The Starwood Hotels chain recently opened a new hotel in the Cupertino area, Aloft Cupertino, located just 2 blocks from Apple's headquarters.
It is therefore only logical that the hotel managers have equipped it with the latest technology and have even installed an Apple TV in all of its rooms with all its features unlocked, even allowing the Airplay function.
Showcasing many of the brand's newest technologies, Aloft Cupertino is the first Aloft hotel to feature Apple TV in all its guest rooms. Guests can choose among thousands of movies and TV shows from iTunes, connect to Netflix for movies, Hulu for television shows, MLB.com for sports, and much more. Apple TV's Airplay feature will also let guests play video, show off photos, and enjoy music from any iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch – right on their 42-inch LCD in-room TV. In the lobby, guests can access “Cool Concierge,” a tablet-based concierge program that guests can use to look up directions, phone numbers, make reservations, check their flight status and print boarding passes. Starting in March, the hotel will also offer Smart Check-In, allowing guests to bypass the front desk and go straight to their rooms using radio frequency identification (RFID) technology.
In addition to this, each room has its own Wifi network and storage space on a network server! As CNET reports, you can give your iTunes account to the hotel before you arrive and its employees will have activated the Apple TV and your local network before you get to the room and find everything ready. Of course, after you leave, the guests' iTunes accounts are deleted and the Apple TVs are reset to their factory settings.
We would really like to stay at this particular hotel, even for a day, would you?
Dimitrios Georgoulas @ GreekAppleNews
