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Really killer for things like providing access to Airbnb guests without having to be there.
by anateus 15y ago
Really killer for things like providing access to Airbnb guests without having to be there.
- proee 15y agoThey should add a keypad as well for people without a phone. Keypad code gets set automatically for each Airbnb guest and expires automatically. This of course requies the Airbnb space to have an internet connection.
- dandelany 15y agoHow many Airbnb users do you expect to not own a mobile phone?
- quadhome 15y agoI often don't have a mobile or mobile number when I enter a foreign country.
- ccamrobertson 15y agoWe don't have the perfect solution to this yet, but we've been mulling the idea of key code locks for a while. Current users who encounter this usually find some way to unlock their door for their guests after a phone call, leaving keys inside. The prevalence of affordable prepaid phones is helping to alleviate this issue.
- justincormack 15y agoI expect batteries to run out. You could have a usb port perhaps...
- bhickey 15y agoI used AirBnb in Paris and my mobile didn't work. The host was gracious enough to send someone around to find the confused looking foreigners when she couldn't reach me.
- zcid 15y agoIt's not unusual for me to leave my phone behind when I go on vacation. That's part of the vacation.
- kwis 15y agoYou could do this today with the Schlage system. It allows you to create a number of codes, and supports codes that work only during specified periods of time so a particular guest's keycode would only work for the duration of their stay.
- nedwin 15y agoI was thinking the exact same thing. We just booked in a guest who wants to arrive while I'm at work so this would make life a bit easier.
- kwis 15y agoSchlage has had this for a while. I think their iPhone app has been working for 2+ years.
- eps 15y agoAnd I would guess they have a patent to show for it.
- kwis 15y agoConfirmed. Schlage has a relevant patent. Kwikset also sells an iphone enabled lock, but an extremely cursory search didn't turn up a patent for them. I wish them the best, but I'm having trouble coming up with a compelling argument to buy from them instead of buying what appear to be more mature, fully-featured products, backed by major lock manufacturers that are pretty well guaranteed not to go away in a year or two.