“在未来的某一天，当你走进酒店，发现门口的迎宾、办理入住手续的前台人员都变成了冰冷的、程序化的机器人，会是怎样的感受?”这并不是想象，而是有可能在未来发生的现实。
随着科技的发展，酒店业近年来也出现明显的变革。长久以来，这一行业都属于人力资本密集的产业，越来越多的科技在实践中得以运用，在提高效率、压缩成本的同时，也引发行业专家的辩论：科技能在多大程度上代替人力?
在10月30日召开的“酒店管理新加坡峰会”期间，来自业内、政府部门和学术界的五位专家围绕“科技应用是否可以降低酒店对劳动力依赖”这一议题，展开了一场别开生面的辩论。
正方观点认为人力仍是影响酒店业的最关键因素。雅诗阁新加坡和马来西亚区域总经理陈文凯(Tan Boon Khai)认为，首先要重新定义“服务”。他说：“酒店服务意味着以顾客为中心和个性化。”只有保持充足的人力资源，才能更好地衡量消费者偏好，满足顾客需求。他提到，受劳动力市场波动，雅诗阁酒店目前的雇员/房间比已经低于1.0，未来公司希望通过提高员工素质和技能等来持续推动服务质量。
新加坡百乐景园首席商业官穆罕德(Mohd K.Rafin)也认同人工服务仍然是酒店业的主导，创新和科技的应用必须围绕人工服务来发挥优势。结合高端酒店的管理经验，穆罕德指出，伴随着人们生活方式和观念的改变，顾客对“豪华”体验的定义也有所改变。豪华不只体现在酒店规模上，更需要细节、弹性的服务。要想满足顾客需求，就需要融入情感等科技不可替代的人为因素。他认为，仍然需要人工来进行全面的服务管理。
反方嘉宾则认为，未来的酒店服务将在很大程度依赖科技创新的应用。新加坡旅游局产能及创新部执行主管约翰(John Conceicao)透露，过去三十年间，新加坡劳动力规模总体增长3.3%，其中酒店业劳动力增长5%。预计从2015到2020年，新加坡劳动力增长将低于2%，酒店业将面临同其他行业激烈的劳动力竞争。因此以人力推动服务的策略将难以维持。他提到，目前的酒店服务标准存在资源过剩的情况。随着全社会资源紧缺观念的不断深入，未来游客的心态也会有所改变。他预计，从需求的角度来看，简洁化、自主化的服务将成为新潮流。
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I have been staying in these hotel for the past two years. The first time, it wasnt that bad but it wasnt that great neither. Since then the hotel has done some renovations and the rooms look more modern with very comfortable beds and pillows, the linen has been upgraded as well. I think they have removed the nasty carpets in most of the rooms. The bathrooms look very clean and modern, at least in the family rooms. There used to work a front desk lady that was extremely rude and could barely speak any English but now there are working two ladies with a better attitude but still very poor English, yet they do try their best to communicate and they are way friendlier that the other one. The hotel offers a free shuttle bus to the airport. But if you come for the first time, you will have to pay for the ride to the airport, though it is not really a lot, about 15 or 20 CNY which it is nothing. For frequent guests, these shuttle bus will be free. They also give a free shuttle bus from the airport to the hotel, but I am not sure how this works. The breakfast is basically Chinese, the only Western would be coffee and toast, but no butter or jam. Overall, value for money is really good as they offer good rooms for a fair price. A similar hotel in Shanghais downtown will cost you at least double and I am not sure if you will find the same quality as this one. It is a far from Shanghai downtown but it is very close to Pudong Airport. There is a metro line nearby but definitely not walking distance. "Good pick-up service","Good value for money","Close to airport"
会员5327：好评
服务很完善，距离机场和地铁都比较近。
会员3722：好评
客观评价，优点:离机场近，且有免费送机服务。早餐就那样。缺点:房间隔音效果太差，隔壁洗澡冲水的声音都听得到，空调也老化，一打开，抽风声音像拖拉机，没法睡，幸好是冬天，不开空调盖厚点也能睡，淋浴头也是坏的