The World of Hospitality Issue 28 2018 | Page 20

20 the World Of Hospitality Assa abloy Customizing a New Era in Safe Security and Design Electronic safe technology in the hospitality industry has continued to evolve in recent years to address the growing needs of both hoteliers and their guests. While centered on the priority of securing guest valuables, electronic safe designs increasingly must take the factors of convenience and physical appearance into account. With guests demanding added personalization and more unique experiences from their hotel stay, guestroom amenities are likewise adapting in order to enhance the hoteliers’ ability to meet these growing expectations. With electronic safes being no exception, today’s hoteliers are now benefitting from an increasing array of options that go beyond the typical black, grey or white designs of previous solutions. Instead, properties now have the ability to customize their safes using a color of their own choosing. Such expanded choice not only allows hoteliers to select shades that conform to their brand, but also offers the potential to cost-effectively greet guests with vivid and enticing environments that are truly memorable. They also draw attention to the safe, to encourage its use. No longer rooted in a ‘one size fits all’ approach, the actual physical design of electronic safes is yet another area where hoteliers can leverage enhanced choice to address diverse and specific needs. With ASSA ABLOY Hospitality’s line of Elsafe Zenith safes for instance, properties with certain spacing issues can finally look beyond the guestroom closet or table tops, with separate designs that can accommodate placement in drawers, guestroom walls and even floors. In keeping with the need to enhance convenience, solutions are available in different sizes and can be equipped with internal lights to help guests locate belongings, Website: www.assaabloyhospitality.com as well as internal outlets for charging electronics while secured in the safe. Such physical enhancements have simultaneously taken place alongside significant strides in improving safe security. Faced with increasing threats, hoteliers now have the ability to implement designs that leverage advanced anti-tamper labyrinths and other security features to drastically minimize vulnerabilities. With Elsafe safes, properties can also benefit from such features as triangular bolt enforcement and extensive audit trails, ensuring guests with full peace of mind while safeguarding hotels against liability. In offering such enhanced technology coupled with the latest in design functionality and customization, ASSA ABLOY Hospitality’s Elsafe safes are a testament to the fact that improving guest security need not come at the cost of a property’s unique and attractive décor.