KL's Sama-Sama Hotel Installs Automatic Minibar System

Bartech, a leader in automatic profit-generating minibar solutions for the hospitality industry, is helping the Sama-Sama Hotel Kuala Lumpur International Airport, to boost guestroom revenues.

The newly renovated and rebranded Sama-Sama Hotel, a 5-star hotel formerly under the Pan Pacific flag, has installed Bartech's fully automatic minibars in all 442 guestrooms. The minibars are fitted with custom glass doors and communicate over an Ethernet network.

Sama-Sama Hotel will also implement eTrays in their 100 suites and executive rooms to increase their in-room product offering.

"Sama-Sama's decision to install Bartech automatic minibars was based on the need for a fast turnaround period for rooms, as well as productivity requirements and better service offerings to its customers," said Hans Winsnes of Sama-Sama. "Bartech's reputation for delivering bottom-line growth and improved customer satisfaction scores is simply unmatched among minibar manufacturers."

Given its location-it is linked to bustling Kuala Lumpur International Airport via sky bridge-Sama-Sama Hotel boasts high occupancy rates and constant guest turnover. As such, the hotel greatly values streamlined checkout processes as well as efficient operational controls and labor efficiencies, all of which Bartech contributes to and which were driving factors for Bartech's selection.

As part of the hotel's renovation, Sama-Sama Hotel's management team placed considerable emphasis on enhancing its green credentials. A standard option on Bartech's automatic minibars is the Computerized Energy Saving System (CESS), technology that monitors and adjusts cooling production according to guestroom status, hotel occupancy, and other criteria. All of this helps hotels reduce their energy consumption tremendously.