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A Night in the Hotel of the Future

Posted by michael on from the mirrors-on-the-ceiling-pink-champagne-on-ice dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "Michael S. Lasky was lucky enough to test the amenities of the "Room of the Future", Room 267 of the Hilton Garden Inn in El Segundo, California. Among other things, the room provides a wall-mounted, 42-inch flat-screen HDTV Panasonic plasma television, a biometric room safe, free broadband, accessible via laptop or the TV, or a Panasonic massage chair. Needless to say, Lasky didn't have enough time to test everything during his one-night stay, but was quite pleased. Check this column for a summary and a picture of the "Room of the Future.""

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  1. Le Meridien Minneapolis by sk3tch · · Score: 2, Informative

    Sounds a lot like the Le Meridien in Minneapolis.

    Info:
    http://www.lemeridien.com/usa/minneapolis/accommod ation_us1788.shtml

  2. Re:Free broadband? Not for long! by Duckman5 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not true. I just got back from a stay at Marriot hotels in both New Orleans and Atlanta. Both offered a plan called "Wired for Business" which cost $9.95 per day from noon to noon. The plan allowed you access to broadband internet, unlimited local calling, and unlimited long distance calling within the US. I'd say that's a pretty good deal.

  3. Re:They've gotta do something to get people there. by Black+Perl · · Score: 2, Informative

    Interestingly, El Segundo recently made it to Relocate America's Top 100 places to live.

    I have no idea why.

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