We were told about 10 years ago, before bands actually, back in the day of key to the world cards, that your access type, whatever it is, doesn’t work the elevator until you’ve entered your room. Unless manually set by the staff. We stay so much at Boardwalk we don’t test it out enough to verify this. I know we almost always need to have the fix whatever band we bring to enter inn keepers area. If I were arriving when the desk isn’t staffed I’d stop at the front desk for sure nothing I hate more than trekking to the elevator and or room only to find out I can’t get in.