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Two-way radios for hotels and hospitality
Housekeeping needs to know a room has been vacated the moment it happens, maintenance needs to get to a leak before the guest notices, and the duty manager needs to reach the night porter without a phone ringing in a corridor. Radios do all of that without guests noticing.
We usually give hotels separate channels for front of house, housekeeping, maintenance, food and beverage and security, with an all-call for the duty manager. Staff wear a slim earpiece. Older buildings with thick walls and cellars get a repeater in the loft or on the roof so the signal reaches everywhere. Night staff get lone-worker cover.
Hotels and venues tend to lease so the fleet, batteries and replacements are a fixed monthly cost. Wedding venues, holiday parks and seasonal attractions often hire for the season instead.
Typical accessories
- Slim D-shape earpieces
- Acoustic-tube earpieces
- 6-way chargers for the back office
- Leather holsters
What matters in hotels and hospitality
The problems radios solve here, and how we set them up.
Guests should not notice
Slim handhelds, clear earpieces and low volume. The BD505 and FW-400 are light enough to wear for a full shift.
Old buildings and basements
Thick walls and cellars block the signal. A repeater covers the whole building.
Department channels
Housekeeping hears housekeeping, the kitchen hears the kitchen, and the manager can hear everyone.
Fire and lone workers
Night porters and lone housekeepers get lone-worker timers. The fire panel can be linked to send an alert to every radio.
Recommended radios
What we send to hotels and hospitality customers
Licensed digital DMR
Hytera BD505
Hytera's entry-level digital handheld. Small, light and simple.
- UHF 400–470 MHz (VHF 136–174 MHz available)
- 48 channels, 3 zones, 16-position knob
- 4 W / 1 W UHF (5 W / 1 W VHF)
Licensed digital DMR
Fellwave FW-400
Our standard hire radio. Licensed 5 W UHF digital, no screen, USB-C charging.
- UHF 400–470 MHz
- 256 channels in 16 zones, 16-position rotary knob
- Up to 5 W high / 2 W low
Repeaters
Hytera HR655
A compact 2 kg repeater with a built-in duplexer and battery backup.
- 25 W (IP54 indoor version) or 10 W (IP67 outdoor version)
- UHF 400–470 MHz or VHF 137–174 MHz
- DMR Tier II + analogue FM
Licensed digital DMR
Motorola MOTOTRBO R2
Motorola's everyday radio. The DP1400's replacement, with a 26-hour battery.
- UHF 403–480 MHz (VHF 136–174 MHz available)
- 64
- 4 W / 1 W UHF (5 W / 1 W VHF)
Hotels and hospitality: common questions
Do we need a licence for hotel radios?
For a leased or purchased fleet we apply for the hotel's own Simple UK licence, which costs £75 for five years. For hire, our supplier licence covers it.
Can the fire alarm trigger the radios?
Yes. With an interface unit, a fire panel activation sends an alert tone and a message to every radio on site.
We have several hotels. Can they share a system?
Each site runs its own channels. Managers who move between sites can carry a PoC radio, which works anywhere there is mobile signal.
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