In 100 years’ time, it looks like all hotels will receive five-star ratings from customers – every time.
That’s because according to a report on what hotels will be like in the year 2119, ‘every area of the hotel will instantly morph into a guest’s perfect, hyper-personalised space’.
And how will it do this? Thanks to ‘individual data insights, gleaned from embedded chip technology’ that will ‘beam to the hotel, so the space will be ready the moment a guest walks in’.
According to a report on what hotels will be like in the year 2119, ‘every area of the hotel will instantly morph into a guest’s perfect, hyper-personalised space’. Above, a rendering reveals some of the things holidaymakers can expect in the future with autonomous flying travel pods whizzing around
The report – published by Hilton to celebrate its 100th birthday in partnership with world-renowned German futurologist and university lecturer Gerd Leonhard and other forward thinkers – has some examples of what it means by the ‘perfect space’.
‘Think star-scattered scenery for space-lovers, meadow views for weary city dwellers, or safari displays for adventurers,’ it says. ‘The Lobby will conjure up anything from a tranquil spa to a buzzy bar, giving every guest the perfect, personal welcome.
‘Entering a guest room, weary business travellers who have been on the road for weeks can watch the space transform into their own bedroom at home. Phoning home will take on a whole new meaning, with family members appearing via hologram to check in on the day. Adventurous travellers who long to see the beaches of years gone by will sleep in a hammock, soft sand making up the carpet between their toes. Small spaces will transform into palatial suites to provide a decadent luxury experience.’
The report continues: ‘Technology will allow for automatic evolution, meaning every fitting and furnishing will continuously update to respond to an individual’s real-time needs and design preferences.’
Every fitting and furnishing will continuously update to respond to an individual’s real-time needs, according to the report by Hilton
So, if guests don’t fancy sleeping in a hammock, they needn’t don’t worry. They can get it to morph into a soft mattress.
Temperature and lighting will also be personalised, with those microchips in the skin enabling guests to control the environment to their wants and needs.
The report has some food for thought on hotel catering too.
Meals will be 3D-printed, of course, and be crafted around ‘insect and plant power’.
Dishes on the horizon include ‘sweet algae fritters, beetle bolognese, plankton pies and caterpillar skewers’.
Chefs will be provided with biometric data for each guest so that preferences and nutritional requirements can be catered for with precision.
The hotel structure, meanwhile, will be nothing like today’s bricks and mortar efforts.
They will adapt, the report says, and mirror their surroundings.
For instance, a jungle resort will blend in with leafy exteriors and unbreakable materials such as graphene will be used in the structure to absorb impacts from severe weather phenomenon such as hailstones.
And the hotel experts note that ‘sustainability will be baked into everything about a hotel’s design – from weather-proofed domes, to buildings made from ocean-dredged plastic’.
Holographic personal trainers will be ‘beamed into any location on-demand’
And hotels will act as the Town Hall of any community, they say, managing local resources and contributing to the areas they serve with community-tended insect farms and vertical hydroponic crop gardens.
The hotel gym will also be transformed. Holographic personal trainers will be ‘beamed into any location on-demand’ and guests will be able to pick immersive fitness programmes ‘beyond their imaginations’, such as climbing Mount Everest or practising yoga on an iceberg.
There will be dramatic hotel location options, too, with holidays to Mars and minibreaks to the Moon on the agenda.
Renderings reveal some of the things holidaymakers can expect. One image shows how autonomous flying travel pods will drop guests off at destinations.
Another image shows a chef using a holographic interface to put in a guest’s food order, with the calorie and sugar information displayed.
Guests will be able to pick immersive fitness programmes ‘beyond their imaginations’
Information from embedded chip technology will provide chefs with food preferences and nutritional requirements upon arrival. Chef-consultants will create personalised dishes bursting with plant-based proteins
Commenting on the future of the hotel business, Mr Leonhard said: ‘In 2119 we will still be searching for unique experiences, but they will be more personalised than ever.
‘As technology shapes our lives we will seek out moments of offline connection with others, including hotel team members who will help us truly get what we need from our stays.
‘One hundred years from now hotels will have to create opportunities to converse, collaborate and connect, delivering moments that matter, individually, to each and every guest.’