A Smart Renaissance in the Alps: Where Heritage Architecture Meets Intelligent Hospitality

Originally built in 1973, Hotel Kanin stands as one of the recognizable hospitality landmarks in Slovenia’s Alpine region. As part of a comprehensive renovation, the hotel is being reimagined for a new era of hospitality excellence and is expected to reopen in 2026.

The renewed hotel will feature 98 modern guest rooms, a congress centre, and an underground parking facility. Guest well-being will be at the forefront, with a full wellness offering that includes a swimming pool, saunas, and massage facilities – creating a year-round destination that blends Alpine nature with contemporary comfort.

Smart Modernization Within Architectural Constraints

Renovating an iconic building comes with unique challenges. Hotel Kanin’s existing structure limits how technical installations can be routed and concealed. Wiring, sensors, control cabinets, and communication infrastructure must be meticulously planned to remain invisible, without compromising system performance, reliability, or future scalability.

The objective is clear: preserve the hotel’s architectural identity while transforming it into a fully integrated smart hotel, capable of meeting the expectations of modern guests and the operational demands of tomorrow.

Robotina plays a central role in this transformation. Its smart solutions will enable the automation and intelligent control of guest rooms and common areas, including Access Control, Lighting, HVAC, EV Charging, Energy Management and Building Management System (BMS).

All systems will be unified into a centralized overview, giving hotel staff real-time insight, greater operational efficiency, and simplified management across the entire property.

Comfort Meets Efficiency in Guest Rooms

At the heart of the guest experience is Robotina’s HIQ Hospitality GRMS IQ (Guest Room Management System). Deployed across all guest rooms, the system ensures an optimal balance between personalized comfort and energy efficiency. Guests benefit from intuitive room control, while the hotel achieves reduced energy consumption, automated occupancy-based regulation, and centralized supervision – all without impacting comfort.

Beyond Room Automation: A Fully Integrated Hotel Ecosystem

‍The transformation extends well beyond the guest rooms. Rather than implementing standalone solutions, Robotina’s hardware platform will form the intelligent backbone of the hotel, seamlessly integrating every major technical system into one cohesive ecosystem.
This unified platform enables the integration of:

• Access IQ – a single digital key for rooms, common areas, wellness facilities, and ski and bike storage
• Lighting IQ and HVAC IQ – adaptive comfort control across the entire property
• EV Charging IQ – smart, managed electric vehicle charging
• Energy Management System (EMS) – optimizing consumption and efficiency in real time
• Building Management System (BMS) – centralized monitoring, alarms, and system supervision

By replacing fragmented systems with a single intelligent control layer, the hotel gains real‑time visibility, faster response to incidents, and continuous optimization. The result is smarter day‑to‑day operation, predictive maintenance, and a more sustainable hospitality environment.

A Blueprint for the Future of Alpine Hospitality

The renovation of Hotel Kanin represents more than a physical renewal. It is a strategic transformation into a smart, sustainable, and future-ready hotel. Through integrated systems, the hotel will deliver enhanced guest comfort, operational excellence, and long-term efficiency.

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