A latest technology has made possible to manage all functions in a hotel room via smartphone including locking and unlocking doors, according to CNN report.
A new business hotel in Seoul has new Smartphone keys that let the guests control functions such as room lights, television, temperature, locking and unlocking the door. It also allows internet access through the hotel's wifi system. Hotel Skypark Central in Seoul's financial district launched this new technology of smart-key service 26 December, making the first of its kind. Currently 16 rooms have this new facility where guests collect their smartphones at the desk while checking in.
"We wanted to do more technological advancement with smart buildings, so working with a hotel was a new initiative for us," said Dong-hui Lim, public relations representative for LG CNS, the IT service provider that developed the technology, according to CNN. "It's convenient for guests, as they can control the room from outside the hotel, as well. For example, in winter, they'd be able to have the room heated before they came back to the hotel."
Numerous hotels have tablets placed in hotel rooms which control room functions, however, LG CNS and Hotel Skypark Central calls this unique technology with its multi-function being used for the first time ever.
"We plan on implementing the service at two more hotels that we are planning on opening," said Hotel Skypark Central marketing representative Woo Hye-yeon, reports CNN. "We had a brief testing period before we officially launched the service, and the users liked it a lot. They found it very useful."
Lim added there will be an app that can be downloaded on a smartphone in order to use the service rather carrying the extra smartphone along.
