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Custom-printed hotel key cards

The card the guest actually handles. Everything on this page is about how it looks at check-in and how it looks on the fourth night — because a key card is the one piece of a property’s identity that every single guest holds.

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Suitable applications

Custom-printed hotel key cards

Guest room access in hotels and resorts

Seasonal or campaign artwork on a standing card body

Multi-property groups running one card specification across sites

Replacement runs on an existing artwork already approved

Construction and dimensions
Format	ID-1, 85.6 × 54 mm
Thickness	0.76 mm ±0.03
Card body	PVC, recycled PVC, paper-based or wood
Corners	Radiused to ID-1, 3.18 mm
Layers	Core with laminate both faces
Edge	Sealed; no exposed core after punching

Frequency and technology
Frequency	13.56 MHz high frequency
Standard	ISO/IEC 14443 Type A
Memory	Specified against the installed system
Security level	Entry, standard or high-security HF
Low frequency	125 kHz where a property still runs an LF estate
Also available	Without a transponder, as a printed card only

Printing and personalisation
Process	Offset 4/4, or digital for short runs and variable data
Spot colour	Available in addition to process
Finish	Matte, gloss or metallic
Personalisation	Sequential numbering, QR, barcode, signature panel
Bilingual	Arabic and English set as one designed layout
Proofing	Print proof checked in both scripts before production

What we confirm before production

Confirmed against the installed system before production.

Where the card carries a transponder we confirm the installed system, the credential technology it reads, and the encoding scheme it expects before production begins. A printed card with no transponder needs no confirmation step and can go straight to proof.

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Available materials

The card body decides how the card looks after a week in a wallet. PVC is the default; recycled PVC and paper-based bodies carry documented inputs; wood is a presentation choice that changes both the print process and the price.

Typical quantities and production time
Minimum run	500 cards per artwork
Price breaks	500 · 2,000 · 5,000 · 10,000 · 25,000
Production time	Typically 12–18 days after artwork and technical approval
Transit	Additional, by destination and shipping mode

Buyer guidance

How to brief custom hotel key cards

A useful quotation separates the working credential from the visible design. Confirm the installed access environment first, then state the number of artworks, quantity per design, bilingual copy, finish, numbering and delivery city. This lets the technical construction and print route be reviewed as two connected approvals.

Read the hotel key card design guide

Include these details

01
Current working card or verified system reference
02
Quantity per artwork and required delivery date
03
Arabic and English copy, brand colours and finish references

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What to send us

Send your card specification

Receive a technical recommendation and quotation

Artwork as vector, or the highest-resolution file you hold

Arabic text as live text, not as an image, wherever possible

The make and model of the lock system, if the card must open something

A spare card currently in use, if one can be released

Quantity, delivery city and required date

Frequently asked

Custom-printed hotel key cards

Can Arabic and English sit on the same face?

Yes, and it is usually the better layout. The two scripts have different optical weights, so the pairing is set at design stage rather than by placing a translation next to the English.

Do you print variable data on every card?

Sequential numbering is standard and included. Guest names, room numbers and per-card QR are available digitally; they change the process from offset to digital and therefore the price at volume.

What happens if our artwork is only a low-resolution logo?

We will say so before proofing rather than printing it soft. In most cases a usable vector can be redrawn from a raster mark; that is quoted separately and shown to you before it is used.

Can you match a brand colour exactly?

To a supplied physical reference or a printed swatch, yes. From a screen value alone the match will be close but not exact, and on a corporate colour the difference is usually visible.

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