Italian Resort Hotel Identifies Master Key System to Maximize Security and Flexibility

Hotel managers require security, flexibility, durability and aesthetics in an access management system which can cover guest rooms and shared spaces, on one hand, and private staff areas on the other.

With multiple buildings, a private beach and sports areas, the new TH Resorts Capo Rizzuto on Calabria’s Ionian coast receives high daily traffic from guests and staff, who must have access at different times according to their specific needs. On taking over resort, TH management quickly identified the need for a new locking system that would allow each staff member to access different, specific areas of the facility.

“It is a truly flexible solution and allows us to limit the quantity of keys assigned as much as possible,” Carmelo Sava, Head of Maintenance at TH Resorts.

In specifying a new master key system, they had two more important criteria. Firstly, the solution should be mechanical rather than digital, to preserve existing hotel aesthetics. Secondly, they required a hierarchical system, where different staff members could have levels of access authority based on their role.

A CYS10 system makes fine-grained customization possible

Working closely with the expert specification team at ASSA ABLOY Italia, managers at TH Capo Rizzuto chose a CYS10 master key locking system with Euro profile double cylinders for common area access points and staff-only zones. For guest room doors they selected CYS10 thumbturn cylinders, which lock securely for privacy and quickly unlock from the inside.

The CYS10 platform consists of 6-pin sawn key cylinders; it is tested and certified according to the EN 1303:2015 and SKG*** security standards. Security of the comfortable nickel-silver key is protected against unauthorized copying by two separate patents. Their robust design makes them ideally suited to challenging environments such as a busy hotel.

With 63 available key profiles, CYS10 cylinders enable creation of a complex master key setup with several levels and sub-levels – perfect for access customization. Effective master key system design reduces the number of keys they need to cut, track or replace. It saves hotel managers time and money.

“It is a truly flexible solution and allows us to limit the quantity of keys assigned as much as possible,” says Carmelo Sava, Head of Maintenance at TH Resorts.

Five distinct master key systems – numbering more than 500 CYS10 cylinders in total – were implemented at TH Capo Rizzuto, one for each of the resort’s individual facilities. Each cylinder has its own paired key and, for each building, a master key opens all cylinders. The entire property is controlled by a single grand master key entrusted to management.

“The ASSA ABLOY master key system allows us to manage the access of all our staff without any security problems,” adds Carmelo Sava.

To ensure future-proof setup at Capo Rizzuto, their key systems can adapt or expand at any time: The CYS10 device range includes single, double, thumbturn, screw-in and rim cylinders for interior and exterior doors, switch cylinders for control panels, plus cam locks for letterboxes or furniture. The CYS10 padlock secures gates, lockers, and more.

To learn more about the CYS10 system, visit https://www.assaabloy.com/group/emeia/solutions/products/mechanical-cylinders/cys10