SEATTLEReside, the leading prop-tech and alternative accommodations firm with operations in over 19,000 cities and 60 countries, announced today that it has expanded its partnership with Virdee, an Austin, Texas-based SaaS provider serving the hospitality, short-term rental, multi-family and commercial real estate industries. Reside’s subsidiary Reside 3Sixty, a state-of-the-art marketplace for extended-stay corporate housing accommodations, has implemented the Virdee Virtual Reception mobile app for guest communications, upsells, and check-in and check-out across its entire property portfolio, enabling seamless guest experiences for the company’s flexible inventory.

Reside 3Sixty is Reside’s innovative technology platform designed to provide an end-to-end relocation and business travel management solution to partners, clients and guests on a global scale. Reside 3Sixty offers direct access to over 650,000 high-quality, fully-vetted alternative accommodation options spanning traditional corporate housing, hotels, short- and long-term apartments, student housing, and single-family homes. Reside 3Sixty clients benefit from a globally compliant and real-time booking tool curated to each client’s needs and a customer advocacy model centered on consistency, communication and 100% transparency.

Robyn Joliat, Chief Technology Officer, Reside, said: “With the diversity of our product as a true alternative accommodation’s provider and the growing demand for locations across the globe, we needed to continue to drive a tech solution that allowed us to adapt quickly and provide a quality and consistent guest experience. We deployed Virdee Virtual Reception Mobile and Kiosks in initial Seattle, Washington locations and have expanded into our New York City properties. Customers and guests find the tech easy to use and are impressed with the services they have at their fingertips and the seamless arrival experience that the Virdee solution has provided.”

Branigan Mulcahy, Virdee Co-Founder, said: “We are thrilled to expand our partnership by providing an enterprise-wide mobile app solution for Reside 3Sixty. Virdee was established with a focus on elevating the guest experience at many types of properties, including corporate housing, which in many cases lead the adoption of self-service solutions.”

Nadav Cornberg, Virdee co-founder, said: “We are excited to bring our solutions to an innovative leader in corporate housing accommodations. The adaptability Virdee’s mobile app brings to Reside 3Sixty’s flexible inventory will help Reside 3Sixty’s clients streamline their operations.”

About Reside

Headquartered in Seattle, WA, Reside is the leading provider of professionally operated and managed global alternative accommodations with a portfolio of premier hospitality and technology brands (ABODA by Reside, Broadway Plaza, The Beekman Tower, The Residences at W New York, OnBase Suites and Reside 3Sixty). Reside's mission is to present a new way to stay; offering a curated experience to guests no matter the destination or duration of their stay. Reside aggregated a world-class partner network of over 1,000,000 of the best globally-compliant accommodations options in over 60 countries to satisfy growing consumer demand for high-quality, flexible and vetted housing solutions for business or leisure travel. To learn more visit www.staywithreside.com.

About Reside 3Sixty

Reside 3Sixty is a managed global accommodations marketplace and an end-to-end technology management platform designed to dramatically improve the overall mobility process for relocation and travel companies, clients, and guests. We provide clients with access to over 1,000,000 globally compliant, fully vetted, quality, and cost-effective accommodations options in over 60 countries. providing them with bilateral guest communications, case management and business intelligence reporting to create an all-around platform to manage, monitor and elevate their mobility process. To learn more visit www.3sixty.tech.

About Virdee

Based in Austin, Texas, Virdee is an innovative software company serving the hospitality industry. Virdee Virtual Reception reduces costs and increases revenue while improving the guest experience. Web, app, kiosk, and SDK options cover 100% of guests, enabling a truly contactless experience that puts the guest in control. Virdee was founded in 2020 by Branigan Mulcahy and Nadav Cornberg. Visit www.virdee.io to learn more. 

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