Today’s travelers are seeking contactless, efficient tools to help them better engage with their accommodations host before, during, and after their stays. Award winning AKA, operating luxury hotels and extended-stay hotel residences, is delivering on these expectations by leveraging technology and software that touches all parts of the guest journey. That includes implementing a Payment Portal from Maestro PMS that enables travelers to pay deposits, make full payments for third-party reservations, or settle outstanding balances on hotel or monthly/annual residential stays from the convenience of their mobile or desktop device. AKA Beverly Hills a fully appointed luxury residence with the style and hospitality of an intimate hotel was first in the system to go live with the Maestro Payment Portal. Following a successful pilot, 11 additional properties will deploy the convenience tool beginning this week.