The Royal Park Hotel in Nihonbashi will start lending out smartphones — provided by handy Japan — to its guests for free, making the Royal Park Hotel the first hotel in Japan to offer such a service.
Starting July 1, the Royal Park Hotel will start providing free smartphones to all 419 of its guest rooms. Globally, over 600 hotels in 17 countries have implemented this practice.
Guests will be able to use the services that come with the smartphone, including the internet and free international calls. Additionally, guests may also access tourist information about nearby places of interest.