{"id":13802,"date":"2015-04-27T08:50:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-27T12:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=13802"},"modified":"2017-11-09T09:19:54","modified_gmt":"2017-11-09T14:19:54","slug":"starwoods-keyless-entry-proves-popular","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/starwoods-keyless-entry-proves-popular\/","title":{"rendered":"Starwood’s keyless entry proves popular"},"content":{"rendered":"

Road warriors usually look forward to getting to their rooms at the end of the day, but the part that is no fun is standing in line waiting for a room key. It\u2019s late, and so often the one in front of you seems to be the one with so many questions, you wonder if you\u2019ll ever see your room. Well that will never happen again if you are staying at an SPG (Starwood Preferred Guest) property that has the new SPG Keyless system.<\/p>\n

\"Aloft<\/a><\/p>\n

SPG Keyless<\/strong><\/h1>\n

This is the latest iteration of Aloft\u2019s<\/a> Smart Check-In technology which started in 2010. Now, with your smartphone, you literally can have your key in your hand.<\/p>\n

\"Aloft<\/a><\/p>\n

The day or the day before you\u2019ll be checking in, you\u2019ll get a push notification that your room number has been assigned and you can go directly to your room upon arriving at the hotel.\u00a0 So, that\u2019s exactly what we did when we arrived at the Aloft Cleveland Hotel<\/a>. From the parking area, we took the elevators directly to the fourth floor and walked right over to our room<\/p>\n

Getting it all to work<\/strong><\/h2>\n

It was simply a matter of holding my phone flat against the door lock. A green light started blinking on the door lock, and within two seconds, using Bluetooth technology, the door could be opened.<\/p>\n

\"Aloft<\/a><\/p>\n

Starwood has partnered with Assa Abloy for the hardware and software to enable this new system. For the system to work, the guest needs to load the SPG app on their phone and to make sure Bluetooth is enabled. You\u2019ll also want to sign-in to the app and leave a credit card number on file. That way, there will be nothing to stand between you and that room you\u2019ve been anticipating.<\/p>\n