Beginning today, August 13 a select group of Sheraton Hotels will have a Microsoft Surface table available in their lobby for guests to use, play with and just generally check out. The lucky locations will initially be limited to just five areas, and will include hotels in Boston, Chicago, New York, San Francisco and Seattle.
The Surface will have some customized apps installed and will include:
- CityTips – At the guests’ fingertips are the Surface 360-degree satellite maps and tools to search for local restaurants and bars, entertainment, recreation, shopping, transportation and services, such as banks and pharmacies. Guests can discover all a city has to offer by simply moving their hands across Surface.
- Sounds of Sheraton – Microsoft Surface also serves as a lobby-based digital jukebox, enabling guests to create personal music playlists by choosing selections from Sheraton’s exclusive offering of Sony BMG artists, including John Legend, Kenny Chesney and Lauryn Hill.
- Sheraton Snapshots – Guests can explore Sheraton hotels and resorts throughout the world by simply browsing the Surface photo library of Sheraton resorts and hotel properties to help them plan for future business or leisure travel.
After what I was able to see back in June, I can say without worry that it will be worth a few minutes of your time to check out, the Surface is a lot of fun to play with.
Watch [Sheraton Surface Promo]
This is very innovative. Sheraton is one my favorite hotels and I am not surprised at this.
I think this will create a bit more buzz , I have not got the chance to use it though. Its a bit sad that it is confined to five places.