Guest house software, without the hotel-chain bill.
A guest house runs on a few people doing everything. Tivuzo gives them a booking planner, breakfast and extras on the bill, M-Pesa payments and accounts the owner understands, for the price of a few users.
Tivuzo is guest house and B&B software: a room planner for bookings, check-in and check-out, bed and breakfast or half board on the bill, extras such as laundry and transfers, payments by M-Pesa, card or cash, a simple stores list for breakfast and cleaning supplies, and accounts. A guest house with three people logging in pays $39 a month, with a 14-day free trial.
When the diary stops working
Most guest houses start with a diary or a spreadsheet. It works until the first double booking, the guest who left without paying for laundry, or the month when the owner can't tell whether the place made money. Software fixes these without adding work, because the booking is the bill and the bill is the accounts. See Tivuzo vs Excel and notebooks.
What a guest house actually needs
| Need | In Tivuzo |
|---|---|
| No double bookings | A planner that refuses a clash and says which booking holds the room. |
| Breakfast on the bill | Bed and breakfast as a meal plan, posted with each night. |
| Extras charged | Laundry, airport transfer, dinner, late check-out from a list. |
| Payments by M-Pesa | Recorded with the transaction code and matched to the bill. |
| Clean rooms on time | Check-out marks the room dirty and adds a cleaning task. |
| Know the profit | Revenue, costs and profit without a separate accounting package. |
Getting started in a day
- Request your trialTell us your property name, country and email. We set up your database with your currency.
- Add rooms and ratesRoom types, rooms and your rates, with weekend or season prices if you use them.
- Add what you sellBreakfast or dinner as meal plans, plus your extras.
- Take bookingsEnter upcoming bookings on the planner and check in your next guest.
How many users?
Count the people who log in. An owner who also does the accounts, a receptionist and a housekeeper who updates rooms is three users: $39 a month, or $374.40 a year. Rooms and guests are never charged. See pricing.
The planner
Bookings, check-in, check-out.
The bill
Breakfast, extras, payments.
The books
Profit and loss, VAT, bank.
Good fit if…
- You run a guest house, B&B, homestay or small hotel of up to about 20 rooms.
- You want bookings, billing and accounts in one place.
- Guests pay by M-Pesa, card and cash.
- You want to pay monthly, not buy an expensive licence.
Starting from scratch? Read how to start a guest house. Comparing systems? See the best PMS for small hotels and guest houses.
Guest house questions
Is Tivuzo too big for a small guest house?
No. Use the planner, the bill and the accounts; switch on procurement and stores when you need them. The price depends only on how many people log in.
Can I run Tivuzo on my phone?
Yes. Tivuzo runs in a phone browser, so a small property can take bookings and check guests in from one device.
Can guests book online?
Tivuzo has no online booking engine for your website yet. Record online and phone bookings on the planner with their source.
Do I need an accountant?
Tivuzo keeps the books as you work. Most owners still use an accountant for tax returns and year-end; they can work in Tivuzo directly.
Last updated by the Tivuzo team.