Do you prefer to manage your reservations using pen-and-paper?
Lots of guesthouses, inns and B&Bs use a pen-and-paper reservation book to manage their reservations and guests.
And with good reason: pen-and-paper still offers lots of advantages over a computer:
- No training required
- Browse availability at a glance
- Record a booking just by writing it in
There are some drawbacks, though:
- Only one user can access at a time
- No back up: lose your book and you are in big trouble
- Changing things is hard: cross out and re-write
- Doesn't create booking confirmations/invoices for you
and
- You can't link a pen-and-paper record to a website
At KeepMeBooked we offer web-based reservation software. Our aim has been to retain all the good things about pen-and-paper:
No training required
You don't need training or a manual to use KeepMeBooked. Each screen is kept free of clutter so it is obvious what to do and how to do it.
You don't need training or a manual to use KeepMeBooked. Each screen is kept free of clutter so it is obvious what to do and how to do it.
Browse availability at a glance
The calendar shows two weeks at a time, and the screen smoothly scrolls to and fro as you require.
The calendar shows two weeks at a time, and the screen smoothly scrolls to and fro as you require.
Record a booking just by writing it in
Just click on an available room and type the guest's name and phone number. If that's all you want to record, you don't have to enter anything else. Or you can record more detailed information on the next screen.
Just click on an available room and type the guest's name and phone number. If that's all you want to record, you don't have to enter anything else. Or you can record more detailed information on the next screen.
... while also giving you the benefits that software brings:
Access from anywhere
You can access KeepMeBooked from any computer with an internet connection. From the kitchen, from your son-in-law's house, or even when you are on holiday yourself.
You can access KeepMeBooked from any computer with an internet connection. From the kitchen, from your son-in-law's house, or even when you are on holiday yourself.
Easily make changes
Just drag a booking from one room to another, or from one date to another. Easily display and update guest details.
Just drag a booking from one room to another, or from one date to another. Easily display and update guest details.
Accept online bookings
Just paste a snippet of code onto your existing website to display a mini calendar and take online bookings.
Just paste a snippet of code onto your existing website to display a mini calendar and take online bookings.
Safe and backed up
KeepMeBooked data is stored on servers with multiple, identical hard drives. If one hard drive fails, the others take over, there is no loss of data. If all the drives on a server fail at same time (highly unlikely, in the absence of a sledgehammer) we can restore from a separate back-up.
KeepMeBooked data is stored on servers with multiple, identical hard drives. If one hard drive fails, the others take over, there is no loss of data. If all the drives on a server fail at same time (highly unlikely, in the absence of a sledgehammer) we can restore from a separate back-up.
Create booking confirmations / invoices
One click creates a PDF booking confirmation, showing costs and payments, which you can print or email to your guest.
One click creates a PDF booking confirmation, showing costs and payments, which you can print or email to your guest.
Take a look for yourself: get your free KeepMeBooked trial here.(Get started in 60 seconds, no credit card required.)
