High-End Hotels Now Offer Technology Addicts a Safe, Luxurious Path to Rehabilitation

Leave the electronic devices at home on that next vacation — High-end hotels around the world are now offering “digital detox” packages.

Does the comforting glow of a cell phone light up your face morning, noon and night? Does your iPad travel with you no matter the destination? Does going without email for an hour make you shiver with anxiety? You might be addicted to digital. But don’t worry — hotels are here to help you curb your addiction.

According to 2014 Nielsen numbers, the average U.S. consumer spends 60 hours a week on digital devices. This Digital-Dependent Era is what’s inspired high-end hotels around the world to begin offering “digital detox” packages, helping guests cut the techie cord and experience the full glory of a vacation without a glowing screen in the way.

When checking into the Westin Hotel in Dublin, for example, guests hand over their electronics at the front desk in exchange for a survival kit with a walking map, a newspaper, a white tea candle, a board game, a tree planting kit and printed information about Dublin. The rate includes breakfast in bed each morning and an in-room massage.

The Lifehouse Spa and Hotel near London also helps with digital detox by banning all forms of technology in the spa environment. In Scotland, hotel owners have transformed the traveler irritation of sub-par internet connectivity and cell service into a positive, marketing those locations as digital detox getaways.

Ready to book yourself into tech rehab? Visit DigitalDetoxHolidays.com, a site dedicated to helping travelers briefly break from from the snare of electronics by showcasing accommodations with unique “digital detox” packages.

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