{"id":129716,"date":"2017-12-20T10:33:35","date_gmt":"2017-12-20T15:33:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/?p=129716"},"modified":"2017-12-22T12:26:50","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T17:26:50","slug":"hotel-technology-services-amenities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fourseasons.com\/magazine\/discover\/design-style\/hotel-technology-services-amenities\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Amenities You Have to See to Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Strolling the grounds of Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita<\/a> is an eye-popping experience \u2013 53 gardeners work on the 64-acre lagoon-side Resort, perfecting the lush grounds. But it\u2019s also an educational one, thanks to the resort\u2019s new garden tour\u2014guests can use their phones to scan Quick Response (QR) codes along the walkways to identify local plants, like the Pandanus utilis<\/em> (with spiny leaves and aerial roots) and the green leaves of the rare Cassine orientalis<\/em>. The QR codes also detail \u201cFast Facts\u201d on each plant, including growing advice for green thumbs. \u201cLook for Traveller\u2019s Palm, which has a fan-like shape that inspired the international airport here, and the tamarind tree, which is found near the tennis courts and has a sweet fruit that\u2019s part of the welcome amenity for guests,\u201d says Debbie Duval, Director of Public Relations and Communications for the Resort. \u201cAll guests are able to enjoy use of complimentary bicycles throughout their stay, so this is the perfect way to learn more about nature while cycling around.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Calling all oenophiles: Four Seasons Hotel Silicon Valley at East Palo Alto<\/u><\/a> has added Plum wine dispensers<\/a> \u2013 which chill, preserve and perfectly serve full bottles of wine \u2013 to suites and select guest rooms. “One of the great things about Plum is that it allows us greater flexibility to feature hand-selected wines based on our guest preferences,\u201d says Director of Food and Beverage Richard Lanaud. \u201cThe wines can also be easily changed out, so for instance if we know a guest prefers a specific type of wine, or if they are bringing a special vintage from their own collection, we can very easily place those wines in the machine, which then individually chills and preserves them at their perfect serving temperature.” The machines hold two bottles at a time \u2013 typically a white and a red \u2013 and they’re identified by a built-in database of more than 6,000 wines; it automatically shares the backstory of the wine\u2019s varietal and vintage, and alerts management if one needs to be replenished.\u00a0One of the first wines featured in the dispensers was Blend 122, a unique red wine blend created by\u00a0Byington Vineyard & Winery\u00a0exclusively for the Hotel.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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