Sofitel Bangkok set to be a ‘technological showcase’
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Scheduled to open in early 2012, the Sofitel So Bangkok in Thailand will become the first hotel in Asia to offer a fully connected lifestyle for its guests, featuring a complete range of Apple-based digital solutions to assist travellers visiting for work or leisure. Sofitel So Bangkok will offer its guests completely integrated connectivity, custom-designed for a hotel environment in order to meet guests’ lifestyle expectations in the digital age. Information will be available at your fingertips – from the hotel’s service directory through to the most comprehensive in-room entertainment system – thanks to the hotel’s link up with DirectStreams and the use of leading-edge Apple Mac minis and iPads. All 238 hotel rooms will be equipped with an Apple Mac mini computer, together with high-definition 40″ LCD TV, wireless keyboard, trackpad, free high-speed Internet access, and a full range of Office software. Additionally, guests staying in any of the hotel’s suites will also have the complimentary use of an Apple iPad.Each Mac mini will function as a multimedia centre providing guests with access to digital TV and radio channels, movies and music libraries, DVD and CD player, as well as the ability to play personal iPods, iPhones, and iPads. For work purposes, the Mac mini enables guests to load files via a USB port, work on them as normal, and then save them to a memory stick safe in the knowledge the DirectStreams software will dispose of any new information on the computer and restore it to its original state at check-in/check-out. Beyond guestrooms, the technology platform extends across the entire property to provide a whole range of multimedia applications in public areas, business centre, meeting rooms, and ballroom via 11 LCD digital signage.
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