What a small hotel actually needs
- Bookings and a room grid you can read at a glance
- Housekeeping status the desk can trust, ideally from staff phones
- Bills with tax shown, payments recorded and a balance that adds up
- A booking engine for your own website, so direct guests can book without calling
- A way to keep booking sites in step, if you sell through them
- A price that fits a small hotel, and no long contract
- A person to call when something goes wrong
The six systems at a glance
| System | Made for | Contract | Public price |
|---|---|---|---|
| BedKeys | Small to mid‑size hotels, with or without a restaurant | No long contract; monthly plans cancel any time | PKR 1,000 per room a month |
| Little Hotelier | Properties under 20 rooms | No lock‑in | By rooms, plus a 1% booking fee |
| Sirvoy | Independent hosts and small hotels | No written contract | Free for 1 room; from €12 a month |
| eZee Absolute | Hotels from 10 rooms up | Not stated | From $80 a month for 1–5 rooms |
| WebRezPro | Hotels, motels and inns, mostly North America | Yearly, 30 days’ notice | $10 per room a month, from $100 |
| Hotelogix | Independent hotels and groups | Not stated | On request, with a free trial |
What a 12‑room hotel would pay
| System | 12 rooms a month | What’s included or extra |
|---|---|---|
| BedKeys Core | PKR 12,000 | Restaurant, stock and full accounting included; 30% off paying yearly |
| BedKeys Direct | PKR 14,400 | Adds a booking engine with no commission |
| WebRezPro | $120 | Booking engine included; POS and channel manager through partners |
| Little Hotelier | Not published for 12 rooms | Plus 1% of bookings |
| Sirvoy | Not published for 12 rooms | Channel manager on the Pro plan |
| eZee Absolute | Not published above 5 rooms | Restaurant POS $60 per outlet extra |
The six systems
1. BedKeys
Our own product. The same front desk, housekeeping on staff phones, restaurant till, Night audit and full accounting at any size, priced per room, so a 12‑room hotel pays for 12. Best for: small hotels that run a restaurant or want the books in the same system. Check before you buy: the channel manager is coming soon. Price: PKR 1,000 per room a month; we quote in other currencies on request (pricing).
2. Little Hotelier
From SiteMinder, made for properties under 20 rooms, with a mobile app that covers housekeeping, a booking engine, a channel manager connected to over 450 booking sites, and one inbox for guest messages. Best for: small hotels that sell mostly through booking sites and run the day from a phone. Check before you buy: the 1% fee on bookings on top of the subscription. Price: by rooms, with a 30‑day trial.
3. Sirvoy
Family‑run since 2008 and used by over 4,000 properties, by its own count, with a commission‑free booking engine, housekeeping and basic accounting, and a channel manager on the Pro plan. Best for: the very smallest hotels that want to start free and avoid contracts. Check before you buy: no restaurant POS outside Sweden yet. Price: free for 1 room; Starter from €12 and Pro from €44 a month, rising with rooms; a 14‑day trial (pricing).
4. eZee Absolute (Yanolja Cloud Solution)
Over 33,000 hotels, by its own count, with a booking engine and channel manager in the base plan and setup and training included. Best for: small hotels that sell through booking sites and may add a restaurant later. Check before you buy: only the 1–5 room price is published. Price: from $80 a month for 1–5 rooms (pricing).
5. WebRezPro
From Canada, with one of the clearest price tables: $10 per room a month with a minimum by size, no setup fees and unlimited users, plus a commission‑free booking engine. Best for: small North American hotels and motels. Check before you buy: contracts are yearly, and the POS and channel manager are partner products (pricing).
6. Hotelogix
A Singapore system used by over 12,000 hotels, by its own count, with a restaurant POS, booking engine, channel manager and a mobile app. Best for: small hotels that want to try before buying. Check before you buy: accounting and stock come through marketplace apps. Price: on request, with a free trial (Hotelogix).
Mistakes small hotels make when choosing
- Comparing base prices only. Add booking fees, per‑outlet add‑ons and payment fees before you compare.
- Buying for the hotel you might be in five years. Choose what works now, from a provider that grows with you.
- Skipping the money test. Ask to see a wrong charge corrected and the end of day closed. Small hotels feel every missing cash shift.
- Forgetting the way out. Check the contract length and how you get a full copy of your data.
