Hospitality

We're excited to announce our new Hospitality Blog which will regularly provide articles that examine industry trends, offer expert analysis and evaluate the latest access control products developed specifically for hospitality.

Since 2001, SALTO has been delivering state-of-the-art, wire-free and keyless electronic access control solutions. We’ve established a strong presence in the hospitality industry, in particular. Our focus on serving the specific needs of hospitality has included an emphasis on how access control and electronic lock solutions can improve the guest experience, hotel management, design, security and reliability.

There are a variety of ways that an access control solution can improve the overall security and operations of a hotel or related property. New innovations in Cloud technology and mobile access applications are just some of the contributions that have greatly enhanced hospitality security.

Stay tuned to the SALTO Hospitality Blog – we look forward to keeping you up to date on the latest in hospitality access control security.

With the JustIN Mobile application, SALTO Systems has created an app that allows guests the power to manage many aspects of a hotel stay right from their smartphone. With JustIN Mobile, guests can avoid lines at the front desk and check in directly; replace a physical room key with a smartphone by presenting the phone to the electronic lock on the door; access elevators; change rooms; and even check out.

JustIN Mobile also improves operations and management – important factors that contribute to a positive guest experience – by minimizing the expense due to lost and replaced keys and positioning the property as a technologically advanced “smart hotel.”

By using JustIN Mobile in conjunction with SALTO’s vast line of stylish electronic locks and handles, the solution can enhance any hotel décor. SALTO’s newest evolution in lock engineering – the Ælement Fusion – is virtually invisible with a sleek round reader that eliminates lock hardware on the door by encasing all electronic components inside the door itself. Paired with JustIN Mobile, the Ælement Fusion offers an elegant, yet cutting-edge, access control solution for any type of hospitality property.

The technology that powers JustIN Mobile is simple, yet sophisticated. JustIN Mobile replaces the need for a physical access card by securely sending a room key “Over the Air” (OTA) from SALTO’s ProAccess SPACE management software to a registered and verified iOS or Android device. The phone then uses Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) to send a signal to the door’s electronic locks. If the phone is lost or stolen, access can immediately be updated via ProAccess SPACE.

JustIN Mobile communicates securely via the Cloud, which is what enables hotel guests to receive their room key online, anytime and anywhere. JustIN Mobile is completely secure as keys cannot be duplicated, unlike mechanical keys or some low-security RFID technologies. The encrypted data transfer uses SSL (Secure Socket Layer) AES 128-bit encryption opening procedures to ensure a secure transmission.

As you evaluate how you can enhance the guest experience, be sure to include implementing the use of a smartphone application like JustIN Mobile. This time-saving, customer-focused effort will improve your operations and bottom line.

SALTO’s latest electronic lock solution for hospitality, the Ælement Fusion, is a technological modernization that offers “invisible innovation” and blends in seamlessly with any décor and hotel operation. The Ælement Fusion sets the stage for a guest-centered experience, allowing guests to check-in and out of rooms with nothing but a smartphone. Integration with the hotel POS and management system gives hotel operations full, real-time control.

Get acquainted with Ælement Fusion and the latest electronic lock and access control innovation from SALTO by watching these short videos:

Introducing the next level of connectivity with your guests:

The award, given annually at the Horecava National Trade Fair for Professionals in the Foodservice Industry held at the RAI Amsterdam from Monday 8th to Thursday 11th January 2018, recognises the contribution that SALTO Systems and its AElement Fusion product have made to the hospitality industry.

AElement Fusion is an electronic lock for smart access control in the hospitality market. Thanks to the latest mobile technologies the enviously slim reader is easily operated by a smartphone and its associated app, its interactive light ring illuminating to signal the door is unlocked once valid access credentials are presented. Moreover, by enclosing the electronic components inside the door, there is virtually no hardware on the door making security almost invisible.

AElement Fusion provides a minimalistic design that blends perfectly with any type of hotel décor. It is available in two finishes black and white and can be combined with a range of designer door handles in a wide range of styles and finishes.

The jury report praised the way the product operates:

"AElement Fusion by SALTO is beautifully designed product and is ideal for hotels that want to install electronic access control in a stylish way, while ensuring high security. The ability to operate the lock with a smartphone, with guests receiving their room key online anytime and anywhere via a secure app on their phone, provides versatility and convenience – both for the guest and the hotel.”

SALTO Systems is exhibiting on Stand 01 346 at the event, showcasing the latest generation of access control solutions for hospitality environments (www.saltohospitality.com) with particular emphasis to the award winning AElement Fusion and mobile access technology.

LINK: https://www.hospitalitynet.org/news/4086310.html

The new SALTO Hospitality website emphasizes the theme “a hotel experience you need to discover” and offers innovative additions for introducing SALTO Hospitality solutions for guest room doors, guest services door access and back-of-house. Above all, the new website relays SALTO Hospitality’s dedication to improving the guest experience, hotel management, design, security and reliability.

“SALTO’s redesigned Hospitality website reflects the personal touch you expect when visiting a hotel or lodging property,” said Borja Ganzarain, SALTO Systems Marketing. “The updated Hospitality website is now easier to navigate. The homepage offers the complete value proposition that enables users to find solutions fast with suggested pages. The visual design layout makes the site more user-friendly, resulting in simple menus with slick icons.”

One essential part of the new site is the updated Hotel electronic locks page, which includes every type of solution for any kind of door need and type. The site’s imagery continues this guest experience-centered trend: many of the images throughout the site are photographs of real SALTO Hospitality projects, demonstrating SALTO’s reliability.

The new SALTO Hospitality product page features a simple, elegant layout that presents important information in a way that’s easily digestible, even for visitors who aren’t familiar with more complex electronic locking solutions for hospitality or security.

With the objective of always offering more to its customers, SALTO has teamed up with one of Italy’s leading handle designers, Colombo Design. The new collaboration will enable SALTO to provide an even more comprehensive selection of unique handle options to customers, supplementing those already available from the in-house SALTO handle range.

Colombo will make its best designs available for customers to choose from a high quality selection suitable for both SALTO XS4 and AElement electronic locks range, and compatible with both ANSI standard and DIN EU door standards.

“Our partnership with Colombo to develop an integrated handle program will ensure both a stylish solution and a wide variety of superior quality products to choose from capable of satisfying the most discerning of customers”

Three categories of handles will be available: Standard, Premium and Luxury.

• The Standard line provides minimalistic and simple handles that suit any style of door and interior decor while offering robustness and comfortable use. Manufactured by SALTO their linear shapes make them multi-functional, efficient and easy to install.
• The Premium line offers a selection of refined handles with a modern and stylish design. Made of superior quality materials, their design will make a real difference in any hotel, adding an effortless touch of class to your rooms.
• The Luxury line presents a superior range of handles all designed by Colombo Design.

Their unique Italian flair combines both functionality and durability without compromising quality or use. Truly unique, they incorporate the sophisticated aesthetics that are the hallmark of Colombo Design.

We encourage you to visit the website www.saltohospitality.com or follow us on our social media channels including #SALTOHospitality. We hope you enjoy finding out more about us and how SALTO can add real value to your hospitality businesses operations.

MediaConcepts, an innovative provider of integrated digital solutions for global hospitality organisations, has integrated its mobile application, Priscilla, with SALTO System’s Hospitality access control system.

Already a feature-rich application that offers hotel guests a more intuitive way to access information and services throughout their stay, Priscilla’s latest integration allows guests to use their smartphone to gain access to their rooms fitted with SALTO’s Bluetooth Low Energy enabled electronic hotel locks.

In a world where people expect to do everything on their mobile devices, hoteliers have a great opportunity to optimise their guest experience through a single app.

Nobody likes to download multiple apps when they only need one, which is why this collaboration is so important in our vision to continually enrich the guest experience.

Priscilla allows guests to manage their stay through their own mobile devices – from check-in, to opening doors, controlling room lights, ordering room service, requesting for concierge or housekeeping services, finding their way around, receiving relevant promotions, all the way through to check-out.

Guest demand for the use of smartphones and apps as part of their hotel experience is increasing so more major hotel chains as well as individual boutique properties are looking to embrace this smart technology.

The integration of our two technologies combines the benefits of SALTO’s Bluetooth Low Energy platform with MediaConcepts’ Priscilla app. This delivers a richer, more personalised hospitality experience for the guest and more business opportunities for hotels.

Enhance your hotel's guest experience with Priscilla (mobile app):

The latest version of ProAccess Space is the biggest software release ever for SALTO Hospitality. The release is a major update to the world’s most advanced hotel electronic locking operating system, bringing new experiences and hundreds of features.

The latest SALTO ProAccess SPACE access control management software release is the most powerful version yet. 100-percent web-based and mobile capable, with powerful multitasking features, ProAccess SPACE is simple-to-use access control software for managing guest room locks, staff, visitors and doors.It includes functionalities such as mobile keys (BLE & NFC), group check-in, real-time re-rooming and real-time extended stay. These capabilities, plus other key hotel features, make it easy to control all offline and online guest rooms and back-of-house doors from one central location. SALTO ProAccess SPACE permits quick and fast guest check-ins, staff management, and includes advanced features like multiple wandering intruder detections, full HTML5 support, webcam support, improved audit trail filtering/reports and user experience concerning locations/functions in the front-end.

ProAccess SPACE is recommended for use in any type of hotel, from those that need to control just a small number of rooms, up to the very largest resort-based properties that need to control thousands. Plus, running the same system on different front desk workstations is not a problem.

SALTO ProAccess is a powerful and secure hotel property access control management system designed to meet the front- and back-office needs of hotels and is compatible with most property management software. With ProAccess SPACE, it’s easy to incorporate mobile access control for some or all guests. Via the SALTO JustIN Mobile Application, guests can use their smartphone as their room key. This can be used along with or as a replacement of RFID credentials.

With SALTO ProAccess SPACE, control the entire hotel property – guest rooms, back-of-house and guest service doors – in one single system that provides comprehensive security and reliable access control, 24/7.

What is Salto's inRoomNode?

Salto’s inRoomNode is a smart peripheral device that connects Salto electronic smart door locks to the guest room ecosystem, allowing hotel operators the capability to improve the guest experience via more efficient and “smart” hotels.

By connecting to the Guest Room Management Systems (GRMS) panel, the Salto inRoomNode allows hotels to upgrade locks to wireless functionality. This provides advanced guest features and online access control functionality without additional infrastructure, quick and easy deployment reducing total cost of ownership for the hotel.

The inRoomNode integrates seamlessly with a wide variety of Salto wireless enable locks, which bring intelligent and dependable automation for guest rooms and operating enhancements. This provides the most reliable, cost-effective, and technologically advanced wireless guest room system for the Hospitality market.

Partnerships with leading GRMS market providers

As an access control technology provider at the forefront, Salto works with other industry leaders to provide the most comprehensive, technology-advanced solutions available. The Salto inRoomNode platform integrates with a wide range of products serving the Hospitality and diverse markets, including Interel, Telkonet, VDA, and Incom by Honeywell.

How does Salto’s inRoomNode work?

The inRoomNode sends live updates of room status from the door lock to the front desk. This gives hotel front desk staff the functionality of real-time door monitoring, showing which guestroom door is opened at what time.

Because the electronic locks are on the GRMS, other system functions – like lighting, temperature, and entertainment systems – can be controlled to work in conjunction with when the room is occupied or vacant. This can help hotels to save a tremendous amount of cost. Energy usage is one of the highest operating expenses the hotel industry incurs and remains the second-largest cost hotels have to contend with. On average, 90% of wasted electricity usage comes from the guestroom, which can be a property’s most unmanaged resource. Conservation is quickly becoming the cheapest and easiest solution to the problem.

Benefits of Salto's inRoomNode

Advanced technology that relies on Salto’s original innovation

Salto BLUEnet Wireless has been developed to meet the highest security and ease of use demands. Salto BLUEnet can be installed as an independent system or can complement Salto Virtual Network (SVN) in areas of a hotel where real-time

control is required. The Salto BLUEnet Wireless engine allows the operator to monitor live access control events. It provides the ability to unlock doors, change opening mode, activate a lockdown, monitor live door status, or change physical access rules in the access plan, all wirelessly and in real-time.

• Control and management of all access points remotely and in real-time from one or more administrator front-desk workstations.
• With a single click of the mouse, the network can be configured and changes made in real-time, including the ability to open doors remotely, emergency remote opening/locking, change door opening function mode, and room status monitoring.
• Real-time re-rooming or extended stay.
• Ability to cancel keys instantly after notice of loss, increasing staff and guest security and peace of mind. Each key is cancelled automatically after every check out.
   

The new inRoomNode is just the latest in Salto’s efforts to provide hospitality with comprehensive, affordable, and technologically-advanced electronic access control solutions.