The fun of traveling isn't just sightseeing!
Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2025 10:22 am
A new lodging experience with hotels and IoT
Have you decided on your summer vacation plans yet? When traveling, sightseeing at your destination is fun, but the experience at your accommodation is also important.
In this article, we will introduce hotel services that utilize IT to provide a convenient and comfortable experience.
1. & AND HOSTEL
& AND HOSTEL is a "smart hotel" produced by and factory that brings together cutting-edge IoT devices.
Starting with its first location in Hakata, Fukuoka in August 2016, and then Asakusa Kita, Tokyo in April 2017, and Ueno in May of the following year, the company has expanded to three locations.
Using the platform app "&IoT" that links and controls the IoT devices installed within the facility, users (guests) can operate various equipment within the facility with just one smartphone (room keys, lighting, air conditioning, TV, room service orders, chat, etc.).
And Factory does not simply operate an IoT hotel business, but also operates a system that allows users (guests) to provide feedback to IoT manufacturers through the hotel.
2. Marriott International
Marriott International offers the "Marriott International" app.
In addition to search and reservation services for advertising database over 4,400 hotels worldwide, the app offers a variety of functions to make your stay more convenient, such as room check-in alerts (upgrades, etc.), various requests via chat (additional pillows, assistance with luggage, etc.), communication with the front desk, and mobile room keys that allow you to go directly to your room without checking in at the front desk.
In addition, the app offers a variety of services that make it even more convenient for members, such as checking the membership status and points of Marriott Rewards program members, and booking from accommodation history and favorite history.
Have you decided on your summer vacation plans yet? When traveling, sightseeing at your destination is fun, but the experience at your accommodation is also important.
In this article, we will introduce hotel services that utilize IT to provide a convenient and comfortable experience.
1. & AND HOSTEL
& AND HOSTEL is a "smart hotel" produced by and factory that brings together cutting-edge IoT devices.
Starting with its first location in Hakata, Fukuoka in August 2016, and then Asakusa Kita, Tokyo in April 2017, and Ueno in May of the following year, the company has expanded to three locations.
Using the platform app "&IoT" that links and controls the IoT devices installed within the facility, users (guests) can operate various equipment within the facility with just one smartphone (room keys, lighting, air conditioning, TV, room service orders, chat, etc.).
And Factory does not simply operate an IoT hotel business, but also operates a system that allows users (guests) to provide feedback to IoT manufacturers through the hotel.
2. Marriott International
Marriott International offers the "Marriott International" app.
In addition to search and reservation services for advertising database over 4,400 hotels worldwide, the app offers a variety of functions to make your stay more convenient, such as room check-in alerts (upgrades, etc.), various requests via chat (additional pillows, assistance with luggage, etc.), communication with the front desk, and mobile room keys that allow you to go directly to your room without checking in at the front desk.
In addition, the app offers a variety of services that make it even more convenient for members, such as checking the membership status and points of Marriott Rewards program members, and booking from accommodation history and favorite history.