Technology is making progress and consequently the managers of accommodation facilities are also adapting to the changes and to making the facilities more cutting-edge, comfortable and safe. All these variations are designed from the smallest structures to the largest. Any structure needs solutions to optimize and automate work. Home automation for hotels brings a series of benefits, including significant energy savings.

But not only that, it allows you to access the rooms, control the lights, the heating and many other things.

Home automation for hotels: what does Vikey4 do for hotel facilities?

Vikey, a startup founded in 2016, has transformed the hospitality industry by completely digitizing guest reception. After introducing self-check-in, which allows for smart and fast hotel access , eliminating the need for keys and switching to smartphones, in 2021 it launched Vikey4 home automation , which remotely monitors energy consumption in real time and provides a virtual reception service always available to guests, speeding up guest reception while optimizing time and costs.

What are the main features of Vikey4 home automation?

1. Noise levels: Vikey4 is able to eliminate the problem with guests in neighboring rooms, because it detected the intensity of the sound. In fact, whenever the set sound levels are exceeded, you will receive a notification.
2. Automatic Rules: Control other tools within reach of BT or Zigbee (which allows you to connect smart appliances such as smart lights, sockets and locks to a home network) with a single device. You can set automatic actions based on the data collected and monitor all your facilities from a single platform.
3. Self check-in: it is convenient for both the hotelier and the customer because it reduces processing times at the Reception especially with Covid-19, an excellent solution to reduce contagion. The customer will only have to send his documents via email and he will receive an unmistakable code which he will enter at the entrance to the hotel and at the entrance to the room. The data entered on the mobile phone goes directly to the hotelier who will verify it at any time.

But beyond this, Vikey4 can be combined with various external sensors to make the property even smarter: such as the motion sensor, which can detect the presence of guests in the building. In addition to controlling the opening of the main entrance, it can monitor noise levels. It is a door and window detector, indicating if any are open; a temperature and humidity sensor, checking the room temperature; a flood sensor, indicating water leaks or flooding in the hotel. If water reaches the device, you will automatically receive a notification; a smoke detector, in the event of a fire or someone smoking, the device will alert you; a smart IR remote control, allowing you to control appliances remotely;