Brand mobile-key programs and aging keycard hardware are pushing extended-stay in Orlando toward modern access control.
Salto for extended-stay in Orlando.
RevKey is a Certified Salto Partner and veteran-owned business that plans and installs Salto for extended-stay in Orlando, sized to your operating model and installed floor by floor without pulling rooms out of inventory.
Orlando's theme-park-driven stays skew long: families settling in for a week or more means each extended-stay door cycles fewer credentials per month, which is exactly the issuance pattern Salto's value-tier hardware and self-service guest model are built for. But the same market sees heavy turnover at changeover, so issuance throughput has to be fast and reliable, and the heat and humidity stress hardware over long deployment cycles. With a deep development pipeline including new builds in the theme-park corridor, the spec window matters. We default the bulk of rooms to XS4 Mini for lower per-door cost with full feature parity, and route communal kitchen, fitness, and business-center access through Salto wall readers.
- 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.
- 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.
- Orlando's humid subtropical climate pushes average July highs to about 92F with year-round average humidity near 74%, sustained heat-and-moisture conditions that stress mechanical and electronic hardware.
Sources: Visit Orlando, U.S. Climate Data
What we plan for in Orlando
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.
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 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 extended-stay 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 extended-stay project
Tell us about your property. We respond within four business hours with a real scope tailored to Orlando and the extended-stay operating model.