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 San Diego.
RevKey is a Certified Salto Partner and veteran-owned business that plans and installs Salto for Saflok properties in San Diego, migrating you off Saflok floor by floor without pulling rooms out of inventory.
San Diego hotels with a mixed legacy keycard estate are weighing their options after the March 2024 Unsaflok disclosure exposed a forged-keycard vulnerability across affected Saflok lines. Because a real fix means touching every lock, reissuing all keycards, and upgrading encoders, coastal salt-air corrosion and California prevailing-wage labor norms both push toward doing the work once and correctly. Convention-calendar blackout windows around the center's $118.7M modernization compress the schedule. With roughly 9 hotels and 1,200 rooms under construction and Tower 180 converting to a 560-key dual Hyatt by 2028, the market is already in motion. If you are opening every lock to remediate, re-platforming to Salto is a legitimate option.
- As of 2026, about 9 hotels totaling roughly 1,200 rooms are under construction in San Diego, with the largest concentration of new development in the downtown CBD submarket.
- As of 2026, a roughly $250 million project is converting the 25-story Tower 180 office building in downtown San Diego into a 560-key dual-branded Hyatt Place and Hyatt House, with completion expected in the first half of 2028.
- California requires prevailing wages on public works projects valued over $1,000, set and enforced by the Department of Industrial Relations, so publicly funded San Diego installs carry mandated wage and compliance requirements.
Sources: Hotel Guru, California DIR, Unsaflok
What we plan for in San Diego
San Diego's beachfront resort and Coronado properties sit in a marine environment where salt air degrades exposed lock hardware, fasteners, and battery contacts much like Florida coastal stock. RevKey specifies Salto hardware finishes and weather-rated exterior reader housings suited to oceanfront doors, and builds shorter battery-inspection intervals into the maintenance plan for the most exposed elevations.
San Diego's property mix runs from branded select-service near the airport corridor still on legacy keycard hardware to resort stock on Saflok MT, while newer Coronado and downtown builds already carry Salto. RevKey surveys each door type before deployment and stages the cutover so guest-facing rooms move from the legacy magstripe or RFID system to Salto without a period where a room cannot be locked.
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 San Diego 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 San Diego
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 installation take for a San Diego hotel?
Timelines depend on door count and property layout, but most full-service and resort properties run in phased bands of several weeks, while smaller select-service sites are shorter. RevKey deploys a dedicated crew to your property and works floor by floor so the project fits inside the gaps in your convention and event calendar.
Next step: scope your San Diego migration
Tell us about your San Diego property currently running Saflok hardware. We respond within four business hours with a real, phased migration scope.