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Coming soon: allergy-relief rooms
The Hilton O’Hare Airport hotel is the test site for a project that could bring relief to itchy-eyed, runny-nosed travelers: a room designed to control major sources of allergens and improve hotel-room air quality.
“We’re exploring offering hotel rooms that provide air quality for those Hilton guests afflicted with sensitivities and reactions to dusts, molds, or chemicals,” said J. Peter Lynn, the hotel’s general manager.
The “Enviro-Room Design” rooms were stripped to the walls, with everything from floor coverings to drapes, furniture, and bedding replaced with non-allergic materials.
An air-purification system was then installed, along with monitoring equipment to keep track of key air-quality indicators, such as temperature, carbon dioxide, humidity, odor and gases, and carbon monoxide.
Twenty million Americans suffer from asthma, and 70 million have allergies, so there is the potential for strong demand for allergy-resistant rooms, according to Mr Lynn.
Similar rooms may be in store in the future, at least if guests are willing to pay what is certain to be a premium price, which has yet to be determined.
Report by David Wilkening
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