Front Desk

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  Check in screen upon arrival at property w/ geofencing

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  Report damage seamlessly when you arrive so there's no problems later

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  Once checked in, see things to do nearby your rental property

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  We had no IoT devices to hack on, so this iPad app simulates entry/exit workflows live through CloudKit.

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Inspiration

Hotels have eliminated lots of friction with booking a room, but services like AirBnB have more unique properties. Meeting a host to enter the property can sometimes be bothersome, so we automate many tasks that the front desk in a hotel would do as a proof of concept for what services like AirBnB could do.

What it does

Check in to short term rental and interface with home automation devices to make transitions seamless.

How we built it

iPhone app, Swift, CloudKit, custom iPad IoT device simulator

Challenges we ran into

Making a web interface for hosts to access client info.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

Fast response times and satisfying click of lock on iPad-home.

What's next for Front Desk

Hopefully our ideas are implemented into services like AirBnB to make booking a place even easier.

Built With

• cloudkit
• swift