Note that when or where you use your digital room key is never shared with Apple, nor is it stored on the company’s servers. So, families and friends traveling together can access all the rooms in a given reservation without needing to keep track of multiple physical keys.Īdditionally, your digital key can be updated remotely, so if you’re granted late checkout or you decide to extend your stay, the reception can seamlessly update it without a visit to the front desk. (Photo courtesy of Hyatt)įor one - and this one is big for families - you’ll be able to store keys to multiple rooms under a single pass in the Wallet app. From there, your key will automatically get activated after you complete the check-in process, regardless of whether you visit the front desk in person or bypass it with mobile check-in.Īpple’s implementation of room keys in the Wallet app is more seamless and even more powerful than using the mobile key functionality built into the World of Hyatt mobile application. To add a key for an upcoming Hyatt stay to your iPhone wallet, look for the “add your room key to Apple Watch” button on your reservation confirmation in the World of Hyatt mobile app. Hyatt House Chicago/West Loop-Fulton Market.You’ll find the full list of participating hotels below, and note that you’ll need to have iOS 15 installed on your iPhone, along with WatchOS 8 on your Apple Watch, to use this new feature. Unfortunately, a company spokesperson couldn’t provide a timeline for expansion, but promised that “Hyatt hotels will prioritize … equipping more properties in the portfolio to support this experience.” (Photo courtesy of Hyatt)Īt launch, the new functionality will be limited to six domestic Hyatt properties. You can even use a paired Apple Watch to unlock your room, which could be useful if you went for an outdoor run without your phone, for instance. Once set up, you’ll be able to tap your phone to unlock your room, as well as any other hotel amenities that require key access, whether it’s the elevator, gym, spa or business center. You’ll no longer need to worry about misplacing, or potentially deactivating, your plastic hotel room key thanks to a software enhancement coming to iPhones worldwide.Īpple unveiled details of its partnership with Hyatt Hotels and Resorts on Wednesday, which will become the first chain to tap into the “Room Keys in Apple Wallet” feature that was first unveiled in June at Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference.įor more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter.Īs part of the partnership, iPhone users staying at select Hyatt hotels can save room keys directly in the Wallet app.

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