MirrorCache raises cash for smart hotel mirrors as hospitality industry uses more tech More and more technology is making its way into the hospitality industry, and Seattle startup MirrorCache is the latest example.… Read More
New hotel south of Seattle features a robot that makes room-service deliveries Vroom-vroom service! A new hotel that opened last week south of Seattle features a zippy little robot that will roam… Read More
Smart speaker startup Roxy, founded by ex-Amazon and Microsoft employees, aims to replace hotel phones Roxy, a Seattle startup that offers a customizable voice assistant and touch screen smart speaker for the hotel industry, added a… Read More
Testing Alexa in a hotel room: We used Amazon’s voice assistant inside a swanky Las Vegas suite LAS VEGAS — Alexa is just about everywhere here at CES this week — in PCs; in cars; in coffee… Read More
Seattle startup debuts Alexa skill that helps hotel guests and staff call for help in emergencies There are countless emergency situations — from cardiac arrest to a suspected intruder — which can make it difficult to… Read More
Stay Alfred: The biggest short-term rental startup you’ve never heard of is on track for $25M in revenue this year Over the past decade, the lodging industry has split into two rival camps — hotels and short-term rentals — thanks… Read More
Paul Allen’s Vulcan buys glam Hollywood hotel for $40.9M The real estate arm of Paul Allen’s investment company Vulcan Inc. announced the $40.9 million purchase of the Redbury Hotel… Read More
This startup plans to let strangers share hotel rooms to save money A Seattle startup wants to help you save money on hotel room fares — but only if you’re willing to share… Read More
