Smart waitlists that convert peak overbooks into revenue for boutique hotels.
Boutique hotel owners face inventory management tools that fail during peak seasons, leading to overbookings and substantial lost revenue.
WaitPeak captures overflow demand via intelligent waitlists, auto-notifying guests when rooms free up. It prioritizes high-value waitlisters and integrates with calendars to fill gaps instantly. Turn overbooking risks into upsell opportunities during peaks.
Owners of boutique hotels
Guest scoring and auto-upsell, turning waitlists into 20% revenue boosters for small hotels.
friendly
Embeddable forms for overbook periods.
Ranks waitlisters by spend history/probability.
SMS/email when room available, with upsell offers.
Syncs with Google/Outlook for real-time gaps.
Tracks waitlist to booking revenue.
Room upgrades in notifications.
Basic profiles from waitlists.
Test notification messages.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| text | No | |
| hotel_name | text | No |
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| start_date | timestamp | No |
| room_type | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| waitlist_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| text | No | |
| score | int | No |
| converted | bool | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| waitlister_id | uuid | No |
| sent_at | timestamp | Yes |
| status | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/waitlistsCreate new waitlist
/api/waitlistersAdd guest to waitlist (public)
/api/notifications/sendTrigger notifies
/api/dashboardConversion stats
50 waitlisters/mo
500/mo
Unlimited
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 25 | 8% | $64 | $768 |
| Month 6 | 200 | 12% | $768 | $9,216 |
WaitPeak's smart lists notify and convert overflow demand automatically.
Offer free peak-season setup to boutique hotels via Instagram DMs (search #boutiquehotel); run $100 FB ads targeting owners; leverage TripAdvisor forums.
Waitlist feature
No smart scoring/auto-upsell
Revenue-focused AI, cheaper
Guest data network effects; embed virality.
Travel rebound with no-shows rising; SMS open rates high post-iMessage.
Owners prefer manual waitlists
Free tier demos
GDPR guest data
Opt-in + Supabase compliance
Success: 3 want beta
Success: 10% wait-to-book
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