Side‑by‑Side Comparison
We lined up the metrics hostel managers actually lose sleep over—no buzzwords, just the euros, seconds and clicks that hit reception every day.
Amenitiz
Hostel Mate
Amenitiz
vsHostel Mate
€149+
Price (Monthly)
$37
Price (Monthly)
€149+
$37
12 % via Boost
Booking Engine Commission
$0
Booking Engine Commission
12 % via Boost
$0
Capacity‑tier + annual lock‑in
Pricing Transparency
Flat subscription
Pricing Transparency
Capacity‑tier + annual lock‑in
Flat subscription
≈1 week
Setup Time
Live in <4 h
Setup Time
≈1 week
Live in <4 h
Pro tier add‑on
Dynamic Pricing Included
Native hourly
Dynamic Pricing Included
Pro tier add‑on
Native hourly
2‑4 days
Staff Training Time
<30 min
Staff Training Time
2‑4 days
<30 min
Subscription Traps That Drain Hostel Margins
Amenitiz piles on per‑unit pricing and bolt‑on modules; the more bunks you add, the more their meter keeps running. Hostel Mate locks in one honest subscription so you can obsess over occupancy, not invoices.
- Stealth 0.9 % “AmenitizPay” card fee baked into every swipe
- Third‑party channel manager sold separately—another €50/month
- Housekeeping task app costs extra, billed per cleaner
- Interface shows rooms only—no per‑bed occupancy view for dorms
- Mandatory 12‑month contract with 2‑month notice period
Born at the reception desk, not the boardroom
Hostel Mate was sketched between check‑ins on a rain‑leaking clipboard in Taghazout. We built what we needed: a system that catches double‑bookings, prints surf‑lesson tickets and still leaves time for sunset.
Amenitiz streamlines boutique hotels, but hostels spin a different plate rack—twelve-bed dorm swaps, last‑minute group arrivals, volunteers with three‑day training. That’s the chaos we trained Hostel Mate to love.
8 Reasons Hostel Mate Means Fewer Night Shifts and More Sunrises
- Auto‑split dorm reservations by gender or group preference with one click
- In‑app staff chat replaces post‑it note chaos
- Native WhatsApp check‑in link cuts queue time by 70 %
- Integrated housekeeping board auto‑marks cleaned beds when staff scans QR sticker
- Custom permission sets for interns keep payment data locked down
- Real‑time revenue visualises cashflow 90 days out
- Browser tabs show remaining check‑ins at a glance—close laptop, grab burrito
- Lifetime free updates—no surprise “Pro” tier upcharge down the road
Problems That Keep Hostel Managers Awake
We ditched the fluff and tackled the 2 a.m. panic buttons.
Hidden Processing Fees
Our flat 0 % payment processing means you keep every cent.
Add‑On Hell
Everything from housekeeping to price automation is included—no nickel‑and‑diming.
One‑Size‑Fits‑Hotels
Bed‑level inventory, mixed dorms, and group rooming lists built in—made for hostels, not 4‑star suites.
Seasonal Cash Squeeze
Pause your plan in low season; pay only when beds are filling again.
Volunteer Turnover
Shift‑based logins expire automatically, keeping finances safe from short‑term staff.
Spreadsheet Nightmares
Live dashboards replace Sunday number‑crunching forever.
Frequently asked questions
If you activate AmenitizBoost for marketing, Amenitiz invoices a 12 % commission on every reservation it touches—even the ones that land directly on your site. Hostel Mate’s checkout is commission‑free, so you keep the full bed price and funnel that money into free welcome‑beers instead of fees.
Amenitiz grew up serving boutique hotels and B&Bs. It can list beds, but the calendar still thinks in neat double rooms. Colour‑coding bunks, gender‑splitting mixed dorms or juggling last‑minute group swaps means tab‑hopping gymnastics. Hostel Mate was wireframed during a sweaty 80‑bed check‑in line, so every interaction feels like muscle memory at 3 a.m.
Subscription cost scales with declared “units”. A 100‑bed hostel can blast past €300/month once you add the channel manager and PriceAdvisor dynamic pricing. Hostel Mate’s flat subscription fee means surprise volunteers won’t bounce you into a pricier bracket overnight.
Only in their PriceAdvisor module—an upsell bundled into the Pro or Ultimate+ tiers. Hostel Mate ships an airline‑style revenue brain out of the box, so Friday festival spikes and Tuesday slumps self‑adjust without you opening Excel.
Our migration crew has moved over 150 properties off Amenitiz. We export guests, invoices and folios overnight while your reception keeps humming. Average go‑live: 3 hours 38 minutes—slightly shorter than Belushi’s Happy Hour.
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All competitor information was gathered from publicly available sources as of July 22 2025. Pricing, features and trademarks belong to their respective owners and may change without notice. Hostel Mate is not affiliated with or endorsed by Amenitiz.