Akia vs. Canary Technologies vs. TouchMenu: Which is a Better Fit?

Akia Contactless Check-In

Pre-Arrival & Check-in

Hotel Website Check-in Portal
Lobby Kiosk
Self Service Checkout
Self Service Checkin
Device Agnostic
Easy Room Selection

Information Collection

Custom Questions
Terms & Conditions Signing
Marketing Communications Opt-in
Pre-regisration info collection
Document & Passport Scanning
ID Verification

Verify a guest's identity for safety and security

Translations

Automatic Translations
Multi-lingual

Payments & Authorization

Registration Card E-signature
Collect Deposits
Payment & Authorizations

Enables guests to pay their stay during the check-in or check-out process, hotel can define if payment is mandatory before completing check-in
ID Verification

Verify a guest's identity for safety and security
PCI Compliant

Mobile Key

Door Lock Integration

Enables Guest to open doors with their own smartphone without downloading an app via the web application

Upgrades & Upselling

Pre-arrival Upselling & Upgrades
Easy Room Selection

Other

PMS Integration

Canary Contactless Check-In

Pre-Arrival & Check-in

Hotel Website Check-in Portal
Lobby Kiosk
Self Service Checkout
Self Service Checkin
Device Agnostic
Easy Room Selection

Information Collection

Custom Questions
Terms & Conditions Signing
Marketing Communications Opt-in
Pre-regisration info collection
Document & Passport Scanning
ID Verification

Verify a guest's identity for safety and security

Translations

Automatic Translations
Multi-lingual

Payments & Authorization

Registration Card E-signature
Collect Deposits
Payment & Authorizations

Enables guests to pay their stay during the check-in or check-out process, hotel can define if payment is mandatory before completing check-in
ID Verification

Verify a guest's identity for safety and security
PCI Compliant

Mobile Key

Door Lock Integration

Enables Guest to open doors with their own smartphone without downloading an app via the web application

Upgrades & Upselling

Pre-arrival Upselling & Upgrades
Easy Room Selection

Other

PMS Integration

TouchMenu

Communication & Messaging

Automatic Translations (Multi-Lingual)
Request Management
Room Service Ordering
Guest Messaging
App download
Web-app

Content Management

Hotel Directory
Guest Profiles
Local Recommendations
Web-app

Upselling

Payments
Room Service Ordering

Request Management

Request Management
Room Service Ordering
Mobile Checkout
Mobile Checkin

Other

PMS Integration

What Customers Are Saying

Most Recent Review

Amazing tool from upselling, online-check-in, tipping, communication.

General Manager from Marco Island (United States of America)

Review

General manager from Fort Lauderdale (United States of America)

The right partner!

Night manager

Most Positive Review

At Nuvo Suites we love Akia

Marketing coordinator

Amazing Solution and Intelligent Team

General Manager

Digital menu

Hotel manager

Most Critical

Great Tech Support!

Marketing Manager

Seamless Check-ins!

Front Desk Clerk from Yosemite Valley (United States of America)

References

Alexander Mourelatos
General Manager Mourelatos Lakeshore Resort

Yurgen Hohmeyer
Owner Lake Clear Lodge & Retreat

Vaughn Davis
General Manager Dream Hollywood