PIP and mobile-key cycles
Brand property-improvement plans and mobile-key expectations put access control on a deadline. We ship pre-configured to your program so the upgrade lands on time.
Brand mobile-key deadlines, aging keycard hardware, and tight occupancy windows in Boston.
Salto access control for Boston hotels.
RevKey is a Certified Salto Partner and veteran-owned business that plans and installs Salto in Boston, migrating off Onity, Saflok, and VingCard and meeting your brand's mobile-key standard, floor by floor, without pulling rooms out of inventory.
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260,000+Locks installed
1,900+Hotels served
9 daysAvg 240-key cutover
4 hrsResponse window
Why Boston properties move now
Aging Onity, Saflok, VingCard
Older keycard fleets are winding down, with security notices active across the incumbents. Migrating now beats scrambling when parts and service dry up.
Phased, not shut down
We cut over floor by floor on overnight shifts, so Boston rooms stay in inventory through the project.
What we plan for in Boston
The local conditions that actually change how a Boston access-control project is scoped and sequenced.
Cold winters drain lock batteries
Boston winters are long and cold, and the grounding here notes that early-generation locks have lost battery life in this climate. RevKey specifies current Salto hardware with cold-rated batteries and schedules a battery and connectivity baseline at handover so winter draw is accounted for before the first heating season. We also flag exterior and unheated stairwell openings, where temperature swings are most severe, for closer monitoring.
Historic-district door prep
Back Bay, Beacon Hill, and older Downtown buildings carry preservation constraints and door stock that often does not match standard ANSI prep. RevKey surveys each opening for non-standard mortise pockets, original millwork, and brick-and-mortar wall conditions before ordering, then selects Salto trim and reinforcement that fits the existing door rather than forcing modification on a protected building. Where a property sits in a protected district, we document the install so it can satisfy preservation review.
Convention and academic calendar windows
Boston runs on a dense convention schedule and a Cambridge-area academic calendar that compress the dates a property can take rooms offline. RevKey sequences cutover floor by floor or wing by wing so no full floor closes, and we time the heaviest work to the shoulder dates between convention peaks and the academic move-in and move-out cycle. The retrofit plan is built around the property's booking pace, not a fixed shutdown.
Union and prevailing-wage coordination
Boston is a strong union labor market, and many larger and institutional properties operate under prevailing-wage and trade jurisdiction rules. RevKey deploys its own crew to the property and coordinates with on-site building trades, security, and house engineering so access-control work fits the property's labor agreements and badging requirements. We confirm site access, escort, and after-hours rules during scoping so the install schedule holds.
Common migrations in Boston
Legacy keycard hardware in select-service, Saflok MT in larger properties, VingCard in older historic builds.
Each migration page covers your options, timeline ranges, and scoping considerations.
How a Boston 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 on overnight shifts 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.
Salto product lines we install in Boston
We spec the right line per door type. Open any for full specs and use cases.
Common questions about Boston installs
How long does a Salto retrofit take for a Boston convention property in the 300 to 700 key range?
For a property in that band, plan on a multi-week engagement rather than a single visit. The exact range depends on door conditions, since Boston's historic stock frequently needs non-standard prep, and on how many rooms you can free up per night. RevKey gives you a firm schedule after the door-by-door survey and works your convention calendar so rooms come back online quickly.
Can you install without closing a floor during peak season?
Yes. RevKey runs phased installs that move opening by opening and wing by wing, so no full floor goes dark. This matters in Boston, where convention bookings and the Cambridge academic calendar leave little slack; we schedule the heaviest cutover work on your slower shoulder dates and keep occupied rooms in service throughout.
We are running Saflok or VingCard. How does migration to Salto work?
Those are the common legacy systems we see in larger Boston properties and older historic builds, and migration off them is routine. RevKey installs Salto alongside the existing system and cuts each opening over once the new lock is verified, so guests are never without working access. Old credentials are retired as floors complete, and staff are trained before the front desk depends on the new platform.
Does Salto support mobile keys, and will it meet our brand standard?
Salto supports mobile credentials and integrates with the major property management and brand mobile-key programs, so a flagged Boston property can meet its brand's digital-key requirement. RevKey scopes the mobile-key and PMS integration as part of the install, configures it to your brand specification, and validates it before launch rather than treating it as a later add-on.
Next step: scope your Boston project
Tell us about your property. We respond within four business hours with a real scope tailored to Boston operational windows.