SOURCE: Acentic

July 29, 2008 10:56 ET

The Cavendish Hotel Enriches Luxury Guest Experience With Acentic

LONDON--(Marketwire - July 29, 2008) - The Cavendish Hotel in London's Mayfair district is exceeding guests' expectations for a unforgettably sophisticated stay with the installation of a high-end in-room digital broadcast, on-demand and interactive TV platform from Acentic. With the July 2008 introduction of Acentic Panorama® in its 230 rooms, The Cavendish is the first hotel in Central London to enrich guest rooms with this outstanding TV viewing experience.

Acentic Panorama provides high-class entertainment and information services to help bring The Cavendish closer to its guests who are accustomed to luxury and an instant response to their every request, greatly increasing their overall hotel experience.

Acentic's continuous innovation and new services surprise guests and enhance revenues for The Cavendish by matching the hotel's reputation for a higher level of comfort with superior quality digital picture and sound. Guests at the hotel have easy access to information and entertainment content, as well as a host of external information, such as live weather, news, and details on London's top attractions, all with brilliant picture quality, ultra-fast channel zapping, and fast, intuitive navigation of the available channels and TV lineup.

Guests can enjoy Freeview™ digital TV and radio channels, a variety of specialty satellite channels from Sky, including Sky Sports, and more than 600 free-to-air satellite on demand channels. The sleek Samsung 32" and 40" LCD screens are HD enabled to present the best content with crystal clear quality.

Ciaran Fahy, general manager at The Cavendish Hotel, stated: "Our guests have come to expect a certain level of luxury at The Cavendish, and with highly sophisticated home entertainment options and innovative personal technology as a major part of their daily lives, they are expecting the same from their stay at an upmarket hotel. Now with Acentic Panorama, The Cavendish is exceeding guests' expectations for a higher level of comfort and technology in our in-room entertainment system while still being engaging and intuitive to use."

"The television is a reflection of the quality of the hotel and represents The Cavendish's commitment to guest satisfaction and a unique in-room entertainment experience," said Alistair Forbes, CEO, Acentic. "We are pleased that The Cavendish selected Acentic Panorama to help them bring perfect picture quality and a unique set of tools that they can use to increase their TV revenue as well as extend the hotel's image and branding to guests through the TV screen."

About Acentic

Acentic is an international provider of digital TV services to hotels. Acentic's digital content, technology, support and services deliver entertainment and revenue generation tools via the hotel television, providing a unique communications system that meets the evolving lifestyles of guests. Acentic's digital TV services are in many of the world's leading hotel chains including Accor, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Hilton, Hyatt, Maritim, Marriott, Mövenpick and Starwood in more than 30 countries in Europe, Middle East and Africa. For more information, visit www.acentic.com.

About The Cavendish Hotel

The four-star deluxe Cavendish Hotel is a modern and contemporary hotel situated on London's prestigious Jermyn Street, off St James. The hotel's location on this quiet street behind Fortnum & Mason is perfect for business and leisure travellers, with Piccadilly Circus, Green Park and Oxford Street all a short five-minute walk away. Telephone +44 (0) 20 7930 2111 or visit www.thecavendishlondon.com for more information.

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