City Break Apartments

Enhancing Guest Experience: City Break Apartments’ Innovative Digital Key and Check-in Solution

City Break Apartments offers a diverse selection of stylish, fully-serviced apartments in prime city locations across Europe, providing travelers with a comfortable and convenient alternative to traditional hotels.

Industry

Hospitality

Headquarters

Dublin, Ireland

Founded

2007

Company size

11-50

Key markets

Global

Goal

Growth

Core technologies

AWS, Python, React

City Break Apartments

Key results

12 000

users on boarded within the 1st month

250

apartments with smart locks listed

250 IOT

sensors installed

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The problem

City Break Apartments recognized the need to modernize their guest access system. The reliance on physical keys posed challenges, including the risk of lost keys, increased operational costs for key replacements, and the inconvenience of coordinating key handovers. To enhance the guest experience and improve operational efficiency, they sought a more innovative solution that would streamline access to their apartments.

The solution

In response to this challenge, Blott developed a mobile app using Node.js and React Native, designed to serve as a digital key for City Break Apartments' customers. This app eliminates the need for physical keys by allowing guests to unlock their apartments using Bluetooth technology. The user-friendly interface simplifies the check-in process, enabling guests to access their accommodations seamlessly and securely, enhancing their overall experience.

The result

The implementation of the digital key app significantly improved the guest experience at City Break Apartments. Guests enjoyed the convenience of mobile access to their apartments, which eliminated the hassle of physical keys and reduced the risk of loss. Operational efficiency increased as the need for key replacements and coordination diminished. Overall, this innovative solution positioned City Break Apartments as a forward-thinking provider in the hospitality industry, enhancing customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Technologies used

Design

Figma

Figjam

Backend

NodeJS

AWS Lambda

Atlas MongoDB

Frontend

Expo Notifications

Expo Modules API

Infrastructure

AWS S3

AWS EC2

AWS Application Load Balancer

AWS CloudWatch

GitHub

GitHub Actions

RMS Cloud

Omnitech

Sentry

5 Star Review
“Working with them has been a pleasure, they have been a great design and development partner. There were challenges ahead and they always worked together with us to try solve them.”
Andrés García

Andrés García

Director of Marketing And Business Development

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