A small hotel PMS in Spain must sync Booking.com — still the dominant OTA — with direct bookings, support late arrivals after flights to Málaga or Barcelona, and handle turismo rural properties where reception hours are limited. Split systems mean someone re-types every guest into a lock panel at 23:00.
What small hotel owners in Spain look for
Owners want occupancy visible at a glance, invoices that match their gestoría habits, and guests checking in from a phone after midnight without waiting. One platform sends check-in email, activates keys on stay dates and revokes at checkout.
Practical checklist
Does channel manager sync Booking.com, Airbnb and your direct site?
Can reservations issue and revoke door access automatically?
Does housekeeping update room status in real time?
Can guests use QR or Wallet keys without an app?
Transparent per-room pricing including hardware?
Works for apartamentos turísticos with multiple units?
How Orion Hotel handles this
Orion Hotel suits hostales, boutique hotels and apartamentos turísticos with 5–60 rooms. PMS, channel manager, self check-in and Orion smart locks from €15 per room per month.
One platform: PMS + smart access + self check-in + hotel automation.
Real-time smart lock control on room doors, main entrances and common doors.
Offline access on Orion locks when the property internet is down.
Built for properties with 5 to 60 rooms.
Orion controllers work with strike, bolt and magnetic locks.