Who owns Little Hotelier?

Little Hotelier is part of SiteMinder, the channel manager company founded in Sydney in 2006. Its channel manager therefore uses the SiteMinder network of booking sites, and it is aimed at B and Bs, guesthouses and small hotels rather than larger properties or groups.

Which is better for a hostel?

Cloudbeds has a long record with hostels, including bed based inventory and group bookings, and is usually the closer fit. Little Hotelier is aimed at small hotels, B and Bs and guesthouses, where rooms rather than beds are sold. Ask both for a demo with your own dorm setup.

Cloudbeds vs Little Hotelier

Cloudbeds vs Little Hotelier for small hotels and B and Bs

Little Hotelier is simpler and cheaper, and suits owner run B and Bs and small hotels that mainly need a front desk, booking engine and channel manager. Cloudbeds costs more and goes further, with full night audit, a city ledger, a housekeeping board and an open marketplace. Choose on how much back office your property needs.

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Choose Cloudbeds if

Small and mid sized hotels and hostels that need full room bills, housekeeping and an app marketplace.

Choose Little Hotelier if

Owner run B and Bs and small hotels that want the simplest front desk with SiteMinder distribution.

Consider Benvo if

If your small hotel has a restaurant, bar or spa, Benvo is worth a look. Rooms, front desk and booking sites cost about $448 a month, with full room bills, a city ledger, guest messaging and dining on the same guest record. Its booking site connections go live after certification.

Price

Per venue per month in US dollars, before tax.

$510 a monthRooms and stays, Front desk and bills, Housekeeping, Booking sites and booking page

$0 setup, data moved for you
$6,124 in the first year
AI team included, no cover fees

Cloudbeds$510 a monthTypical mid tier

Setup not published
$6,120 in the first year

Little Hotelier$400 a monthTypical mid tier

Setup not published
$4,800 in the first year

Differences

Price

A typical Cloudbeds property pays about $510 a month, against about $400 for Little Hotelier, as of November 2026.

Room bills and company accounts

Cloudbeds runs night audit and a city ledger. Little Hotelier offers basic invoicing with no city ledger.

Housekeeping

Cloudbeds has a housekeeping app and board. Little Hotelier shows a room status list.

Guest messaging

Little Hotelier includes guest messaging. Cloudbeds puts it in its Experience plan.

Features

Hotel

16 features

CloudbedsLittle Hotelier

Room calendar and rate plansIncludedIncludedIncluded

Online check in and outIncludedPartlyExperience planIncluded

Kiosk and digital room keysPartlyKiosk ready, door locks connected on requestPartlyExperience planNot included

Room bills and night auditIncludedDay closes itself at 03:00IncludedPartlyBasic invoicing

City ledger and company accountsIncludedIncludedNot included

Housekeeping app and boardIncludedIncludedPartlyRoom status list only

Channel managerPartlyBooking sites go live after certificationIncludedIncluded

Own booking engineIncludedIncludedIncluded

Revenue management and dynamic pricingPartlyPrice suggestions you approve, no automatic pricingPaid extraPartlyTop plan only

Guest messagingIncludedPartlyExperience planIncluded

Integrated restaurant POSPaid extraBenvo POS module, included in the Hotel bundlePaid extraThrough partner appsPartlyBasic extras sales only

Dining and spa on one recordIncludedNot includedNot included

Member and club ratesIncludedNot includedNot included

Group and block bookingsIncludedIncludedPartlyNot confirmed

Open API and app marketplaceNot includedIncludedPartlySmall partner list

Multi property and enterpriseIncludedGroup desk books tables and rooms across venuesIncludedPartlyNot confirmed

Included IncludedPaid extraPartly Limited, on a higher plan or not confirmedNot included Not included

Sources and how we checked

From each vendor's own pricing, product and help pages, and buyer reviews where a vendor publishes little, checked in November 2026. Prices are typical per venue per month in US dollars before tax; vendors quote per deal. Product names are trademarks of their owners, and Benvo is not affiliated with any of them. Spotted something out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.

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Questions

Still curious? Talk to someone who has run a venue.

Usually. As of November 2026 a typical Little Hotelier property pays about $400 a month and a typical Cloudbeds property about $510. Both price by room count and plan, and higher plans add features such as revenue tools or online check in, so compare quotes for your size.

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