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For backpacker, student & working hostels
Hostel software that thinks in beds, not rooms
A hostel sells a bed in a dorm, sometimes for a night and sometimes for a term. Zotaki handles bed-level inventory, mixed and single-gender dorms, long-stay billing and shared-facility charges so a six-bed room can hold six unrelated bookings without anything colliding.
Features at a glance
Built for shared accommodation
Bed-level inventory
Sell and block individual beds inside a dorm, each with its own guest and dates.
Dorm allocation
Mixed, female-only and male-only dorms with allocation rules that hold.
Nightly and monthly rates
Price a backpacker night and a student month in the same system.
Long-stay billing
Recurring monthly invoicing, deposits and adjustments for resident guests.
Mess & canteen
Meal plans and canteen charges posted to the resident's account.
ID & compliance
Capture ID documents and produce the records local authorities ask for.
The daily reality
Why hostel bookings break normal hotel software
Most PMS products assume one booking equals one room. A hostel breaks that assumption immediately: six guests, six arrival dates, six departure dates, one room. Software that cannot represent a bed forces you back to a spreadsheet within a week.
- Six bookings in one room that software cannot represent
- Gender-segregated dorms allocated by hand
- Long-stay residents billed on a separate register
- Deposits and refunds tracked in a notebook
- Mess charges never reaching the resident's account
Built around how you operate
How Zotaki fits a hostel operation
Mixed stay lengths
A one-night backpacker and a six-month student live in the same system with different rate and billing treatments.
High turnover
Fast check-in and check-out with minimal typing, because a hostel desk handles far more movements per day than a hotel.
Shared facilities
Locker, laundry, mess and Wi-Fi charges post to the resident account rather than being collected in cash.
Tight margins
Unlimited users and low entry pricing so software cost does not eat a bed-night's revenue.
Frequently asked questions
Can Zotaki sell individual beds in a dormitory?
Yes. Beds are managed as individual sellable units inside a room, so several unrelated guests with different dates can occupy the same dorm without conflict.
Can it handle monthly residents alongside nightly guests?
Yes. Long-stay residents can be billed on a recurring monthly cycle with deposits and adjustments, while nightly guests are billed per stay in the same system.
How do gender-segregated dorms work?
Dorms can be designated male, female or mixed, and allocation respects that designation so a booking cannot be placed in the wrong dorm by mistake.
Is it affordable for a small hostel?
Plans start at ₹7,999 + GST a year on Zotaki Desk with unlimited rooms, which suits most independent hostels.
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See bed-level booking in action
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