about to fundamentally change our world. The internet of things, and the creation of thinking objects, in particular will revolutionise our lives," said the brand.
The Hotel of the Future e-book makes predictions about how technology will be used in hotels
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