Will your key cards work with my hotel’s lock system?

Yes. We make RFID key cards encoded for every major U.S. hotel lock — VingCard, Saflok (dormakaba), Onity, SALTO, Häfele, Hotek, CISA, Orbita, Messerschmitt, Kaba/Ilco and MIWA. Tell us the brand on your door, or send a photo of a current card, and we match the exact chip and encoding your readers expect.

Are your sustainable cards really compatible, or just plastic with a wood look?

They are genuinely sustainable. We build cards from FSC®-certified wood, fast-renewing bamboo, ocean-bound rPVC, rPET and seed paper — each with the correct 13.56 MHz RFID inlay laminated inside, so they drop straight into your existing locks with no reader changes.

What is your minimum order, and is pricing competitive?

We keep low minimums because so many of our customers are boutique and independent hotels. Pricing is competitive and scales with quantity and finish. Request free samples and a quote and we will tailor it to your property.

Can I get free samples before ordering?

Absolutely. We send physical samples so you can feel the wood, bamboo and recycled stock and judge the print quality in person. Request free samples and tell us your lock system so we include the right card type.

Are the cards encrypted, and is a lost card a security risk?

Encryption and access credentials are written by your own property management and lock system when each card is issued — we supply the printed, encoded blank that your front desk programs on check-in. A lost card simply gets deactivated and reissued, exactly as it does today.

A warm wood RFID hotel key card resting on a boutique hotel reception desk

Sustainable hotel key cards · Made for U.S. locks

The room key your guests
won’t want to hand back.

Wood, bamboo and recycled RFID key cards — custom-printed and encoded for every major American lock system. Designed for boutique hotels that treat check-in as a first impression, not a formality.

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Works with your existing locks Low minimums U.S. hotels since 2014

Compatible with every major U.S. hotel lock system

FSC® Responsible forestry
ISO 14001 Environmental management
ISO 9001 Quality management
MIFARE® NXP-compatible chips
RoHS Hazardous-substance free
REACH EU chemical safety

Why hoteliers choose us

A key card that does its job — and earns its keep.

The credential on your door is a working part and a brand touchpoint at once. We treat it as both, so it performs flawlessly and feels unmistakably yours.

Made for your exact lock

Every card is encoded to the chip your readers expect — VingCard, Saflok, Onity, SALTO and beyond. Drop them in and they just work.

Genuinely sustainable stock

FSC®-certified wood, fast-renewing bamboo, ocean-bound rPVC and seed paper — real materials guests can feel, not greenwashed plastic.

Custom-printed, beautifully

Full-bleed CMYK, metallic foil, spot UV and Pantone brand matching. The room key becomes the first thing your design says hello with.

Low minimums, fast reorders

Built for boutique properties — competitive pricing, low minimums and a saved spec so reordering is a single reply, never a project.

Our most-requested cards

Whatever’s on your door, we make the card.

We have encoded for U.S. hotel locks for over a decade. Pick your system to see the exact card spec, chip and encoding it needs — or send a photo of a current key and we will identify it for you.

Most common in U.S. hotels

VingCard ASSA ABLOY Global Solutions Saflok dormakaba Onity Onity (Carrier)

All lock systems we support

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Built around boutique hospitality

Made for the properties that sweat the details.

We started with boutique hotels — the ones where every guest touchpoint is deliberate — and grew from there. Find your kind of property.

Our specialty

Boutique Hotels

Signature key cards that carry your design language to the guest’s hand. From foiled monograms to FSC wood stock, we help independent and design-led hotels turn the room key into a signature detail guests remember.

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Resorts & Spas Waterproof wristbands and cards for pool, spa and all-inclusive access. Bed & Breakfasts & Inns Low-minimum, characterful cards for independent inns and guest houses. Vacation Rentals & Serviced Apartments Branded credentials for self-check-in portfolios and aparthotels. Hotel Groups & Management Companies Standardized, multi-property programs with per-brand artwork control.

Sustainability, not greenwashing

A key worth keeping, from a card worth making.

Most hotel keys are virgin PVC headed for landfill. Ours are made from materials with a story: FSC®-certified maple, walnut and birch; fast-renewing bamboo; ocean-bound recycled plastics; even plantable seed paper.

FSC® wood — real maple, walnut & birch with a warm, tactile finish.
Bamboo — light, durable and one of the planet’s fastest-renewing materials.
rPVC & rPET — ocean-bound and post-consumer plastics that drop into your locks.
Seed paper — a key card guests can plant when they check out.

Our sustainability approach Read the Sustainable Cards guide

Certified & accountable

FSC®Responsible forestry
ISO 14001Environmental management
RoHSHazardous-substance free
REACHEU chemical safety

We hold our materials and manufacturing to recognized environmental and quality standards — so “sustainable” means something verifiable.

From your lock to your front desk

How it works

Four steps from “what lock do we have?” to a box of cards your guests love handing over — and a saved spec for every reorder after.

01
Tell us your lock

Send the brand on your door — or a photo of a current card. We confirm the exact chip and encoding your readers need.
02
Choose material & artwork

Pick wood, bamboo, recycled or classic stock, then upload art or let us refine it to print-ready, brand-matched perfection.
03
We encode & print

We print, finish and encode every card to spec, then proof and quality-check before a single box ships to your front desk.
04
Reorder anytime

Your artwork and lock spec stay on file. When you run low, one message brings the same cards back — fast.

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Guides & resources

Know exactly what you’re ordering.

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Let’s make your key

Feel the difference before you commit.

We’ll send free samples of our wood, bamboo and recycled cards so you can judge the stock and print quality in your own hands — encoded for your lock.

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Prefer email? info@americanhotelcards.com

The room key your guests
won’t want to hand back.