Monday, 30 January 2012


The first totally automated hotel: has Hi-Tech replaced humans?


Booking on-line is for everyone now. But have you ever imagined an hotel completely unstaffed?
Now it’s possible!
This revolutionary hotel has been inaugurated in May, on 2011, in Paris. It is located in Place de la Bastille and it is conveniently situated within 10min from Metro Republique.
 It has 42  rooms characterized by a pop art design, e.g. the dining room is in minimal style and it was created by a French designer, called Matali Crasset, in collaboration with Patrick Elouarghi and Philippe Chatelet.
All furniture is built with sustainable materials, that are natural and untreated, thus it’s an eco-friendly hotel, with ecological accommodation that entice areas of conviviality and sharing.
The Hotel sustains this ecological style also decorating the vary rooms with non-toxic paints in bold colors.
Guests are welcomed by a touch screen, on wich they have to type the code that they receive at the moment of the on-line booking. That will be necessary to access all services of the property.
Each request to the staff of the hotel will be designated by the virtual tablet of Cupertino: the distribution of food is done automatically by the machines of the hotel as well.
Guests can order food using the hotel on-line system: in fact for any questions or need, there are automated containers to help guests at any time of day or night, and also visitors are allowed to choose their favorite music in the public areas, by using Hi Pad.


In the Hi Matic hotel, it’s possible to exchange tips and pictures on the city with other person, through the hotel’s online system: it is very useful in order to create an ever-evolving city guide.

In this way, it’s possible to share experiences with other guests, getting a communication pears to pears.
This kind of experience is spreading rapidly through all over the world and in different fields: in Nice the first Hi-Beach in the world has been opened: it combines sea, relax, entertainment and technology… what you ask for?

In our opinion, this kind of Hotel is adapted to current needs, ideal for green attitude addicts, or more casual ecologically concerned individuals.
This Hotel reflects the urban and ecological concept, providing an accessible accommodation that mixes urban amenities with a countryside bed and breakfast driven by strong ecological values.
Every things here is simple and informal; it answers either the needs of urban tourists, staying for short time or the ones of people that regularly go to Paris for business or leisure trips.
Of course there are some problems: the beds are very uncomfortable, because they are completely on the floor, and very small rooms, thus you can stay here only for a few days.
Even if the hotel is totally automated, without any staff, you never feel alone, on the contrary you are sure to meet friends in a new community thanks to the online hotel platform.
In this way, customers are sure to not meet with staff immoral or nervous!
At the HI Matic, it’s possible to live an experience in autonomy and full comfort and you are welcomed and guided in a very simple way, thus it is ideal for people of all ages.

Keywords: hotel, hi-tech, sustainable, ecological style, eco-friendly hotel, unstaffed, automated.

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By: Barbara Esposito, Francesca Nocerino, Carmine Andrea D’Orsi.



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