Innovative, smart and secure access solutions for hotels

In the hotel sector, mechanical keys are increasingly giving way to smart and digital keys. And rightly so, because for hotels, digital access control has become an indispensable tool for safe and accessible hotel rooms and facilities. "Both hotel operators and guests are discovering the benefits of smart access control solutions," confirms Eric Beling, Marketing & Business Development Manager at SALTO, a leading market player in this industry.

Over the past two decades, SALTO - with a Belgian base in Anderlecht - has become a global market leader in innovative, smart and secure access control solutions. "In 2001, we shook up our industry considerably with the introduction of SALTO Virtual Network SVN data-on-card technology and battery-powered, wireless intelligent door locks," Eric Beling Marketing & Business Development Manager looks back. "Today, our company - with more than 40,000 projects around the world - is synonymous with standalone, cloud-based and mobile access applications that combine security, smooth management and trendy design."

In the hotel sector, digital access control has become an indispensable tool for efficiently managing security and access to hotel rooms and facilities. "The use of physical keys in hotels is giving way to intelligent systems, which successfully combine security, reliability and simplicity. In this way, they improve the guest experience, reduce operational costs and increase hotel security. In fact, smaller hotels are also taking the step towards our digital access control systems."

SALTO has also become a trusted partner in the hospitality sector. Both small and large hotels invest in the customised hardware and software solutions offered by the company. "The use of a smart keyless security solution can therefore be seamlessly incorporated into the design and style of any hotel," Eric points out. "With SALTO, we offer advanced and aesthetically designed solutions that fit into any hotel, for back-of-house organisation to hotel room management. From five-star hotel to cruise ship and from budget hotel to B&B, the benefits of digital access control are obvious."

One of the main benefits is greater ease of use and improved hospitality, as guests and staff can check in and out more easily. "As a hotel operator or employee, you can remotely assign and revoke access rights, which provides additional flexibility in managing guest access," Eric explains. "For example, when a hotel guest checks out, you immediately revoke access to his or her room without having to replace physical keys. This saves you time and costs and increases security by preventing unauthorised access."

Each customer can freely choose between standalone or cloud-based access control solutions, each with its own advantages. "With SALTO Space, we deliver an intelligent server-based platform developed for a wireless environment," Eric confirms. "As a result, as a hotel operator, you don't have to wire access points in the building and you don't have to replace existing doors and locks. So, not only do you save valuable time and money, but your hotel also remains continuously accessible to guests and visitors because you don't have to have conversion works carried out. Choosing SALTO KS resolutely draws the card of cloud-based access control, without the installation of software and with unlimited integration possibilities that you can manage remotely. All you need is a SALTO wireless and intelligent door lock, along with an IQ and device with internet connectivity."

Add to all these assets a trendy design and maximum focus on security, and you understand that the hospitality sector has become a key ambassador for digital access solutions. Eric: "We offer unique, simple designs that can be seamlessly integrated into existing hotel accommodation. And also with the highest material quality and the latest technologies, such as extra security and the use of bluetooth."

Anno 2024, security is high on the hotel industry's agenda. "With advanced encryption technology and secure access protocols, hotel operators can better control and secure access to rooms and sensitive areas," Eric outlines. "Moreover, you can see in real time when a door is opened unauthorised, allowing you to react immediately to potential security problems."