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Best Hostel PMS?

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clarence25 started this discussion 14 years 6 months ago

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Hi Guys,

Can anyone recommend the best Hostel PMS to replace BPO?

I am currently considering the following:

ASSD
CMS Hospitalty - GuestCentrix
Charts - Online Systems
Hostel Office - Dorm Project

I would also appreciate comments from anyone already using any of these systems.

Thanks

Clarence :confused:

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44C

14 years

Clarence I've done a fair bit of research on this since we're looking to expand into a chain of hostels.

We had short-listed ASSD and Charts but my choice is ASSD with he main reason is the interface capability. For me saving labor on manually inputting reservations and updating inventory/pricing is very important.
ASSD is the only PMS with a "true" interface to hostelworld.com where there is an agreement in place. Hostelworld has confirmed to me that this is the only PMS that has an authorized interface to them.

Maybe chances are small that Hostelworld will disable the interfaces with the other PMS but it's not a risk I can take bearing in mind the investment.

Having said that we haven't purchased it yet and I haven't spoken to many people who are using it so please bear that in mind when readying my comments.

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Alexandra

14 years

Hi Clarence,

it depends on the size of your hostel. A smaller Hostel doesn't need a PMS.

But in case you have a larger one I recommend ASSD. I have worked with the system for almost 10 years and helped to improve it as well.

Sure it is not quite cheap but once you have it, you can do almost everything with it even accounting.
Also it is very easy to understand and to administrate.

For further question; just ask.

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Scotch Argus

14 years

Hi Clarence,

it depends on the size of your hostel. A smaller Hostel doesn't need a PMS.

Got to say I disagree with this. We're a smaller hostel,

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hostelmanageware

14 years

Hi Clarence,

Check out http://www.hostelmate.com or http://www.hostelmanageware.com

Both very low cost.

Thank you very much, Jolly, for suggesting my software as a convenient alternative! :)

In gratitude, through this unique post, I will advance to you that the new 1.0.1 version will be available within the next month

The new features include:
- Mainly, an interface with myallocator.com, a Service which provides instant update of your availability in many booking search engines. Through this real-time interface, you can update automatically the availability on Gomio, Hostelsclub, HostelBookers, Go2Hostels, InstantWorldBooking, RatesToGo and HotelAdvisor as often as you want, in just only 5 seconds, and with just one click!!;
Visit http://www.myallocator.com for details
- A brief Housekeeping function keeps track about the room's state;
- Many audit functions have been implemented or improved;
- More data about Guests has been added;
- Quick reports oriented to Guestbook view or Cashflow view have been developed;
- "BlackList" mark function;
- Detailed activity logs;
- Historical occupancy report;
- "Day Closure" function generates charges for hosting for all guests, in manual or auto mode, with just a click!!
- "Strict pricing" option, allows to you the negotiation of fees, or not
- "Allow delegate" option, allows to you set records in the name of another operator, or not

Development is almost ready. I have to update the User's Manual and the website before the new download link release

Thank you all to trust in HostelManageware

Sincerely yours,

Roberto

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hostelinproblem

14 years

hi there guys me personally i hate bpo just because it mes up all your beds

i like hostelpower my self but for now its hard to come by dont really sure wat happend but really looking forward to the online version

for a small hostel lets say up to 40 beds google docs can be verry handy
and also i stumbled by a few channel managers that can be verry handy
iam now in the procces of devolping a own software i will keep you up to date .:)

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HostelOffice

14 years

From our experience Large and Small hostels benefit greatly from a Hostel PMS. Small hostels need every booking they can get and large hostels have a lot they need to manage.

Just like buying a bed for your hostel is an expense that generates income then so is a Hostel PMS.

There is a lot more positive impact to a hostel from using a PMS than the hostel realises before they use one. For Example, being able to sell a room with a Double bed and a Single bed automatically as a Private Single, Twin, Double and a Triple generates more income for a hostel than the cost of a PMS. Likewise not having to list with every agent to fill beds is a great benefit to hostels as then they will not have 20 agent sites competing with their own website.

If you are not listing your hostel with all beds with the top four agent sites then you are encouraging new hostels to open and pick up the slack.

Other factors are:
Easy to use so that training new staff takes a short time.
Being able to access the Reception View remotely on your laptop.
Working when Internet crashes.
Fully Automated two way updates and downloads of bookings, prices, and allocations.
Updates frequently automatically, like at least once a minute to all agents.
Integrated Booking Engine for your website.
Reports, but not so many to dazzle you in to paralysis from analysis.
Functions to get 100% occupancy by not lowering price.
etc

Of course I am biased. I started as a hostel owner and used all the PMS' available but now solely promote www.hosteloffice.com

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hungrycouple

13 years

Hi there,

I will add our little contribution to the market:

Please have a look at our website: www.bunkbooker.de

We were never satisfied with (some) of the existing solutions so we developed our own one.

According to our motto "keep it simple" it is not designed to be a solution for everything.
Instead we are focusing on the important key features of a good PMS and tried to make it intuitive and quick at the same time.

Runs on Linux and Windows!

Cheers

Toby

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