Hyatt Place Hotel Card Key, 2000-2010

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Artifact Overview

In many hotels and motels, electronic room keys replaced traditional metal keys attached to tags. These programmable plastic keycards can be reused, and there is no need for guests to return them if they are accidently taken home. Guests at a Hyatt Place hotel used this convenient credit card-sized keycard in the 2000s.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Card key

Date Made

2000-2010

Creator Notes

Made by Plasticard-Locktech International, Asheville, North Carolina.

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2011.83.8

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Plastic

Color

Green
Yellow (Color)
Purple
Blue
Orange (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 2.0625 in
Width: 3.375 in

Inscriptions

Back: WWW.PLICARDS.COM / HYATT / PLACE / RESERVATIONS: 888 HYATT HP OR HYATT-PLACE.COM
Hyatt Place Hotel Card Key, 2000-2010