From televisions in every room to smartphone room keys, the hotel industry has evolved to stay at least on pace with travelers, if not a step or two ahead. Now, challenged by the home-sharing economy — Airbnb alone reported over $1 billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2018, its highest to date — new hotels are toying with everything from pricing to privacy. What if the guest determined the value of the room? What if there was a seamless experience between the hotel and the local community?”The following three new hotels embody some of those experiments. The mood hotelBeyond providing the convenience of having someone else make your bed and launder your towels, can a hotel room improve your mood?

Source: New York Times February 03, 2019 09:56 UTC