- What is HotelOne PMS?
- A cloud property management system for Australian motels, hotels and serviced apartments. One system runs the front-desk calendar, the channel manager, direct bookings, payments, invoices and reports, housekeeping, guest messaging and the door locks. It runs in a web browser, on a computer or a phone.
- How quickly do rate changes reach Booking.com and the other channels?
- Usually within about 30 seconds. If a channel ever shows a stale price, the OTA connections page shows the channel’s sync error in its original wording, and Full resync pushes the next 500 days of rates, restrictions and availability again.
- Can we run the property from a phone?
- Yes. Opened in a phone browser, the PMS switches to a phone layout: calendar, bookings, payments, messages, door codes and unlock links all work by touch. The Android app can also act as the property’s SMS gateway. Key cards are the one thing still written on the front-desk computer, with the card encoder.
- Do you store guests’ card numbers?
- No. Card details are typed into the card vault’s own form and never touch the PMS; the PMS keeps a token that can charge the card, or show it once to a user who enters the hotel’s card view password. Every view is logged, the CVV can be shown only once, and stored cards are deleted automatically after the stay.
- Does it give us the figures for the BAS?
- Yes. The tax page shows G1 (total sales including GST), 1A (GST on sales) and G3 (GST-free sales) for any period, broken down by item and by tax rate, with CSV export. Tax invoices carry your ABN and sequential numbers, and a voided invoice stays archived. Orders can also be pushed to Xero.
- Can we control what each staff member sees?
- Yes. Each user has a role per property, and the role decides which modules they see and which actions the server allows. Signing in from a new location asks for a code from an authenticator app or email, and viewing a full card number needs the hotel’s card view password.
- Can we sell rooms by the hour?
- Yes, once hourly stays are switched on for the property. Each room type gets a base package (for example the first 3 hours) plus a price per extra hour, capped at the daily rate automatically.