BLLA Member Kohost Completes Integration with SALTO Systems

SALTO and Kohost technology partnership enables contactless smart access and guest room control on guest phones without downloading an app

Kohost announced a successful integration with SALTO Systems. For nearly 20 years SALTO has been synonymous with innovative solutions, including stand-alone, cloud-based and mobile applications, that set new standards in security, manageability, flexibility and design that bring real-world benefits to the hospitality industry.

SALTO hospitality solutions and Kohost combines easy access, digital key and smart guest rooms, with unified property management systems that protect individuals and assets is a unique challenge for every hospitality business. This new Kohost integration with SALTO enables property owners to offer their guests control of smart room devices starting with SALTO door locks via their phones, and without the need to download an app.

This integration was enabled by a clever mix of SALTO API and delivered a secure, seamless guest experience that stands apart in a highly competitive market. With the addition of the SALTO network dongle, older SALTO locks integrated with the Kohost app can become digital keys without having to replace the locks. (List series #’s) Kohost and SALTO provide hoteliers with smart-access cutting-edge technology that helps you stand apart from the rest.

• Smart-hotel convenience. Provide the modern, easy access option guests increasingly expect with digital keys or key cards giving convenient, instant and safe access.
• Seamless keyless experiences. Extend smart access beyond the guest room across your property. Provide seamless access from back-of-house to entrances, perimeter access doors, elevators, gyms, business areas, parking and any other hotel facilities.
• Exceed expectations. Enable guest service innovations creating value-add opportunities to drive business for your hotel, enhancing guest experiences and delivering operational efficiencies.

“Empowering property owners to get the most value and guest engagement from their digital journey is our biggest priority.” said Ian Rogers, Co-founder and CTO at Kohost. “Together with SALTO, it’s simple to add smart room controls to that journey.”

“With over 40 million daily users of SALTO smart locks worldwide, we are providing a safe and secure environment for guests while at the same time delivering energy savings, safe and efficient lodging when combined under the SALTO- Kohost platform. Offering our customers integration with the innovative Kohost Guest Experience “GX” App is an easy way for those properties to add the conveniences their guests want, right in the palm of their hand,” said Beth Kahwajy, SALTO Director of NA Hospitality.

In addition to providing the smartphone interface to the SALTO locks and access controls, Kohost and SALTO new integration and technology partnership delivers remote digital room keyless access on a guest’s phone, total room control together with smart guest room systems, including HVAC, Lighting, Window Shades and TVs in addition to concierge guest services, two-way communications and local F&B ordering.

About Kohost
Founded by a team of hospitality and lodging obsessed engineers and designers, Kohost provides a turnkey guest experience platform for the hospitality market. Our technology onboards guests with a mobile digital key, providing smart room controls, digital concierge, food, and beverage ordering service, 2-way chat and more. With no app to download the Kohost user interface and a simple backend dashboard to manage it all, Kohost allows owners to offer a best-in-class guest experience.
Learn more at http://kohost.io/. Contact us at hello@kohost.io.

About SALTO Systems
SALTO Systems combined group is a global leader in the development and manufacture of world-class hardware and software access control products, smart locker systems management, cashless payment, and ticketing & booking solutions capable of meeting the needs of any type of building and infrastructure —regardless of the industry, size, type of door, or number of users. For nearly 20 years, SALTO has been synonymous with innovative solutions, including stand-alone, cloud-based and mobile applications, that set new standards in security, manageability, flexibility and design that bring real-world benefits to virtually any door and building type.

Powering impactful sustainability, technology, products and solutions, while delivering an enhanced user experience SALTO smart building solutions are in use worldwide in a never-ending range of challenging and unique applications and facilities and has offices in 40 countries with a partner network that extends to every region of the globe.

Kohost is a premier vendor/partner member of BLLA – view their listing here!