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Nightfood to open robotic hotel

The company plans to make a Holiday Inn in CA a testbed for automation

California Robot Hotels to be Launched by Nightfood Holdings

Nightfood Holdings hotel ownership and automation to launch an AI-driven hospitality model.

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By Sreedevi N RAug 16, 2025
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Sreedevi N.R. is a journalist and feature writer whose work has been published in The Times of India and The Economic Times. She holds a Master's in Mass Communication from the Central University of Tamil Nadu and a PG Diploma in Media Writing & Digital Communication from the Central University of Rajasthan. Her expertise includes feature storytelling, in-depth research, and digital journalism with SEO. Sreedevi is fluent in English, Hindi, and Malayalam.

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Summary:

  • Nightfood Holdings plans to acquire two hotels in California worth $80M.
  • Hotels will feature AI-powered service robots.
  • The strategy combines automation revenue with real estate growth.

NIGHTFOOD HOLDINGS PLANS to acquire two hotels in California to test the use of AI-driven robots in guest services. The company also announced plans for a broader tech-integrated portfolio.

The company has signed a letter of intent to acquire a 155-room Holiday Inn in Victorville, California, for approximately $27 million, with plans to convert it into a Courtyard by Marriott. A second deal is underway for a Hilton Garden Inn in Rancho Mirage, valued around $24.5 million. The two properties represent an estimated $80 million in assets.

Both Victorville and Rancho Mirage properties will serve as operational testbeds for automation and future revenue optimization. The Rancho Mirage hotel sits adjacent to Disney’s upcoming Cotino resort project.

Nightfood Holdings combines hotel ownership with Robotics-as-a-Service through its Skytech subsidiary. The company plans to deploy guest-facing robots for food delivery, laundry transport and concierge functions, along with back-end automation for cleaning and operations. Robots will be integrated into its own properties and eventually licensed to third-party hotel operators.

"We're pairing recurring RaaS income with long-term real estate value creation," the company stated. "These flagship hotels will serve as model environments for automation deployment and performance tracking."

Nightfood has also partnered with Bear Robotics to expand its automation capabilities across the portfolio.

The strategy targets cost reduction, operational efficiency and enhanced guest experience. Industry reports project 30 to 40 percent cost savings from hotel automation, with AI in hospitality expected to grow to $1.46 billion by 2029. The global hospitality robotics market is forecasted to reach $107 billion by 2034.

Recently, Vision Hospitality Group deployed its AI-driven procure-to-pay platform across more than 40 properties, aiming to automate accounts payable processes.

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