Advantages
- One size fits all
- You stay in control - you decide what you want
- Guests can check availability, book and pay online in one go
- Real-time online booking and payment by guests - the default case
- Query based enquiry system - your choice
- Solid simple front desk reservation system - if you prefer
- Pricing consistent
- Excellent support
- No software updates, backups or viruses to worry about
- Real-time (really)
- Accommodation management and monitoring
- Stay informed even when you are not there
- Enhanced internet presence
BACK TO TOP One size fits all
Whether a Campsite or a Hotel, you can use Guestbook for reservation management and EFT or credit card payments.
BACK TO TOP You stay in control - you decide what you want
Use it for any or all of the following:
- A in house reservation system for you to keep track of your rooms.
- An in house credit card payment system.
- An online enquiry system where your guests can enquire availability and then confirm with you.
- An online enquiry and reservation system where your guests can instantly enquire availability and then reserve, pending payment.
- An online enquiry and reservation system where your guests can check availability and then pay per credit card immediately or later.
BACK TO TOP Guests can check availability, book and pay online in one go
Corresponds with point 5 under "You stay in control - you decide what you want."
On the internet "accessibility" compares with "position" in the marketing mix. While your friends are swamped with queries and emails back and forth while guests change their minds on rooms, dates and numbers, your reservations and payments can be made while you sleep.
Your guests and agents can access your reservations system from anywhere you choose, even from your listings on portals and your emails. For this you get a bit of HTML to install, wherever you need an entry point.
Booking online is more convenient for everybody.
Booking online is more convenient for business and agencies, but also for individual guests and make your life easier.
BACK TO TOP Real-time online booking and payment by guests - the default case
The system is designed to be a complete reservation system for use however you prefer.
BACK TO TOP Query based enquiry system - your choice
You can disable real-time online bookings and drive your system like a query based system, with or without online payments.
BACK TO TOP Solid simple front desk reservation system - if you prefer
If you prefer not to make use of online reservations or credit card payments.
BACK TO TOP Pricing consistent
Pricing is simple and uniform for all.
The price is R30.00 per room per month or R300.00 per room per year, payable upfront.
BACK TO TOP Excellent support
Guestbook Online CC is a family owned business.
The owners are professional people with many applicable qualifications and years of experience in fields like Business Management, Engineering and Computer Programming. They also have a Guest House in the family and this accommodation management program was developed for this Guest House and is also used on a daily basis. Their programming experience stretches over engineering, the industry, education, the banking sector, various websites and international web applications. Further development of the program is easy and you can expect that it will be kept simple to use, but ever improving.
You can speak to one of us for any support.
BACK TO TOP No software updates, backups or viruses to worry about
As GuestBook is a website there is no installation or system requirements. Our system is kept clear and simple with minimal setup in order to meet the requirements of most establishments throughout South Africa.
Just as in the case with your bank account, the only software is that which runs on the internet. It is constantly improved and updated, but you might not even notice it. You need not concern you with back-ups, viruses or crashes. If you can get on the internet, where-ever, your data is there.
So, if you want to upgrade your computer, or if your computer is stolen, you do not loose your data and you don't need to do any setup again - it is all still there were it was at guestbook.co.za.
BACK TO TOP Real-time (really)
GuestBook offers a true real-time online booking system that enables you to manage your bookings from anywhere with internet access. Because there is really only one database, there can be no double bookings. Also enquiries are instant. You can give any friend or agent access to your booking site, so they can all make instant bookings all the time.
BACK TO TOP Accommodation management and monitoring
Your present and future occupation status is at your finger tips, but only if you have your password. No one without a password can see your private data. They can only enquire about, reserve and confirm bookings. Invoices are automatically compiled and emailed to guests.
BACK TO TOP Stay informed even when you are not there
If you choose to enable your online real-time booking system, you will be advised when any one makes a provisional enquiry or confirms a booking. The standard is an email notification, but you can choose to also to be notified by sms.
BACK TO TOP Enhanced internet presence
You get automatic listing on PayToStay (normal price R600.00 py.) and other portals and get referred to more popular portals.



