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.