How long does a Salto rollout take for a large Chicago hotel?

Timelines scale with door count and how tightly the convention calendar constrains access. A boutique or extended-stay property can be completed in a short multi-day window, while a large downtown full-service or convention hotel with deep PMS integration is typically phased across several weeks. RevKey scopes the schedule to your event blocks so occupied floors stay sellable throughout.

Can you install without closing floors during peak convention weeks?

Yes. RevKey works floor by floor and door by door, leaving guest rooms on their current locks until each opening is converted, tested, and handed back. We sequence the phases around your confirmed event blocks so no floor is taken out of service during a high-occupancy week.

We are still on Saflok and mag-stripe keycards. How does the migration work?

We map every opening first, then convert in phases while the legacy system continues to issue working keys for any door not yet cut over. As floors move to Salto, your front desk and PMS shift to the new platform in step, so there is no period where a guest cannot get into a room. This same approach applies to migrations off Onity, VingCard, and dormakaba.

Will the new system support mobile keys for our brand?

Salto BLE platforms support mobile credentials, and RevKey configures the system to align with your brand's mobile-key program and PMS integration requirements during commissioning. We confirm the specific brand certification path as part of scoping so the configuration matches what your flag expects.

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Salto installation in Illinois.

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260,000+Locks installed

1,900+Hotels served

9 daysAvg 240-key cutover

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Looking for a Salto installer in Illinois? RevKey is a Certified Salto Partner and veteran-owned business that installs, configures, trains, and supports Salto across Illinois hospitality, multifamily, government, and commercial properties, including migrations off legacy keycard systems.

Illinois hospitality centers on Chicago, a major convention market, with urban convention, full-service, boutique, and extended-stay all present at scale across the Loop, Magnificent Mile, and O'Hare corridor. Large downtown properties carry deep PMS integration depth requirements and high key counts that demand careful phasing. Cold Midwest winters are a real operational consideration: sub-freezing exterior entries shorten battery life on legacy locks, which is a common driver for migrating off aging Saflok and mag-stripe keycard hardware to Salto BLE platforms. Chicago's dense convention and trade-show calendar keeps occupancy high, so cutover windows are tight and must be sequenced around event blocks. As a Certified Salto Partner and SDVOSB, RevKey deploys an install and training crew to Illinois properties, scoping each project to its door count and operational windows.

Salto across Illinois, by metro

Deployment specifics vary by metro: property mix, common legacy systems, and the local conditions that change how an install is scoped and sequenced. Open your market for the detail.

Chicago →

What changes a Illinois install

The state-level conditions we plan for before scoping a project.

Sub-freezing exterior entries

Illinois winters drive exterior door temperatures well below freezing for extended stretches, which shortens battery life on door hardware and can stiffen mechanical components at perimeter and pool entries. RevKey scopes cold-rated lithium cells, prioritizes exterior openings during commissioning, and sets conservative battery-replacement intervals so freeze-thaw cycles do not strand a reader mid-season.

Chicago convention calendar

Chicago's dense convention and trade-show schedule keeps downtown occupancy high and compresses the windows available for guest-room cutover. RevKey sequences installs around confirmed event blocks, works floor by floor with no closed floors, and stages hardware so high-traffic weeks proceed on the existing locks until each block is ready.

Chicago union labor norms

Downtown Chicago properties frequently operate under union jurisdiction and prevailing-wage expectations for trades work, which affects who touches doors, conduit, and low-voltage. RevKey coordinates its deployed crew with on-site engineering and any required trades up front, defining scope boundaries so the access-control work proceeds without jurisdictional rework.

Legacy Saflok and mag-stripe migration

Many Illinois full-service and convention hotels still run aging Saflok and magnetic-stripe keycard hardware that is increasingly costly to maintain through cold-weather wear. RevKey plans the migration to Salto BLE platforms opening by opening, retaining guest access on the legacy system until each door is converted and verified so there is no lapse in coverage.

What we install in Illinois

The full Salto portfolio, across hospitality, multifamily, government, and commercial. We spec the right line per door type; open any for full specs.

XS4 Original+ →XS4 One →XS4 Mini →Neo →Aelement Fusion →

Migrating off a legacy system?

Properties in Illinois most commonly migrate to Salto from these legacy lock systems. Click for migration options and timeline ranges.

From Saflok →From VingCard →From dormakaba →

Common questions about Illinois installs

How long does a Salto rollout take for a large Chicago hotel?
Timelines scale with door count and how tightly the convention calendar constrains access. A boutique or extended-stay property can be completed in a short multi-day window, while a large downtown full-service or convention hotel with deep PMS integration is typically phased across several weeks. RevKey scopes the schedule to your event blocks so occupied floors stay sellable throughout.
Can you install without closing floors during peak convention weeks?
Yes. RevKey works floor by floor and door by door, leaving guest rooms on their current locks until each opening is converted, tested, and handed back. We sequence the phases around your confirmed event blocks so no floor is taken out of service during a high-occupancy week.
We are still on Saflok and mag-stripe keycards. How does the migration work?
We map every opening first, then convert in phases while the legacy system continues to issue working keys for any door not yet cut over. As floors move to Salto, your front desk and PMS shift to the new platform in step, so there is no period where a guest cannot get into a room. This same approach applies to migrations off Onity, VingCard, and dormakaba.
Will the new system support mobile keys for our brand?
Salto BLE platforms support mobile credentials, and RevKey configures the system to align with your brand's mobile-key program and PMS integration requirements during commissioning. We confirm the specific brand certification path as part of scoping so the configuration matches what your flag expects.

Next step: scope a Illinois project

Tell us about your property. We respond within four business hours with a real scope tailored to your location and operational windows.