Best Door Lock for Salty Airbnbs??

Best Door Lock for Salty Airbnbs??

😃Hi Friends,

 

I'm reaching out to find out what locks you're using that are the least problematic?😯

 

I have a busy Airbnb with 18 properties, we change codes daily on some of the units....housekeepers get them wrong sometimes and ocassionally guests have trouble opening the doors with codes and we end up giving out our emergency codes almost every week!

 

⚠️The problem is:  we are close to the beach and the salt in the air, as well as Florida rains and humidity, really wear our locks down and end up corroding on the inside and we have to replace them once a year! Annoying, right?! 😰

 

🐚🏖Anyone who lives in a SALTY/BEACHY area - PLEASE tell me 🙏  what locks are you using and what has been your experience?

 

Please only share the good ones lol I have enough horror stories about locks not working for guests!

 

🤗Thank you all so much for your help on this little project!!!!🤗

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@Coco184 . I host coastally- one place is approx 700m from the Pacific Ocean so yes there was salt spray on the door again this morning-and thats behind a flyscreen door! The porch area has a 600mm eave and a 1m canopy over the door however its a southerly position and facing towards beach.

 

The properties I host (all are in same area) all currently using Schlage Encode and are 3 years old, were recommended by the lock shop selling as he said good quality hardware. All are still working but some are in better condition than others. 

 

I would say the one most exposed to the elements (east facing towards beach but about 1km from water edge plus lots of trees and other houses in between) is suffering now but that seems to be more from direct sun on keypad and the driving direct rain, rather than just salt spray (we've had unseasonal heavy rain on east coast last 3 years not to mention the humidity). The lock mechanisms work fine, just the keypad illumination is less than ideal so will need replacing in the next year. 

 

Codes not working could either be issues with battery level or wifi- you should investigate as reissuing codes frequently seems a redundant exercise imo.

 

I have posted here before about these locks which I love the functionality of its (free) app as well. 

 

My advice is anything you can do to keep the elements off the door is a worthwhile long term investment. 

 

Hope this helps.