Case Study: California Vacation Villas achieves enhanced guest safety, energy savings and reduced labor costs with dormakaba Oracode smart locks and controllers

California Vacation Villas Improves Guest Safety and Convenience with Oracode Electronic Locks and Smart Controller for a Connected Experience

California Vacation Villas (CVV), a full‑service short‑term rental manager of 70 units across Southern California, faced high utility costs from desert heat, corrosion risk at beachfront properties, and security/operational challenges from metal keys and lockboxes. Wanting connected‑home capabilities for remote temperature control, improved guest convenience, and stronger asset protection, CVV selected dormakaba’s Oracode keyless lock system and smart controller solution.

dormakaba installed Oracode 480i and 660i keyless locks with Oracode Smart Controllers integrated with BeHome247 Enterprise Property Control, giving time‑ and date‑sensitive unique codes, remote access and real‑time control of thermostats and lights. The deployment reduced labor (eliminating front‑desk staffing), provided 5,000‑event audit trails and greater durability in heat and salt air, and produced measurable energy savings — CVV reports saving hundreds of dollars per month by optimizing HVAC and other settings.

California Vacation Villas

Quinn Tamm

President