Travelers these days often will assume that all hotels have jumped onto the tech train and have added Wi-Fi (at the least), ipod docks, and other fun tech-luxuries we've all come to consider necessary comforts when away from home. Not all hotels were created equally and that means some lack in the tech department and a supreme few truly succeed. So...without further ado, here are the Best Geek Hotels in the World 2.0 for 2008 from Hotel Chatter:
- The Hotel Sax, Chicago: Attention all gamers! On the sixth floor of this hotel there is a Microsoft Studio complete with XBOX 360s, premium games, HDTV, Microsoft's Zune music player and more.
- Hotel Avante, Mountain View, California: A stone's throw from Google headquarters and filled with free services like a music lounge, Wi-Fi, flat-screen tv's, cordless phones, and extra items to get your creative wheels turning like slinky's, etch-a-sketch, etc., this is one cool place to stay.
- The Westin, Sydney, Australia: Fan of the Matrix movies? Follow Neo's steps and deja vu experience in this hotel's staircase and all around downtown Sydney.
- The Pod Hotel, New York: Known for its small, affordable rooms that are packed full of the newest gadgets, this hotel has its own online community so guests can network with each other and make plans for sightseeing, drinks or a night on the town.
- Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi: Nothing is impossible in Abu Dhabi -- these guest rooms have handheld computers that control all switches and outlets and an endless stream of Wi-Fi reaching out even to the pool and private beach.
- Langham Place Hotel, Mongkok, Hong Kong: With a Cisco 7970 color Internet Protocol phone in every room, continuous Wi-Fi throughout the premises, and an animated Angel to walk you through all the tech in the room, including A/C, this hotel is geeked out.
