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Occupancy Labs
Occupancy Labs

Custom PMS for hotel operators

Stop renting your PMS. Own it.

We custom-build your hotel company its own PMS. You own the code and the data. No per-room fees, ever.

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✓ Built on SOC 2 Type II infrastructure ✓ PCI-compliant payments ✓ Fully functioning or your money back
Guest checking in at a hotel

Custom PMS for hotel operators

Stop renting your PMS. Own it.

We build your hotel company its own property management system, set up the way you run your properties. You own the code and the data. No per-room fees, ever.

30-minute call · Fixed quote in writing · No obligation · Watch the 90-second demo · Request a live demo

Built on SOC 2 Type II infrastructure PCI-compliant payments Money-back guarantee

Rent vs. own calculator

What is your PMS costing you?

Renting, per year

$36,000

Renting, 5 years

$180,000

Owning pays for itself in about 9 months. Over 5 years that's $1.39 per room per month.

Built by operators who have owned and run hotels for 15+ years.

100%

Code and data ownership

1 year

Free bug fixes

$0

Monthly license fees

Front desk agent welcoming a guest
Guest checking in at a hotel
Hotel managers talking in a lobby

One system shaped around the people who actually run your hotels.

Your PMS bill grows every time your company does.

Per-room fees forever

Add a property and your software bill goes up with it, every month, for as long as you operate.

Built for someone else

Your rates, billing and workflows bent around software designed for someone else's hotel. Your team works around it every day.

Your data, their servers

Your guest history lives with a vendor that can raise prices at renewal or make leaving painful.

How it works

From first call to owning your PMS

1

30-minute build call

We review your current PMS, your bill and what slows your team down.

2

Fixed quote and scope

You get the price, the feature list and a launch date in writing.

3

Build, migrate, train

We build it, move your data over and get your front desk comfortable.

4

Go live and own it

Your code, your repo, your data. Cancel your old PMS.

Example build

See what a PMS built for your hotels can look like

Every PMS we deliver is custom-built from scratch around one operator's properties, rates and team. Here's a 90-second tour of one.

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What's included

Simple at the front desk. Powerful at corporate.

Reservations & room board

Walk-ins, extensions and room moves, with every room's status at a glance.

Flexible billing

Nightly, weekly and monthly rates, deposits and late fees.

Payments

Through the processor of your choice.

Housekeeping & maintenance

Rooms flow from checkout to clean to ready, and repairs get tracked.

Staff to-do lists

Shift checklists and assigned tasks for every team.

Lead intake

Calls, web forms and email in one inbox.

Portfolio dashboard

Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR and collections across properties.

Roles & audit log

The right access for every role, and every change logged.

Build your PMS

Pick what your hotels need. Get a one-page scope.

Two minutes, no commitment. We use it to custom-design your build on the call.

Start building my scope

Three ways to get a PMS

Rent a PMSHire an agencyOccupancy Labs
Upfront costLow setupOften $150k+One fixed price
Monthly licensePer room, foreverNoneNone
Who owns code and dataThe vendorDepends on contractYou
Built by real hotel operatorsRarelyRarelyYes
Money-back guaranteeNoRarelyYes

Pricing

One price. Paid once. Yours forever.

No per-room fees, no renewal hikes, no surprise invoices. Your quote is fixed in writing before we start.

vs. a third-party PMS subscriptionTypically pays for itself within the first year
vs. an agencyA fraction of the $150k+ agencies often quote
Over 5 years$1.39 per room per month, then $0

Illustrative example · Not a customer review

“The upfront price made me pause. I went home and looked at it again. My wife asked what we'd have to keep paying afterward, which was a better question than anything I'd asked on the call.”
Cory · Ma/Pa Motel Owner

Most portfolios

$25,000

fixed, one time

  • Your PMS, built around your workflows
  • Data migration from your current PMS
  • Staff training and launch support
  • Code and data transferred to you
  • Free bug fixes for the first full year
  • Fully functioning or your money back
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You pay upfront. We carry the risk.

Both guarantees are written into your build agreement. Read the full terms.

Fully functioning or your money back

If it doesn't do what we agreed and we can't fix it, you get a full refund.

Free bug fixes for a full year

You never pay twice to make something work once.

Built on SOC 2 Type II infrastructure

Enterprise-grade security. Without the enterprise price.

SOC 2 Type II hosting

Independently audited infrastructure

PCI-compliant payments

We can integrate with multiple payment platforms

Audit log and permissions

Every change, who and when

Encryption, 2FA, daily backups

In your own cloud account

Hotel front desk handing a guest a room key

Why we built this

“We ran our hotels on rented software for years. Every new property raised the bill, and our team spent hours working around features built for someone else. So now we build PMSs the way operators actually need them, and the hotel owns it.”

The Occupancy Labs team

15 years operating and owning hotels

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WHAT OPERATORS SAY

From hotel operators who own their PMS

Fictional operator perspectives to help explain the scenarios below. These are not customer reviews.

“I covered the desk while my manager was off and spent half the morning texting her. That was when I realized how much of this place she was keeping in her head. I wanted somebody else to be able to sit down and figure things out.”

Jennifer

Hotel Chain Owner

“The upfront price made me pause. I went home and looked at it again. My wife asked what we'd have to keep paying afterward, which was a better question than anything I'd asked on the call.”

Cory

Ma/Pa Motel Owner

“I made them sit with our evening person. I can tell you how things are supposed to work, but she's the one answering the phone while two people are waiting to check in. She had a completely different list than I did.”

General Manager

CUSTOMER STORIES

How operators switched to owning their PMS

DALLAS, TX · HOTEL OWNER

I kept texting my manager on her day off.

We’d talked about changing systems for probably two years. I’d look at something, send it to my manager, and then we’d get busy and forget about it. Nobody wanted to be the person responsible for switching everything over.

Weekly staysFront desk
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TAMPA, FL · OWNER-OPERATOR

My wife asked what we'd still be paying for.

I liked the idea right away. My wife didn't. Or, she didn't dislike it, she just wanted me to slow down. We'd already paid somebody to redo our website a few years earlier and that had turned into a whole thing.

Build costOngoing support
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HOUSTON, TX · GENERAL MANAGER

Our evening person had a different list.

The owner asked me to put together what we wanted in a new system. I sent him a pretty long email. Reports, housekeeping, permissions. I thought I'd covered it. Then I showed it to the woman who works evenings.

Shift handoffsRoom status
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Free guide

Rent vs. Own: The Hotel Operator's PMS Cost Guide

5-year cost worksheet, migration checklist and the questions to ask any PMS vendor.

Questions operators ask

What exactly do I own?

All the code and data. No license fee, no lock-in.

How do OTAs like Expedia and Booking.com connect?

Through an established channel manager your PMS connects to.

How long does a build take?

It depends on scope. Your launch date is set in writing on the build call.

What if you go out of business?

Your PMS keeps running in your own account. Any developer can maintain it from the code you own.

How much does it cost?

One fixed price, $25,000 for most portfolios, quoted in writing before we start. There are no per-room or monthly license fees. Hosting is a small monthly cost you pay directly to the provider.

Is the price really fixed?

Yes. The price for your agreed scope is set in writing before we start. Anything you add after signing is quoted separately and only built with your approval.

How do you move our data from our current PMS?

Migration is part of the build. We export your rooms, rates, guests, reservations and balances, import them, and verify everything with your team before you switch.

Who hosts it?

Your PMS runs in a cloud account your company owns, on SOC 2 Type II audited infrastructure. We set it up, configure backups and monitoring, and hand you the keys.

Can it handle multiple properties?

Yes. Every property runs side by side with one login, a portfolio dashboard, and roles so each person sees only what they should.

What does the money-back guarantee cover?

If your PMS doesn't do what we agreed in your signed scope and we can't fix it, you get a full refund. The full terms are on our Guarantee page and in your build agreement.

Do I have to pay for maintenance?

No. Bug fixes are free for the first full year. After that, ongoing support is optional, and because you own the code, any developer can work on it.

Will my team need training?

Training is part of every launch. We get your front desk, housekeeping and managers comfortable on the new system before you switch over.

Are you SOC 2 compliant?

Your PMS runs on SOC 2 Type II audited infrastructure. Occupancy Labs itself has not completed its own SOC 2 audit.

Give your team software built for how they actually work.

Get my fixed-price quote

Get your fixed-price quote in one call.

  • We review your current PMS and bill
  • We map your must-haves for version one
  • You leave with a price, scope and launch date

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