About an hour’s drive southeast of Davos in the Swiss Alps, the town of Zernez is home to the luxurious In Lain Hotel Cadonau boutique hotel, ranked among in the top 20 winter holiday hotels in Switzerland in the 5-star category. Recently, Jorg Steiger, owner of Switzerland-based A/V integration company avidec, Cadonau checked in to install an AtlasIED Atmosphere audio processing and control system.
Hotelier and chef Dario Cadonau and wife, Tamara, opened the In Lain in 2010, remodelling a farmhouse in the Cadonau family from 1590. The Cadonaus wanted to create a memorable guest experience, including a careful balance of smells, tastes and sounds in a modern, authentic, uniquely Swiss mix. A key element was using various genres of Swiss-originated music.
The hotel had several primary areas that needed music, and AtlasIED’s Atmosphere AZM8 digital signal processor was suited to meet its needs. Steiger chose the AZM8 paired with an AtlasIED AZA 404 amplifier to create different experiences in eight separate zones across the property. For instance, in the hotel’s reception, office, and Michelin Star-rated Vivanda restaurant, the hotel desired energy and chose Swiss pop music. The Cadonau selected Swiss classical music for the breakfast room, while the lounge broadcasts Swiss Jazz to provide some variety in music genres.
Unique to the hotel experience is its cheesemaking room, which Cadonau and his culinary team use to make cheese for dining, but they also teach guests how to make cheese. The hotel plays Swiss holiday music to create a festive feel for guests year-round as they learn the science and art of cheesemaking.
Hotel staff accesses the Atmosphere in multiple ways, including through a web-based interface on a tablet that management can take throughout the property to adjust music playlists or volume as needed. Also, avidec worked with the hotel to determine a volume schedule to automatically adapt music volume to changing occupancy levels on any given day.
In addition, avidec installed AtlasIED C-ZSV zone, source, and volume wall controllers In the lounge, breakfast room, and Vivanda restaurant to allow approved staff to change music and volume in those zones. For instance, as rooms fill with people, the hotel can raise the volume to enhance the space, or conversely, during off-hours, the staff can lower the volume to play music at a more comfortable level.
‘The flexibility of the system was one of the biggest reasons why we chose AtlasIED Atmosphere for the In Lain Cadonau,’ Steiger says. ‘With a multiroom property, you can easily play different music, change it at any time, and raise or lower the volume. The flexibility and ease of use is perfect.’
An additional benefit of the Atmosphere platform is that Steiger can access the system remotely from offices in Zurich, allowing him to check and manage the levels as needed and respond to any questions or concerns reported by the hotel staff.
‘By remotely logging in and viewing the system online, we can monitor and address issues without making a three-hour drive from our office to the hotel,’ he says. ‘Atmosphere saves us time and helps the hotel reduce audio-related service costs.’
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