How Blueground Gained a Top-Down View of All Their Keys with KeyNest Cloud
KEY SUMMARY
- The Partner: Blueground, a global provider of mid-term rentals offering fully-equipped flats in 30 major cities worldwide.
- The Challenge: Rapid growth made office key management increasingly complex, with time lost searching for keys, no visibility on who held them, no audit trail, and risk of keys going missing or misplaced.
- How did Blueground use KeyNest?: They started with KeyNest Points for hassle-free tenant and contractor key exchange, then adopted KeyNest Cloud to tag and track every key in the office in real time.
- Key Results:
- Total Key Visibility - Over 10,000 keys are now tagged and tracked in real time across staff in 10+ cities.
- Full Audit Trail - Every collection and drop-off is logged automatically, generating audit reports for accountability.
- Remote Access Control - Managers can grant or revoke key permissions in seconds, ensuring only the right people handle the right keys.
Blueground’s background & growth
Blueground has been thriving in the medium and long-term rental industry since 2013. Their success in property access operations can be largely attributed to their partnership with KeyNest.
Blueground is a leading global provider of mid-term rentals. They offer fully-equipped flats with stylish designs in 30 major cities worldwide. Blueground prioritises the quality of living for its customers by providing high-end, move-in-ready properties. They handle all tasks related to maintenance and management of the flats, ensuring a hassle-free experience for tenants.
How did Blueground start using KeyNest
Like many fast-growing property companies, Blueground initially relied on simple systems to handle keys. But as the scale of their operations increased, these methods became more complex and harder to manage. This challenge led them to seek a more reliable and scalable solution - and that’s when they turned to KeyNest Points.
We interviewed Julien Sibi, Operations Administrator at Blueground France, to hear first-hand about their experience with KeyNest.
From KeyNest Points to KeyNest Cloud
While experiencing rapid growth, Blueground recognised the importance of efficient key management to deliver a great tenant experience. For a long, they relied on KeyNest’s global network of Points to provide tenants and contractors 24/7 hassle-free key exchange.
This partnership not only simplified day-to-day operations but also built the trust and reliability that naturally led Blueground to expand their use of KeyNest by adopting KeyNest Cloud.
KeyNest Cloud: Complete visibility for every key in your office
Blueground transformed their key management by adopting KeyNest Cloud, bringing unmatched control and transparency to their operations. Today, more than 10,000 keys are tagged and tracked in real time, supporting staff across 10+ cities worldwide.
KeyNest Cloud gives their team total control over all keys stored in the office. By attaching fobs and scanning them into the system, they gained a bird’s-eye view of all their keys and solved some of the most common challenges property managers face:
Time wasted looking for keys
No visibility on who’s got them
No audit trail for keys
No idea when keys are due back
Lost or misplaced keys
According to Julien Sibi, Operations Administrator at Blueground:
KeyNest Cloud: From key history to audit reports - all in one place
With KeyNest Cloud, property managers gain a real-time bird’s-eye view of every key.
Designed to tracks every key in real time, with movement history, audit reports, and instant visibility from one key to thousands.
