Sheraton is rolling out new automated checkin machines designed to allow checkin and checkout in under sixty seconds.

Sheraton Speed Check is the most flexible kiosk of its kind, offering guests’ the ability to receive messages, additional room keys and upgrades, change room type, and view, print and email personal folios, in addition to check-in and check-out.

There was a contest to name the machine, and the winning answer is “Sheraton Speed Check” .. which I think is a really great name, especially since that was my suggestion. (For the record, my other entries were Sweet Service Checkin Center, Sheraton Full Service Check-in Center, Sheraton Instant Rest, and the Sheraton eService Machine).