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How to get a cheap receptionist By STEVE TUSAK | Check Inn Systems
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ages are on the rise, penalty rates are prohibitive, so how do you keep your reception desk staffed without going to the wall? Check Inn Systems has been addressing this problem since the year 2000 through the introduction of Self Check in Kiosks and keysafes intended to provide a premium guest experience whilst keeping a lid on costs. The prices have become very affordable.Starting with the new 4 key KeySafe at $995 inc GST, this works out to just $0.70 per day amortised over 4 years. A full reception kiosk that can securely issue keys to prebooked guests, accept payments, sell rooms and even breakfasts can be had from $9,995 plus GST and installation. Kiosks have come a long way in the past 10 years. The new releases of software and hardware from Check Inn Systems are highly flexible and fully compatible with the latest motel technologies. Working with leading PMS vendor RMS, over several years, we have been able to provide a self check inn kiosk solution that is always synchronised to the property management system and offers clients only those rooms that are clean and marked available to the kiosk. If rooms are sold by Wotif, hotels.com, roamfree etc. availability is update into the property management system automatically and those rooms are withdrawn from sale. If guests with one of these pre-bookings wishes to chech in after hours, they can use their reservation number or other personal details to do so without disturbing the hosts. Interfaces to other property management systems such as the very popular Satin are are also becoming available from Check Inn Systems Key management is also a major annoyannce for most property managers with guests forever taking keys with them, losing keys or locking themselves out of rooms at 3am. Our kiosks provide a very flexible range of solutions to deal with virtually all situations. Where physical keys are use, the kiosks can hold a spare set of keys. Where room cards are used, the kiosks can write room cards for VingCard, Onity, Saflock, Adel and others under control of the manager - even dialing in remotely to reissue room cards on demand. The new range of Keyless Access (numberpad) locks from Check Inn which are remotely managed from reception or even via internet further improve the ease of management of room locks. Fully compatible with most existing keyed door locks and able to be controlled from the kiosk, they provide a simple way to offer keyless access to the room for the specific agreed rental period. n
Vm3 Purefier Vm3 Purefier supplies state of the art products providing the solution to control moisture, malodour, volatile pollutants and microbes including pathogens in air. Vm3 Purefier products are applicable to almost any odour problem including, but not limited to aged care facilities, funeral homes, hospitals, hotels, schools, waste bins, medical waste, volatile organic compounds, industrial emissions, chemical and body fluid spills. The products eliminate malodour, control moisture and malodorous gases, are antibacterial and antifungal to United States health system standards, slow decomposition, capture and reduce volatiles, control malodorous liquids and significantly reduce poisonous and explosive gases including methane, hydrogen sulphide and ammonia. They are also suitable for the control of mould, mildew and malodour in damp areas of buildings such as basements. Independent laboratory tests show that Vm3 Purefier products are suitable for the control of the following bacteria and fungi, these being five of the major causes of, amongst other things, hospital acquired infections: • Aspergillus niger • Candida albicans • Pseudomonas aeruginosa • Staphylococcus aureus
• Escherischia coli
Vm3 Purefier products are available as pads, filters, or in bulk form, are mineral based and biodegradable. Application is energy free. www.vm3international.com
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