If you agree with what Diana Plater thinks, pictured above is the hotel room of the future and it is number 1014 Pullman Paris Bercy. Pullman Paris Bercy’s hotel room is equipped with see-through showers, floating TV sets and the entry is provided via mobile phone. The door lock is opened by a special hotel key card with a radio frequency microchip. This technology is available in Samsung mobile phones and Accor Hotels seem confident to see the same technology with all mobile phones worldwide in the next 18 months to three years. On ebtering the room, you see an oversized shower (1.5m-by-1m) that is equipped with special glass, which can switch from clear to opaque. The adjustable rain shower offers a strong or gentle spray as well as different lighting options. A high-end 1.2m television screen is apparently suspended in the air. Also included is the 5.1 surround sound system that remains out of the sight. The Pullman Paris Bercy’s concept room has been designed by Natacha Froger and is tartgeted straight at the individual, short-stay business customers. Mini-bar beverages are always great, but the design team thought that chilled water and coffee were more important.
The room has a mobile luggage rack and a large closet. A side table in the room is made from a single piece of wood and it doubles as a bedside table. This side table also includes a Bartech ice cube bar and Nespresso machine. A large side table functions as a Le Corbusier-style desk, table or seat For the bed lines, a new 3D fabric was developed. The two bedside tables feature iPod/MP3 support, broadband internet and PC/video projector outlets as well as lighting controls. A touch-sensitive remote control controls all the room’s automated functions, including the bedroom and shower lights, video projector, lightproof blinds and interactive TV menu.
Enter the bathroom and you will find a natural stone washbasin that features a large waterfall faucet. The toilet area has been to minimize noise. A special soundproofing has been built into the lid. The hotel, which was the centre for wine warehousing in the city in the 19th century, is located in the east of Paris. If you think it’s not really the hotel room of the future, do drop us a line.
Via: SMH