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Hospitality · Lagos

A booking engine that answers questions before guests ask

A booking engine and hotel management system for a beach resort, built to replace a third-party hotel system. Staff are testing it alongside the old system before any switch.

Client
A beach resort in Lagos
Status
In progress
Engagement
Custom Software & Automation Build
Modules
7

Before

The situation

  • Guests were confused by the old booking engine and sent the team many WhatsApp messages.
  • Room prices showed maximum occupancy, so guests assumed one price covered a whole group.
  • Children were blocked from some rooms with no reason given and no other option offered.
  • Unpaid bookings were cancelled after 24 hours, and many guests did not notice the rule.

What we built

One system for the whole operation

  1. 01Search-first booking with a price calendar, nearby alternatives and multi-room booking.
  2. 02Quotes for the actual party and number of nights, with meal plans and taxes included in the total.
  3. 03The age rule for overwater rooms explained in plain words, with other rooms offered.
  4. 04Instalment payment plans, refunds and a choice of payment providers at checkout.
  5. 05Admin screens for policies, rates, meal prices and property setup.
  6. 06Lead capture and abandoned booking recovery, with call logging and links to resume a booking.
  7. 07Front desk, guest bills (folios), posting charges to rooms, housekeeping and night audit screens, now in staff testing.
  8. 08A daily check that compares bookings in the new system against the old system's arrival list.

Where AI does the work

A chat concierge answers guest questions, checks availability, holds rooms and creates payment links, using only facts from the booking system.

Modules

  • Booking engine
  • Rates and policies
  • Payments
  • AI concierge
  • Front desk
  • Night audit
  • Reports

Built with

  • Next.js
  • Vite
  • Fastify
  • PostgreSQL
  • Prisma
  • pg-boss
  • Paystack
  • Flutterwave
  • Monnify

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