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Customer Deployments - The Palace Hotel

The Palace Hotel in San Francisco Selects Xirrus Wi-Fi for Their Historic Landmark




Built in 1875, the Palace Hotel is one of San Francisco's most treasured landmarks. The hotel is locatedjust steps away from Union Square, Chinatown, the Financial District and the Moscone Convention Center.Experience gracious hospitality on a grand scale in 552 rooms and suites, evidenced by soaring 14-foot ceilings, original architectural details, opulent bedding, marble bathrooms and a host of thoughtful and luxurious modern amenities. The hotel's elaborate 53,000 square feet of meeting space are divided into 23 rooms – including 3 elegant ballrooms, 4 high-caliber boardrooms and the unrivalled Garden Court. Every guest room comes equipped with dedicated High Speed Internet Access with High Speed Wired and Wireless Internet Access available in all meeting rooms, public areas, and lobby. After 80 years of exceptional hospitality, the hotel was closed for a massive refurbishment. The Palace Hotel re-opened to restored grandeur in 1991.

Requirements

  • Reliable wireless connectivity for all guest indoors and outdoors
  • Wi-Fi network to interface with existing wired-infrastructure gateway
  • Simple network to be managed by hotel staff
  • Quick installation with minimum number of devices
  • Aesthetically pleasing design

Benefits
  • Superior Wi-Fi coverage
  • Easy-to-use management interface
  • Quick installation
  • Fewer devices and cabling needed than any other offering
  • Cost-effective and reliable high-performance Wi-Fi
  • Support and expertise of the Xirrus Account Team

Savings
  • Ratio of Wi-Fi Arrays to traditional APs
        1:4
  • Number of additional access points that did not have to be installed
        42
  • Number of additional cable runs that did not have to be pulled
        42
  • Number of switch ports that did not have to be consumed
        42
  • Average power savings per year (kWh)
        4,468