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What Makes a Hotel Door Lock Luxury? (4 things to Look Out For)

What Makes a Hotel Door Lock Luxury? (4 things to Look Out For)

Choosing your luxury hotel door lock is no decision to be taken lightly. So why do some hoteliers spend all that money on renovations and newbuilds just to fall at the final hurdle of quality, design, and functionality?

 

A question to all you hoteliers out there, are you being sold luxury, or just told luxury? If you're unsure then here's some suggestions on what to keep your eye out for. 

 

Table of Contents:

Why Are Luxury Door Locks Important?

What Materials Are Used?

Is your Luxury Door Lock a Modern Design?

Can Your Luxury Door Lock Be Customised?

What Functions Are Included Within a Luxury Door Lock?

Conclusion

 

Why are Luxury door locks Important?

Well, if your hotel is looking to hit those luxury 4-5 star ratings, then quality and design is a major contributing factor; no more or less so for door locks.

 

I know what your thinking! Its only a door lock, don't all door locks perform the same function? And to a certain extent yes, I would agree. However, lets look at the guest experience when it comes to aesthetics and usability.  

 

Magic Eye Luxurry Hotel Door Lock

 

Place yourself in your guests shoes and imagine your looking for that unique customer journey where the first impressions of your luxury hotel matters.

 

Would you being a guest want to walk down your hall way, only to be welcomed by a bulky, discoloured, and chipped door lock? No, I wouldn't either. 

 

So, within this blog are some key characteristics to help you decide upon the correct door locks for your luxury hotel in order to enhance guest satisfaction. 

 

What Materials are Used?

Common materials for hotel door locks when being presented with options generally include steel, chrome, and brass. However, are these really the best materials to use for a luxury 4-5 star hotel?

 

Sure steel sounds great, but considering the high volume of maintenance to avoided colour corrosion combined with the susceptibility of buckling, does this really describe luxury?

 

So what could be a solution for this colour disfiguration? You may be thinking chrome as this material can be plated over steel, but lets not jump the gun just yet.

 

Chrome also has a tendency to crack & peal, so let just say its not heavy duty material, especially in an environment where the possibility of luggage damaging to hotel door locks are high. 

 

We are however moving more towards luxury hotel door locks when considering the use of brass; especially if your  luxury hotel rural themed or a Spa.

 

However, this is another material the require a high level of maintenance as brass is prone to a blackish tarnish.    

 

If your wondering why stainless steel hasn't been mentioned yet, then you have a very valid reason to question why, as stainless steel could be the answer to your luxury hotel door lock questions:  

  • Colour disfiguration resistant

  • Strong and impact resistant

  • Fire & heat resistant 

  • Hyenine / Bactria killing properties 

  • Long Term Value 

  • Aesthetics 

So why isn't stainless steel a widespread option to luxury hotels?

 

I believe this may have something to do with suppliers pricing strategies. But what some supplier seem to forget is that luxury begins at your customer journey during the purchasing stage of luxury hotel door locks.  

 

Is your luxury door lock a Modern Design?

Just like fashion changes, so does the designs of luxury hotel door locks. Shifts in the market have recently seen a transformation from bulky and square designs, to slim, sleek, and rosette.

 

So why are luxury hotel door lock designs changing?

 

One eventuality is the use of MagSwipe RFID keycard are slowly but surely becoming made redundant. And with this the need for bulky keycard slots on hotel door locks are no longer required.  

 

Messerschmitt Hotel Door Lock Range

 

However, the evolution of luxury hotel door locks design doesn't stop at slim, sleek, and rosette. Some luxury hoteliers have taken the extra step to go invisible!

 

That's right, there's an option for luxury hotels to hide all door lock technology within the door itself; invisible by name Invisible by nature. 

 

Can your luxury door look be customised?

Whether your a chain hotel or an independent hotelier, there's two factors you need to consider when envisioning the interior design of your hotel. 

  1. Do you have multiple hotels, and want your guests to have a recognisable experience with slight personalisation to the hotels geographical location?

     

     

  2. Do you have a single hotel, or multiple hotels, where you want your guests to experience something completely unique when visiting different hotel locations?

With a fully customisable luxury hotel door lock, the concept of luxury design can be anything you want it to be.

 

Messerschmitt GmbH being an over 30 year leading manufacturer of hotel door locks, have revolutionised luxury hotel door lock customisation. And have recently manufactured a personalised design for the Porsche Hotel. 

 

Invisible Line Porsche Design Luxury Hotel Door Lock

 

What functions are included within a luxury door lock?

Quite simply, can your luxury hotel door lock be access with the use of smart key technology? Otherwise known as mobile key, this function is becoming ever more popular in the luxury hotel sector. 

 

But why is mobile key becoming ever more popular?  

 

Well, with mobile key it just gives luxury hotels the edge in guest experience and expectations.

 

With smartphones being use by the majority of hotel guests, customer efficiency scores highly in the luxury ratings.

 

So if you want your hotel door lock to be luxury, be sure it has either BLE or NFC technology included to enable this function. 

 

Mobile Key Accessing Luxury Hotel Door Lock

 

Conclusion

And there you have it! 4 things to look out for when deciding upon your luxury hotel door locks. So just to recap, when it come to deciding upon your luxury hotel door locks remember to look out for:

  • The highest quality of materials

  • The relevance of design

  • Can there be any customisation?

  • Are there any functions that gives your hotel a luxury edge?

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