Free smartphone at The Montcalm London Marble Arch

The service is in response to a high number of overseas business and leisure travellers struggling with their handheld devices when travelling to the UK, Montcalm said. For many travellers there is no guarantee their service provider will operate overseas, thus denying them online access or even the ability to make a phone call. Now, however, for the duration of their stay in the UK capital, guests of The Montcalm London Marble Arch will be able to make use of ‘Handy’ devices free of charge, enabling them to make local and international calls and providing them with 3G data so they can access the internet. Handy will also provide guests with travel recommendations, interactive maps, useful websites and a one-touch reservation option for restaurants and major attractions, “enabling guests to explore London like a local.” Ramesh Arora, Managing Director of Montcalm Hotels said, “In the digital era, complete mobile connectivity should be a given, so we're delighted to be the first hotel group in the UK to offer this service with the Handy smartphone. It demonstrates our commitment to putting the customer first by offering them the very best value during their stay, because it means our international guests can stay connected to their world, with our compliments. It’s just one of the ways we're applying digital innovation to enhance the guest experience”. The Montcalm London Marble Arch is the first hotel in the Europe to launch such an initiative, and it will soon be rolled out at other Montcalm hotels in the collection, including The Montcalm London Marble Arch, The Montcalm at The Brewery London City, M by Montcalm Shoreditch London City, Royal London House by Montcalm, The Marble Arch by Montcalm London, London City Suites by Montcalm London.