Philips' first Ambient Experience Concept Suite in Asia Pacific

Juniper Foo | Sep 19, 2008

In a partnership that will take hotel guests' needs to a whole new holistic level, Philips and luxury hotel brand Fairmont have teamed up for the region's first Ambient Experience Concept Suite at Fairmont Singapore. Part of Philips' "Hotel of the Future" initiative, regional media today were given a glimpse of what the concept could translate to when finalized. As to when that would materialize, Fairmont GM Ian Wilson would only say that this was a "limited life mockup room" and not the final product as more testing had to be done. Nor is the Concept room open to the public.

There are four ambient theme settings: Lush, Perk, Rise, Rest. (Credit: Philips)

Central to the whole ambient experience is Philips' range of Ambilight products both commercial and conceptual, though Wilson, who is also regional vice president, Asia, Fairmont Hotels & Resorts, emphasized that the rationale behind this exercise was "not technology for technology's sake but the utilities that it offers".

Over at the mockup room, an actor reprised the role of busy executive who used the one-touch smart remote to turn on one of four mood lights (namely Rise, Perk, Lush and Rest) to demonstrate the ambient settings.

Our favorite spot with its own night sky. Certainly one ambient mood setting we would approve as guests. (Credit: Philips)

Our favorite had to be the toilet, not just for its luxurious size, but for the mood ceiling that looked like twinkling blue stars in a night sky. Other touches included Anti-Stumble Lights which are motion-activated, Ambilight flat panels, Ambisound Theater Systems and Wake-Up Lights which imitate the sun's gentle morning rays and stand in for loud alarm clocks.

Philips launched a similar Ambient Experience exercise with Amsterdam hotel CitizenM in June this year.

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