Hotels & Resorts
The first thing every guest touches should feel like yours.
The short answer
Band and Key supplies custom RFID key cards, wristbands and fobs to hotels and resorts across the United States. We are a division of Hundur Hospitality, a family with 75 years in hospitality that operates its own resort, so we know what a front desk needs from a key card. We match the chip to your door locks, send blank test cards to try on your own doors before printing, and keep your artwork and chip specification on file so every reorder matches.
What we need from you
- The make and model of your door locks and encoder, or a key card you use today
- Number of rooms, and how many cards you use a year or have in stock
- Your logo or full artwork, plus any finishes you want
- When you need the cards on site
- Typical order
- Minimums vary by product, and we confirm yours in the quote. Most properties order a year's supply.
- Lead time
- Most orders take 4 to 8 weeks from artwork approval. Your quote gives you a firm date.
Branded key cards, wristbands and fobs matched to your door locks, for every room type and guest.
A guest holds your key card before they see the room, and carries it for the whole stay. It is one of the few branded items every guest uses, and yet it is often an afterthought: a generic card reordered from whoever supplied the locks.
We make key cards, wristbands and fobs that look like part of the property, printed to your brand and fitted with the chip your locks already read. Tell us the make and model of your lock system and we confirm compatibility, send test cards to try on your doors, and only then go into production.
Resorts can go further: a waterproof wristband that opens the room, the locker and the gym, and pays at the pool bar, means guests never have to think about where they left their key.
What we handle
Taken off your plate.
01
Lock compatibility
We match the chip to your lock system and send test cards before production.
02
Room keys and wristbands
Cards for city hotels, waterproof bands for resorts, or both for different guest types.
03
Seasonal designs
Refresh card artwork for seasons, events or partnerships without changing your systems.
04
Steady resupply
We keep your artwork and chip specification on file so reorders are quick and consistent.
Reorders without starting over
We keep your artwork and chip specification on file, so reordering is a single email. New cards with the same chip work alongside the ones you use now, because your encoder writes the room data at the front desk.
Want a seasonal or event design? We print the new artwork on the same chip, so nothing changes at the door or the encoder.
Order before you run low
Most orders take 4 to 8 weeks from artwork approval. Place your reorder at least 8 weeks before your current stock runs out, so new cards arrive before the last box is opened.
That is a planning rule based on our usual lead time, not a delivery promise. Your quote states the date for your order.
Projects that need planning
- Rebrand or new artwork: we proof the new design on your current chip, so cards change on the front desk and nowhere else.
- Lock upgrade: moving from magnetic stripe to RFID floor by floor? Dual-technology cards carry a stripe and a chip, so one card works on every door during the changeover. Our guide to RFID vs magnetic stripe key cards explains the difference.
- New property or new locks: tell us the lock make and model as soon as it is chosen. We confirm the chip and send blank test cards to encode and try on your doors before anything is printed.
See which chips the major lock systems use in our lock compatibility guide, then start with RFID hotel key cards or a plastic-free option.
Questions buyers ask
How do reorders work?
We keep your artwork and chip specification on file, so a reorder is a single email. New cards with the same chip work alongside your current stock, because your encoder writes the room data. If cards are failing early, our guide on why hotel key cards stop working covers the usual causes.
What do you need to quote?
The make and model of your door locks, or a card you use today, plus the number of rooms, how many cards you use a year, your artwork and the date you need them. We confirm the chip before we quote. Our guide to hotel key card cost explains what drives the price.
How long does it take?
Most orders take 4 to 8 weeks from artwork approval, including production and read testing, and your quote gives a firm date. Allow extra time if we need to send test cards for your locks first. As a planning rule, reorder at least 8 weeks before your stock runs out.
Guides for this
- How much do custom hotel key cards cost?The factors that set the price, how to estimate a year's supply, and how to get a fast quote.
- RFID vs magnetic stripe key cardsHow the two card types are read, what wears them out, and how to move from stripe to RFID.
- MIFARE Classic vs Ultralight: which key card chip do you need?Memory, encryption and typical use of the four chips hotel key cards most often carry.
- Why do hotel key cards stop working?A checklist of stripe, RFID and lock causes, and what the front desk can check first.
- Can hotel key cards be recycled?Why most key cards are hard to recycle, why reuse comes first, and which materials help.
Relevant products
Where most projects like this start.
Start a request
Tell us what you need to open, track or brand.
Add products to a request or describe what you need. We reply within 1 business day with a quote or a few questions.