Hotel owner-operator MCR has acquired Optii, a provider of cloud-based housekeeping software.
Optii will continue to be a standalone company with its existing management team of CEO Katherine Grass; Soenke Weiss, founder/chief strategy officer; and Deborah Pevenstein, chief revenue officer.
MCR’s portfolio of 140 branded and independent hotels will be customers of Optii, which will continue to offer its product to forward-thinking hotel companies. No data will be shared with MCR. The owner-operator will mobilize its 4,000 hotel team members—who will utilize Optii for 20,000 guestrooms per day—to push for innovative product enhancements.
Stayntouch property management system software, another standalone company owned by MCR, will integrate with Optii.
A data-driven platform powered by artificial intelligence, Optii has revolutionized housekeeping technology, optimizing labor and cleaning sequences for faster turnaround times and reduced costs, according to the company. With its Service and Chat products, Optii streamlines internal communication, allowing managers to auto-assign and track jobs and guest requests in real time, eliminating calls by 95%. The user-friendly mobile and tablet interface can be accessed anywhere, whether on or off property.
Used by hotels to clean more than 10 million guestrooms globally, Optii has experienced solid growth in the past year as hoteliers seek to increase housekeeping productivity while committing to COVID-19 protocols and facing labor shortages.
Fully configurable, the platform connects to many property management systems and is a solution for hotels of all sizes, from 50-room boutique properties to 3,000-room casino hotels. Unlike any other hotel technology, remote onboarding is led by the experts—former executive housekeepers. The software’s artificial intelligence gets smarter over time—around week four, the technology peaks in providing operational efficiencies.
Optii has an aggressive expansion strategy that includes the imminent introduction of a Preventative Maintenance product.
“We are honored to have been selected by MCR to join their portfolio of companies,” said Grass. “This acquisition will significantly boost our ability to provide hotels around the world with the technology they need to succeed in today’s operating environment. More and more hotels are realizing that investing in the right technology at this unique time can be a key lever for success. This is a huge growth opportunity for our company to continue momentum in the U.S. and Europe, as well as to further develop our leadership position in Asia.”
Tyler Morse, chairman/CEO, MCR, said, “Innovation is a core value of MCR and the acquisition of Optii forwards our mission. At our 140 hotels, we have used every housekeeping technology on the market—and Optii is simply the best. MCR’s investment in Optii will expand its reach globally and provide the company with the resources to continue introducing cutting-edge technology to the hotel industry.”
