Voice activation via Apple’s Siri is handling lighting, temperature and other functions in 10 rooms of the Aloft Hotel in Boston’s Seaport district. Guests pay a $75 charge in the pilot program.
Aloft Hotels are taking Apple’s Siri to a new level.
The boutique hotel chain, part of Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide, has unveiled a voice-activated hotel room.
These rooms has an iPad running a custom Aloft app that can be used to control the temperature, lighting and more with HomeKit-enabled accessories via Siri, the voice-activated function.
So far, the Aloft Boston Seaport and Aloft Santa Clara in California have the technology in place, as part of the chain’s “Project: Jetson” initiative.
“Today’s early adopter, hyper-connected global traveler wants a level of personalization unlike ever before, and that means being able to control their hotel experience with the sound of their voice,” says Brian McGuinness, global brand leader of Aloft Hotels.
USA Today (6 Dec)
