Originally Posted by
Winniesbestfriend
You didn’t need to go down for a keycard to operate the lights, any card with work, loyalty card, or some bit of cardboard folded too I noticed recently.
Originally Posted by
adobbing
I know that for things like lifts, your smartphone keycard can be used.
Power in the room is something else and seems to have been forgotten unless I’ve missed something that isn’t just a “workaround”
I too have quite a collection of spare “room cards”😁
Originally Posted by
richardhall99
Only carry debit card and driving licence so wouldn't want to risk leaving those. But will nab a key card before leaving.
I did write about this in my post from September 2021. I initially tried a business card which has worked elsewhere, but here you need something a bit thicker and more rigid.
Last year I also stayed at the Hampton Edinburgh where the slot appears to actually read something from the card, as an old Hilton card didn't work and nor did a nectar or bank card.