NewMobile money by network, smart invoicing and offline mode

Run your whole property
from one calm screen.

LodgeDesk brings reservations, the front desk, point of sale, invoicing and accounting together for lodges and hotels across Africa — in your currency, ready for smart invoicing, and still working when the internet isn’t.

  • 7-day free trial
  • No card needed
  • Set up in 30 minutes
lodgedesk.io/front-desk
The LodgeDesk front desk: guests arriving, staying and departing today, revenue and occupancy
The LodgeDesk front desk summary: on property, arriving, revenue and occupancy
54 African currencies
Smart invoicing
Airtel, MTN & Zamtel money
Works offline
Web, desktop & phone
One system

Everything your property runs on, in one place.

No more juggling a booking spreadsheet, a separate till, an invoice template and an accountant’s inbox. Every module shares the same guests, rooms and money.

Front desk & reservations

Every arrival, stay and departure on one screen. Hover a booking to see the stay, the balance and the guest’s preferences without leaving the page.

A reservation card open on the front desk showing stay, balance and preferences

Point of sale

Bar, restaurant and shop tills. Charge to the room, split the bill, or take mobile money by network.

The LodgeDesk point of sale with a bar order in progress

Smart invoicing

Invoices raise themselves from bookings, and file as smart invoices in one step.

An invoice open, with its items and total

Accounting that fills itself in

Room, POS and event income, expenses, bank balances and profit — posted as the work happens, not typed up at month end.

The accounting overview with revenue, profit and bank balance

Housekeeping

Room status, tasks, maintenance and linen, updated as guests come and go.

Reports & night audit

Occupancy, ADR, RevPAR and a nightly close you can email in one click.

Events & conferences

Book halls and gardens, and track deposits and what is still owed.

Guests & loyalty

Profiles, preferences, repeat-guest flags and a points programme.

Online bookings

Take bookings from your own website, or get listed on the LodgeDesk booking page.

Corporate accounts

Credit limits, payment terms and statements for the companies you bill.

Front desk

Know what needs you before anyone has to ask.

Guests still in the room past check-out, today’s arrivals and departures, and the rooms that need turning are right at the top — each one a click from being dealt with.

  • Check in, check out, extend or move a guest in one click
  • Late check-outs and unpaid balances flagged in red
  • A month calendar with occupancy for every night
lodgedesk.io/front-desk
The front desk with a reservation card open
Point of sale

Every sale lands in the right till.

Cash, card, Airtel Money, MTN MoMo and Zamtel Kwacha each post to their own account, so the end-of-day count matches what the system says.

  • Charge drinks and meals straight to the guest’s room
  • Stock counts drop with every sale, with suppliers and purchase orders
  • Edits and voids locked to managers
lodgedesk.io/pos
A bar order on the LodgeDesk point of sale
Money

Tax-ready invoices. Books that balance.

Rooms, POS and events flow into one set of accounts, with VAT and levies worked out the way you charge them and smart invoice filing a button away.

  • Smart invoicing for bookings and POS receipts
  • Profit and loss, bank balances and outstanding balances
  • Corporate accounts with credit limits and statements
lodgedesk.io/invoices
The invoices page with an invoice open
Built for Africa

Built for how hospitality
works here — not adapted for it.

The things other systems treat as edge cases are the everyday here. LodgeDesk was designed around them from the first line of code.

Your currency, natively

Price, invoice and report in any of 54 African currencies - not a dollar system with a converter bolted on.

Smart invoicing built in

File fiscal invoices from bookings and POS sales. VAT, Tourism Levy and service charge set up the way you charge them.

Mobile money by network

Take Airtel Money, MTN MoMo and Zamtel Kwacha, each reconciled to its own till in your accounts.

Keeps working offline

Reservations and POS keep running when the connection drops, and sync the moment it is back.

WhatsApp where guests are

Send booking confirmations and answer enquiries on the channel your guests actually use (Enterprise plan).

Support that knows the market

Help from a team that knows local currencies, levies and what running a property here actually takes.

Zoey, your AI assistant

Ask your property a question. Get a straight answer.

Zoey reads your bookings, rooms and revenue so you don’t have to build a report. Ask in plain English and get the number, with the context around it.

  • “How many check-ins do we have tomorrow?”
  • “What was our occupancy last weekend?”
  • “Which invoices are still unpaid?”
Zoey
Online
Example
Good morning. You have 3 check-ins this afternoon and 1 departure due at 11:00.
How is RevPAR looking this month?
Up 14% on last month. Occupancy is steady and your average rate has risen week on week.
Anything I should chase?
Room 203 was due out at 11:00 and hasn't checked out. Want me to flag it for housekeeping?
Who it’s for

Sized for your property.

From a ten-room lodge to a hotel with a restaurant, a bar and a conference room — and businesses with no rooms at all.

01

Lodges & guesthouses

A handful of rooms, a small team, and no IT department. Set up in an afternoon and run it from a phone if you need to.

  • Front desk and reservations
  • Invoices in your currency
  • Works on any device
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02

Hotels & resorts

Restaurants, bars, conference rooms and corporate clients - all on one system, with the reports a GM actually reads.

  • POS charged to the room
  • Corporate billing and credit
  • Night audit and P&L
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03

Restaurants, bars & shops

Don't have rooms? The POS plan gives you tills, stock, suppliers and smart invoice receipts without the hotel parts.

  • Tills by payment method
  • Stock and purchase orders
  • Smart fiscal receipts
See the POS plan
Desktop app

LodgeDesk on your desktop.

Install LodgeDesk on the reception computer and it behaves like any other program on the machine. Same login, same data, included in every plan.

Opens in its own window - no lost browser tab
Keeps taking bookings when the internet drops
Prints invoices and receipts to your local printer
Updates itself in the background
Finding the latest version…
Windows
10 and later
macOS
11 and later
Linux
AppImage / .deb
LodgeDesk
LodgeDesk front desk running as a desktop app
Works offline
Bookings sync when you reconnect
Pricing

Simple, honest pricing.

Priced per property in local currency. Every plan starts with a 7-day free trial, and you can cancel any time.

POS

For restaurants, bars and shops

K 500/month
Billed monthly
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  • Point of sale only
  • Unlimited outlets
  • Menu and order management
  • POS sales accounting
  • No rooms or reservations

Starter

For small lodges

K 500/month
Billed monthly · + K 200 per extra seat
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  • Up to 5 rooms
  • Per seat billing
  • Email confirmations
  • Room map
  • Reservations
  • Guest profiles
  • Invoicing
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Professional

For growing hotels

K 700/month
Billed monthly · + K 300 per extra seat
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  • Up to 100 rooms
  • Per seat billing
  • Corporate accounts
  • Reports and analytics
  • Workflow automation
  • Night audit
  • Bulk messaging
  • Revenue forecasting
  • 100 AI credits/month

Enterprise

For large properties and groups

Custom
Tailored to your group
Contact us
  • Unlimited rooms
  • Unlimited staff
  • WhatsApp confirmations
  • Messages inbox
  • Dedicated support
  • Custom integrations
  • API access
  • Custom onboarding
Questions

Frequently asked.

Something else on your mind? Email support@lodgedesk.io or .

Do I need a credit card to start?

No. Your 7-day free trial starts as soon as you sign up, and no card is needed.

Does it work without internet?

Yes. The front desk, reservations and POS keep working offline and sync automatically once you are back online.

Does it support smart invoicing?

Yes. Invoices from bookings and POS sales can be filed as smart invoices from inside LodgeDesk, with the fiscal receipt number and QR code printed on the receipt.

Which payment methods can I take?

Cash, card, Airtel Money, MTN MoMo, Zamtel Kwacha, split payments and room charges. Each method can post to its own till or bank account.

What happens when my trial ends?

Your account is paused and your data is kept for 30 days. Upgrade any time to pick up where you left off.

Is my data safe?

Every property's data is isolated at the database level with row-level security, so no data is shared between properties.

Can I take bookings from my own website?

Yes. Use the booking webhook or the embeddable widget, or share your LodgeDesk public booking page.

Can I change plans later?

Yes. Upgrade or downgrade from Settings at any time.

Your front desk, sorted
by this afternoon.

Start free for 7 days. No card, no contract, and your data comes with you if you leave.