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 Seattle.
RevKey is a Certified Salto Partner and veteran-owned business that plans and installs Salto for Saflok properties in Seattle, migrating you off Saflok floor by floor without pulling rooms out of inventory.
Seattle properties on Saflok are reconsidering after the March 2024 Unsaflok disclosure exposed a forged-keycard chain across the affected lock lines. A genuine fix means firmware or hardware on every lock plus reissuing all keycards and upgrading encoders, and cruise-season waterfront peaks plus convention blackouts around the Summit building's 573,000-square-foot expansion squeeze the cutover windows. The marine damp climate already shapes door hardware choices, so doing the upgrade once while every door is open is the honest call. With WA prevailing-wage rules and historic constraints in play and demand back to roughly 96.4% of pre-pandemic levels in 2024, the timing favors a clean platform. If you are remediating anyway, re-platforming to Salto is a legitimate option.
- The Seattle Convention Center's Summit building opened in 2023, adding roughly 573,000 square feet and nearly doubling the center's footprint so the city can host simultaneous large conventions, intensifying peak downtown occupancy windows.
- As of summer 2024, downtown Seattle hotels reached about 96.4% of pre-pandemic room sales with average daily rates roughly 11% above summer 2019, reflecting a recovering high-demand convention market.
- Seattle's marine-influenced climate brings frequent rain and persistent damp conditions, a general moisture factor relevant to the durability of exterior and entry hardware.
Sources: Seattle Convention Center, Visit Seattle, Wikipedia, Unsaflok
What we plan for in Seattle
Seattle waterfront and downtown hotels run near capacity through the summer cruise season, leaving little room to take blocks of rooms offline. RevKey sequences these properties for the shoulder months and, when summer work is unavoidable, installs in small floor-by-floor batches so no guest floor closes. Crews coordinate around homeport turnaround days that push occupancy highest.
The Puget Sound marine climate brings persistent damp and salt-influenced air that can accelerate corrosion on exterior and exposed-corridor hardware and shorten battery life in cold, humid conditions. RevKey specifies weather-rated Salto components for exterior and breezeway openings and sets battery and seal expectations accordingly during scoping. Door prep on older swollen frames is checked before mounting to ensure reliable reads.
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 Seattle 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 Seattle
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 for a Seattle hotel, and will floors have to close?
For a typical select-service or boutique property the work usually runs in a span of days to a few weeks depending on door count and access. RevKey installs in phases, working a wing or floor at a time so no guest floor goes fully offline, which matters most for waterfront and downtown hotels that stay busy through cruise and convention season.
Next step: scope your Seattle migration
Tell us about your Seattle property currently running Saflok hardware. We respond within four business hours with a real, phased migration scope.