Hotel Key Cards

Control room access with hotel electronic key systems

Safety and comfort are what guests seek from your hotel: Magnetic key cards can assure them that's what they're getting. When your guests check in and your front desk manager hands them electronic cards, they know that they'll be safe and comfortable in their rooms, with few worries of theft or intrusion.

Hotel key cards are also easy for your guests to keep track of, since they can just stick them in their wallets with their credit cards for safe keeping. If you have a "cash-free" resort, your guests can use their room cards to charge items to their rooms, and then pay the entire bill when they check out.

Here are a few hotel key card suggestions to get you started:

1. Set up a hotel key card system with special locks and card readers. These will allow your guests to gain access to their rooms as well as serve as functional door handles.

2. Consider giving guests a plain hotel room key card to save you a bit of money. This works well for smaller motels and for hotels that are just opening.

3. Design your own hotel magnetic key card. After you create your design, you can order cards in bulk so you never run out.

 

Install hotel card key systems for security

Of course your guests are going to need a locking door for their rooms. It's no longer practical to hand each guest a real key when they check in at your front desk. There would be too many keys to organize and it would get pricey to rekey a lock every time someone forgets to return a key. You can provide safety for your guests at an affordable price by installing locking key card systems.
Try: Fill out a request for a Maglocks salesperson to get back to you with a quote for locking systems. Take a look at the selection of nice-looking door handles and locksets at Orbita Technology.

Save money by using generic hotel room key cards

If you just own a small hotel, you may just want to use generic cards instead of spending the money to get them custom made with your logo or name. Also, if your hotel is just opening, you may want to use generic cards in the interim until you can afford to get nicer ones made up.
Try: Choose from the three styles of key cards available from Keymart. Pick your choice of color for the cards offered at LOC International.

Use custom hotel key cards as marketing tools

Putting your hotel's name or logo on the key cards is not only great in case some go missing, it's also a smart way to advertise services offered in your hotel. For instance, you can entice guests to use your spa, restaurant or bar just by adding some graphics to the key cards. The increase in sales brought from customized cards will pay for the cards themselves in no time at all.
Try: Get magnetic key cards made up at idealapeel. Take a look at pricing options and place an order with eCard Systems.

 

• If you have a key card hotel, make sure you have all the accessories you need, including hotel door card encoders and front desk software. You'll need to reprogram the key cards each time a guest checks out or if someone loses one. The software allows you to monitor the use of the card, which is particularly nice if you use the cards as a charge system, where guests can charge meals and drinks to their room.

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