Atlanta � Dec. 8, 2003 � The newly opened Fairfield Inn & Suites in Yakima, Wash., is facing a business future that won�t include management worrying about rising energy costs or guests worrying about security. That�s because when the property opened its doors for business on November 24, its rooms were equipped with the SensorStat® DDC-IF energy-management system and the HT24 locking system, both from Onity. Atlanta-based Onity (formerly TESA Entry Systems, Inc.) is the leading global provider of electronic locking and energy-management solutions for the hospitality industry. �We�re pleased to be an integral part of this new Fairfield Inn & Suites, and we�re pleased to have once again worked with Vandervert Construction on the project,� said Pascal Metivier, Onity�s Vice President of Global Sales & Marketing. �They know, just as an increasing number of hotel developers and owners have discovered, that installing Onity products is a big step toward ensuring a hotel�s success � whether a new hotel or one being upgraded or renovated.� Vandervert Construction, a leading Pacific Northwest construction firm based in Spokane, Wash., was the hotel�s builder. Vandervert�s Tom Perko, project manager, said his past project experience with Onity was the basis for his choosing Onity for the 80-room Fairfield Inn & Suites� locking and energy-management systems. �I�ve worked with Onity locking systems in other hotels we�ve built, and they�ve performed extremely well,� Perko said. �My experience is that Onity locking systems provide the kind of top security and ease of use guests want and expect�and that�s a huge plus in terms of guest satisfaction.� Perko added that ease of installation and Onity�s flexibility were also big plusses during construction. �The lock installations took only a day, which was a big help in terms of meeting construction deadlines,� Perko said. �In addition, Onity�s HT24 locking system was less expensive than the leading competitors� locking systems, and Onity�s customer service in terms of working with us was, as always, excellent. Circumstances forced us to reschedule installation of the locking system several times, and Onity was very flexible and easy to work with.� Perko said Vandervert Construction also installed the SensorStat® DDC-IF energy-management system, a prime reason being the quick return on investment as well as Onity�s reputation for providing energy- and cost-saving energy-management systems that enhance guest satisfaction while bringing those savings to the bottom line. �We determined that the payback, based on reduced energy costs, was less than two years,� Perko said. Susan Wood is Director of Openings and Support for Monroe, La.-based InterMountain Management LLC, which was retained by owner G&G Hospitality, Ellensburg, Wash., to manage the new Fairfield Inn & Suites/Yakima. Wood, who served as project director representing InterMountain for the new Fairfield, had special praise for the Onity HT24 locking system�and for the support Onity provided in terms of training following installation of both systems. �We�ve used other locking systems but have found they don�t provide the same reliability and support systems,� Wood said. �Onity�s locking systems provide ease of installation and the kind of user-friendliness that helps enhance guest satisfaction. As for support, I�ve been impressed with the care Onity takes in training hotel staff in how to operate and maintain both the locking and the energy-management systems. InterMountain owns several hotels in addition to managing others for owners, and we may very well be installing Onity locks and energy-management systems in our owned properties.� �There�s never been more critical reasons for hotel operators to look at installing Onity locking and energy-management systems in new projects or retrofitting older hotels,� Metivier said. �Today�s sophisticated guests want to feel safe and secure away from home, and today�s sophisticated hotel developers, owners and managers want to feel secure in knowing they�re doing all they can to save on the ever-increasing cost of energy. We take pride in knowing that the executives of the new Fairfield Inn & Suites/Yakima chose Onity to help them accomplish both these objectives�and in a way that is affordable and enhances guest satisfaction.� About Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Launched in 1987 by Marriott International, Fairfield Inn and Fairfield Inn & Suites�the recently created, higher-end sister brand�have become leaders in the hotel industry�s value-priced category. With more than 500 properties throughout the United States, guests can rely on Fairfield Inn to meet their lodging needs wherever their travels take them. Fairfield Inn and Fairfield Inn & Suites properties participate in Marriott�s award-winning Marriott Rewards® frequent guest program. Members earn their choice of points toward free vacations or frequent flyer mileage for dollars spent at more than 2,300 Marriott hotels worldwide. About Onity
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Onity
(formerly TESA Entry Systems, Inc.), the leading global provider of electronic
locking systems, offers innovative technological solutions and services
for the Hospitality, Corporate, Education, Government and Marine markets.
The company�s ever-expanding family of electronic solutions today includes
electronic locks, related smartcard solutions, in-room safes, closed circuit
television surveillance systems, and Senercomm® energy management solutions.
Onity has R&D and manufacturing operations in Spain, Mexico and the
U.S., as well as an extensive sales and service network that spans more
than 115 countries around the globe. With innovative solutions specially
designed to meet clients� changing needs, Onity continues to provide real
progress � technological advancements in facility management and maintenance
for unparalleled convenience and time and cost savings. For more information
on Onity�s electronic hospitality solutions, please contact Pascal Metivier,
VP of Global Sales and Marketing, at +1 770-582-8116,