Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas to Add Alexa Control in All Rooms by Summer

It won’t happen in time for CES 2017, but Wynn Las Vegas is equipping its 4,748 hotel rooms with Amazon’s Alexa-enabled Echo speaker. Alexa is due to be operational in all rooms by summer, with installation in suites beginning this month, said the hotel. Technology has been an important part of the resort experience for Wynn Resorts, said CEO Steve Wynn in a news release, and Alexa voice control will take it to a next level. “The ability to talk to your room is effortlessly convenient,” said Wynn, whose hotel will be the first resort to enable guests to verbally control lighting, temperature and TVs. When fully operational this summer, Alexa will initially control guest room lights, room temperature, drapes and TVs, said Wynn, and will add features such as personal assistant functions in the future.