Time-bound access invitations
Issue guest access for each booking’s check-in and check-out window. Guests open unit and gate access from their phone - often without a separate operator app.
Solutions
OpenApp for short-term rentals
Operate many units without forcing every guest into a lock-brand app. Connect check-in windows from VRMS or PMS tools, drive gates and unit doors from one policy layer, and leave audit trails for owners and ops teams.
OpenApp is ingress-only software, not a listed fire or escape-door system. Occupants must be able to exit without a phone or the cloud. Compliance
Short-term rental portfolios live on guest access windows: auto-issued stay access when bookings open, phone control for mixed gates and unit doors, multi-property structure for ops, activity history for owners, and hardware flexibility when units do not share one lock brand.
Who this affects
Portfolio operators and property managers for Airbnb-style and professional STR holdings.
Hardware you do not need to replace
Parking gates (for example PalGate) and unit relays (for example Shelly) are common; keep existing openers where possible.
Product capabilities
No need to replace working hardware you already trust
Mix parking gates and unit openers (for example PalGate and Shelly) across a portfolio. Units need not share one lock brand.
Connect existing business systems
Connect VRMS or PMS tools so reservation dates open and close guest access. Bookings stay in the booking system; OpenApp opens and closes doors for those dates.
Policies, roles, and schedules
Tie unit and gate access to each booking’s dates. Cleaning and turnover roles get separate windows instead of long-lived shared codes.
Operate multi-site and multi-building organizations
Manage many units and buildings as one portfolio with clear roles for owners, cleaners, and operators.
Open doors and gates from the phone
OpenApp is one app for unit doors and parking gates, instead of a separate app for every device across units. Only what that stay allows opens.
Monitoring and audit
See guest and turnover activity as stays run. Durable history helps operators and owners answer what happened at a unit or gate.
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Technical deep dives
FAQ
- Do guests install an app?
- Typically no for stay access. A time-bound invitation link works from the phone for the doors in that booking.