Hilton Goes High Tech in Guest Rooms

Hotel chain announces new Sight+Sound Rooms which will offer guests a variety of high tech toys as well as connectivity to enjoy their own.

Hilton Hotels today announced they’ve outfitted a select number of rooms at some of their properties with high-tech gear to create a home theatre like experience. These new Sight+Sound Rooms are available via 25 guest rooms at the Hilton Chicago O’Hare International Airport and 30 guest rooms at the Hilton San Francisco.

The Hilton Sight+Sound Rooms have LG 42-inch flat-screen plasma televisions, a Yamaha YSP-800 digital sound projector, high-definition TV programming from DirecTV and an electronic programming guide and high definition menu system from LodgeNet. The programming options available through this system include recently aired popular primetime TV series and catch-up specials, all-day sports packages on demand, including football, basketball, baseball, hockey and college sports, 14 high-definition DirectTV channels among 40 total network and cable channels and five or more XM Satellite Radio stations.

Guests also can bring their own media content and plug portable devices such as MP3 players, laptops, digital cameras and video recorders into a specially designed connectivity panel, which Hilton says LodgeNet developed and provided for the project. To support the connection, Monster Cable is providing a cable pack in the event guests leave their cables behind.

“Travelers desire more digital entertainment options in the hotel guest room than ever before,” said Tom Keltner, CEO – Americas and Global Brands, Hilton Hotels Corporation, in a statement. "The Hilton Sight+Sound Rooms are designed to provide a more enriching experience to business travelers and families, enhancing their journey by providing the ultimate in-room entertainment."