Uruma Dome

    Uruma Dome in Okinawa Uses Keycafe for Guest Check-ins

    Manager Mr. Nakajima holding a Keycafe fob beside his SmartBox
    Uruma Dome
    CompanyUruma Dome
    Industry

    Airbnb & Short Term Rentals

    Location

    Okinawa, Japan

    Employees

    3

    “Our daily operations became more efficient for both customers and staff. Guests arriving late at night or checking out early in the morning can still pick up and drop off keys at their convenience without having us wait for them on site.”

    Mr. Nakajima

    Mr. Nakajima

    Manager

    About Uruma Dome

    Uruma Dome is an independent dome-shaped resort on an independent site of more than 1,000 square meters right by the sea. With nine guest rooms (or domes) and a cafe scheduled to open in the future, this location is a gorgeous escape for those looking to get away from the city and enjoy the natural environment all around Uruma Dome.

    Gideon Leung

    Author

    Product Marketing Manager

    Gideon Leung is the Marketing Manager at Keycafe, leading global marketing and serving as the company's product expert. He writes the technical documentation, feature announcements, product updates, and how-to guides that help customers worldwide get the most out of the platform.

    Challenge

    While many Airbnbs and vacation rentals use realtor lock boxes or leave keys in the mailbox, Uruma Dome’s operator felt that these methods lacked proper security and made for a poor guest experience. Having stayed at accommodations without proper key exchange for guests and feeling disappointed, the operator found Keycafe as a welcome solution in order to avoid the same unpleasant experience for their guests at Uruma Dome.

    The Uruma Dome entrance sign near dome-shaped accomodationsAerial view of the dome-shaped accommodations

    Solution

    Keycafe was introduced to Uruma Dome in order to improve the guest check-in experience while also increasing Uruma Dome’s operational efficiency. They chose Keycafe because guests arriving from foreign countries can sometimes find it difficult to interact in a new language at the front desk. Using Keycafe, the key access instructions can be sent using guests’ native language, and there is no need for in-person interaction with front desk staff.

    On arrival, guests simply enter their unique code at the SmartBox to retrieve their room keys, and when ready to check out they return the keys to the SmartBox. No language barrier, time constraint, or time wasted waiting.

    Drone shot of the dome-shaped buildings near the ocean

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