Workspace Booking for MICROSOFT 365
Hubstar Connect
Enterprise level workspace booking that builds on your Microsoft 365 investment.
Overview
Simple, accessible workspace booking & collaboration system
Hubstar Connect (formerly Smartway2) is a comprehensive workspace and resource scheduling solution that includes:
- Booking desks, meeting rooms, parking, etc.
- Seeing when your colleagues are next in the office
- Making service requests (e.g., catering, seating layouts, equipment, visitors)
- Digital signage & occupancy sensors
- Resource management & utilisation insights
- Compliance with WCAG 2.1 accessibility.
If you’d like something that’s simple to use, works with Microsoft Outlook, Teams, web and mobile, and offers all the latest collaboration functionality, Hubstar Connect is a great choice.
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BENEFITS
The benefits of using Hubstar
Organise everything for your office visit ‘in one go’
- See ‘who’s in when’ to help you decide the optimal day for your visit
- Book parking, meeting spaces & desks
- Select from lists or interactive floor plans
- Filter according to capacity, facilities, accessibility, etc.
- Book additional services to streamline your visit.
Add service requests
Request additional services such as catering, seating layouts, equipment and visitor passes, all from a web, Outlook, Teams or mobile app.
Add cost-codes and make special requests relating to allergies and accessibility needs.
Automated workflows send requests to the relevant service providers.
Enhance In-Person Collaboration
Team collaboration and social connection are amongst the top reasons colleagues come to the workplace. Hubstar Connect makes it easy to see:
- Who’s planning to come in when?
- Who’s sitting where (optional)?
- What’s on – e.g., you could offer a yoga session for 10 delegates.
Whether the goal is to socialise, collaborate, or focus, Hubstar Connect helps employees optimise their office experience and strengthen workplace connections.
Advanced Management Reporting
Hubstar gathers the information you need to make confident, data-driven decisions about your workplace utilisation and needs for the future.
A suite of advanced dashboards and analytics help you understand how your workplace is performing.
By capturing bookings made in advance and on the spot, combined with actual arrival data captured from QR code-based check-ins, mobile app auto-check ins, interactive digital signage and sensors, you can get a clear view of how your workspaces are being used, including a view of intent vs reality.
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What our customers have to say about us
What our customers have to say
“Essential has transformed our workspaces and car parks into intuitive, easily navigated interactive maps, making it simple for our people to select and book their ideal places when scheduling their office days.”
Ryan Arif Workplace Improvement Lead HRD & Facilities, Ageas
What our customers have to say
“Being able to pre-book a desk close to colleagues is a game-changer for our team’s productivity, especially as we are about to be working in an unfamiliar temporary space whilst we refurb our Poole office.”
Chris Egan, Infrastructure Project Manager, Merlin Entertainments ltd
What our customers have to say
“It’s now quicker and easier for hosts to register visitors in advance and provide all the relevant information, such as whether the visitor needs escorting. Managing visitor arrivals has also been streamlined with services that include self-service check-in kiosks and automated notifications to hosts.”
Jane Jennings, Business System Analyst, Supply Chain and FM, NATS
What our customers have to say
“Working with Essential we have been able to make Microsoft Outlook the single portal via which we can book everything required for visitors to NATS’ offices. At the same time as scheduling a visit in Outlook calendar we can request meeting rooms, seating layouts, AV equipment, catering, Wifi codes, security arrangements, and so on.”
