Your whole day at the front desk, on one free system.
Free hotel management software for small hotels, guesthouses and homestays in India. No subscription, no trial period.
Sign up free Only the channel manager is paid. See what is free-
Housekeeping list
Staff see which rooms to clean first. Housekeeping SOP guide
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Check-in with ID
ID saved once, ready for the police register and Form C. Check-in process guide
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GST bill in one click
5% or 18% GST applied by the room rate. Free hotel bill format
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Night report
Close the day with what was earned and collected. Night audit guide
Sample screens with example data.
What is free, and what is paid
Most hotel software in India costs ₹1,500 to ₹4,000 a month. Ours does not. Here is the whole list, so nothing surprises you later.
Hotel management system (PMS)
- Reservations and calendar
- Check-in and check-out
- Room status
- Bills and GST invoices
- Housekeeping
- Daily reports
Channel manager (optional)
Keeps your rooms and rates in sync on MakeMyTrip, Goibibo, Booking.com and other OTAs, with help from our team on pricing. You can run the PMS without it.
Ask the price on WhatsAppEverything the PMS does
Where is your hotel today?
Pick the one that sounds like you. We will point you to what is worth reading first.
Not listed anywhere yet
You have rooms to sell but no online presence. Start with what an OTA (online travel agency, like MakeMyTrip) is, and which ones suit your property.
Start with the basicsOnline, but few bookings
You are on the OTAs and the phone is still not ringing. Usually this is listing quality, ranking, or price.
Improve your rankingToo much going to OTAs
Bookings are coming, but a large slice of each one leaves as commission. See how much depends on one channel.
Check your numbersToo many OTAs to update
Changing rates on five OTA websites every morning, and still getting double bookings. A channel manager fixes this.
How a channel manager worksFree guides and tools, no email needed
Written for Indian hotels, with real OTA, tax and ₹ figures. Read them before you spend anything.
Getting listed on OTAs
Direct bookings
Hotel software
Pricing and numbers
Tax and police rules
OTA payments
Free calculators
- OTA commission calculatorWhat reaches your bank from an OTA booking
- Hotel bill formatWord, Excel and PDF, with GST
- Break-even calculatorThe occupancy you need to cover costs
- Discount calculatorWhat an OTA discount really costs you
When you would rather we did it
Hotel OTA listing
Listed on MakeMyTrip, Goibibo, Booking.com and Agoda, with photos, content and rate plans done properly the first time.
Homestay and villa listing
Homestays, villas and service apartments on Airbnb, Booking.com and Agoda, priced for your type of property.
Not sure what you need?
Tell us about your property and we will say honestly what is worth doing, including when the answer is nothing yet.
No long contracts, and no pressure to buy something you do not need.
Why OnlineHotelier exists
Most hotel owners in India did not sign up to become digital marketers. They run a property. But getting that property online now means understanding OTAs, commissions, rate parity, channel managers and half a dozen kinds of software that all sound the same.
We have been helping Indian hotels get online since 2018, and we built OnlineHotelier to be the person a hotelier can ask. Sometimes that is a guide you read at midnight, sometimes a calculator that settles an argument about discounts, and sometimes free software that replaces the register on the desk.
Questions hoteliers ask us first
Is the hotel software really free?
Yes. Reservations, room status, check-in and check-out, billing, GST invoices, housekeeping and reports are free, with no trial period. The only paid option is the channel manager, which connects the PMS to OTAs. See what is included.
Which OTA should my hotel list on first in India?
For most Indian hotels, MakeMyTrip and Goibibo bring the most domestic bookings, while Booking.com and Agoda matter more for international and metro travellers. The right start depends on your location, property type and guests. Compare the OTAs.
Do I need a channel manager for a small hotel?
If you are live on more than two OTAs, a channel manager usually pays for itself by stopping double bookings and saving you from changing rates on each OTA website (its extranet) by hand. Below two channels, manual updates are often still manageable. Read how it works.
How much commission do OTAs charge hotels in India?
Usually 15 to 25 percent of the booking value, before GST, TDS and TCS. What reaches your account is lower than the headline rate. Work out your payout in ₹.
Is it better to get direct bookings or OTA bookings?
You need both. OTAs give you visibility and fill rooms you would not otherwise sell. Direct bookings carry no commission and let you keep the guest. Most healthy hotels use OTAs for reach while building direct bookings alongside. See how to balance the two.
Have tomorrow's housekeeping list ready tonight.
Sign up, add your rooms, and the system is ready for the next check-in. Questions first? Ask us on WhatsApp, or contact us.