In an effort to offer its guests the latest in amenities, a boutique hotel in downtown Vancouver is replacing its obsolete room phones with Apple’s iPhone.
“The Opus Hotel in Vancouver’s trendy Yaletown neighborhood is in the process of making the switch to iPhones, figuring that guests — especially those from the USA — will know how to use them and appreciate having a Canadian phone to eliminate international roaming fees on their personal phones,” reports USA Today.
Guests are free to take their room’s iPhone with them for Internet and phone connectivity as they roam Vancouver.
“The phone will also keep them connected to the hotel, since each iPhone is programmed with one-touch contacts for each of the hotel’s departments, whether the concierge, housekeeping or room service,” notes the article. “Local calls are complimentary.”
In March, Opus Vancouver became the first hotel in Canada to provide its guests with an iPad 2 (available in each room, programmed with an iPad Virtual Concierge). Since the hotel opted for the 3G version, guests don’t have to worry about Wi-Fi hotspots when they take their iPad around the city.
Opus Vancouver was voted Trendiest Hotel in Canada and fifth in the world by TripAdvisor’s Travelers Choice Awards 2012. It also earned Best of Business Travel 2011 in the Conde Nast Traveler World Business Poll.
In addition to iPhones and iPads, the rooms feature Herman Miller ergonomic chairs and Aquos LCD TVs. Guests also have access to complimentary bicycles.
In an effort to offer its guests the latest in amenities, a boutique hotel in downtown Vancouver is replacing its obsolete room phones with Apple’s iPhone.
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