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Hotels: problems we solve

28 problems hotels bring us, each with the cause, what it costs and what we build to fix it.

Hotels problems

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How Do We Stop Things Falling Through the Gap Between Front Desk Shifts at Our Hotel?

Hotels

Hotel front desk handovers live in a log book, sticky notes and WhatsApp. We build a shared handover board tied to your PMS so nothing is lost between shifts.

Why Does Reception Keep Telling Guests Their Room Isn't Ready When Housekeeping Finished It an Hour Ago?

Hotels

When hotel room status lags between housekeeping and front desk, guests wait in the lobby. We build live room status updates your PMS and housekeepers share.

How Can Our Head Housekeeper Stop Spending the First Hour Every Day Allocating Rooms by Hand?

Hotels

Hotel housekeeping allocation is done by hand every morning from a printout. We build an allocation tool that balances departures, stayovers and floors fairly.

How Do We Stop Retyping Group Rooming Lists From Spreadsheets Into Our Hotel System?

Hotels

Hotel group rooming lists arrive as spreadsheets in every layout and get retyped into the PMS. We build an importer that reads, checks and loads them for you.

How Do We Stop Holding Unsold Group Rooms Past the Release Date at Our Hotel?

Hotels

Hotel group blocks sit unsold past their release date because nobody tracks cut-offs. We build a group block tracker that warns you and releases on time.

How Do We Keep Track of Which Companies Actually Use Their Negotiated Corporate Rate at Our Hotel?

Hotels

Hotel corporate rates get agreed, loaded and forgotten, so nobody knows who is using them. We build a tracker linking each agreement to real room nights.

Why Does Our Hotel Spend So Long Invoicing and Chasing Companies Whose Staff Stay on Account?

Hotels

Hotel company account stays mean folios, invoices and chasers built by hand. We build a flow from checkout to invoice, statement and reminder with your PMS.

How Do We Check Booking.com and Expedia Commission Statements Against the Stays We Actually Had?

Hotels

Hotel OTA commission statements include no-shows, changed stays and cancellations. We build a check that matches each line to your PMS before you pay.

How Can We Find Out When Our Hotel Rooms Are Being Sold Cheaper Than Our Own Website?

Hotels

Hotel rate parity breaks when OTAs, wholesalers or meta sites undercut your website. We build a rate check that shows where your rooms are cheaper and why.

How Do We Stop Missing or Mischarging the Virtual Cards OTAs Send for Prepaid Hotel Bookings?

Hotels

Hotel OTA virtual cards have activation dates, exact amounts and expiry, so some get missed. We build a queue that charges each card at the right time.

How Do We Make Sure No-Show and Late Cancellation Charges Are Applied Properly at Our Hotel?

Hotels

Hotel no-show charges get skipped or applied against the wrong policy at night audit. We build a check that applies each booking's own terms consistently.

How Can Our Hotel Kitchen Know How Many Breakfasts to Expect Each Morning?

Hotels

Hotel breakfast covers are guessed from occupancy, so the kitchen over-preps or runs out. We build a breakfast forecast from your PMS that the chef can trust.

How Do We Stop Our Hotel Restaurant Overbooking Outside Diners on Nights Our Dinner, Bed and Breakfast Guests Need Tables?

Hotels

Hotel restaurants take outside bookings without seeing how many dinner inclusive residents are in. We build one covers view joining your PMS and table bookings.

Why Do Bar and Restaurant Charges Keep Going Missing From Guests' Room Bills at Checkout?

Hotels

Hotel bar and restaurant room charges go missing between EPOS and PMS, or land on the wrong room. We build a posting check that catches them before checkout.

How Can Our Hotel Track Lost Property and Get It Back to Guests Without the Back and Forth?

Hotels

Hotel lost property sits in a cupboard with a paper log while guests email. We build a lost property log that matches items to stays and handles returns.

Why Do Rooms at Our Hotel Stay Out of Order for Days When the Fix Took Ten Minutes?

Hotels

Hotel rooms sit out of order because maintenance jobs and room status never meet. We build a job list that returns rooms to sale once the fix is signed off.

How Do We Make Sure Guests' Requests for Cots, Extra Beds and Special Occasions Actually Happen at Our Hotel?

Hotels

Hotel guest requests for cots, anniversaries and allergies get lost between booking and arrival. We build a request tracker that turns each note into a task.

How Do We Stop Last-Minute Changes to Hotel Events Missing the Kitchen and Banqueting Team?

Hotels

Hotel function sheets change after they are printed, and the kitchen serves the old version. We build one live event record with change alerts for each team.

How Can Our Hotel Send Accurate Meeting and Day Delegate Quotes the Same Day Instead of Building Each One in Word?

Hotels

Hotel meeting enquiries wait while someone checks rooms, bedrooms and catering and builds a quote in Word. We build a quote tool that pulls it together for you.

How Can Our Night Auditor Stop Spending Hours Printing, Ticking and Retyping Reports Every Night?

Hotels

Hotel night audit means printing reports, ticking lists and typing totals into spreadsheets. We build checks that match figures and leave only the exceptions.

How Can I See Occupancy and Revenue for All My Hotels Each Morning Without Chasing Every General Manager?

Hotels

Small hotel groups get daily figures by email, in different formats, from different PMSs. We build one morning dashboard that pulls from each hotel directly.

How Do We Turn Our Hotel's Guest Reviews Into Actions for Housekeeping, the Restaurant and Front Desk?

Hotels

Hotel reviews get replied to, but the complaints inside them never reach the right department. We build review tracking that routes each theme to its owner.

How Do We Check What the Contract Laundry Delivers and Charges Against What Our Hotel Actually Sent?

Hotels

Hotel linen counts with the contract laundry are guessed, so shortages and invoices go unchecked. We build a linen tracker for sent, returned and billed items.

How Can Our Hotel Answer Direct Room Enquiries by Email Before the Guest Books Somewhere Else?

Hotels

Hotel reservations inboxes fill with direct enquiries that wait hours for a quote. We build an inbox assistant that drafts accurate replies from live PMS rates.

Why Do We Keep Ending Up Overbooked at Our Hotel, and How Do We Stop Walking Guests at Midnight?

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Hotel overbookings come from slow channel updates, manual allocations and room type mismatches. We build checks that catch oversold nights before arrival.

How Can Our Hotel Collect Guest Registration Details Before Arrival Instead of on Paper at the Desk?

Hotels

Hotel check-in queues build while guests fill in paper registration cards. We build online pre-arrival registration that feeds details into your PMS.

How Do We Allocate the Right Rooms to Repeat Guests, Accessible Needs and Families Before Arrival Day?

Hotels

Hotel room allocation is done on arrival day, so repeat guests, accessible room needs and families miss out. We build rule-based allocation that plans ahead.

How Do We Keep Track of Hotel Gift Vouchers for Stays, Dinners and Afternoon Tea Without a Spreadsheet?

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Hotel gift vouchers are sold online, redeemed at the desk or restaurant, and tracked in a spreadsheet. We build one voucher record linked to your PMS and EPOS.