Brand mobile-key programs and aging keycard hardware are pushing branded select-service in Orlando toward modern access control.
Salto for branded select-service in Orlando.
RevKey is a Certified Salto Partner and veteran-owned business that plans and installs Salto for branded select-service in Orlando, sized to your operating model and installed floor by floor without pulling rooms out of inventory.
Orlando's franchised select-service properties sit inside brand Property Improvement Plans that increasingly list RFID and digital-key-capable locks as required tech-compliance items, part of the wider Hilton, Marriott, IHG, and Hyatt push toward digital key. The theme-park calendar gives you narrow cutover windows, and high turnover means issuance throughput at the desk matters as much as the lock itself. Heat and humidity stress hardware, so durable mechanisms are part of getting a PIP signed off once rather than twice. Salto XS4 One anchors the spec, XS4 Mini offers a lower cost-per-door alternate where standards permit, and Wallreader integration extends mobile credentials to amenities beyond the guestroom door.
- Orlando was forecast to open about 13 new hotels with roughly 2,398 rooms in 2025, with construction running ahead of the national pace and led by the International Drive corridor.
- The Orange County Convention Center is the second-largest convention center in the United States with about 7 million total square feet, hosting events that draw roughly 1.5 million attendees a year and create occupancy windows that installs must phase around.
- Universal Orlando added roughly 1,500 guest rooms in early 2025 (Stella Nova and Terra Luna resorts) plus the 500-room Universal Helios Grand Hotel opening in May 2025 alongside the Epic Universe park.
Sources: Visit Orlando, Wikipedia
What we plan for in Orlando
Disney, Universal, and the convention center corridor keep occupancy high year round, so full floor takedowns are rarely available and cutovers fall to off-peak overnight windows. RevKey sequences the install floor by floor and wing by wing with no closed floors, schedules core hardware swaps and credential cutover during low-traffic overnight blocks, and keeps the front desk able to issue working keys at every step.
Large resorts in this market run heavy daily check-in volume, so credential issuance speed at the desk matters more than the average property. RevKey configures Salto encoder and mobile-key workflows for rapid issuance, load-tests the front-desk path before go-live, and trains desk and night-audit staff so peak arrivals do not bottleneck on the new system.
Orlando resorts frequently tie room credentials to amenity and attraction-access points, and deep amenity access is standard on the 500-plus-key properties along I-Drive and Lake Buena Vista. RevKey maps every access point including pools, parking, club lounges, and wallreader-controlled entries during scoping, then configures Salto access groups and integrations so one guest credential works consistently across the property.
Branded select-service in brief
Hampton, Holiday Inn Express, Fairfield, and the volume segment. Typical scale 80 to 150 keys typical.
Default for branded select-service. Supports brand mobile-key programs day one. Broad PMS integration.
Full branded select-service playbook: product fit, segment characteristics, and install sequence →
How a Orlando 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 branded select-service in Orlando
How long does a Salto install take at a large Orlando resort?
Timelines scale with door count and the number of amenity and access points, not just guestrooms. A branded select-service property is typically a shorter engagement, while a 500-plus-key full-service resort with extensive amenity access runs longer and is staged in phases. Because Orlando properties rarely take rooms fully offline, we plan around your occupancy and theme-park-season calendar from the first scoping visit.
Can you install without closing floors during peak season?
Yes. We sequence the work floor by floor and wing by wing so no floor goes fully offline, and we schedule core cutover steps during off-peak overnight windows that suit the theme-park calendar. The front desk keeps issuing working keys throughout, so guest arrivals and in-house guests are not disrupted.
We run Saflok or other legacy keycard locks. How does migration work?
We handle phased migration off legacy platforms including Saflok MT, Onity, VingCard, and dormakaba systems still common across mid-tier Orlando resorts. We run the existing system and Salto in parallel during transition so every occupied room always has a working credential, then decommission the old hardware once a zone is fully cut over and verified.
Does Salto support mobile keys for our brand?
Salto supports mobile credentials through the guest's phone, and we configure the deployment to align with your brand's app and mobile-key program where one applies. With Orlando's high check-in volume, mobile issuance reduces front-desk pressure during peak arrivals, and we validate the full mobile and encoder issuance path before go-live.
Next step: scope a Orlando branded select-service project
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