Brand mobile-key programs and aging keycard hardware are pushing full-service resorts in Orlando toward modern access control.
Salto for full-service resorts in Orlando.
RevKey is a Certified Salto Partner and veteran-owned business that plans and installs Salto for full-service resorts in Orlando, sized to your operating model and installed floor by floor without pulling rooms out of inventory.
An Orlando resort is one of the hardest amenity-access puzzles in hospitality: guest rooms are only the start once you add pools, spa, fitness, meeting space, parking, and elevator banks, each a potential credential silo. Salto wall readers on every amenity point alongside XS4 One on the rooms collapse that into a single credential stack, and Salto Space's multi-area model is purpose-built for that wallreader and amenity integration. The theme-park calendar compresses every cutover window and high guest turnover demands serious issuance throughput, so phasing matters, and with a large area development pipeline plus continued park-adjacent growth, multi-area phasing keeps rooms sellable through each tower.
- 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.
- 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.
- Florida is a right-to-work state with no state prevailing-wage law, and 2024's HB 705 stripped local governments including the City of Orlando of the ability to set their own prevailing-wage requirements.
Sources: Visit Orlando, Workyard
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.
Full-service resorts in brief
200 keys, multiple amenities, downtime-sensitive operations. Typical scale 200 to 500+ keys typical.
Default on guest rooms. Brand-compliant, deep PMS integration, broad credential support.
Full full-service resorts 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 full-service resorts 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 full-service resorts project
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