aloft Hotels to unveil updated design strategy in Second Life
May 08, 2007 | Hospitality Industry
Today, Starwood's aloft hotels worldwide is reopening its newly renovated virtual hotel, and will reveal its new design strategy, based on important feedback from Second Life residents.
aloft hotels worldwide today announced the reopening of its newly renovated virtual hotel, aloft SL. On Tuesday, May 8, 2007, aloft will reveal its new design strategy, based on important feedback from Second LifeŽ residents, underscoring alofts commitment to responding to consumer feedback and to building the worlds best select service hotel brand.
Since it first opened in the virtual world in September 2006, aloft has actively solicited input from Second Life residents on such design features as public spaces, guest rooms and exteriors everything from color palette to space planning. After reviewing all of the comments, several changes to the design are a direct result of consumer feedback, and will be reflected in the real-life aloft hotels. Some of these changes include adding radios in the guest room showers, providing additional seating in the re:mix lobby, and incorporating artwork created by local artists on the walls in the public areas. The entire design strategy will be revealed and reflected in the virtual hotel when it re-opens on Tuesday.
The Second Life community has been highly influential in our development process, said Brian McGuinness, Vice President of aloft hotels. At aloft, we are open in personality, open in design and open to adventure much like the residents of Second Life. Whether we are knocking down real walls or virtual walls, our goal is to provide business and leisure travelers with the next generation in hotel accommodations.
aloft is the worlds first hotel brand to place a 3-D computer generated property inside a virtual world. Born out of W Hotels, the original wired brand, aloft follows Ws lead in hosting insider events for its guests. aloft is celebrating the re-opening of the hotel in Second Life with a meet-and-greet and informal Q & A with the aloft team on May 8th, at 8PM ET/5PM Second Life time.
At the re-opening event, aloft will also be announcing its transition from the virtual world to the physical world, donating its virtual land back to the Second Life community. Until Friday, June 1st, Second Life residents can submit ideas on the best use of the land once the virtual aloft closes. Submissions must be 500 words or less and will be collected via the virtual aloft blog (virtualaloft.com). In early June, the aloft team will announce the winner of the rights to the island and will present the land to the new owner.
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