Geek chic hotels

If you feel the need to express your inner geek, and long for a hotel that breaks the mould in terms of its technical wizardry and gadgets, then here are a few options from Hotels.com which offer a bit more than a telephone by the bed.

Nine Zero Hotel Boston, US (four-star)
Hotels.co.uk prices start from £117 per room per night

This luxurious boutique hotel is a favourite of many a discerning traveller and packed with personalised services and thoughtful amenities. The Cloud 9 penthouse has iris identification security which means you only have to glance in the direction of the door to get it to open. Standard rooms have other in-room gizmos including dual-line cordless speaker phones, free hi-speed internet access and top-of-the-range sound systems and TVs. Several pieces of furniture have been specially designed and are available for guests to buy.

Le Meridian Cyberport, Hong Kong (five-star)
Hotels.co.uk prices start from £127 per room per night

Part of Hong Kong’s futuristic Cyberport project at Telegraph bay, this hotel is bursting with luxury amenities and modern technology. It has everything a true geek could possibly need from the basics of flat screen TVs and Wi-Fi through to wireless phones they can use anywhere around the complex whether you are on the jogging track or lounging by the pool.

Faena Hotel + Universe, Buenos Aires (five-star)
Hotels.co.uk prices start from £324 per room per night

This modern hotel has been awarded for its design and style, and oozes geek chic. The entire property is wirelessly connected so that guests can lounge by the pool whilst having that all important webinar with colleagues. The rooms are decked out with all mod cons including a top of the range flat screen TV.

Wynn, Las Vegas (five-star)
Hotels.co.uk prices start from £130 per room per night

The Wynn hotel is a haven for gadget lovers. The rooms all have HD TVs with On Demand HD movies and anything that can be electrified has been so you don’t have to get out of bed to open the curtains. Their entire phone system has VOIP so your name and room number will pop up on other phones’ caller ID.
The hotel also has a Red Card service which means your room key serves as your all-access pass to the resort and acts as a shopping and reservations card.

Hi Hotel Nice, France (four-star)
Hotels.co.uk prices start from £165 per room per night

The Hi hotel in Nice is a luxury hotel located just moments from the Mediterranean Sea and the Promenade des Anglais. The hotel is designed by Matalia Crasset, France's leading young designer, and is a bold statement of contemporary style. There are nine types of rooms all designed with a different colour scheme. Some have glass showers and toilet cubicles, in yellow and purple respectively, while others have a bed that looks like a table and a bath that looks like a bed!

The name Hi is derived from the red mark, or hi, found on koi carp, and to follow this through the hotel has put a goldfish in each room to keep guests company. The restaurant is run by five-star chef Alain Llorca who serves his cuisine in petits bocaux, or small rubber-sealed jars!

All prices and deals are correct as of 13 November 2008, but are subject to change. For more information log on to hotels.co.uk.