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title: Best Inventory Software for Hostels | Tivuzo
description: What hostels and backpackers need from inventory and stores software: bar store with weekly counts, linen per bed, cleaning supplies. How Tivuzo does it, at…
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updated: 2026-11-03
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Inventory and stores · Hostels

# The best inventory and stores software for hostels and backpackers.

The bar is often a hostel's best margin and its biggest leak. A bar store with weekly counts protects it. Here is what to look for, and how Tivuzo does it as part of one back office.

**What is the best inventory software for hostels and backpackers?**
The best inventory and stores software for hostels and backpackers 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 hostels and backpackers: bar store with weekly counts; linen per bed; cleaning supplies; kitchen basics if you serve food. 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 hostels and backpackers need

The bar is often a hostel's best margin and its biggest leak. A bar store with weekly counts protects it.

- Bar store with weekly counts
- Linen per bed
- Cleaning supplies
- Kitchen basics if you serve food

## The full checklist

Beyond the specifics above, any inventory and stores software for a hostel 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](https://www.tivuzo.com/compare/one-system-vs-separate-pms-and-accounting/).

## What it costs a hostel

At a typical hostel the people who log in are the manager, reception and a bar or kitchen lead: 3 users, $39 a month or $374.40 a year, with every module included. See [pricing](https://www.tivuzo.com/pricing/).

## Read more

The module in detail: [hotel inventory and stores software](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-inventory-management-software/). For hostels and backpackers: [hostel software](https://www.tivuzo.com/hostel-software/), and [pms](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-pms-software/hostels/), [procurement](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-procurement-software/hostels/), [accounting](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-accounting-software/hostels/), [restaurant and bar pos](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-pos-system/hostels/). Inventory and stores for [hotels](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-inventory-management-software/hotels/), [lodges](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-inventory-management-software/lodges/), [safari and tented camps](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-inventory-management-software/safari-camps/), [guest houses and B&Bs](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-inventory-management-software/guest-houses/), [serviced apartments](https://www.tivuzo.com/hotel-inventory-management-software/serviced-apartments/). Guides: [Hotel stores control](https://www.tivuzo.com/guides/hotel-stores-control/), [Bar stock control](https://www.tivuzo.com/guides/hotel-bar-stock-control/), [Food cost percentage](https://www.tivuzo.com/guides/hotel-food-cost-percentage/).

## Inventory and stores for hostels and backpackers: questions

### How can a hostel stop bar stock going missing?

Ring everything through the till, issue to the bar from a locked store 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 hostels and backpackers?

Yes. A hostel 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.