Brand mobile-key programs and aging keycard hardware are pushing extended-stay in New York City toward modern access control.
Salto for extended-stay in New York City.
RevKey is a Certified Salto Partner and veteran-owned business that plans and installs Salto for extended-stay in New York City, sized to your operating model and installed floor by floor without pulling rooms out of inventory.
Extended-stay in New York runs on a longer credential cycle than transient hotels, so each door sees fewer rotations per month and the durable, re-keyable, mobile-ready key fits a self-service guest model that trims front-desk load. The hard part is installation: overnight noise-ordinance windows, union labor coordination on large buildings, and historic-building cylinder constraints all shape the phasing, while salt, humidity, and battery wear inform the hardware choice over a long deployment. With a substantial 2026 opening pipeline, getting the value-tier spec right early pays off. We default the bulk of long-stay rooms to XS4 Mini and put communal kitchen, fitness, and parking access on Salto wall readers.
- New York City led all top-50 U.S. markets for hotels under construction as of Q1 2024 with roughly 47 projects and 7,655 rooms.
- NYC was projected to open about 4,852 hotel rooms in 2026, ranking #1 among U.S. markets for new room openings as of January 2026.
- New York is not a right-to-work state, and its construction sector is far more unionized than the national average, with NYC-metro construction union density around 27% as of recent data.
Sources: Hotel Dive / Lodging Econometrics, Hotel Dive / CoStar, Block O'Toole & Murphy
What we plan for in New York City
New York City enforces strict overnight noise rules, and occupied urban-convention and luxury properties rarely tolerate corridor drilling during guest hours. RevKey sequences hardware swaps floor by floor against the property's quietest occupancy windows, batching loud cylinder and mortise work so guest-facing disruption stays contained. We keep every floor sellable while the migration is underway.
Most large Manhattan and outer-borough properties operate under union labor agreements and building engineering rules that govern who touches doors, power, and corridors. RevKey coordinates its deployed crew with on-site building engineers and any required trades up front, aligning scope and access before mobilization. This avoids jurisdictional stoppages mid-install on union floors.
The city's winter road salt, coastal humidity, and the wide temperature swing between heated lobbies and exposed entrances accelerate corrosion and shorten battery life on perimeter and amenity doors. RevKey specifies weather-appropriate exterior hardware and sets battery-monitoring and maintenance intervals tuned to these exposed openings. Interior guestroom doors are scoped on a standard cycle since they see far less environmental stress.
Extended-stay in brief
Residence Inn, Homewood Suites, Hyatt House, and the long-stay segment. Typical scale 150 to 200 keys typical.
Default for extended-stay. Lower per-door cost, full credential and PMS feature parity with XS4 One. Brand standards accept Mini for most value-tier extended-stay rooms.
Full extended-stay playbook: product fit, segment characteristics, and install sequence →
How a New York City 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 extended-stay in New York City
How long does a Salto rollout take for a New York City hotel?
Timelines depend on door count and how much overnight access we get, but most properties fall in a phased multi-week range for a full guestroom and amenity conversion. We work floor by floor so no floors are closed and the property stays in operation throughout. Larger urban-convention buildings extend longer, and we confirm the schedule after the site survey.
We still run Saflok and older VingCard. Can you migrate us off those?
Yes. Saflok MT, older keycard hardware, and older VingCard are all common in this market, and we plan the migration opening by opening so the building is never without working access control. Doors are cut over in sequence while the legacy system keeps the rest of the property live until each section is converted.
Will the new system support mobile keys under our brand standard?
Salto supports mobile credentials, and we configure the deployment to meet your flag's brand standard and any required app or property-management integrations. NYC inventory is dominated by flag-name properties with strictly enforced standards, so we validate the mobile-key and integration requirements against your brand spec before go-live.
What is specific to installing in New York City versus other markets?
The biggest differences here are overnight noise ordinances on occupied floors, union labor coordination on most large buildings, and historic-building constraints that can limit full mortise replacement. RevKey deploys a dedicated crew to your property and plans around these conditions, including weather-exposed perimeter doors that need corrosion-rated hardware and closer battery monitoring.
Next step: scope a New York City extended-stay project
Tell us about your property. We respond within four business hours with a real scope tailored to New York City and the extended-stay operating model.