Japanese themepark Huis Ten Bosch has announced the opening of a new hotel in Nagasaki Prefecture to be manned mainly by robots, and will feature face recognition instead of room keys.
Scheduled to open on 17 July, the two-storey Henn na Hotel will be promoted with the slogan ‘A Commitment for Evolution’, The Japan Times reported.
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At the new hotel, porter service, room cleaning, front desk, as well as other services will be provided by robots in a bid to cut costs, while ensuring comfort.
The Henn na Hotel hotel will also offer face recognition technology, which enables guests to enter their rooms without a key.
According to the company, the first building in the complex will launch in July with 72 rooms, while another 72-room building would open in 2016.
President Hideo Sawada told a news conference: "We will make the most efficient hotel in the world.
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By GlobalData"In the future, we’d like to have more than 90% of hotel services operated by robots."
Huis Ten Bosch park features many Dutch-style buildings such as hotels, villas, theatres, museums, shops and restaurants, along with canals, windmills, amusement rides, and a park planted in seasonal flowers.
Opened on 25 March 1992, the park Huis Ten Bosch is located on Hario Island in the southern part of Sasebo, facing Omura Bay.
Image: Huis Ten Bosch in Japan. Photo: courtesy of JKT-c.
