Explore ely Booking engine

PILOT ROLLOUT

Let guests book a room on your own website.

ely’s booking engine is included in every package. Guests choose a room on your website, see your rate and pay through a secure link ely hosts. ely stores no card data. Our team sets it up, and your front office confirms the room.

  • Included in every package
  • Secure payment link · ely stores no card data
  • Set up by our team, confirmed by your front office
Illustrative hospitality scene for booking engine
ely / Booking engine
Your Hotel BaguioA couple · Friday, 12:04 am
  1. Guest:

    May room pa po ba for this Saturday? 2 adults.

  2. ely:

    Yes po. The Pine View Double sleeps two and includes breakfast. Choose Saturday and book here on our website.

Approved room details · links to your booking page

THE BOOKING STEP

Guests want to book. Your website asks them to send an email.

When booking means a form, a wait and a bank transfer, ready guests drift to the app that lets them book in one tap.

  1. Booking means an email and a wait

    The guest fills in a form, then waits for rates and a bank account number. Many book an OTA while they wait.

  2. Deposit slips on chat

    Staff chase payment screenshots and match them to bookings by hand, between check-ins.

  3. Your ads and posts lead nowhere

    The promo post, the ad on your name and the chat answer have no page to send a guest who is ready to book.

  4. A booking system feels like an IT project

    Choosing a provider, loading rooms and photos, setting up payment: it sits on the to-do list for months.

ely’s booking engine gives every page, ad and chat answer a place to send ready guests, and our team sets it up for you.

AT THE BOOKING STEP

What guests ask right before they book.

ely answers from your approved booking rules. Payment exceptions, groups and confirmations go to your team with the details collected.

  • Choosing dates · 12:04 am

    “Can I book for this Saturday right now?”

    Yes. Choose Saturday on our booking page, pick your room and pay through the secure link. Reception confirms your room by email.

    ely answersApproved booking steps

  • At payment · 9:30 pm

    “Is it safe to pay on your website?”

    Payment goes through a secure payment link. Your card details are not stored by the booking system.

    ely answersApproved payment details

  • Reading the rules · 4:20 pm

    “What happens if we cancel?”

    Cancel up to three days before arrival at no charge. After that, the first night is charged. The full policy is on the booking page.

    ely answersApproved cancellation policy

  • Before paying · 8:15 pm

    “Can I pay by bank transfer instead?”

    I have passed your question to reception. They will tell you which payment options they can accept for your booking.

    Passed to your teamReception confirms payment options

  • After booking · 10:02 pm

    “I booked an hour ago. Did you get it?”

    Thank you for booking. I have passed your name and dates to reception so they can confirm your room by email.

    Passed to your teamReception confirms each booking

  • Family reunion · 11:10 am

    “Can I book five rooms for the same weekend?”

    For five rooms or more, our reservations team prepares the booking. I have passed your dates and room count to them.

    Passed to your teamReservations team handles group bookings

FROM QUESTION TO CONFIRMED ROOM

What happens when a guest books with you.

The guest asks, chooses a room, pays and gets a confirmed room, all on your website. Here is each step, and who does what.

01 / The booking page

Your rooms, your rate, on your own website.

Guests pick dates, compare your rooms and see the total at your rate, on your own domain. Photos, inclusions and the cancellation policy come from the details you approved.

WHAT OUR TEAM DOES

  • Rooms, photos, inclusions and rates loaded for you
  • The booking page styled to match your website
  • Deposit and cancellation rules set the way you run them

Ready guests book in minutes, without an email back and forth.

Booking engine: in the pilot rollout and included in every package.

Your Hotel Baguio
  • Pine View DoubleBreakfast for 2 · balcony
    ₱5,400(selected)
  • Garden QueenBreakfast for 2 · garden side
    ₱4,600
  • Loft SuiteSleeps 4 · fireplace
    ₱8,900
Total at the property’s rate₱5,400

Secure payment link · ely stores no card data

Illustrative booking page and rates.

Your Hotel Baguio
  • Loft SuiteSleeps 4 · fireplace · 2 nights
    ₱17,800(selected)
  • Two Garden QueensConnecting · 2 nights
    ₱18,400
  • Family LoftSleeps 5 · 2 nights
    ₱21,000
Total at the property’s rate₱17,800

Secure payment link · the hotel confirms the room

Illustrative booking page and rates.

02 / From the chat

Every answer can end on your booking page.

A guest asks about a room at midnight, in their own language — 58+ languages supported. ely answers from your approved details, then sends the guest to the booking page for the right room and dates. Booking inside the chat itself is upcoming.

WHAT OUR TEAM DOES

  • Each room’s answer linked to its booking page
  • Promo answers linked to the promo rate
  • Conversations read and wrong answers fixed

Questions turn into bookings while the guest is still interested.

Website chat is in the pilot rollout. Messenger, Viber and WhatsApp come next.

Your Hotel BaguioWebsite chat

A couple · Friday, 12:04 am

  1. Guest:

    May room pa po ba for this Saturday? 2 adults.

  2. elyely:

    Yes po. The Pine View Double sleeps two, with breakfast and a balcony facing the pines.

  3. Guest:

    Is there parking? We will drive up from Manila.

  4. elyely:

    Yes, free parking for hotel guests. Here is the booking page for Saturday. Reception confirms your room by email.

Approved room and parking details · scripted example

Scripted conversation with illustrative details.

03 / Payment & confirmation

Secure payment. Your team confirms the room.

The guest pays through a secure link ely hosts; ely stores no card data. The booking reaches your front office with the guest’s details and any request, and reception confirms the room. The connection to your PMS is upcoming, so today your team records the booking in your own system.

WHAT OUR TEAM DOES

  • Booking notices sent to the people who confirm rooms
  • Special requests kept with each booking
  • The guest’s details kept with you, not an OTA

A confirmed room, and a guest you can invite back.

Payment link: in the pilot rollout. More payment gateways and the PMS connection are upcoming.

New direct bookingyourhotelbaguio.ph · 12:11 am
For your team
Guest
A. Santos
Dates
Sat 14 – Sun 15 Mar
Room
Pine View Double · 2 adults
Payment
Paid through the secure link
The guest’s last message“We arrive around 9 pm. Could we have a quiet room away from the road?”

What ely already saidYour booking is received. Reception will confirm your room and your request by email.

Confirm the room and note the quiet-room request.

Illustrative booking notice. Names and details are examples.

04 / From your ad

Your name, your ad, your booking page.

A guest who already knows your hotel searches its name. Our team runs your own ad on that search, on a budget you agree, and sends it straight to your booking page instead of an OTA listing.

WHAT OUR TEAM DOES

  • Searches for your hotel’s name checked each month
  • Ad links point to the right room and rate
  • Ad budget agreed with you before anything runs

Guests who search your name book on your website.

Visibility and Brand are in the pilot rollout. Google sets the final ad order.

your hotel baguio

Sponsoredyourhotelbaguio.ph

Your Hotel Baguio | Book Direct

Pine-view rooms with breakfast. Book on our website at our rate.

Your ad · leads to your booking page

Your Hotel Baguioyourhotelbaguio.ph

Your Hotel Baguio | Official website

Sponsoredagoda.com

Your Hotel Baguio | Book Your Stay

Sponsoredbooking.com

Your Hotel Baguio — Book Now

Illustrative search. You agree the ad budget; Google sets the final order.

Scripted examples. The hotel, rates, guest and booking are illustrative, not a customer’s.

WHO DOES WHAT

We set it up. Your front office confirms.

No new software to learn, and no payment system to build.

ely

Day and night, from approved facts

  • Shows your rooms and rate on your own website
  • Takes the booking with a secure payment link it hosts
  • Stores no card data
  • Sends guests from the chat to the right room
  • Passes requests and groups to your team

Our team

Sets it up and keeps it working

  • Loads your rooms, photos, rates and rules
  • Styles the booking page to match your website
  • Links every chat answer, page and ad to it
  • Updates rates and promos when you tell us
  • Fixes anything that stops a guest from booking

You

A small, clear part

  • Approve rooms, rates and policies
  • Confirm each booking
  • Record it in your own system for now
  • Tell us when rates or rules change

Ready now, and what comes next.

Rolling out to 100+ businesses this Q4. We confirm your scope, price and start date on a call.

  • Booking engine

    Guests book on your own website at your rate. Included in every package.

    See how
  • Website chat

    Approved answers that end on your booking page.

    See how
  • Your hotel website

    Designed, built and kept current by our team, with the booking page built in.

    See how
  • Insights

    How many guests reached your booking page, and where they came from.

    See how

Coming next

UPCOMING
  • More payment gatewaysMore ways for guests to pay on your booking page.
  • Booking inside the chatChoosing and booking a room without leaving the conversation.
  • PMS connectionBookings and availability shared with your property management system.

LOKAL’S RECORD · THE TEAM BEHIND ely

ely is new. The team behind it is not.

ely is made by LOKAL, a marketing company working with hospitality businesses since 2017, in the Philippines, Australia, the United States and New Zealand. The results below are LOKAL’s, not the ely pilot’s.

Since 2017LOKAL marketing in PH, AU, US & NZ

Case study · six months · Hospitality Innovators, Inc.

Hotel group · 16+ properties · Philippines

less wasted ad spend
41%
lower cost per visitor
61%
more clicks
46%

“Attentive, professional, and dedicated. LOKAL's guidance and effective marketing strategies made a real difference to our business performance.”

Paolo Luis Francisco · Managing Partner, 3 AM Hospitality Consultancy · Verified Google review

BEFORE YOU START

What hotels ask about the booking engine.

Is the booking engine really included?

Yes. It is included in every package, and our team sets it up for you.

Do you store card details?

No. Guests pay through a secure payment link that ely hosts. ely stores no card data.

We already have a booking page. Do we have to switch?

No. Keep it if it works for you. ely’s chat, your website and your ads can send guests to the booking page you already use.

Does it connect to our PMS or channel manager?

Not yet. The PMS connection is upcoming. Today your front office confirms each direct booking and records it in your own system.

Is a booking engine the same as a channel manager?

No. A booking engine takes bookings on your own website. A channel manager keeps rooms and rates in sync across the OTAs. ely is not a channel manager, and you keep the one you use.

Which payment methods can guests use?

We confirm how your guests will pay on the call. Support for more payment gateways is upcoming.

JOIN THE PILOT ROLLOUT

From “May room pa po ba?” to booked, on your website.

Submit your interest now and we’ll schedule a call to see if ely is a good fit for your hotel.

Start with your work email and add four details. We’ll schedule a call to see if ely fits.

No payment to join the waitlist · we confirm fit and timing with you.

Submit your interest

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