Hi @Monika343 ,
Great question! We were faced with similar issues and here's how we handled:
- we installed a myQ system for the garage door access. This is a mobile app (not a code that is keyed in). And is ideally designed for garage doors but also works with door handle lock systems (we have ours connected to a yale door lock handle). For reference, myQ is widely used by homeowners who want to allow deliveries into their garage and thus are able to open remotely or allow temporary access.
- for background, our home was built in 2004 and has garage doors and keypad from that timeframe. The garage door opener system is in great shape and so we tried to find something that would be backwards compatible and the myQ system worked. It requires WIFI so you may need to extend/enhance a WIFI system to cover a garage area.
- we were able to install the system ourselves but it would require some tech savy-ness.
- this mobile app allows you to give temporary access to each guest. No codes needed. Guests just use their phone to access and it acts like an old fashioned garage door opener - just press the button. The access is based on the timeframe you dictate - so no repeat codes or overlap.
- we have been using this since 2020 and this has worked out great for both sides - guests and owners. Recently, we have found more guests are already using myQ for their own home and thus the burden of getting folks up to speed is less and less.
- as a total aside, we are in a very cold climate and locks that use batteries don't function well in our winter, leaving guests stranded at the front door. This system bypasses all of that and has solved this problem as well.
- in short, guests don't use the keypad, just the mobile app. They don't even need to get out of their car to access their vacation rental, they can pull straight into the garage, which is welcome if it is dark, cold, rainy, etc. And they don't have to fiddle with an unfamiliar keypad in an unfamiliar location.
Good luck! Wishing you much sucess.
