Checked in before you arrive.

Pre-arrival — skip the front desk

ID, details, payment all settled

Room & digital key issued early

New screen · 25 May 2026

9:41

Online check-in

Dar AlUla

AlUla · 12–15 June · 3 nights BK-K4M9X2

Your check-in

Identity verified

Passport uploaded & approved

Done

Guest details confirmed

3 guests · contact details

Done

Payment settled

Paid in full

Done

Arrival time

Let the hotel know when to expect you

Around 3:00 PM

Your room

Room

214

Second floor · Garden Suite

King bed · oasis view

Ready for arrival

Issued in advance

Your digital key

Activates 12 June — opens Room 214 directly. No front desk.

When you open your door, the hotel knows you've arrived — your room shows as occupied on their dashboard.

Checked in before you arrive.

The slow part of any stay is the first ten minutes — the queue, the form, the card. Online check-in moves all of it to the days before arrival. The guest steps out of the car and walks straight to the room.

Skip the front desk entirely
A real competitive advantage. The guest finishes check-in on the phone before arriving and goes straight to the room — no queue, no waiting.
Everything settled before arrival
Identity is verified, guest details are confirmed, and payment is taken — all done quietly before the trip, so nothing is left to sort out at the door.
Room and key issued early
The room is assigned in advance and the QR digital key is on the phone, ready. The guest knows exactly where they are going.
The first door-open tells the hotel
When the key opens the door for the first time, management sees it in real time — the guest has arrived and the room now shows as occupied.
Works for any booking channel
Not only Escalé bookings. A guest who booked through an OTA or the hotel directly can still check in online, as long as the hotel links the reservation.

A note on the lock

The digital key is a smart-lock vendor integration. Escalé issues the pass — the QR code shown here — but the actual unlock depends on the hotel's lock hardware. The check-in flow stays the same; only the lock connector changes per property.