A building in the centre of Oxford was refurbished to create a hotel, that required keyless access. The hotel specified dormakaba’s Oracode product and in doing so, says the product firm, became the first hotel of its kind in the UK to use a system that could integrate with an online reservation system.
On St Aldates road, near Carfax Tower, the Museum Hotel Oxford provides ten rooms designed in a contemporary manner, with period features. The Hotel designers tasked dormakaba with providing keyless access control that could integrate with systems, and the need to provide smart and secure access to the hotel rooms as well as common access doors.
The Oracode web-based keyless access, a web based platform, integrated with the hotel’s online reservation system. When guests make a booking they receive a time sensitive PIN, with automatic start and expiry dates related to duration of stay, which they can then use to access their rooms. This also allows for 24/7 unmanned check-in as the remote access means staff can generate codes and email or text them to guests.
The installation of the web-based system also involves little to no intervention with the existing IT and can be interfaced with Property Management Software (PMS). Due to the web fee subscription model, the customer has access to technical support if required.
Peter Webber, General Manager of the Museum Hotel Oxford said: “We’re delighted with the solution provided by dormakaba. The hotel is focused on providing a contemporary twist to a period building, and we wanted this to be reflected in not just the aesthetics of the hotel, but how guests and staff use the building as well. We are the first hotel to offer an almost wholly automated check in service and while our staff very much pride themselves on providing a warm welcome, guests benefit from having the option of being completely independent – allowing greater control and freedom for when they can come and go from the hotel. By integrating this system we have improved the efficiency and security for all guests and staff within the hotel.”
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