How much does a resort booking app cost in India?
Indicatively ₹5–10 lakh for a resort booking app MVP with a guest app, web booking engine, admin, rate plans and payments; ₹2–5 lakh to add a booking engine to an existing website or app; ₹10–20 lakh for a multi-property platform with channel manager and PMS integration; ₹12–30 lakh for a multi-resort marketplace; and from ₹25 lakh for a white-label booking SaaS. SpikeSecure confirms every figure in a fixed-scope written quote.
How long does it take to build a resort booking app?
A booking engine takes 4–6 weeks, a resort booking app MVP 8–12 weeks, a multi-property platform 12–20 weeks and a marketplace 16–24 weeks. One property goes live first, then the rest.
Can the app sync with MakeMyTrip, Booking.com, Agoda and Airbnb?
Yes, through a channel manager. Availability, rates and bookings sync both ways so a room sold on your app closes on the OTAs and the reverse. We integrate with the channel manager on your account, such as STAAH, eZee Centrix or SiteMinder, where your plan includes API access; its subscription is billed by that vendor.
Do you integrate with our existing PMS or hotel software?
Yes, where the PMS exposes an API or webhooks: bookings, guest details and payments post to the PMS and room status flows back. If it has no API, we agree a fallback in the quote, such as a scheduled export or the built-in front desk. For smaller properties the built-in arrivals, allocation and check-out screens are often enough.
How do you prevent double bookings?
The availability engine holds inventory while the guest pays, confirms inside a database transaction, and pushes the change to the channel manager immediately. The pilot includes a daily reconciliation of your app's inventory against the channel manager.
Can guests pay an advance and the balance later?
Yes. Advance or full payment by UPI and card at booking, a balance payment link before arrival or at check-out, cancellation and refund rules by date, and GST invoices generated automatically.
Can we sell packages, activities and memberships?
Yes. Honeymoon, family and group packages, add-ons such as transfers, spa, safaris and event halls with their own capacity, and loyalty points or member-night plans for repeat guests.
Can you build an app like MakeMyTrip or Airbnb for resorts?
Functionally, yes: partner onboarding, listings, search by destination and dates, real-time availability, booking, reviews, commission and payouts to partners. We build it for your region and niche, starting with the properties you have signed, and we tell you early which parts depend on property supply rather than on code.
Which technologies do you use?
Flutter for the guest and staff apps on Android and iOS from one codebase, Next.js for the web booking engine and admin, NestJS and PostgreSQL for the availability engine, Redis for holds, Razorpay, UPI or Stripe for payments and the WhatsApp Business API for confirmations.
Will it work at properties with poor connectivity?
The staff screens are built to keep working on a weak connection and to resync when the network returns, and the guest app caches the booking, directions and stay details for offline viewing. We check the network conditions at the property during discovery.
Can guests book in Tamil and other languages?
Yes. Tamil and English are standard for Tamil Nadu builds, with Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu on request, and Arabic with right-to-left layouts and multi-currency pricing for international clients.
Do you work with resorts and startups outside India?
Yes. Clients in the UAE, GCC, US, UK, Singapore and Australia are delivered remotely from Coimbatore under an NDA, with a fixed-scope written quote, weekly demos, a 30-day warranty, Stripe or a regional gateway and invoicing in your currency.
Who owns the source code and guest data?
You do. Source code in your GitHub organisation, app store listings, cloud accounts and the guest database in your name from day one, with documentation and a recorded handover. Custom builds carry no per-booking commission and no vendor lock-in.
Should a single resort build a custom booking app?
Often not at first. A subscription booking engine with a channel manager is usually cheaper for one property with standard needs. Build when you want your own guest data and brand, packages or membership rules a SaaS cannot model, integrations your tools do not offer, or a product to sell to other properties. We tell you which in the discovery call.
How do I get started?
Email your property count, room types, current OTA listings, channel manager and PMS to info@spikesecure.com, or WhatsApp +91 95149 94888. We schedule discovery at the property or on video and send a fixed-scope written quote, usually within 48 hours.