Knock knock, who is there? Early room service origins
Silver platters and white gloves: The golden age of grand hotels
Plastic domes and ice machines: Room service for everyone
Robots, apps, and bag drops: The high-tech future
During which century did European coaching inns begin offering private chamber meal deliveries?
Which ancient civilization built a massive network of roads and post stations called 'cursus publicus'?
avantgardo Deliver room service orders to historical guests to discover how hotel hospitality evolved.
avantgardo Traditional Japanese ryokans have served multi-course kaiseki meals directly in guest rooms since the 8th century.
What is the name of the traditional multi-course Japanese meal served in ryokan rooms?
avantgardo Waldorf Astoria Room Service
Knock knock, who's at the door? (Knock knock!) Fresh rose on a silver tray! (Oh yeah!)
avantgardo European travelers in the 1400s could order food and ale directly to their private chambers via stable boys.
What traditional Japanese bedding is typically laid out in a ryokan room after the in-room dinner is cleared?
In medieval European inns, who typically carried meals from the kitchen to a guest's private room?
Ryokan traditions: The world's oldest hotel, Japan's Nisiyama Onsen Keiunkan, has served meals directly in guest rooms since opening in 705 CE.
avantgardo Boarding houses provided communal living during the Industrial Revolution.
Which country is home to traditional 'ryokans,' which have served in-room meals since the 8th century?
In 19th-century boarding houses, for which group of guests was room service dining usually reserved?
A hotel service enabling guests to order food and drinks to be delivered to their rooms. New York's Waldorf Astoria pioneered this formal dining amenity when it reopened on Park Avenue in 1931.