Rosewood Hotel Georgia in Vancouver and Rosewood Doha in Qatar deployed a combined 1,998 InvisQi invisible wireless chargers, mounted beneath nightstand and guest room surfaces so guests charge by setting a phone on the furniture. Both orders were specified and fulfilled through international FF&E procurement partners: one a 1927 heritage retrofit, the other a new-build flagship.
The guest expectation behind that spend is measurable. In the Wireless Power Consortium's 2019 international survey of more than 3,500 consumers across seven countries, 73 percent reported battery anxiety at least once a week, and interest in wireless charging at hotels and other lodging jumped 13 percentage points over the prior year. Visible pads, cords, and adapters can meet that expectation, but they work against everything a designer intends for the room. Under-surface wireless charging for hotels answers both, and these two properties show it at scale.
The two Rosewood deployments: a 1927 Vancouver retrofit and a new-build Doha flagship
One order went into a 1927 heritage landmark and the other into a brand-new flagship, which together show that under-surface charging fits both retrofit and new-build hotel projects. The specification was consistent in each case: invisible chargers installed beneath guest room surfaces, roughly two per key.
Rosewood Hotel Georgia is Vancouver's most storied address, a 156-room landmark that opened in 1927 and returned to five-star form under Rosewood in 2011. Its order came to 314 units, almost exactly two per guest room.
Rosewood Doha is the brand's first Qatar property, a new build in Lusail with two sculptural towers holding 155 guest rooms and suites, 162 serviced apartments, and 276 residences, just under 600 keys in total. The project took 1,584 units during the property's development, then added 100 more as spare stock, for 1,684 units in total.
| Property | Project type | Keys | Units | Units per key |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosewood Hotel Georgia, Vancouver | Retrofit (1927 landmark) | 156 | 314 | 2.0 |
| Rosewood Doha, Qatar | New build (opened 2025) | ~593 | 1,684 | ~2.8 (incl. spare stock) |
Why luxury hotels hide their wireless charging
Hotels add hidden wireless charging because guests expect cable-free power, while visible pads, loose cords, and wall adapters undercut interior design and create housekeeping overhead. Under-surface units deliver the amenity with zero visual footprint on the finished room.
The demand side is not speculative. When the Wireless Power Consortium released its international survey, then-chairman Menno Treffers noted that consumers "want to get it in more places, from restaurants and coffee shops to hotels."
Broader guest expectations for in-room technology are rising just as fast. According to Andrea Stokes, hospitality practice lead at J.D. Power, "hotels can significantly influence guest satisfaction without massive capital expense" through in-room technology. In the firm's 2025 North America Hotel Guest Satisfaction Index Study of more than 39,000 guests across 102 brands, 40 percent called a smart TV or streaming capability a necessary amenity, nearly double the 21 percent who said so in 2019. In-room tech has moved from differentiator to baseline.
A charging puck on a marble or walnut nightstand reads as clutter in a room where every surface was specified on purpose. Rosewood Doha's interiors were developed by a dedicated design studio with custom casegoods throughout; black plastic accessories on hundreds of nightstands do not belong in that brief.
There is also an operational case. Loose adapters walk away, cables fray and get replaced, and every visible accessory is one more thing housekeeping resets between stays. A charger sealed under the surface has none of those failure modes. We cover the broader tradeoffs in our guide to the pros and cons of hidden wireless chargers.
The install: charging through MDF millwork
The InvisQi unit mounts to the underside of a nightstand or desk and charges through any non-metal surface 18 to 30 mm thick, including MDF, solid wood, stone, and glass. Output is 7.5W for iPhones and 10W for Samsung and other Qi devices, with nothing visible on the show surface.
At Rosewood Doha, the InvisQi invisible wireless charger was installed primarily beneath MDF nightstand tops across roughly 600 rooms, suites, apartments, and residences. Vancouver's 314 units followed the same two-per-room pattern. Installation is a bracket fixed with screws or industrial adhesive, a cable routed discreetly to power, and a slim alignment marker on the surface showing guests where to set the phone. The show surface is never drilled.
Key specifications:
- Charges through non-metal surfaces 18 to 30 mm (up to 1.18 in) thick: MDF, wood, veneer, stone, quartz, glass
- 7.5W fast charging for iPhone (8 and newer), 10W for Samsung and Qi-enabled Android
- Works through most phone cases
- UL, CE, and FCC certified, with a 1-year warranty
- Accepts 100 to 240V at 50/60Hz with US, EU, UK, and AUS plug types
That last line mattered in Qatar: the same unit ships worldwide without regional variants.
Compatibility is no longer a niche bet, either. The Wireless Power Consortium, the standards body behind Qi, counts more than 13,000 Qi Certified products in the market, and reports that Qi2 became available on over 1.5 billion devices worldwide in its first year. Every iPhone since the iPhone 8 and Qi-enabled Android flagships charge on the standard, so a hotel is not betting on a proprietary ecosystem.
How the hotels ordered: from first inquiry to FF&E procurement RFQ
Both Rosewood orders began with an inquiry from the hotel side and closed through formal RFQs managed by FF&E procurement partners, one based in Hong Kong for the Doha new build and one in Vietnam for the Vancouver project. InvisQi supplied volume pricing and shipped into each partner's existing casegoods pipeline.
This is the part FF&E and purchasing firms should note. Neither project required the hotel to adopt a new vendor process. A stakeholder on the Rosewood side found InvisQi, the procurement partner ran the RFQ, and units shipped alongside the rest of the furniture package. InvisQi units are deployed in more than 25 countries, so cross-border fulfillment to Asia and the Gulf was routine.
Doha's follow-on order is worth a line of its own. After the initial 1,584 units, the project added 100 more as attic stock, the standard hospitality practice of holding spares so future replacements match the original specification exactly.
Results across 1,998 installed units
Across nearly 2,000 units deployed at the two properties, post-installation support traffic amounted to a single inquiry, and it traced to a guest phone that did not support wireless charging. No firmware, no network dependencies, no per-unit maintenance.
That support record is the operational headline. An under-surface charger has no software to update and no connectivity to manage; once installed and verified, the realistic failure mode sits in the guest's pocket, not in the furniture. For a hotel weighing amenities, that is the difference between an FF&E line item and an ongoing IT commitment.
The Rosewood deployments are part of more than 10,200 InvisQi units in service with teams at SpaceX, Hilton, Marriott, Four Seasons, Jet Aviation, and other organizations where the install has to work the first time and keep working.
Speccing wireless charging for your property
To spec invisible wireless charging for a hotel, plan two units per key (one per nightstand), confirm each surface is non-metal and 18 to 30 mm thick, and schedule installation with the millwork or casegoods stage. Larger projects also hold spare stock; Rosewood Doha added roughly 6 percent.
- Plan two units per key, one beneath each nightstand. A 150-key property specs roughly 300 units, and some projects add a third at the desk.
- Confirm each charging surface is non-metal (MDF, wood, veneer, stone, quartz, glass) and 18 to 30 mm thick.
- Route power to each furniture location. This is trivial in new construction and straightforward in a refresh; Vancouver's units went into a 1927 building's existing guest rooms.
- Schedule installation with the millwork or casegoods stage. The bracket mounts with screws or industrial adhesive, and the show surface is never drilled.
- Add attic stock so future replacements match the original specification. The Rosewood Doha project held roughly 6 percent in spares.
If you're speccing wireless charging for a hotel, residential, or marine project, request volume pricing for your key count and we'll turn around unit economics for the project.
Frequently asked questions
Can wireless chargers work through hotel nightstands?
Yes. Under-surface chargers like InvisQi transmit through non-metal materials 18 to 30 mm thick, including MDF, solid wood, veneer, stone, and glass. Rosewood Doha installed through MDF nightstand tops. Metal surfaces are the one exclusion, since metal blocks the charging field.
How many wireless chargers does a hotel room need?
Across InvisQi's hospitality deployments, the standard pattern is two units per key, one beneath each nightstand, which is how both Rosewood properties specced their rooms (314 units across 156 rooms in Vancouver). Some projects add a third at the desk. Larger deployments hold spare stock; Rosewood Doha added roughly 6 percent.
Do hidden chargers work with guests' iPhones and Androids?
Yes. InvisQi uses the Qi standard, delivering 7.5W to iPhone 8 and newer and 10W to Samsung and other Qi-enabled Android devices, through most cases. The Wireless Power Consortium counts more than 13,000 Qi Certified products in the market, so guest devices overwhelmingly support it. Guests simply set the phone on the marked spot. Phones without wireless charging hardware are the only devices that will not charge.
Can invisible charging be retrofitted into existing hotel furniture?
Yes. Rosewood Hotel Georgia added 314 units to a 1927 heritage building's existing guest rooms. The bracket mounts with screws or industrial adhesive, and the only construction work is routing a power cable. The visible surface is never drilled or altered.
Do hidden wireless chargers work internationally?
Yes. The InvisQi charger accepts 100 to 240V at 50/60Hz and ships with US, EU, UK, and AUS plug types. InvisQi units are deployed in more than 25 countries, including the Rosewood Doha project in Qatar.
