Full-service hotel effortlessly updates VingCard magstripe door locks to support enhanced RFID security abilities while gaining future-proof Mobile Access compatibility.
Customer:
A member of the Best Western Premier Collection, The Water Tower Inn is a full-service hotel located within Canada’s Sault Ste. Marie. For over 45 years, the property has earned a reputation as being one of the area’s most recognizable hotel locations and features a range of enticing amenities to ensure guest comfort and satisfaction.
Challenge:
With the inevitable progression of technology, hotel leadership sought to update its existing door lock infrastructure in order to adopt the latest security protections and capabilities. The property notably also desired a solution that could be effortlessly upgraded to provide guests with digital key services.
Solution:
By upgrading to VingCard Classic RFID, the property is notably able to eliminate keycard demagnetization issues that result in guest frustration and additional work for hotel staff. Switching to RFID-supported VingCard locks also significantly boosts hotel guest and staff safety by minimizing the risk of keycard cloning. Utilizing advanced data encryption protocols, VingCard Classic RFID ensures that only those with hotel authorization can ever gain access to a room. Should a security access related issue ever arise, staff at The Water Tower Inn can instantly review an event log in order to determine who entered a specific onsite area and at what time.
Supported at the hotel by the Visionline access management system, VingCard Classic RFID can simultaneously maximize property security and efficiency while still ensuring a convenient and seamless experience for authorized guests. For example, guests can use the same keycard or a key wristband to access the hotel swimming pool or gym during designated hours. For hotel staff and visiting vendors, the property can instantly grant access to specific areas for a predetermined time period, ensuring that necessary tasks can still be completed while preventing any potential lapses in hotel safety.
Another benefit now available to The Water Tower Inn is VingCard Classic RFID’s future-proof upgradability to Mobile Access. If and when property leadership identifies interest from guests for the feature, no replacement of existing lock hardware is required in order to activate Mobile Access. With just the addition of a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) reader, VingCard Classic RFID can offer guests the enhanced convenience of being able to use personal devices as a secure digital room key.
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