The days of a boring hotel room are over. Today’s traveler doesn’t just want a place to sleep; they want a unique experience that feels designed for them. The Henn na Hotel chain is a perfect example ...

NAGASAKI, JAPAN -- The world's first hotel staffed almost entirely by robots is opening its doors full-time to guests this month, but CBS News correspondent Seth Doane has already been able to spend a ...

Japan is known for technological innovation and hospitality, influencing new hotel trends. Michelle Gross spent 4 nights at Yotel Tokyo Ginza, a hotel that leverages robots and automation. She says ...

If you’re like most people, falling asleep surrounded by creepy robots isn’t your idea of perfect hospitality. If not, then this new Japanese hotel staffed almost completely with robots might be for ...

The English-speaking receptionist is a vicious-looking dinosaur, and the one speaking Japanese is a female humanoid with blinking lashes. "If you want to check in, push one," the dinosaur says. The ...

If you checked into a hotel today and a robot greeted you at reception, would you feel impressed, amused or slightly unnerved ...

AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi SASEBO, Japan -- A hotel in southwestern Japan, aptly called Weird Hotel, is "manned" almost totally by robots to save labor costs.

SASEBO, Japan (AP) — The English-speaking receptionist is a vicious-looking dinosaur, and the one speaking Japanese is a female humanoid with blinking lashes. "If you want to check in, push one," the ...

The first automated, "weird" hotel opened in Nagasaki last year. This second one, in Tokyo, will rely even less on humans. Adam Bolton is a contributor for CNET based in Japan. He is, among things, a ...

Back in August, Electronic Products told the story of a robot that provides concierge services at the Aloft Hotel in Cupertino, CA. As one might expect, the trend of using robots for tasks that have ...