The best restaurant and bar POS for conference hotels.
Banqueting is billed to the organiser, but bars and the restaurant sell to delegates individually. Both need to land on the right bill. Here is what to look for, and how Tivuzo does it as part of one back office.
The best restaurant and bar point of sale (POS) for conference hotels covers tables and bills, split and transfer, charge to room, mobile money and card, stock out of the outlet store and offline selling, and handles what is specific to conference hotels: banquet charges to the organiser; delegate bar bills charged to room; cash and mobile money for walk-in delegates; several outlets. 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 conference hotels need
Banqueting is billed to the organiser, but bars and the restaurant sell to delegates individually. Both need to land on the right bill.
- Banquet charges to the organiser
- Delegate bar bills charged to room
- Cash and mobile money for walk-in delegates
- Several outlets
The full checklist
Beyond the specifics above, any restaurant and bar point of sale (POS) for a conference hotel should have:
| Must have | In Tivuzo |
|---|---|
| Tables, open bills, splits and transfers | ✓ |
| Charge to room onto the guest folio | ✓ |
| Cash, card, mobile money and split payments | ✓ |
| Staff pick their name and enter a PIN | ✓ |
| Each outlet takes stock from its own store | ✓ |
| Keeps selling when the internet drops | ✓ |
| Closing counts by payment method | ✓ |
| 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 the till is joined to the PMS and stores, charge to room lands on the folio, sales take stock out of the outlet's store and revenue posts by outlet and payment method. Read one system vs separate systems.
What it costs a conference hotel
At a typical conference hotel the people who log in are the front office, events and sales, F&B, stores, purchasing and finance: 15 users, $195 a month or $1,872 a year, with every module included. See pricing.
Read more
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Restaurant and bar POS for conference hotels: questions
Can a conference coffee break be billed to the organiser?
Yes. Sell the package on the organiser's quotation or charge it to the organiser's account.
Is POS 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 conference hotels?
Yes. A conference 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.