A Night in the Hotel of the Future

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.""

Comments

Free broadband? Not for long!

[Phantasmo]

The last time that I stayed in a hotel I decided to make a long-distance call to my aunt (who happened to live a two-hour drive away).

Instead of walking down to the payphones, I thought I'd call from the room. When I got the bill, it listed the normal long-distance charges plus a $15 connection fee.

In-room broadband will end up costing $10/hour plus $2 for every Google search made or e-mail sent.