The recently renovated Outrigger Waikiki Paradise Hotel has partnered with technology provider Sonifi for its in-room entertainment solutions.
Outrigger Resorts & Hotels led the full-property remodel on the property, which was formerly known as the Ohana Waikiki East. As part of the redo, the company looked to completely reimagine the guest experience for the hotel.
"We partner with Sonifi for our property technology solutions because of the long-standing trust and reliability they've consistently demonstrated—both in the quality of their products and the expertise of their team," Henry Schwartz, CIO at Outrigger Hospitality Group, said in a statement. "They continue to deliver tailored, innovative solutions that align with the distinct needs of each of our properties and their guests. We're especially pleased with their work at the newly reimagined Outrigger Waikīkī Paradise Hotel, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration on future projects.
Within the 443 guest rooms, Outrigger worked with Sonifi to upgrade its HSIA network using G.hn technology, which is capable of delivering Gigabit network speeds over a property's existing coaxial cabling.
"Outrigger Waikīkī Paradise Hotel is a consistently high-occupancy property, typically with more than one guest per room, meaning there's multiple connected devices at a time in every room. That requires a solid, reliable network across the property to support all the guest devices, in-room technology and hotel management systems," said Paul Johnson, Sonifi's general manager of Internet Services. "Taking rooms out of service to run new cabling wasn't feasible, so we worked closely with the property's IT team to update their network with a G.hn solution.”
The new network serves as the backbone to run other Sonifi technology installed in the rooms, including interactive TVs with custom branding and features that aim to drive revenue with promotions of the on-site amenities, other Outrigger properties and third-party partners. The other offerings include free-to-guest programming from DIRECTV with custom lineups to include channels that cater to their international guests; as well as streaming from thousands of apps with Staycast, which lets guests use their personal devices to cast content directly to the in-room TV.