The World of Hospitality Issue 16 2016 | Page 50

50 the World Of Hospitality Crestron Crestron Selected For Innovative Oceania Hotel Concept World renowned resort hotel group, Oceania Hotels, wanted to redesign the norms of traditional hotels with a bold new hotel concept, Nomad Hotels. Innovation and cutting edge technology were top priorities for this new á la carte hotel, and smart tech leader Crestron was the obvious choice for a seamless and luxurious interior technology solution. The first Nomad Hotel is the flagship Roissy Charles de Gaulle, situated just five minutes from Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris. The hotel stands apart from the competition thanks in part to a unique tariff policy, and its model based on environmental responsibility With over 500 m2 of open, connected lobby space, 205 rooms and a fitness room, all in a pure and elegant design, this new hotel is characterised by its “environmentally friendly and flexible” concept. from when a guest reserves a room, when they are offered a range of options: a single or double bed, daily cleaning service or otherwise, access to heating or air conditioning, access to television (which is not a standard television set, but a video projector offering an original cinema experience), and water consumption control. All these services adjust the cost of the room and are based on a reverse low-cost principle. In other words, the hotel aims to give each guest true freedom to do as they wish, putting them at the very heart of decisions during their stay. This starts “From its initial design to the final result, this project never stopped evolving. Our aim was to find a partner that could adapt to our concept with reliable, evolving and technological innovation. Crestron was selected for the controls in all the rooms, to provide seamless automation and user-friendly control interfaces. Revolutionising the traditional hotel business