Called Hotel Buddy, which in Americanized English means pal. Remember your long-ago summer camp buddy system? The innovative hostelry is 75 soundproof guest rooms in a commercial building in Munich. When arriving, you can park in the garage automatically, then book, check in, ride the elevator and access your room with no desk clerks, bellhops or other human help.

It’s called Hetras Cloud Tech, and by using a simple computer tablet and key card, the only humans guests visitors will encounter are friendly companions who arrive with them. Of course, there’s also the potential for meeting other guests who would like to socialize with new companions who crave some buddy system contact.

Buddy Hotel is a short stroll to many of Munich’s historic sites, including Karlsplatz-Sachus, Marienplatz, Asamkirche and the Church of Our Lady.