Apple Adding 192-Room Hotel to Upcoming Austin Campus

[MacRumors]

Apple is adding a 192-room hotel to the campus that it is developing in Austin, Texas, according to revised construction plans shared by Culturemap.

The hotel will span 75,500 feet and will have six stories, but there's no information on branding. The updated plans were approved in late April, with the hotel as a new addition. The original plans, filed in December 2018, did not include a hotel.

None of Apple's other campuses have hotels on site, but the addition of a hotel will give employees traveling to the Austin campus for training and other purposes a place to stay.

The $1 billion Austin campus will span three million square feet, with two million square feet dedicated to office space. Apple started construction on the campus in November 2019, and is set to finish it up in 2022.

When the campus opens, it will have space for 5,000 employees, but eventually, it will be able to accommodate 15,000 employees.

Article Link: Apple Adding 192-Room Hotel to Upcoming Austin Campus

 

[Rocketman]

Super smart idea. More large corporate campuses should do that. It affords the option for extended stay options too.

 

[Plutonius]

Room service by Siri .

 

[RPATX33]

 

[Blackstick]

Cheaper cost of living in Austin, but only barely... city has become quite expensive thanks to Apple and 25 other Fortune 500s taking an interest in it, at least by Texas standards.

 

[avanpelt]

Nice choice on the number of rooms. I imagine 64 and 128 were too small and 256 was too big -- so they settled on 192.

 

[CodexMonkey]

Six storeys. Unless they give you free books. Or the good shows currently on AppleTV+.

 

[BaltimoreMediaBlog]

Definitely not a Steve Jobs design, more like a bean counter's design, but that's Tim Cook for you.

 

[NavySilver]

So the hotel luggage carts are where all the unsold Mac Pro wheels will be going huh

 

[Regbial]

Yay! Boost the cost of living and rent in times of crisis! ^_^ MAKE ALL CITIES LIKE SAN FRANCISCOOoo!!!! yaaaaay! Destroy Americuh...!!! /s

 

[nattK]

Six storeys. Unless they give you free books. Or the good shows currently on AppleTV+.

Last I checked MacRumors is an American website, Juli's an American, and the Austin campus is in America so I think stories is accurate here.

 

[Michael Scrip]

When the campus opens, it will have space for 5,000 employees, but eventually, it will be able to accommodate 15,000 employees.

I know it's only been 3 months... but it kinda sounds weird to hear about a campus with 5,000+ employees nowadays...

 

[GeoStructural]

Room service by Siri .

I can already imagine the exchange with Siri and her response being something like:

"I am sorry, sir, I do not understand what breakfast is, would you like me to find the nearest breakfast for you?" -- "I have found two breakfast places 25 miles away from you."
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Cheaper cost of living in Austin, but only barely... city has become quite expensive thanks to Apple and 25 other Fortune 500s taking an interest in it, at least by Texas standards.

Unless you live in Round Rock, Buda, Kyle, Manor or other nearby towns... Rent in austin has gotten so expensive, living in the city proper will set you back a good sum either in property taxes or rent.

 

[riverfreak]

I bet it will be a Motel 6(8xxx).

 

[Will.O.Bie]

No need for any kind of outside branding...

Apple Rooms, 'nuff said.

 

[decisions]

One can only imagine how nice the Apple Hotel will be.

 

[WhatTheFox]

I hope they have air conditioning. It's a 100F in Austin today.

 

[lostngone]

One can only imagine how nice the Apple Hotel will be.

$1200 a night for the (i) rooms and the (Pro) rooms start at $9000 a night.

 

[tkukoc]

I can imagine a hotel like this that has signs everywhere like the original batman series. Apple Toilet Paper, Apple Toilet, Apple Bed.. would you like an Apple All You Can Eat Buffet?

 

[lkrupp]

Room service by Siri .

Yes, to call the front desk the guest simply says “Hey Siri"
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$1200 a night for the (i) rooms and the (Pro) rooms start at $9000 a night.

Your class warfare ideology is showing.

 

[Mr. Awesome]

I hope they have air conditioning. It's a 100F in Austin today.

Nah, it’ll be a $1000 room add-on

 

[Madmic23]

When people said that Apple wanted to get more in to the services business, I didn’t realize that they meant room service.

 

[lostngone]

Your class warfare ideology is showing.

Oh, my... I have never head someone it that before!

 

[sideshowuniqueuser]

Urg, imagine going on a work trip, and having to stay in your employer's hotel, with only your employer's staff working and staying there, located on your employer's campus. I cringe. It's the American version of a Chinese factory's dorm rooms. I'd probably pay to go stay somewhere else and get away from it all after the working day.

 

[Mr. Dee]

I remember when members of this forum laughed at me when I suggested Apples next big move might be to build actual communities with Apple branded homes. I sense this will be a next major evolution of the company’s growth strategy.