Devices, systems, and methods are described for detecting occupancy of persons within hotels using ultra-wide band tag and a MATTER protocol. A system may include a set top box (STB) coupled to a hotel management server (HMS) a user device (UD), an ultra-wideband tag (UWT) and an electronic device coupled to the STB located within a hotel room. The STB executes computer instructions which instantiate an STB user location engine (SULE), an STB user preference engine (SUPE) and an STB Room Configure Engine (SRCE). The STB performs STB User Location Operations (SULOs) include scanning at least one ultra-wideband (UWB) frequency for a signal from the UWT, determining whether the UWT, when detected, is within an STB determined distance, receiving an association of at least one user preference with the UWT, and configuring the electronic device in view of the at least one user preference.