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Hotel booking apps

Direct booking, a guest app and the staff tools behind it.

Every guest who books direct is one you keep. We build a booking engine that is quick on a phone, a guest app for the stay, and the staff tools behind it, all connected to the property management system and channel manager you already run.

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// what matters here

What is different in this industry.

01

Quick to book on a phone

A few steps from dates to a confirmed booking, with live rates and the payment step built to finish, not abandon.

02

Connected to your property system

Bookings, rooms and requests flow through your property management system and channel manager, so availability never drifts.

03

The stay in the app

Online check-in, digital keys where your locks allow, requests and offers, in the guest's own language.

04

Staff tools behind it

Housekeeping and maintenance share live room status with the front desk, so a clean room is sold the minute it is ready.

// example projects

Priced examples for this service.

Each one is hypothetical, labelled as such, and priced live from our rate card. Open any of them in the estimator and make it yours.

Example projectWeb appMobile app

Direct booking and a guest app

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

A group of boutique hotels takes most bookings through online travel agencies, and its own booking page is slow, clumsy on a phone and loses guests at the payment step.

// What we would build

A fast direct booking engine on the group's own site, and an iOS and Android guest app for check-in, digital keys where the locks allow, requests and offers, connected to the property management and channel manager.

// What is in it

  • Booking in a few steps on a phone, with live rates and availability
  • Member rates and packages for guests who book direct
  • Online check-in, ID upload and digital keys where the locks support them
  • Requests and upgrades from the app during the stay
  • Every screen in the guest's language and currency
  • Connected to your property management system and channel manager

// Stack

  • Next.js
  • React Native
  • PostgreSQL
  • Property management system interface
  • Stripe
  • AWS

// estimate

Build
≈ US$149,000 to US$227,000, delivered within 32 weeksCAD 211,700 to 323,700
Hosting
≈ US$492 a monthCAD 700 a month
Support
≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery
2.9 to 3.4 weeks
Design approved
9.4 to 16.4 weeks
Core features
1.9 to 2.9 weeks
Full build
1.4 to 1.9 weeks
First build on devices
3.9 to 6.4 weeks
Testing and fixes
0.4 to 0.9 weeks
Store submission
0.9 to 1.9 weeks
Launch
0.9 to 1.4 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review
1 week
Certification or API access from your PMS vendor
1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%
CAD 42,340 to 64,740
Discovery 9.2%
CAD 19,476.40 to 29,780.40
Design approved 9.2%
CAD 19,476.40 to 29,780.40
Core features 7.6%
CAD 16,089.20 to 24,601.20
Full build 5%
CAD 10,585 to 16,185
First build on devices 20.1%
CAD 42,551.70 to 65,063.70
Testing and fixes 2.5%
CAD 5,292.50 to 8,092.50
Store submission 6.7%
CAD 14,183.90 to 21,687.90
Launch 9.7%
CAD 20,534.90 to 31,398.90
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%)
CAD 21,170 to 32,370
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Example projectWeb appMobile app

Housekeeping and maintenance app

Hypothetical. Not a client, not a result.

// The problem

Room status moves by radio and paper between housekeeping, maintenance and the front desk, so guests wait for rooms that are already clean.

// What we would build

An Android app for housekeepers and maintenance staff, and a live board for supervisors and the front desk, so a room marked clean is ready to sell at once and a broken fixture is photographed and assigned on the spot.

// What is in it

  • Room assignments by floor and priority, with arrivals first
  • Room marked clean or inspected from the phone, shown at the front desk at once
  • Maintenance issues photographed and assigned, with the room blocked if needed
  • Lost and found logged with photos
  • Every screen in the languages your staff speak

// Stack

  • React Native (Android)
  • Next.js
  • PostgreSQL
  • Property management system interface
  • DigitalOcean

// estimate

Build
≈ US$94,500 to US$144,000, delivered within 26 weeksCAD 134,500 to 205,700
Hosting
≈ US$176 a monthCAD 250 a month
Support
≈ US$2,500 a monthCAD 3,565 a month

Prices in your currency are estimates from today's Bank of Canada rate. All invoicing is in CAD or USD.

Timeline by milestone

Discovery
4 to 4.5 weeks
Design approved
4.5 to 7.5 weeks
Core features
2.5 to 4 weeks
Full build
1.5 to 2.5 weeks
First build on devices
3 to 5.5 weeks
Testing and fixes
0.5 to 1.5 weeks
Store submission
1.5 to 2 weeks
Launch
1.5 to 2 weeks

Outside our hands, and added to the calendar

App store review
1 week
Certification or API access from your PMS vendor
1 to 4 weeks

How it is paid

Deposit 20%
CAD 26,900 to 41,140
Discovery 9.1%
CAD 12,239.50 to 18,718.70
Design approved 9.1%
CAD 12,239.50 to 18,718.70
Core features 9.2%
CAD 12,374.00 to 18,924.40
Full build 6.1%
CAD 8,204.50 to 12,547.70
First build on devices 18%
CAD 24,210 to 37,026
Testing and fixes 3%
CAD 4,035 to 6,171
Store submission 6%
CAD 8,070 to 12,342
Launch 9.5%
CAD 12,777.50 to 19,541.50
Holdback, 30 days after launch (10%)
CAD 13,450 to 20,570
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// questions

Questions we get about this.

Which hotel systems can the app connect to?

Most current systems with an interface or a certified integration partner. We confirm yours before we quote.

Do hotel guests need the app to book direct?

No. Booking works on the website; the app is for guests who want check-in, keys and requests during the stay.

Can the booking engine handle several properties?

Yes. Guests can search across your properties or book one directly, with rates and policies set per property.

Back to the industry: Hospitality and travelAbout the service: Web and mobile apps

// next

Not quite your project?

Tell us what you have in mind. We will come back to you with a range and the questions that would narrow it. Or book a call and talk it through.

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