The best inventory and stores software for boutique hotels.
Wine, spirits and premium produce make a boutique hotel's stores valuable. A cellar and bar with weekly counts protect the margin. Here is what to look for, and how Tivuzo does it as part of one back office.
The best inventory and stores software for boutique hotels covers main, kitchen, bar and housekeeping stores, issues and transfers, reorder levels, counts and stock value in the books, and handles what is specific to boutique hotels: cellar and bar as separate stores; glass and bottle from the same stock; premium amenities par; weekly counts. It should share one database with the rest of the back office so nothing is typed twice. Tivuzo includes it with the PMS, POS, procurement, stores and accounting for $13 per user per month.
What boutique hotels need
Wine, spirits and premium produce make a boutique hotel's stores valuable. A cellar and bar with weekly counts protect the margin.
- Cellar and bar as separate stores
- Glass and bottle from the same stock
- Premium amenities par
- Weekly counts
The full checklist
Beyond the specifics above, any inventory and stores software for a boutique hotel should have:
| Must have | In Tivuzo |
|---|---|
| A store per department: main, kitchen, cold room, bar, housekeeping, maintenance | ✓ |
| Buy in one unit, issue in another | ✓ |
| Requisitions and issues between stores | ✓ |
| Reorder levels per item and store | ✓ |
| Waste and breakage with a reason | ✓ |
| Counts with variance before posting | ✓ |
| Stock value and food and beverage cost in the accounts | ✓ |
| Shares data with the rest of the back office | ✓ One database: PMS, POS, procurement, stores, accounting |
Why it should be part of one system
When stores are joined to procurement, the POS and the accounts, receipts, issues and sales move stock and its value automatically, and the monthly count shows a variance you can trust. Read one system vs separate systems.
What it costs a boutique hotel
At a typical boutique hotel the people who log in are the GM, two front office, F&B and a bookkeeper: 5 users, $65 a month or $624 a year, with every module included. See pricing.
Read more
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Inventory and stores for boutique hotels: questions
How should a boutique hotel manage its wine stock?
Keep the cellar as its own store, issue to the bar on requisition and count weekly.
Is inventory included in Tivuzo's price?
Yes. Every module is included for $13 per user per month; there are no add-ons and no fees per room.
Does Tivuzo work for small boutique hotels?
Yes. A boutique hotel pays only for the people who log in; switch on modules as you need them.
Does Tivuzo work with weak internet?
The restaurant and bar tills sell offline and sync later; the rest needs a connection, and light use works on mobile data.
What does Tivuzo not do yet?
No live channel manager, booking engine, door-lock integration, payroll or country e-invoicing links.
Last updated by the Tivuzo team.