How to run your hotel business with TheCEOApp
TheCEOApp team ·
A hotel is rooms, a restaurant, a bar and sometimes a hall, all with their own money. A guest's bill for the room, food and laundry should be one bill.
TheCEOApp keeps rooms, food, drinks and hall bookings together.
Rooms by the night
Price rooms per night with a caution fee. Guests pick check-in and check-out dates and see what's free.
Orders from the room or table
Each room or table gets a QR code; guests order from their phone and pay when it's served.
Halls and events
Book the hall for events, or sell tickets online and check guests in with QR codes.
Record every sale in seconds
Add what you sell once, for example bottled water, soft drink and jollof rice & chicken, and services like standard room (per night), deluxe room (per night) and suite (per night). Suggestions for a hotel come up as you type, so you don't start from a blank page.
Then record a sale by tapping the items, scanning a barcode or simply saying it out loud. The receipt goes to the guest on WhatsApp with your logo, and part payments are kept against their name.
Keep stock the way you count it
Count stock by night, room, day, week and plate. Start with the biggest unit you buy in, say how many smaller ones fit inside, set a price for each and sell in whichever unit the guest wants. Stock goes down as you sell, and you're warned before you run out.
Tools hotel businesses use most
- Rooms booked by the night: Rooms priced per night with a caution fee. Guests pick check-in and check-out dates, see what's free and send a booking request.
- Table and room QR codes: Guests scan a code at their table or room, order from their seat and pay when it's served.
- Events and tickets: Sell tickets online and check people in at the door with QR codes.
- Show it on a TV: Your products, prices and offers on any smart TV in the shop.
What every business gets
- Record a sale in seconds: Type it, scan it or just say it. The receipt goes to the customer on WhatsApp with your logo.
- Know who owes you: Part payments, balances and polite reminders, so debts don't get forgotten.
- Stock that adds up: Stock goes down as you sell, with alerts before you run out and a count of what was lost or damaged.
- Your own online shop: A shop page with your products and prices that customers order from on WhatsApp.
- Designs and documents: Flyers, price lists, invoices and quotations in your brand colours.
- Ceopay business account: Receive transfers, pay suppliers and bills, and save, from the same app.
The app calls your customers guests and your products products, so it reads like your business.
Get started
- Go to theceoapp.com (or get the app on Google Play or the App Store) and create your account.
- Choose "Hotel" as your kind of business. The app sets up the right words, units and tools.
- Add your products and prices, then record your first sale.
- Every new business tries everything free for 2 days, with no card needed.
Questions people ask
- Can guests book hotel rooms by the night?
- Yes. Rooms are priced per night with a caution fee, and guests pick their dates.
- Can guests order food from their room?
- Yes. Each room can have a QR code for orders.
- Is there an app for hotel businesses in Nigeria?
- Yes. TheCEOApp is a Nigerian business app with a setup for hotel businesses: sales, WhatsApp receipts, stock, debtors, staff and an online shop.
- How much does TheCEOApp cost for a hotel?
- Every new business tries everything free for 2 days with no card. Plans start at ₦4,000 a month.