Capture more meeting room revenue.

Meeting room revenue

Real-time booking & access at-the-door.

See what’s free, Tap-to-Book and walk in — booked and unlocked in under 0.5 seconds, straight from mobile wallet. It’s the fastest room booking your members will ever use.

Here’s what most flex workspace operators are dealing with right now:

Your meeting rooms are leaking revenue.
You leave your meeting rooms unlocked, but this leads to room squatters camping out without booking (or paying). You have no idea how often they’re actually used. And you can see they’re in demand but most of that usage never gets billed.
The user experience is driving tenants away.
You keep your meeting rooms locked – but the experience is clunky. Lock-and-key or digital access, it doesn’t matter. Users can’t get in on-demand for spontaneous meetings without visiting reception or waiting for systems to sync up.
Managing them manually is a huge time sink.
Kicking out room squatters. Frustrated tenants locked out of rooms they’ve paid for. Chasing down payments for ad-hoc usage. Your team spends hours every week on meeting room admin instead of growing your business and serving tenants.

That’s why we built elumo from the ground up. Here’s how it helps:

Stop unbilled usage & capture more revenue.

  • Real-time booking validation

  • Integrated bookings and access control

  • Automatic session enforcement

  • Mobile wallet access credentials

Only authorised users get in. Period. elumo’s hardware and software work together to ensure every person in every room has a valid booking – either scheduled in-advance or instantly on-demand. No more awkward confrontations, no more lost revenue, no more room squatters.

Capture every booking
opportunity.

  • Tap-to-Book, Pay & Access functionality

  • Cash or credit payments 

  • Real-time availability updates

  • Ad-hoc and scheduled bookings 

See an empty room? Book it and unlock the door instantly with a single tap. Need to book for next week? Simply use your existing booking app to reserve and invite guests. elumo makes booking a meeting room frictionless. 

Works with your existing booking system.

  • Native integrations with popular platforms

  • Enhance the experience & capture more revenue

  • No rip-and-replace

  • Simple set-up & deployment

elumo plugs straight into the booking platform you already run — OfficeRnD, Yardi Kube, Cove, Nexudus & more. Add Tap-to-Book on top of the system your users know, with nothing to rip-and-replace.

Phone tapping an elumo reader on a meeting room door.

Our hardware, on your doors by this afternoon.

  • Reader, Hub & wireless locks

  • Simple to install or retrofit

  • Mount on any surface

  • See tech specs here

Installation is about as simple as access hardware gets. Mount the Reader, plug in the Hub, fit the locks — and use our wireless ones or keep the electronic locks you already have; elumo works with both. Retrofit, not refit.

Apple Wallet & Google Wallet certified.

Mobile-first experience
that members love.

  • Apple Wallet and Google Wallet compatible

  • Book, pay, access in under 0.5 seconds 

One tap books the room and unlocks the door – all in under half a second. No cards to carry, no reception visits required. Just the phone your users already have in their pocket. 

Turn empty space into a revenue generator.

  • Spin up a bookable space in minutes

  • Monetise empty offices between leases

Got an office sitting empty while waiting for a new tenant? Or a quiet corner? Convert them into bookable spaces in minutes. Scale your meeting room inventory up during busy periods, or down during quiet times. Every square foot becomes a potential profit centre.

Deploy in hours, not weeks.

  • Simple to deploy hardware

  • Works with what you’ve got – no rip-and-replace

No ripping out what already works. No months of downtime. elumo hardware goes in within hours and the software is live the same day — and if you’ve already got electronic locks, a booking system or TX apps, it runs right alongside them.

See elumo in action.

What’s included?

Sleek, smart Reader.
Mounted on the door (or any surface), the elumo Reader provides real-time availability through its LED light ring, and enables a real-time Tap-to-Book & Access experience.
Intelligent, dynamic Hub.
The elumo Hub controls the electronic lock, comes with built-in future-ready intelligence capabilities and is super simple to install.
(Optional) wireless lock.
elumo wireless locks fit straight onto your existing doors — battery-powered, with no wiring to run. Already have electronic locks? elumo works with those too, so there’s nothing to rip out.
Enabled by powerful software.
Configure your elumo experience and integrations through our software platform.

What’s in it for you?

Revenue impact.
  • More bookings — no squatters sitting on rooms, no friction between wanting one and getting it.

  • Capture 100% of ad-hoc use — Tap-to-Book turns every walk-up into a billed booking.

  • More revenue per site — every booking captured, nothing leaking out.

User experience gains.
  • A meeting-room experience members actually like.

  • Book, pay and walk in in under a second, straight from their mobile wallet.

  • See what’s free in real time — on the Reader at the door.

Operational savings.
  • Win back hours every week — no chasing squatters, no refereeing booking clashes.

  • Fewer booking complaints — access control and live availability end disputes before they start

  • Reporting without the legwork — see utilisation per room at a glance.

What others say about elumo.

The solution that the flex workspace industry has been searching for.

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Frequently asked questions.

What is elumo?

elumo is a dynamic booking and access control platform for meeting rooms in flexible workspaces, coworking spaces, and office buildings. It combines software with smart hardware to enable users to book, pay for, and unlock meeting rooms with a single tap using their mobile phone – in under one second. elumo is the only solution that integrates real-time booking and physical access control in a single experience.

How does elumo work?

elumo consists of hardware (Reader mounted at the door, Hub controlling the lock) and cloud-based software (booking and access platform and management dashboard). Users tap their phone on the Reader using mobile wallet technology (Apple Wallet or Google Wallet). In under one second, elumo processes the booking, takes payment, validates authorisation, and unlocks the door. It also works for bookings scheduled in advance – meeting attendees simply tap their phone on the elumo Reader to unlock and enter at the time of their scheduled booking.

What’s the difference between elumo and traditional meeting room access control systems?

Traditional access control systems can lock and unlock doors but can’t process bookings or payments in real-time. When access control is integrated with booking systems, there’s typically a sync delay – the booking happens in one system, then eventually updates the access control, preventing spontaneous on-demand usage. elumo unifies booking, payment, and access into a single real-time transaction. This means users can tap at the door to instantly book and access available rooms (capturing spontaneous demand), while the integrated access control prevents unauthorised usage (eliminating squatting) – all happening simultaneously in under one second rather than requiring separate systems to sync.

Does elumo work with existing door locks?

Yes. elumo integrates with most commercial electronic door locks already installed, including electromagnetic locks, and electric strikes. If you’re starting from scratch, essensys can recommend compatible lock solutions. The system is designed to enhance your existing infrastructure rather than requiring complete door hardware replacement.

Can elumo integrate with my existing booking system?

Yes. elumo can operate as a standalone end-to-end solution (handling all booking, payment, and access) or integrate with your existing booking software to add real-time, at-the-door capability that traditional systems lack. The open API allows integration with leading workspace management platforms and tenant experience apps.

essensys and OfficeRnD recently announced a strategic partnership, enabling OfficeRnD Flex to be integrated with both essensys Platform and elumo.

How long does elumo installation take?

Hardware installation typically takes 2-4 hours per meeting room depending on existing infrastructure and lock compatibility. Software setup and configuration can be completed in days. Total deployment time depends on the number of rooms, but elumo is designed for rapid rollout – most operators can deploy across an entire location in under a week.

What’s the ROI of elumo?

ROI varies by deployment size and current utilization rates, but most operators achieve positive ROI within 3-6 months. The return comes from increased bookings (from capturing all demand), eliminated revenue loss from squatting (often thousands monthly), reduced operational costs (less time managing room conflicts and access), and improved tenant satisfaction (leading to higher retention).

Check your potential ROI with elumo here.

How much does elumo cost per meeting room?

elumo pricing depends on the number of meeting rooms, deployment model (standalone vs. integrated with existing systems), hardware requirements (existing compatible locks vs. new installation), and any customisation needs. The system typically generates positive ROI within months through increased revenue. Contact essensys for specific pricing based on your requirements.

What’s the best meeting room booking and access system for flexible workspaces?

elumo is the only meeting room solution designed specifically for flexible workspaces that combines booking and access control in real-time. Unlike traditional booking systems (which can’t control doors) or standalone access control (which can’t capture spontaneous bookings), elumo solves both problems – eliminating squatting while capturing demand at the moment it happens.