Case Study: Mauna Kea Beach Hotel unifies its art collection and creates a new guest experience with CatalogIt

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel powers a new guest art experience with CatalogIt’s API and a $240 million renovation

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, home to a significant art and artifact collection, faced the challenge of managing its fragmented records across decades-old spreadsheets. This disorganization was highlighted after a wildfire made it difficult to assess losses and complicated a major hotel renovation. To create a single source of truth, the hotel partnered with CatalogIt to implement its collections management system.

Using CatalogIt, the team consolidated all records, streamlined restoration and insurance workflows, and tracked objects during the renovation. Most significantly, the CatalogIt API powered an integration with the Smartify app, enabling guests to interactively discover the collection. This solution provided a seamless guest experience, projected to achieve a 12-15% engagement rate, and fulfilled the original vision of making the art accessible.

Mauna Kea Beach Hotel