'Keyless' hotel room doors open with mobile phone App
Wednesday, March 11, 2015 @ 10:52 AM
A BASQUE Country hotel's suite doors can be opened by guests using their mobile phones, thanks to a new App called JustIN.
The Hotel Astoria 7, in the centre of the beach city of San Sebastián (Donostia) - famous for its annual film festival - is a pioneer in 'keyless' technology after working with the App-creating company Salto, also in the province of Guipúzcoa.
Already in use in resorts and luxury hotels in Thailand, the UK, Mexico, the USA and Poland, the Basque security firm has crossed borders and is becoming a feature of holiday stays on three continents.
But despite being a Spanish company, Salto's App installed at the Hotel Astoria 7 is the first to be launched in Spain.
The mobile room-opening system is designed to increase security for guests, and also prevent the tiresome issue of lost card keys which create headaches for holidaymakers and receptionists alike.
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