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Sept. 26, 2026

Free Hotel Management Software, With No Room or Booking Limits

Most "free" hotel software is either a trial in disguise or capped at a handful of rooms. LodgeHog's free plan costs $0 a month, forever, with unlimited rooms, reservations, guests and rate plans.

It's built for guesthouses, B&Bs, hostels, vacation rentals and small hotels that are ready to move off spreadsheets and paper, without adding another monthly bill.

What's included in the free plan

Reservation calendar

See every room and every stay on one screen.

Unlimited rooms and reservations

No caps on units or bookings, whatever the size of your property.

Unlimited guest records

Keep every guest's details and stay history in one place.

Unlimited rate plans

As many prices as you need, with bulk editing and opening/closing dates.

iPhone and Android apps

Check the calendar and manage reservations from your phone.

No time limit

No credit card, no expiry date. The free plan stays free.

Who the free plan is for

B&Bs and guesthouses

If the owner runs the front desk, one login is all you need. Keep every booking and guest in one calendar instead of a notebook by the phone.

Hostels

Choose "Hostel" when you sign up and you set up dorms and the beds inside them. Each bed is booked on its own, so you always know how many beds are free in each room.

Vacation rentals

Whether you manage one apartment or a dozen, every unit and stay is on the same calendar, with its own prices per season.

Small hotels

Group rooms into categories and price each one separately. If several people work the front desk, you'll want a paid plan, which adds unlimited users with their own permissions.

Why start with a free PMS

Start with no upfront cost

For a small guesthouse, cost is often what keeps the spreadsheet in use longer than it should be. With the free plan, you manage bookings, rooms and rates with no upfront investment and no monthly fee, right when every dollar counts.

Replace the spreadsheet

A spreadsheet can't tell you at a glance which rooms are free next weekend. The reservation calendar can.

Every booking, room and guest lives in one place instead of spread across tabs, notebooks and message threads. If you're still weighing it up, see why hotels are moving off reservation spreadsheets.

Price your rooms properly

Unlimited rate plans let you charge differently for different kinds of stays, instead of having one price for every night of the year.

With bulk rate editing you can update a whole season in a few clicks, and open or close dates just as quickly.

Add features only when you need them

When you're ready to sell on Booking.com and Airbnb, take direct bookings on your website or issue invoices, add just those modules. All your reservations, guests and rates stay where they are.

You learn the system now, while things are calm, rather than in the middle of high season.

LodgeHog reservation calendar showing rooms grouped by category, with each guest's stay as a bar across the dates

The reservation calendar, included in the free plan.

How to get started with free hotel software

  1. Create your account. All you need is an email address, with no credit card. Choose whether you run a hotel, a hostel or vacation rentals.
  2. Set up your rooms. The setup wizard asks how many room categories (or dorms) and rooms (or beds) you have, and names them for you. You can rename them at any time.
  3. Add your prices. Create a rate plan, set different prices for high and low season with bulk editing, and close the dates you don't take bookings.
  4. Enter your upcoming bookings. Copy the next few weeks from your spreadsheet or notebook first. Older stays can wait.
  5. Install the app. Download it from the App Store or Google Play and log in with the same account to check the calendar when you're away from the desk.

For your first 14 days you'll also see paid features such as reports and invoices. When the trial ends they switch off, and everything above keeps working.

What to check before choosing free hotel software

  • Is it really free, or a trial? Look for an end date, or a credit card request at sign-up.
  • Are there limits? Check the number of rooms, bookings, rate plans and guest records.
  • Who runs it? Hosted software is updated and backed up for you. Self-hosted software is your job.
  • Does it work on your phone? Look for real iPhone and Android apps, not just a website that shrinks.
  • Can it grow with you? Adding a channel manager or booking engine later should not mean moving to a new system.
  • How many people can log in? Free plans often include a single user.

For the full picture, read our guide on how to choose hotel management software.

What the free plan doesn't include

The free plan covers the essentials: calendar, rooms, guests and rates, for one user. Reports, invoices, room charges, guest messaging by email and WhatsApp, extra users and support are part of the paid plans, from $9.90/month. So are the optional channel manager, booking engine and AI chatbot.

Frequently asked questions

Yes. The free plan, including the iPhone and Android apps, has no time limit and no credit card is required. When you sign up, you also get every paid feature for 14 days. After that, your account simply stays on the free plan unless you choose to upgrade.

No. The free plan includes unlimited units, reservations, guests and rate plans. It works just as well for a single vacation rental as for a hotel with dozens of rooms.

Paid plans start at $9.90/month and add reports, invoices, room charges, guest messaging, unlimited users and priority support. You can also add the channel manager (Booking.com, Airbnb and 50+ sites), the booking engine for commission-free direct bookings, and the WhatsApp AI chatbot.

No. It's the same account. Upgrading just switches on extra features, and your reservations, guests and rates stay as they are.

Yes. Choose "Hostel" when you set up your property and you'll add dorms and the beds inside them. Each bed is booked separately on the calendar.

No. The channel manager, which syncs your calendar with Booking.com, Airbnb and 50+ other sites, is an optional paid module. On the free plan you enter bookings yourself. Read what a channel manager does to see when it's worth adding.

One user. Paid plans include unlimited users, each with their own login and permissions.

No. LodgeHog runs in your web browser on any computer. The apps for iPhone and Android are optional and included in the free plan.

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