Case Study: The Guest House at PNNL achieves seamless keyless entry and faster check-ins with dormakaba Oracode

The Guest House at PNNL Offers One More Amenity: Keyless Access Control

The Guest House at PNNL, an 81‑room private hotel in Richland, WA serving visiting scientists, students, and researchers, was experiencing frequent guest lockouts because magnetic‑stripe keycards would become demagnetized and the front desk is not staffed 24/7. To address those inconveniences, Paragon Equity Management deployed dormakaba’s Oracode keyless access control solution.

dormakaba installed Oracode model 660 full‑body locks that generate encrypted, time- and date‑specific six‑digit codes staff can create in seconds and insert into the Oscar reservation system. The system eliminated physical keycards and reduced lockouts while streamlining check‑in and improving guest satisfaction; it also provides audit trails (up to 5,000 entries), supports up to 128 users per time period, and runs on three alkaline batteries with about 2–3 years of life.

The Guest House at PNNL

Amy Crawford

Guest Services Manager