Are you an AirBnB or booking host?
Hand out keys with just one click
All of your guests deserve a warm welcome, and easy access to their booked apartment.
You can set digital keys individually in advance in Phonein app, and insert them as a link in the confirmation e-mail or SMS.
Hey! I’m at the airport.
The estimated arrival is at 6 pm.
Hey! It’s Jared again. Sorry but my flight was delayed. I don’t know my exact time of arrival. Can you give me the keys when I arrive?
Hi Jared! It’s alright. You can enter the apartment whenever you arrive. Just open the Phonein link in the e-mail I’ve sent you before. Your digital key works from 4 pm today. Safe flight!
Hey Chris! I just wanted to say thanks. I got in. Maybe I will stay a few days longer, can you arrange my booking dates and key pls?
Thanks.
I enjoyed my stay. The apartment looks cool and Chris/the host was also helpful and flexible.
SAFETY
PhoneIn provides a safe alternative to let people in the building without handing out actual keys or codes.
TIME-WINDOW
If you know approximately when your guests will arrive, set their key link ahead of time, and spend the rest of the day without worries.
NOTIFICATIONS
You can track the keys, and if anybody enters the building with a link or via the app you shared before, the app notifies you.
INTERCOM
When your guests ring the intercom at the building's gate, you can answer through the device or accept your smartphone's call.
INSTALLATION
PhoneIn does not require special technical skills so that anybody can install it in 5 minutes. You don't even need permission from the house manager.
LIMITATION
You can set each key's duration or make changes later on if your guests would like to stay longer.
PERMANENT KEYS
You can share permanent keys, which means the housekeeper gets access to the building anytime, but you can still inactivate that key later.
SMART HOME
PhoneIn is a practical smart home integration for hosts and guests as well. Easy to control via the app.
FAQ
Yes! A key shared from Phonein does not need the application to be activated. The app is only needed by the owner to speak through the intercom and create and share keys.
When a guests uses a key to enter the building the owner will get a push notification telling them which key was used.
Absolutely, the keys can be configured with a start date and an end date. Using these settings you can feel safe creating a key weeks or months ahead of time. These dates can always be changed later as well.
Yes! You can modify or revoke a key at any time.
Because Phonein sends you notifications when a key is used, and because keys expire just when you want (after a certain amount of time, or number of uses), a shared Phonein key is MORE SAFE than sharing a physical key or sharing a code! So is it safe?? We sure think so!
Yes, you can add multiple Phonein devices to one account. By doing this, when you add others to your account, they will also be able to use and manage all the devices. When you share a key from a specific device, however, that key is only valid for that device.
If the power goes out in your apartment, some of PhoneIn’s features will likely stop working. This is because the wifi is needed to see if a key has been activated, or to forward the intercom call to your mobile phone. However, because the Phonein has a battery installed, it will still ring and function locally as your old intercom phone did. If the power to the whole building is out, this often affects the intercom system entirely, in which case Phonein won’t be useful until the power comes back. When the power returns the device will automatically reconnect to everything needed.
PhoneIn is an efficient and reliable system. So reliable in fact that we can confidently manage our apartment AirBnBs from another city, or even another country!
Liron (Airbnb Host)
PhoneIn is a great application that makes life easier in a busy environment. I can easily open the door from my cell phone, which is always at arm’s length, without having to stand up and walk to the intercom.
Nora (EatZeroMeat)
Phonein found a solution to a problem I’ve been having for a long time. The developers are smart people. Put them to the test, you won't regret it!
Robert (Personal User)
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