Parking at the Holiday Inn Ghent
Three hotels, one shared parking lot, and high parking demand due to the proximity of the Planet Group Arena. A ticketless system based on license plate recognition was chosen, allowing each hotel to manage its own parking lot independently.
The installation of this impressive project was carried out by Park&Go
The situation
The hotels are located next to the Planet Group Arena, where parking demand is high, especially on game and event days. The parking lot is visible on Google Maps, which leads non-guests to try to drive in for free.
In addition, the three hotels share two common entrances and exits, which presented additional challenges.
How was this handled?
At the entrance, visitors select their destination hotel via the control kiosk. The system then automatically assigns the visitor to the correct lanes and rates. Each hotel:
- has a secure, custom-built management portal
- has access only to its own data
- can operate autonomously, independent of the other hotels
The system in practice
- Guests who park for less than one hour can exit automatically at no charge.
- Hotel guests pay for parking at the payment kiosk in the hotel; the license plate serves as proof of entry.
- Other visitors pay for their parking hours at the payment terminal upon exiting.
- The entire system operates ticketlessly via license plate recognition.
Hardware supplied
- 4 DBK barriers (entrance and exit)
- 4 Smart Line control kiosks with intercom and QR code scanner at the entrances
- Payment terminals at the exits
- Payment kiosk in the hotel lobby
- Payment kiosk in the underground parking garage (Residence & Holiday Inn)
- StrongLine kiosk with badge reader and intercom at the building entrance (Residence Hotel)
- 4 ANPR cameras on StrongLine kiosks for license plate recognition
- Alphatronics traffic island with bollards
