STAYmyway

What STAYmyway does

STAYmyway is a privately-held Spanish hospitality technology company founded in 2014 and headquartered in Murcia, Spain, that provides mobile key and digital check-in solutions for hotels, vacation rentals, and other accommodation operators. The company positions its offering as a faster and cheaper alternative for rolling out smartphone-based guest access, focusing on simplifying deployment versus more complex enterprise platforms. Its product surface centers on contactless check-in flows and mobile key delivery, with the business model appearing to combine SaaS subscriptions with hardware (smart lock) sales or rentals, typical of the mobile-key category.

The company has raised approximately $1.45M in equity funding (April 2021) led by Travel Tech group with participation from ENISA and Tokavi Activos, and has received non-cash support from Google for Startups (October 2020). Faustino Fernández Orihuela serves as Founder & CEO. The headcount is reported in the 11-50 band, consistent with an early-stage operating profile. The input references an entity called "Operto Guest Technologies" as the legal name associated with STAYmyway, suggesting a potential corporate linkage, acquisition, or rebranding relationship with the larger Operto hospitality platform that serves 20,000+ properties across 90+ countries; the strategic implication of this linkage is not clarified in the source material.

From a go-to-market perspective, STAYmyway targets hospitality operators seeking lower-friction mobile key deployments, competing in a category dominated by larger, broader-suite vendors (e.g., Operto, SALTO, Assa Abloy). No public pricing, named customer logos, or ARR disclosures were available, leaving revenue scale and customer mix as open diligence items.

Name

STAYmyway

Legal name

Operto Guest Technologies

Website

https://staymyway.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

STAYmyway is a Murcia, Spain-based hospitality technology company that provides low-cost, fast-deployment mobile key and digital check-in solutions for hotels and short-term rental operators, founded in 2014.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Technology Software

akta.pro primary industry

Vacation Rental & Short-Stay Booking Engines (THALADAB)

Keywords

• Mobile key solutions
• Digital check-in
• Hospitality access control
• Smart lock integration
• Guest experience software

Headquarters

HQ city

Murcia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. SaaS Platform Subscription: Operto generates revenue through software subscriptions for its hospitality management platform, with products including Operto ONE (AI workforce), Operto Guest, Operto Teams, and Operto Access. The platform appears to offer both software-only and hardware-as-a-service options.
2. Hardware Sales/Rentals: Smart lock rentals and BLE chip lock upgrades are offered as part of the platform, suggesting additional revenue from hardware devices and related services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

STAYmyway provides mobile key and digital check-in solutions for the hospitality industry, enabling hotels, vacation rentals, hostels, and serviced apartments to deploy contactless guest access and automated check-in/check-out workflows. The company positions itself as a faster and more affordable route for hospitality operators to roll out mobile key functionality, with associated digital guest experience tooling (guidebooks, guest messaging, verification, upsells) and back-of-house automation (scheduling, maintenance tracking, noise and energy monitoring).

Product overview

Operto is a comprehensive hospitality management software platform offering a unified ecosystem of products organized into four core pillars: Operto ONE (AI-powered workforce with autonomous agents), Operto Guest (guest experience platform), Operto Teams (operations automation), and Operto Access (smart access control). These products work seamlessly together to transform hospitality operations, with modular sub-products covering mobile keys, digital check-in, guidebooks, noise monitoring, scheduling, maintenance tracking, and energy management. The platform serves 20,000+ property managers and hoteliers across 90+ countries with over 150 third-party integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Operto ONE: AI-powered operations platform featuring coordinated AI teammates supporting guest service, operations, and distribution for modern hospitality.
• Operto Guest
• Operto Teams
• Operto Access

Products and services

• Mobile Key Solution Keyless mobile access solution that allows guests to unlock doors via smartphones using time-bound codes or mobile keys, eliminating the need for physical keys or on-site check-in. Targeted at hotels, vacation rentals, and short-term rental operators.
• Digital Check-In Solution Contactless digital check-in and check-out platform enabling guests to complete arrival procedures remotely, often combined with guest verification, digital guidebooks, and digital contracts. Aimed at hospitality businesses seeking to streamline arrivals and reduce front-desk workload.
• Operto Teams (Operations Automation) Operations automation platform for property maintenance including automated scheduling, optimized task assignments, issue tracking with photo and video reporting, streamlined team communication, payroll and staff time tracking, customized checklists, and laundry/linen forecasting. Targeted at hospitality operators and multi-property managers.
• Operto Guest (Guest Experience Platform) Guest experience platform enabling digital check-in, personalized digital guidebooks with property details and local recommendations, guest messaging, identity verification, upsells, and digital contracts, accessible from guests' devices without app download. Targeted at vacation rental managers, hotels, and hosts.
• Operto Access (Smart Access Platform) Guest access control platform providing secure, automated access through unique, time-bound codes or mobile keys with seamless entry experience and property control, including smart lock rentals and BLE chip lock upgrades as hardware-as-a-service. Targeted at hospitality operators and short-term rental hosts.
• Smart Device Rentals (Hardware-as-a-Service) Rental-based offering of smart devices (locks, sensors) for property access, noise monitoring, and temperature/energy control, enabling operators to deploy hardware without upfront capital expenditure.
• Operto ONE (AI Workforce Platform) AI-powered workforce platform featuring coordinated AI teammates that support hotels across Front of House, Back of House, and Distribution, streamlining operations, enhancing guest service, and boosting revenue with intelligent automation. Targeted at hospitality operators looking to automate repetitive operational tasks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Customer saves $10,000 per month with one front desk for 18 properties

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability8 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PMS (Property Management Systems) IntegrationscoreTechnology or IntegrationSeamless integrations with leading Property Management Software platforms. The website features a dedicated integrations section showing PMS integration logos as part of their connected ecosystem of 150+ third-party solutions.
• Smart Lock ProviderscoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegrations with smart lock manufacturers and providers, enabling time-bound codes and mobile key functionality across various lock brands.
• Smart Device ManufacturerscoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnerships with smart device manufacturers for noise monitoring, temperature control, and energy management solutions. The platform integrates with various IoT devices for property automation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Enso Connect: Enso Connect provides a guest experience platform for vacation rentals with digital check-in, smart access, guest verification, and upselling — directly overlapping Operto's core mobile-key and digital check-in offering for the same STR operator buyer.
• RemoteLock: RemoteLock offers cloud-based smart lock management and mobile key delivery for vacation rentals, hotels, and multifamily — competing head-to-head with Operto Access on access control and time-bound code provisioning.
• Klevio: Klevio provides smart access and mobile key solutions for short-term rentals and serviced apartments across Europe — closely comparable to STAYmyway's mobile key and contactless check-in value proposition.
• Akia (formerly ALICE): Akia is an operations platform for hotels and serviced apartments with messaging, task management, and guest engagement — directly comparable to Operto's combined Guest and Teams offerings for the same hospitality operator buyer.
• VirtualKEY: VirtualKEY provides mobile key and self check-in/check-out solutions for hotels and short-term rentals in Europe, making it one of the closest direct competitors to STAYmyway's original mobile-key value proposition.

Emerging players

• Minut: Minut provides noise and occupancy monitoring hardware plus software for short-term rental operators. It overlaps with Operto's Noise & Occupancy Monitoring product and increasingly bundles guest access and check-in features.
• NoiseAware: NoiseAware offers noise monitoring devices and a software platform for STR operators and hotels. It competes with Operto's noise monitoring module and adjacent guest-experience capabilities.
• Properly: Properly provides operations and guest experience software for short-term rental managers, including scheduling and turnover tools that overlap with Operto Teams' maintenance, scheduling, and checklist products.

Broad incumbents

• Guesty: Guesty is a leading vacation rental property management suite used by professionalSTR managers. It is a broad incumbent whose platform includes guest communication and is expanding into the access and experience layer Operto targets.
• PointCentral: PointCentral (a Alarm.com company) offers smart home and access control for vacation rentals and multifamily. It competes with Operto Access on remote access and time-bound codes at scale for property managers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/staymyway
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/staymyway

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors4 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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