Paying guest homes
Owner-operated PGs with a handful of rooms and recurring monthly residents.
Solution for PG properties
Simple resident, room, payment, and maintenance management for PGs
Run paying-guest properties with monthly fees, deposits, merchant UPI, utilities, visitor rules, meals, maintenance, and clearer move-in / move-out settlement — without enterprise complexity.
For PG homes and small multi-room properties that need practical digital operations.
At a glance
Billing
Rent + deposit
Payments
Merchant UPI
Stay
Move-out ready
Ops
Lean & clear
PG owners · Managers · Residents
Challenges
What teams struggle with today
WhatsApp-only operations
Rent reminders, complaints, and visitor notes live in chats that disappear.
Deposit and dues confusion
Move-out settlements stall when deposits, utilities, and damages are unclear.
Too much software
Enterprise hostel suites feel heavy for a 8–40 bed PG property.
Outcomes
What changes with Smart Hostel Pilot
Lightweight digital control
Residents, rooms, fees, and maintenance in one place sized for PG operators.
Cleaner monthly collections
Share your UPI QR, verify payments, and keep a receipt trail without a payment gateway.
Smoother move-outs
Settle deposits and final dues with less argument and fewer missing notes.
Use cases
Where this solution fits
Small multi-room PG properties
Managers handling beds, utilities, meals, and visitor rules across a few floors.
Student and professional PGs
Mixed audiences that still need simple billing and house-rule enforcement.
Capabilities
Recommended features for paying guest accommodation
Start with the essentials, then enable deeper modules as your team is ready.
Monthly billing and security deposits
Track rent cycles and deposits without a separate spreadsheet for each resident.
Merchant UPI payment
Collect through your own UPI QR and verify transfers before marking invoices paid.
Flexible room allocation
Move residents between beds as occupancy changes through the month.
Utility charges and meal plans
Add electricity, water, or meal amounts to the monthly cycle when needed.
Visitor rules and notices
Publish house rules and keep visitor expectations consistent.
Move-out settlement
Close stays with deposit adjustments and final dues in one workflow.
How it works
A simple operating rhythm
Step 1
List rooms and onboard residents
Capture profiles, deposits, and monthly terms at move-in.
Step 2
Run the month
Invoice rent, verify UPI payments, handle visitors, and close maintenance tickets.
Step 3
Settle move-outs
Reconcile deposits and dues so the next resident can move in cleanly.
Safety support
Response tools that match your policy
Safety modules help staff respond and document — they do not replace on-ground judgement or guarantee outcomes. Learn more on the Safety page →
Visitor verification
Keep a simple guest log that matches your PG house rules.
Emergency contacts
Store reachable contacts on each resident profile.
Incident reporting
Document issues so owners and managers share the same record.
Who uses it
Roles on this solution
- PG owners
- Managers
- Residents
Each role sees only what they need — owners and admins for configuration, wardens and guards for daily control, accountants for fees, residents and parents for their own workflows.
Talk through your setupFAQ
Common questions
No. Pilot payments use each property’s merchant UPI QR with manual verification — practical for most PG operators.
No. You can start with rooms, residents, and monthly fees, then enable only the extras you need.
Yes. Deposits and monthly dues are tracked so move-out settlement is clearer.
Yes. After accountant or owner verification, residents can access a digital receipt trail.
Next step
Pilot paying guest accommodation with your real workflows
We help you map rooms, roles, fees, and safety settings to your property — then run a focused pilot with your team.
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