Hotel of the future - from Germans

Hotel of the future

On a day when the British media was busy reporting some alarmingly dirty hotels courtesy of budget hotel chains in London and Manchester, Travel Industry Expert Alex Bainbridge tipped Hotel Jungle off about a hotel prototype.

Whatever you think of their sunbed tactics. you can always rely on the Germans to improve things. Check out the Hotel of the future - a 3 minute look by the BBC at a hotel room designed by Germans.

Features of the hotel of the future :

• Everything is rounded, no square edges - it's more relaxing.
• Great lighting, change the colour of the ceiling.
• A bed that rocks you to sleep, like a baby.
• Lemon scented steam machine in the bathroom.
• The room talks to you - a central computer, you can tell it to turn on lights and ask it what's for dinner.

C'mon British hotels - show the world what you're all about ! Let's start with 5 C words and build from there: cosy, charming, comfortable, characterful, classy ?