Classic VingCard is winding down while ASSA ABLOY moves customers toward Vostio. You have a clean platform option, too.
Replace VingCard locks in Seattle.
RevKey is a Certified Salto Partner and veteran-owned business that plans and installs Salto for VingCard properties in Seattle, migrating you off VingCard floor by floor without pulling rooms out of inventory.
A Seattle property on Classic VingCard is typically modernizing toward mobile key, not patching a vulnerability. ASSA ABLOY is steering the market toward its Vostio cloud platform with cloud-first newer hardware, casting Classic VingCard as a Vostio-compatible bridge. With the convention center's Summit building adding 573,000 square feet in 2023 and demand running near 96.4% of pre-pandemic levels in 2024, the local realities are cruise-season waterfront peaks and a marine climate that influences door hardware. The honest fork is Vostio cloud in-family or a platform switch to Salto Space, which also supports native Apple Wallet keys; this page is the Salto path.
- 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.
Sources: Seattle Convention Center, Visit Seattle, VingCard, 9to5Mac
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 VingCard migration, in brief
VingCard line owned by ASSA ABLOY. Classic VingCard hardware is largely legacy; the modern path is ASSA ABLOY's Vostio and Visionline management platforms running current VingCard locks.
Wide Body trim covers existing VingCard door prep on retrofit. Modern credential stack and brand mobile-key support.
Full VingCard 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 VingCard migrations in Seattle
Should I move to ASSA ABLOY Vostio or to Salto?
Both are legitimate. Vostio is the in-family upgrade from Classic VingCard and is the easier move if you have a strong ASSA ABLOY relationship and want minimum operational change. Salto tends to be the stronger choice if you value mobile-key depth, broad PMS integration, and a single accountable installer. We are glad to scope either; this page covers the Salto path.
Is my Classic VingCard hardware compatible with a Salto retrofit?
In most cases, yes. Salto XS4 One is ANSI mortise compatible and replaces Classic VingCard hardware at the door without changing the prep. We confirm prep type door by door during scoping.
Do I have to replace 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.
How long does a VingCard migration take?
Scoping plus phased install runs roughly 3 to 5 weeks under 100 doors and 6 to 10 weeks for 100 to 250 doors, with larger properties phased over longer windows. Materials procurement is dated for you when we quote.
What do residents or guests use instead of a keycard?
Modern BLE and NFC mobile credentials, including Apple Wallet, with PIN-pad or physical-card fallback for guests and contractors. One credential system spans guest rooms and amenity access.
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 VingCard hardware. We respond within four business hours with a real, phased migration scope.