Campus Keeper · The Bag Hotel
Staffed, insured storage across your campus. Zero upfront cost.
Campus Keeper brings managed bag storage to universities and colleges — at the student union, the library, the sports centre, and every other agreed location. Students use it free. Visitors pay at the desk. The institution earns a concession share of every transaction.
Students study, attend lectures, use the gym, and eat lunch without carrying everything they own.
A problem you already know about
Students carry everything — because there is nowhere else to put it.
On every campus, in every country, demand for storage exceeds supply. Locker schemes are undersized, oversubscribed, and under-maintained. Students moving between accommodation, travelling to placements, or getting through a day of lectures carry everything because the alternative is a waiting list for a locker they may never get. This is not a resource problem. It is a design problem — and it has never been solved at campus level.
Graduation and open days leave families with nowhere to put their bags.
Families travel from across the country — sometimes internationally — and arrive with luggage and coats for a full day on campus. No institution we have reviewed provides managed storage for this audience. Bags go under chairs, into cars parked far from the venue, or are carried through the ceremony. This gap exists on every campus, everywhere — and it generates walk-up revenue the moment it is filled.
Staff welfare surveys flag the same broken locker.
Academic and administrative staff carry bags and laptops between buildings, across multiple sites, and on commutes that begin and end on campus. The locker provision that fails students fails staff equally. It remains unresolved because every existing solution requires capital investment, maintenance contracts, or ongoing management overhead the institution cannot absorb.
It stays broken because every existing solution requires something the institution doesn't have.
The institution knows about the problem. It appears in student satisfaction surveys, welfare reports, and student union manifestos on every continent. It stays unresolved because every existing solution requires capital expenditure, procurement, or operational management. Campus Keeper is the first solution that costs the institution nothing and serves all three audiences at once.
Laptop theft is the leading campus crime.
Laptop theft from libraries, student unions, and lecture halls is the highest-volume crime on most campuses — reported in Clery Act data and police blotter pages year after year. The pattern is consistent: a student leaves a bag unattended for minutes. The laptop is gone. Campus Keeper stores laptops and high-value items under a full chain of custody — sealed, photographed, weighed at intake, and released only to the person who checked them in.
Campus Storage Access
One access pass. Every location on campus. All year.
An annual access pass, included in tuition.
Students pay a single annual fee as part of their tuition — the same way they pay for the student union, health services, and library access. No payment at the desk. No decision at the point of use. Unlimited access from enrolment to graduation. The access fee is embedded in existing tuition billing infrastructure — no new system required.
Show campus ID. Drop your bag. Go.
No booking required. Students and staff present the campus ID they already carry at any Campus Keeper desk. Access confirmed instantly. Bags are sealed, weighed, and stored in thirty seconds. Cross-location collection supported — check in at the library, collect from the student union.
30% discount on Guardian network access globally.
Students and staff at Campus Keeper partner institutions also receive 30% off TBH storage at any Guardian location in the network worldwide. Semester breaks, field trips, study abroad, and travel days are covered — verified instantly by institution email domain. No separate registration. Same campus credentials.
Walk-up service for visitors and families.
No campus ID, no pre-registration, no booking required. Visitors present bags at any Campus Keeper desk on arrival and pay at collection. Graduation days and open days — the highest-footfall days of the academic calendar — are the strongest walk-up revenue events. For the first time, visitor storage at graduation generates a revenue line rather than a complaint line.
Three audiences, one network
Students
Unlimited access included in tuition.
Campus Storage Access embedded in annual fees. Unlimited use across every Campus Keeper location on campus — student union, library, sports centre, halls of residence, and any other agreed location. No payment at the desk. Cross-location collection. Show campus ID and go.
Included in tuition. Unlimited use all year.
Visitors & families — highest walk-up volume
Full walk-up service on every event day.
Open days, graduation ceremonies, parents' weekends, and campus events draw visitors with bags they have nowhere to leave. No university currently provides managed storage for this audience. Campus Keeper does — at every location, on every event day. Walk up, no registration, pay at collection. The primary source of visitor walk-up revenue.
Full walk-up rate. No access pass required.
Campus staff
Free access as a welfare benefit.
Staff use Campus Keeper free at any location on campus. The institution pays an annual facility fee per staff member, offset by the concession earned from student visitor and walk-up transactions. Show staff ID at any desk. No payment, no booking.
Free for staff. Institution pays facility fee, earns concession.
The financial case
Zero upfront cost
TBH takes all operational and financial risk. The institution provides space at agreed locations. TBH provides staff at primary locations, equipment and seals at all locations, insurance covering every item stored, and full operational management. No capital expenditure. No procurement of equipment.
The access fee replaces a failing locker scheme
Most institutions already charge students for locker access — generating minimal revenue from a scheme that serves a fraction of the student population. Campus Keeper replaces that scheme with an annual access fee embedded in tuition, covering every student, at every location, with no waiting list. Collected through existing billing — no new infrastructure.
Staff welfare — net positive for the institution
The institution pays an annual facility fee per staff member. Staff use Campus Keeper free as a welfare benefit. The concession earned from student visitor and walk-up transactions fully or partially offsets the staff facility fee — meaning the institution earns a return on the welfare investment, not just breaks even.
Graduation and open day revenue
Visitor and family walk-up transactions on graduation days and open days are the highest-volume events in the Campus Keeper calendar. The institution earns a concession share of every visitor transaction — on days when campus footfall is at its annual peak.
Student satisfaction — resolved permanently
Inadequate storage provision is a documented concern in student satisfaction surveys and student union manifestos on every continent. Campus Keeper resolves it entirely — no waitlist, no key deposit, no broken mechanism, no fixed location. A concrete welfare investment that costs nothing additional beyond the existing locker scheme budget.
No IT integration required
Campus Keeper requires no connection to student records, HR systems, or campus management platforms. Student access is verified by physical campus ID at the desk — the same card every student already carries. Fully operational at each location within days of the partnership being agreed.
Every item. A complete record.
Students and parents trusting the institution with laptops, phones, and personal valuables deserve a documented chain of custody — not just a promise that things will be safe.
Photo at intake
Every item is photographed at the desk before it is accepted. Timestamped and stored against the booking record. Visual evidence of the item's condition at check-in.
Sealed and weighed
A tamper-evident seal is applied. The item is weighed to two decimal places at intake and again at collection. Any discrepancy is flagged before the item is released. Contents are protected throughout.
Released by seal number only
Collection requires the numbered seal assigned at intake. Campus ID confirmed at the desk. No paper ticket — the seal number is the key. Every release is logged in the system.
Commercial structure
A concession model — not a vendor contract.
Campus Keeper operates as a TBH-run concession across agreed locations on campus — the same commercial structure universities use for cafés, bookshops, print services, and parking operators. The institution provides space. TBH provides staff, equipment, seals, insurance, and full operational management. The institution receives a concession share of all visitor walk-up revenue, paid monthly. Money flows from TBH to the institution — never the reverse.
Standard track. Students pay a per-use campus rate at the desk, verified by campus ID. Staff pay the same rate. Visitors pay the full walk-up rate. The institution pays nothing and earns a concession on every transaction. No access fee, no facility fee, no procurement process.
Staff welfare track. The institution pays an annual facility fee per staff member. Staff use Campus Keeper free at any location as a welfare benefit. Students pay per use at the campus rate. The institution earns a concession on student and visitor transactions. At every campus size modelled, the concession received fully or partially offsets the staff facility fee.
Campus Storage Access track. An annual Campus Storage Access fee is embedded in student tuition, collected through existing billing infrastructure. Students use Campus Keeper free at all locations all year. Staff use free under the staff welfare arrangement. Visitors pay the full walk-up rate. The institution earns a visitor concession. This is the target model — it generates the strongest welfare outcome and the highest return simultaneously.
How Campus Keeper differs
vs. Campus lockers
No waitlist. No key. No fixed location.
Campus lockers require capital investment, maintenance contracts, key management, and waiting lists. Campus Keeper requires none of these. Every student has access from day one — at every location on campus, not one assigned locker in one building.
vs. Term-break storage schemes
Available every day — not just at term ends.
University term-break storage is typically available only at move-out and move-in, with limited hours and high minimum charges. Campus Keeper operates daily throughout the academic year — during lectures, exam periods, sports events, and campus events.
vs. External providers
On campus. Multiple locations. No detour.
Many institutions direct students to commercial storage providers off-campus, requiring a journey before or after the storage need. Campus Keeper is at the student union, the library, the sports centre, and the halls of residence — wherever the student already is.
vs. Doing nothing
A welfare gap with a commercial return.
Institutions with no managed storage leave student welfare demand unmet, generate no revenue from visitor footfall on graduation days, and absorb reputational friction in student satisfaction surveys year after year. Campus Keeper addresses all three at zero net cost.
What institutions ask first
What does the institution need to provide?
Space at each agreed Campus Keeper location — a desk area in the student union, library, sports centre, or other high-footfall building. TBH provides all staff at primary locations, equipment, tamper-evident sealing materials, and insurance at every location. No IT integration, no capital investment, no ongoing maintenance cost from the institution.
How does the Campus Storage Access fee work?
The annual Campus Storage Access fee is embedded in student tuition — the same way institutions charge for the student union, health services, library access, and athletics. The institution collects the fee through its existing tuition billing infrastructure and remits to TBH monthly or per semester. No new billing system is required. The fee rate is agreed at partnership level, benchmarked against existing mandatory campus fees.
How many locations can Campus Keeper have on one campus?
There is no fixed limit. The number and placement of locations is agreed at partnership level based on campus size, student population, and building footfall. A small campus typically starts with one or two locations. A large campus may have five to seven or more. All locations on the same campus are connected — students can check in at any desk and collect from any other desk on campus.
Can a student check in at one location and collect from another?
Yes. All Campus Keeper desks on the same campus share one connected system. A student who checks in at the library in the morning can collect from the student union in the evening. The seal number is the only identifier needed at any desk on campus. No booking required — students present their campus ID and seal number at any desk.
How does the staff arrangement work?
The institution pays an annual facility fee per staff member. Staff use Campus Keeper free at any location on campus as a welfare benefit. The institution earns a concession on student visitor and walk-up transactions, which fully or partially offsets the staff facility fee. The concession rate and facility fee rate are agreed at partnership level.
What happens on graduation days and open days?
Graduation and open day events are the highest-volume days for visitor walk-up transactions. Families arrive with luggage and bags and currently have nowhere to leave them on campus. Campus Keeper operates across all agreed locations throughout these events as a walk-up service — no pre-registration, full visitor rate applies. These are typically the highest-revenue days of the Campus Keeper calendar.
Does Campus Keeper require student union approval?
Embedding a fee in student tuition typically requires approval from the student union or student senate — the standard process for any new mandatory fee. The Campus Keeper case for student union approval is strong: it replaces a broken, undersupplied locker scheme with unlimited free access for every student, at multiple locations across campus, at a fee benchmarked against or below existing locker costs.
Can Campus Keeper operate across multiple campuses of the same institution?
Yes. TBH offers multi-campus partnership agreements for universities with more than one campus site. A single commercial agreement covers all sites, with agreed locations at each campus, consolidated monthly reporting, and a single annual tuition fee covering access across all campuses of the same institution.
Is Campus Keeper available internationally?
Yes. Campus Keeper is expanding to institutions across the United States, United Kingdom, Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe. Fee structures are adapted to local tuition structures and student economics at partnership level. Contact us at partners@thebaghotel.com to discuss a partnership at your institution.
Bring Campus Keeper to your institution.
No upfront cost. No operational overhead. Campus Storage Access for every student and staff member, across every location on campus, from day one.
Get in touchUnited States · United Kingdom · Africa · Asia · Australia · Europe