Guest apps for boutique hotels & STR managers running real properties.
Custom iOS and Android apps for boutique hotels, resort operators, and short-term rental managers — mobile check-in, mobile key, in-stay service requests, upsells, and guest comms. Integrated with Cloudbeds, Mews, or Guesty — built for the operator who actually runs the front desk or the cleaning route.
30–60 days · Fixed scope · Integrates with your stack
The problem most hotels & str operators face
You've built a real business. Your operation is running. But every attempt to put a mobile app on top of it has gone sideways:
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Your front desk takes the same five questions ten times a day — Wi-Fi, parking, check-out, late checkout, breakfast
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Guests message you across Airbnb, Booking.com, SMS, and email and your team copy-pastes responses across four inboxes
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Upsells (late checkout, room upgrades, spa add-ons) live in a binder and get offered to maybe 10% of guests
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Cleaning crew schedules turnovers from a printed checklist that's already wrong by 11am on a busy Saturday
Hospitality is the experience between booking and check-out. A good app makes that experience yours — instead of leaving it to the OTA you booked through.
Mobile check-in, mobile key, and in-stay services — under your brand.
We build custom iOS and Android apps for boutique hotels, resorts, and short-term rental operators that own the in-stay experience. Mobile check-in and key delivery, in-stay service requests, branded upsells, guest comms unified across channels, and cleaning operations tooling — integrated with Cloudbeds, Mews, or Guesty without ripping anything out.
Mobile check-in & key delivery
Guests skip the front desk — check in from the airport, get a mobile key delivered to the app, and head straight to the room.
Unified guest messaging
Airbnb, Booking, SMS, email, and direct in-app messages in one thread per guest. Your team replies once, replies go to the right channel.
In-stay service requests
Extra towels, room service, late checkout, spa booking — guests request from the app, requests route to the right team.
Branded upsells & add-ons
Pre-arrival and in-stay upsells (room upgrades, late checkout, breakfast packages, experiences) — surfaced at the right moment, paid in-app.
Cleaning & turnover ops
Housekeeping app with today's turnovers, checklists, photo proof of clean, and real-time status — replacing the printed schedule.
Multi-property support
One app across every property in your group — boutique hotel, resort, vacation rental — with per-property branding and amenities.
Your existing stack stays where it is.
We've integrated with these systems before — most of the API quirks are already known and accounted for. If your stack isn't listed and it has an API, we can connect it too.
From first call to live app
Strategy call (free, 30 min)
We learn your specific hotels & str operation — the systems, the staff, the customer workflow.
Scope & fixed quote (5 business days)
Detailed scope, timeline, and fixed price. You approve before any development begins.
Design & build (2–8 weeks)
Senior team builds iteratively. Working build every Friday — not slide decks.
Integration & QA (1–2 weeks)
We connect to your existing systems, run AI-assisted QA, and hand-test on real devices.
Launch & support
App Store and Play Store submission, launch monitoring, and optional retainer for ongoing work.
Built for businesses that already operate at scale.
We've integrated with Cloudbeds, Mews, and Guesty — your PMS and channel manager stay where they are
Built for boutique and STR operators — not a chain-hotel template that costs $200k and assumes a 500-room property
30–60 day delivery, fixed pricing — typically $25k–$75k for hotel & STR apps depending on mobile-key and multi-property scope
Mobile-key integrations with the locks you already have — Salto, Assa Abloy, Yale — instead of forcing a hardware swap
Retainer covers seasonal rate plans, new property rollouts, and PMS / channel manager updates
We don't build prototypes. We build production apps for businesses that can't afford a 4-month delay.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. We integrate with the major boutique-hotel PMS and STR platforms. We pull bookings, guest profiles, and rate plans, and push back check-ins, upsells, and service requests.
In most cases yes. We integrate with the major mobile-key hardware vendors (Salto, Assa Abloy, Yale, others). For properties without a smart-lock platform, we build a smart-lock-or-PIN hybrid flow.
Yes. We unify Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, SMS, and email into one inbox per guest. Your team replies once, the reply goes back to the original channel.
30–60 days from kickoff. Single-property operators land at 30; multi-property STR managers with mobile key, channel manager integration, and cleaning ops land closer to 60.
Tell us about your hotels & str business.
We'll map out what an app could look like for your specific operation, a realistic timeline and budget, and whether we're the right fit.
Don't see your hotels & str setup?
We've built apps for one-of-a-kind businesses too. Tell us what you do — we'll tell you honestly if we're the right fit.