# Overnight Guests As Art The Hi-Tech MamaShelter Hotel By Alex Covert | Published 2008-11-19 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/overnight-guests-as-art-hi-tech-hotels References: [springwise](http://www.springwise.com/tourism_travel/mama_shelter_parisian_hotel_pu/) & [mamashelter](http://www.mamashelter.com/) The MamaShelter Hotel (cool name!) in Paris is embracing technology and building a niche along the way. Each of their 172 rooms is equipped with a 24-inch [Apple](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/digital-hotel-key) iMac. There’s more though! The hotel also features what they call an iBooth that lets guests take [instant pictures of themselves](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/moxy-montreal-downtown) and distributes them in the lobby and rooms (how do they monitor random pics of… use your imagination?) On a side note, MamaShelter also has oddly placed [movie-character-head nightlights](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/little-twin-stars-rooms) that include Chewbacca and Superman. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.1/10 - Popularity: 35% | Activity: 21% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) > [Hip Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/hiphotels) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Hi-tech Hotel Rooms:** The trend of integrating technology into hotel rooms, such as providing guests with Apple iMacs, offers opportunities for disruptive innovations in the hospitality industry. - **Instant Photo Sharing:** The use of iBooths and instant distribution of guest photos in hotels opens up possibilities for disruptive innovations in the photography and hospitality industries. - **Quirky Nightlights:** The trend of using unusual and movie-character-inspired nightlights in hotels presents opportunities for disruptive innovations in the home decor and hospitality sectors. ### Where This Applies - **Hospitality:** The integration of technology in hotel rooms creates disruptive innovation opportunities in the hospitality industry. - **Photography:** The use of iBooths and instant photo sharing in hotels presents disruptive innovation opportunities in the photography industry. - **Home Decor:** The trend of using quirky nightlights in hotels offers disruptive innovation opportunities in the home decor industry. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Mansion-Topped Surreal Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/marison-heler.md) - [Themed Hotel Rooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/island-shangri-la.md) - [Retro Nightlife-Inspired Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/htel-chteau-deau.md) - [Hotel Sci-Fi Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/novotel.md) - [Modern Apartment Hotel Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bob-w-stockholm.md) - [AI-Backed Hotel Complexes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/otonomus-hotel.md) - [Mattress Brand Sleep Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-emma-sleep-hotel.md) - [AI-Native Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/open-hotels.md) - [Sleep-Focused Hotel Rooms](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sleep-lab-rooms.md)