A method per department
Web, app, QR code, or kiosk depending on front desk, housekeeping, kitchen, or maintenance.
Hotels
Every department clocks in its own way
In a hotel, the front desk, housekeeping, the kitchen, and maintenance don't work the same way or come in through the same door. Kinmu lets each department clock in with web, app, QR code, or kiosk, and pulls the information together so you can coordinate shifts, absences, and cover without sheets per department.
A different clock-in method for each part of the hotel
Hotels bring very different kinds of work into one operation. The front desk may sit at a computer, housekeeping moves between rooms, the kitchen has its own rhythm, and maintenance turns up wherever something breaks. If everyone has to clock in the same way, the system ends up comfortable for one department and awkward for another.
The cost of getting this wrong is operational before it's administrative. Occupancy swings, night shifts, and last-minute changes mean cover decisions get made daily, and they get made badly when nobody can see the real picture across departments. Knowing that housekeeping is two people short at nine in the morning is useful; finding out at the end of the month is not.
Kinmu lets you adapt the clock-in method to each department without losing the central view. The front desk can clock in from the web, housekeeping from the app, the kitchen with a kiosk or QR code, and management can review absences, attendance, and exceptions from the same screen. Time tracking stops competing with looking after guests.
Built for hotels with very different departments
Multiple properties
Run hotels, buildings, or units from the same account.
Recording without signal
Offline clock-ins in basements, storage areas, or spots with poor coverage.
Calendar by department
See who's working in each department and arrange cover in good time.
Early alerts
Spot absences or incomplete clock-ins before they affect the guest.
A weekend with the hotel full
The hotel is full. The front desk clocks in from the web without leaving the counter, housekeeping records the day from the app while heading up to the floors, and the kitchen uses a kiosk in its own area. Each department keeps its routine and yet every clock-in lands in the same system. No sheets per department and nothing to gather at the end of the day.
Someone from maintenance goes down to the plant room, where the signal drops. They clock in anyway and the record syncs afterward. In management, the calendar shows whether housekeeping is fully staffed, which shifts cover the front desk, and who is on time off. If a start is missing in a critical department, the alert lets you react before the guest notices.
When the month is reviewed, hours aren't rebuilt through conversations between supervisors. They're centralized, with traceable corrections and ready to turn into reports. For a small or midsize hotel, Kinmu makes time tracking manageable without imposing a tool designed for large chains.
Get your time records in order, without the paperwork
Digital records
Clock-ins, clock-outs, and breaks saved automatically.
Traceability
Every correction stays documented in the history.
Retention
Records stay in the cloud for five years.
Privacy
Varied, non-intrusive ways to clock in.
For hotels that need something practical
Kinmu centralizes clock-ins and absences by department with flexible methods and cost that suits small and midsize properties.
Pay for active users
Only for people who are active.
No minimum
Fits small hotels.
No lock-in
Monthly and flexible.
No heavy modules
Clear time tracking.
Departments configurable
You organize departments and shifts.
Easy for everyone
Each department clocks in its own way.
Start without changing how the hotel operates
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Define departments
Set up front desk, housekeeping, kitchen, maintenance, and their schedules.
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Choose the methods
Assign web, app, QR code, or kiosk to each team.
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Track attendance
Monitor absences, clock-ins, and reports from a single account.
Digitize time tracking at your hotel
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Every department clocks in its own way
Can each department clock in differently?
Yes. Kinmu lets you combine web, app, QR code, and kiosk depending on what suits each area.
Is it suitable for small hotels?
Yes. There's no user minimum and no lock-in, so it fits small and midsize properties.
How does the housekeeping team clock in?
From the app, while moving between floors, without coming back down to the front desk.
What happens in areas with no signal?
Offline clock-in saves the record and syncs once internet is back.
Can I run several properties?
Yes. You can manage multiple sites from the same account.
Do hotels need to track hours?
In most places yes, and with night shifts and rotating cover a clear record is what keeps rest periods and overtime manageable.
How does it help on busy weekends?
The calendar shows attendance and absences by department, which makes it easier to adjust cover quickly.
Do I need time clocks per department?
No. You can use more flexible and cheaper digital methods.
Are the records traceable?
Yes. Corrections stay documented in the history.
Does Kinmu use fingerprints?
No. It works with non-biometric methods.