The 2024 Unsaflok advisory affects Saflok MT, Quantum, RT, Saffire, and Confidant locks. There is a clear, planned path off it, on your schedule.
Replace Saflok locks in New Orleans.
RevKey is a Certified Salto Partner and veteran-owned business that plans and installs Salto for Saflok properties in New Orleans, migrating you off Saflok floor by floor without pulling rooms out of inventory.
New Orleans properties on Saflok are reassessing after the March 2024 Unsaflok disclosure detailed a forged-keycard chain affecting the MT, Quantum, RT, Saffire, and Confidant lines. A genuine fix requires firmware or hardware on every lock plus reissuing keycards and upgrading encoders, and the city's historic-preservation hardware review and non-ANSI doors and millwork make the prep work substantial. Humidity and corrosion control already shape the hardware decision, so doing the upgrade once while every door is open is the honest call. With the 250-room Fairmont adaptive reuse arriving in 2026 and a 1,000-room Omni headquarters hotel approved, Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest blackouts dictate the schedule. If you are remediating anyway, re-platforming to Salto is a legitimate option.
- As of 2026, the Fairmont New Orleans is converting the 31-story former Bank of New Orleans building into a 250-room luxury hotel set to open in summer 2026, one of several adaptive-reuse hotel projects keeping downtown room counts growing.
- As of 2026, a 1,000-room Omni headquarters hotel across from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is approved with construction expected to begin in 2026 and a projected $213.6 million in annual local economic impact.
- New Orleans has a humid subtropical climate with hot, humid summers, and high humidity is a general mechanism that can accelerate corrosion of exposed metal fasteners and hardware when materials are not specified for the environment.
Sources: Hotel Dive, Morial Convention Center, Wikipedia, Unsaflok
What we plan for in New Orleans
French Quarter and protected properties fall under city historic-district review, which can govern visible hardware changes on doors and frames before any retrofit proceeds. RevKey scopes Salto trims and finishes that satisfy preservation requirements and sequences install so documentation and approvals are settled before the crew is on site.
Much of the boutique and historic luxury stock has non-ANSI door prep, custom millwork, and older European-spec hardware rather than standard cutouts. RevKey field-surveys each opening before deployment and specifies the right Salto bodies, mortise cases, and adapter plates so doors are not left damaged or with mismatched prep.
The Saflok migration, in brief
2024 Unsaflok advisory affects Saflok MT, Quantum, RT, Saffire, and Confidant locks. Manufacturer-recommended action: software update or replacement, plus reissuing all keycards.
The Wide Body trim covers the existing Saflok door prep, so most doors take the new lock without new millwork. Runs modern encrypted MIFARE DESFire credentials, closing the MIFARE Classic exposure the advisory exploits.
Full Saflok playbook: every Salto option, door prep, and timeline ranges →
How a New Orleans project runs
The same disciplined sequence on every property, scaled to your door count.
Site assessment and door-by-door survey
We walk the property (or review your survey worksheet), confirm door prep and brand requirements, and identify what each opening needs. No guesswork before the quote.
Scope and migration plan
A real scoped quote: hardware, credential plan, PMS integration, and a phased schedule built around your occupancy, not a placeholder estimate.
Phased install
Floor-by-floor cutover coordinated with housekeeping, so rooms stay sellable. No property-wide shutdown.
PMS and mobile-key validation
PMS integration and brand mobile keys configured and tested before guests touch them, so the front desk is live on day one.
Train and support
Front-desk training and a fixed post-install support window so the team is confident before we hand off.
Common questions about Saflok migrations in New Orleans
Do I have to replace my Saflok locks, or can I upgrade them?
Either can be valid. The 2024 Unsaflok advisory affects the Saflok MT, Quantum, RT, Saffire, and Confidant lines, and dormakaba's fix is a software update or replacement on every affected lock, plus reissuing all keycards and upgrading encoders. If your fleet is already in dormakaba's remediation program, finishing it in family is a legitimate path. We will tell you honestly which makes sense before you commit to anything.
What does a Saflok-to-Salto migration actually change at the door?
On most Saflok MT installs, Salto XS4 One drops into the existing ANSI mortise prep, so the door itself does not change. You move from the MIFARE Classic credentials the advisory forges to modern encrypted DESFire with BLE, NFC, and Apple Wallet mobile keys, so that exposure goes away entirely.
Do I have to convert every door at once?
No. We install door by door during normal operating hours, typically thirty to forty doors per day, with a first-door sign-off before mass install. Larger properties run phased over weeks against your access windows.
How long does a Saflok migration take?
Scoping plus phased install runs roughly 3 to 5 weeks under 100 doors, 6 to 10 weeks for 100 to 250 doors, and longer for larger phased properties. Actual timing depends on access windows, brand-standard review, and materials procurement, which we date for you when we quote.
Will Salto meet my brand mobile-key standard?
Yes. Salto installs to brand mobile-key spec and integrates directly with the major hotel PMS platforms. We validate brand compliance as part of the install, not as an afterthought.
How long does a Salto install take at a New Orleans hotel?
Timelines depend on door count and building complexity, and historic properties with non-ANSI openings take longer to survey and prep than modern boutique stock. We phase the work floor by floor so no floors are closed and rooms stay in service, and we plan the schedule around Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, and convention windows rather than fighting them.
Next step: scope your New Orleans migration
Tell us about your New Orleans property currently running Saflok hardware. We respond within four business hours with a real, phased migration scope.