SAN FRANCISCO HOTEL BUSINESS. has learned that while Wyndham International s transformation of the Pickwick Hotel in San Francisco into a showcase for high-end technology is still in the preliminary stages, it will feature a completely different design approach, according to Dawn Cullen, vp/interior design at Wyndham.
Right now plans include a Wolfgang Puck restaurant, the absence of a central registration desk, virtual reality in the guestrooms and technology that will allow guests to view other portions of the hotel from their rooms. Plans are expected to go before Wyndhams board for approval sometime in mid-March, according to Cullen.
The Pickwick located in SoMa (South of Market Street), a burgeoning area filled with dot-com companies is an asset Wyndham has owned for years. (2/9/01) Barbara Capella Loehr