From underpriced and OTA-dependent to the top-performing property in its comp set
This 44-room property had strong product but was pricing well below its competitive set, losing RevPAR to cheaper neighbors despite offering a noticeably better experience. Over 78% of bookings came through Booking.com and Expedia, with almost nothing from the direct channel. There was no dynamic pricing in place and no strategy for managing peak season demand.
We started with a full revenue and channel audit, rebuilt the OTA profiles from scratch, and implemented dynamic pricing with a properly structured seasonal rate calendar. We launched a direct booking engine with incentivized return-guest rates, set up Google Hotel Ads, and built a post-stay email sequence to capture repeat bookings. Reputation management led to a 0.6-point improvement in the Google review score within six months, which improved OTA ranking position independently.
RevPAR grew 58% year over year. Direct bookings grew threefold. OTA commission as a share of total revenue fell from 78% to 50% within eight months. ADR lifted 22% in the first 90 days alone without any meaningful drop in occupancy.