Hospitality

Connected room comfort at Iniala Beach House.

Connected room comfort at Iniala Beach House.

At Iniala Beach House in Thailand, OneAvant deployed on-site IoT infrastructure and room hardware across curtains, lighting, climate and access. A room-by-room inventory and a defined follow-on plan set out the foundation for a wider connected-room rollout.

At Iniala Beach House in Thailand, OneAvant deployed on-site IoT infrastructure and room hardware across curtains, lighting, climate and access. A room-by-room inventory and a defined follow-on plan set out the foundation for a wider connected-room rollout.

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Counts describe the setup overview in the supplied report, not full property-wide commissioning. No energy savings, revenue gains or adoption figures were reported.

Counts describe the setup overview in the supplied report, not full property-wide commissioning. No energy savings, revenue gains or adoption figures were reported.

THE ROOM EXPERIENCE

Room comfort, designed as one experience.

The aim is to bring everyday controls closer together while respecting the character of each space. The documented deployment establishes the hardware and local infrastructure; the follow-on plan sets out how room coverage and integration progress from there.

THE ROOM EXPERIENCE

Room comfort, designed as one experience.

The aim is to bring everyday controls closer together while respecting the character of each space. The documented deployment establishes the hardware and local infrastructure; the follow-on plan sets out how room coverage and integration progress from there.

THE PROPERTY

Distinctive spaces. A room experience to match.

Iniala Beach House sits on Natai Beach in Thailand’s Phang Nga province, north of Phuket. Its villas and residences combine individual architectural identities, private pools and a highly personal approach to hospitality.

For a property with this degree of room variation, connected-room technology needs to be configured around the spaces themselves. The Thailand implementation report records device setup across selected rooms and the penthouse, alongside the work needed to extend the rollout.

THE CHALLENGE

Bring varied room systems together.

The room environment spans multiple lighting types, motorised curtains, door locks and a VRF climate system. Connecting the hardware was one part of the work; the report also identifies room definitions, lighting integration and tablet coverage as separate commissioning tasks.

The project’s next steps reflect that complexity: test the lighting integration, map additional room hardware in software and extend tablet access. A staged approach keeps installed scope and remaining work visible.

THE PROPERTY

THE PROPERTY

Technology designed around distinctive spaces.

Technology designed around distinctive spaces.

Actual site photographs from the supplied Thailand case-study material.

Actual site photographs from the supplied Thailand case-study material.

The pool and guest spaces at Iniala Beach House.

A property with individual room and villa layouts.

The terrace and outdoor setting from the site photographs.

THE CHANGE

THE CHANGE

Different systems. One planned room experience.

Different systems. One planned room experience.

WHAT NEEDED TO COME TOGETHER

Technology that replaces human service

THE SELECTION CHALLENGE

Curtains, locks and climate hardware

WHAT NEEDED TO COME TOGETHER

Room-specific device definitions

THE SELECTION CHALLENGE

Tablet coverage and existing-system integration

THE APPROACH

An on-site IoT host and coordinator

THE APPROACH

A distributed network for room devices

THE APPROACH

A named inventory of installed hardware

THE APPROACH

A follow-on plan for commissioning and expansion

Qualitative comparison of the approach. Colour distinguishes working practices; it does not represent a performance score.

Qualitative comparison of the approach. Colour distinguishes working practices; it does not represent a performance score.

THE IMPLEMENTATION

THE IMPLEMENTATION

Build the foundation. Connect the room.

Build the foundation. Connect the room.

The Thailand report documents a physical deployment and a room-level device inventory. These are the four workstreams that make up that foundation.

The Thailand report documents a physical deployment and a room-level device inventory. These are the four workstreams that make up that foundation.

ON-SITE INFRASTRUCTURE

A local host for the room-control environment

On-site host · Coordinator · UPS · 13 routers

The deployment records an on-site mini PC, a coordinator router and a UPS. Thirteen IoT network routers are listed in the setup overview, providing the network infrastructure for the connected room hardware.

CURTAINS & LIGHTING

Connect the elements that shape the room

16 curtain controls · 30 dimmable relays

Sixteen curtain controls and thirty dimmable lighting relays are recorded as set up. The inventory also includes wall switches, lighting relays and LED strips. Existing lighting-system integration and further dimmer testing remained part of the next phase.

CLIMATE & ACCESS

Bring climate and access into the device layer

4 HVAC controllers · 7 door locks

The overview lists four TIS HVAC control units and seven door locks as set up. The separate Malta scouting document corroborates that the Thailand climate architecture used one TIS controller for each of four Daikin VRF clusters. Further room-level software definitions remained on the Thailand follow-on list.

ROOM CONFIGURATION & HANDOVER

Make the rollout repeatable, room by room

Room inventory · Spares · Defined next steps

The report pairs a detailed room-device inventory with a list of spares, replacement parts and remaining tasks. Additional tablet setup, charging stands and room mappings were still planned, giving the next deployment phase a defined starting point.

ON SITE AT INIALA

ON SITE AT INIALA

Inside the Thailand installation.

Inside the Thailand installation.

The supplied photographs show the resort and work around its curtains and room systems. They bring the implementation story back to the spaces guests use.

The supplied photographs show the resort and work around its curtains and room systems. They bring the implementation story back to the spaces guests use.

Installation work around the room’s curtain system.

The room setting that the controls need to serve.

Room-level work captured during the site visit.

Lighting and interior details from the supplied site photographs.

DOCUMENTED SCOPE

DOCUMENTED SCOPE

A recorded installation, with clear boundaries.

A recorded installation, with clear boundaries.

The setup overview provides the counts below. These describe the implementation snapshot in the supplied report; they are not a claim of complete property-wide commissioning.

The setup overview provides the counts below. These describe the implementation snapshot in the supplied report; they are not a claim of complete property-wide commissioning.

INFRASTRUCTURE & ROOM DEVICES

INFRASTRUCTURE & ROOM DEVICES

13 IoT network routers

13 IoT network routers

Listed in the setup overview

Listed in the setup overview

INFRASTRUCTURE & ROOM DEVICES

INFRASTRUCTURE & ROOM DEVICES

6 Motion sensors

6 Motion sensors

Recorded as set up

Recorded as set up

The six reported categories are shown across the installation cards and this section: 16 curtain controls, 30 dimmable lighting relays, 7 door locks, 4 installed HVAC controllers, 13 IoT network routers and 6 motion sensors. A spare HVAC unit remains separate from the installed count.

The six reported categories are shown across the installation cards and this section: 16 curtain controls, 30 dimmable lighting relays, 7 door locks, 4 installed HVAC controllers, 13 IoT network routers and 6 motion sensors. A spare HVAC unit remains separate from the installed count.

THE NEXT PHASE

THE NEXT PHASE

A rollout plan that makes the remaining work explicit.

A rollout plan that makes the remaining work explicit.

The report closes with a practical list of follow-on work. Keeping that list separate from the installed inventory gives the hotel and delivery team a shared view of progress.

The report closes with a practical list of follow-on work. Keeping that list separate from the installed inventory gives the hotel and delivery team a shared view of progress.

PLANNED · COMMISSIONING

PLANNED · COMMISSIONING

Lighting integration and testing

Lighting integration and testing

Test the new Lutron integration and Zigbee LED dimmers, then progress the proposed room-by-room lighting migration.

Test the new Lutron integration and Zigbee LED dimmers, then progress the proposed room-by-room lighting migration.

PLANNED · ROOM COVERAGE

PLANNED · ROOM COVERAGE

Further room and tablet setup

Further room and tablet setup

Define additional room hardware in software, add tablets where still required and provide updated charging stands.

Define additional room hardware in software, add tablets where still required and provide updated charging stands.

PLANNED · REQUESTED SOFTWARE

PLANNED · REQUESTED SOFTWARE

Guest-experience refinements

Guest-experience refinements

In-app menus, multilingual support and chat improvements were listed as requested features to deliver after initial feedback.

In-app menus, multilingual support and chat improvements were listed as requested features to deliver after initial feedback.

PLANNED · RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

PLANNED · RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT

Audio and TV exploration

Audio and TV exploration

Sonos control and an alternative approach to TV content control remained research workstreams, rather than confirmed completed integrations.

Sonos control and an alternative approach to TV content control remained research workstreams, rather than confirmed completed integrations.

WHAT THE WORK ESTABLISHED

WHAT THE WORK ESTABLISHED

The foundations for the next stage.

The foundations for the next stage.

DOCUMENTED FOUNDATION

DOCUMENTED FOUNDATION

Connected room hardware

Connected room hardware

A documented set of curtains, lights, locks and climate controllers across the deployment.

A documented set of curtains, lights, locks and climate controllers across the deployment.

DOCUMENTED FOUNDATION

DOCUMENTED FOUNDATION

An on-site control foundation

An on-site control foundation

A local host, coordinator, UPS and distributed IoT network recorded in the implementation.

A local host, coordinator, UPS and distributed IoT network recorded in the implementation.

DOCUMENTED FOUNDATION

DOCUMENTED FOUNDATION

A room-level inventory

A room-level inventory

Named devices and locations to support further configuration and commissioning.

Named devices and locations to support further configuration and commissioning.

DOCUMENTED FOUNDATION

DOCUMENTED FOUNDATION

A defined expansion path

A defined expansion path

Room coverage, software requests and R&D workstreams listed separately from installed scope.

Room coverage, software requests and R&D workstreams listed separately from installed scope.

EVIDENCE & CONTEXT

EVIDENCE & CONTEXT

Installed scope and the next phase stay distinct.

Installed scope and the next phase stay distinct.

Primary source: Iniala Beach House Thailand – Implementation Report, supplied by the user.

No energy savings, response-time improvements, revenue gains or guest-adoption figures were reported in the supplied Thailand implementation document.

The separate Malta scouting document is used only for its explicit Thailand HVAC and local-deployment corroboration. SOLIS provides process context; its installation claims are not transferred to this Thailand story. No Thailand-specific customer testimonial or video was supplied.

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