Hostels
One bed, one dorm, one private room: a single calendar
Sell the night the way you want to sell it: a bed in a dorm, a whole dorm, a private room. And follow all of it from the same screen.
- 0%software commission on your direct bookings
- +40%more direct bookings reported by our clients
Average reported by equipped properties, for guidance only.
Three ways to sell the same night
The same inventory sells by the bed, by the dorm or by the room. You decide what is open, and when.
Bed in a shared dorm
- Each bed is its own sellable unit, with its own rate
- An eight-bed dorm can hold eight separate bookings
- A released bed goes back on sale without any handling
Whole dorm, sold private
- The entire dorm goes onto a single booking
- Useful for a school, sports or association group
- Its beds come off individual sale for those dates
Private room
- Double, twin or family rooms, as in a hotel
- They sit alongside the dorms on the same calendar
- They carry their own rates and their own conditions
Bed allocation, set once
You describe your bed categories and the order you want them filled in. The rest follows.
Bed categories
Top bunk, bottom bunk, single, wide bed: every type of berth is described once.
A filling order
You set the order in which beds are taken. A dorm fills up the way you chose.
Automatic allocation
On booking, the bed is allocated according to your rules, without anyone opening the calendar.
Manual override at any time
A move, a group to keep together, a specific request: the bed can be changed by hand from the calendar.
Groups and long stays
A party of twenty and a guest staying three months are not a single night. They still fit in the same booking.
One booking, several beds
The group stays a single booking. Allocated beds, dates and balance are read in one place.
The list of occupants
You can ask for the name of every person in the group, alongside the booker’s, at the time of booking.
Payment in instalments
The balance can be settled in several payments, on several cards if needed. The booking guarantee, however, holds a single card.
Weekly and monthly rates
Long stays carry their own rates and their own minimum durations, alongside nightly ones.
Everything else sold at the desk
The bed is only part of the bill. Services and consumables attach to the booking, and come out of the same stock.
- Lockers and luggage storage
- Linen and towel hire
- Laundry
- Deposits and security holds
- Breakfast and meals
- Activities, tours and events
Stock keeps up
Consumables are attached to the bookings that generated them, and inventory updates as you go. An alert warns you when an item drops below the threshold you set.
They work with Reservit
Your beds on sale everywhere, entered once
The channel manager keeps one bed inventory across the platforms your travellers search on, and on your own website.
The platforms hostels live on
Hostelworld, Booking.com and Expedia are among the connected channels. The beds they sell are the beds on your calendar.
Your own site first
The booking engine fits into your existing website. Reservit takes no commission on what is booked there.
An update after every movement
A booking, a cancellation, a blocked bed: availability is pushed back to the connected channels.
What it changes day to day
| What changes | Before | With Reservit |
|---|---|---|
| Bed allocation | A spreadsheet and the team’s memory | Category and order rules, overridden by hand when needed |
| Booking a group | Email threads and a list kept on the side | One booking carrying the beds and the occupants’ names |
| Taking payment from a group | One card for everyone, then chasing the rest | A balance settled in instalments, across several cards |
| Availability on the platforms | Channel-by-channel entry, in the evening | One bed inventory, pushed after every movement |
| Extras and consumables | A notebook at the desk | Attached to the booking, taken off stock, with a threshold alert |
Frequently asked questions
Can dorm beds and private rooms be sold on the same calendar?
Yes. A bed in a shared dorm, a whole dorm sold private and a private room are three selling units living on the same calendar, each with their own rates and conditions.
How are beds allocated?
According to the rules you describe: the type of berth and the order in which the dorm fills up. Allocation happens automatically on booking, and can be changed by hand from the calendar.
Is the channel manager connected to Hostelworld?
Yes. Hostelworld is among the connected channels, along with Booking.com and Expedia. Your beds are sold there from the same inventory as on your own site.
Can a group pay in instalments?
Yes. The balance of a booking can be settled in several payments, on several cards if the travellers ask for it. The booking guarantee, however, holds a single card.
Can lockers, linen and bar consumables be managed?
Yes, through extras and services. They attach to the guest’s booking and are taken off inventory, with an alert when an item drops below its threshold.
Does Reservit take a commission on bookings?
The software takes no commission on the bookings it processes. Third-party booking platforms continue to apply theirs, under the contracts you signed with them.
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