Controlá provides an automated climate control platform for hotels and aparthotels that connects to existing HVAC systems and property management software. The system pre-conditions rooms before check-in, shuts off climate in empty rooms, and alerts staff to temperature faults before guests complain. It works with 95% of climate systems, including VRV, fancoil, split, ducted, and radiator setups, with installation taking as little as one day for centralized systems.
Funding
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Product
Problem
Hotels often discover operational problems only after guests complain, leading to wasted energy, dissatisfied customers, and inefficient housekeeping. Empty rooms run HVAC systems for hours, cleaning teams lack real-time occupancy data, and equipment faults like water leaks or broken AC units go unnoticed until they escalate into guest complaints.
Solution
Controlá provides an automated climate control platform that connects directly to a hotel's existing HVAC infrastructure and property management system (PMS). The system uses booking data to pre-condition rooms to the ideal temperature before check-in, automatically switches off or drops to standby mode at check-out, and shuts down units left running in unbooked rooms. It monitors room conditions in real time, alerting staff to temperature irregularities or equipment faults before guests notice. Hotel staff can remotely control any room's climate from any device, and the platform maintains a full history per room for dispute resolution and operational analysis. The system adapts to each hotel's existing technology, leveraging smart thermostats, centralized HVAC, or connected locks where available.
Target Audience
Primary customers are hotels and aparthotels of varying sizes, particularly those with existing smart thermostats, centralized HVAC systems, or connected locks who want to reduce energy waste and improve guest experience without major infrastructure investment.
Features
- PMS integration enabling booking-based automations: pre-conditioning before check-in, switch-off at check-out, and automatic shutdown in unbooked rooms
- Compatibility with 95% of climate systems including VRV, fancoil, split, ducted, and radiator setups
- Real-time alerts when a room takes longer than usual to reach temperature, preventing guest complaints
- Configurable temperature limits with delay settings that allow guest adjustment without feeling locked out
- Daily reset schedules for booked rooms only, preventing units running at minimum all day
- Remote control of any room from any device with full per-room history logs
- Installation options tailored to infrastructure: one-day setup for centralized systems without entering rooms, or 5-20 minutes per room for decentralized systems
- Independent network option that does not require connection to the hotel's existing network