Roomzilla

Room displays that work on any tablet

Roomzilla lets organizations book meeting rooms, desks and other shared assets through one system. Its design pairs a web booking page with tablet displays mounted outside rooms, so that staff check availability and reserve a room straight away. The company says the software works on Android tablets and iPads, and that it can be ready for use in less than five minutes after sign-up.

Check-in and automatic cancellation

A check-in step and an auto-cancellation feature are meant to stop rooms sitting empty. If a booked meeting does not start, the reservation can be released so that someone else can use the space. The company says this helps organizations get more out of their rooms by reducing the number of meetings that never take place.

Booking from a phone and from a distance

Users can manage their reservations from a mobile app, which the company presents as a way to change plans from anywhere. Where a tablet cannot be installed, QR codes provide access to resource booking, according to the company's website. The platform is described as usable on many devices and as designed for minimal contact during booking, a choice the company ties to what it calls the new normal of the pandemic.

Beyond the office

Roomzilla is not limited to offices. The company says its software supports space and room management for offices, venues, classrooms and even home offices, and its site notes that the same tool can handle meeting rooms, classrooms, gyms and hot desks. Resources such as meeting rooms, desks and any other asset can be reserved and managed in one place.

Articles on hot desking and workplace change

The company publishes articles about the way workplaces are changing, covering hot desking, desk sharing, the vocabulary of modern offices and the purpose of workplace management systems. Its own research into desk use is cited in some of these pieces. The articles are presented as guidance for managers deciding how shared space should be organized, and they sit alongside the booking product rather than forming part of it.