A Former Facebook Employee Is Building the Hotel of the Future | CNTraveler.com
A new hotel in Palm Springs is snubbing traditional hotel services in favor of a casual and comfortable style, with a little help from modern technology. Imagine checking into your hotel room from the hotel bar while the bartender hands over the keys. That’s how Arrive Hotels in Palm Springs plans to welcome its guests when it opens this winter. But lest this seems like a party hotel move, Arrive Hotels' concept is built around ditching traditional hotel services, like the front desk and room phones, and replacing them with technology we use in everyday life, like texting, with the purpose of giving guests a comfortable and easy stay stripped of stodgy hotel formalities.
