Geek is chic.
Out with the old and in with the new! Hyatt Hotels & Resorts are catching up with the times by planning to add iPod-ready iHome clock radio speaker systems to guest rooms in its U.S., Canada and Caribbean properties. With nearly 70 million iPod's already sold worldwide, is it far fetched to think that iPod speakers should be a mandatory room accessory alongside a television and hair dryer? Read more
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) announced the six winners of the 38th Annual Interior Design Competition this past week, and Tony Chi and Associates was noted as one of the winners for its design of the Andaz 5th Avenue Hotel in New York. This luxury hotel, whose interiors were inspired by the city itself, features high ceilings and open spaces as well as a facade of Read more
Hotel gyms are becoming so state-of-the-art nowadays that you really just need to show up in your shorts and running shoes and you will have access to all the amenities your workout routine could ever require. Hotel chains are even stepping it up a notch by offering in-room workout gear for guests, as an increasing amount of women are keen on exercising in the comfort of their own room — why Read more
Whenever you travel, do you care how posh the fitness center in your hotel is? I tend to believe that if I pay a bit extra for a certain hotel, I expect a decent gym to be included in that price. Unfortunately, a nice clean gym in one hotel— fully stocked with all the treadmills, ellipticals, and rowing machines your heart could ever desire — isn't the same as another hotel from the same Read more
