Born in a hostel. Built for every operator.

The Unified Operating System for Independent Hospitality

One system: bookings, POS and bookkeeping, always in sync.

2 months free · No credit card required · No setup fees

A bright hostel dorm with wooden bunk beds, yellow privacy curtains and colourful blankets

New booking · HostelworldDorm 1 · Bed 03 · 2 nights

Mojito added to tabBed 12 · stock updated

Prices syncedAll your channels, just now

Split a group booking in one click — deposits split accordingly POS — direct sale or add to guest tab Real-time stock updates Everything in the ledger — already integrated Set prices once; your OTAs follow

Who it's for

Built for every kind of independent stay

Hostels
Guesthouses
Boutique hotels
B&Bs
Surf & beach stays
Small multi-property groups

Bookings & Beds

Every bed, every booking, one screen

A live grid of every dorm bed and private room. Assign guests in a click and check in a walk-in in seconds. And when a group arrives and wants to pay separately, split the booking in one click: the deposit is shared out across every guest's folio automatically, with nothing left sitting in credit on the lead booking.

Dorms by the bed, private rooms by the room
Split a group booking in one click, deposit and all
Room blocks for maintenance or private hire

A hostel common room with a foosball table, arcade machine and garden terrace

Bar & Stock

From five clicks to one tap

Drinks, food, tours and extras go straight onto the guest's tab in one tap, and stock is deducted as you sell, down to every ingredient in a cocktail.

Charge to a guest's tab or take payment on the spot
Recipes that deduct each ingredient automatically
Live stock counts, low-stock alerts and the margin on every item
Happy hours, promotions and hostel extras

Two cocktails on a wet bar top beside a pool deck with turquoise sunloungers

Bookkeeping

Your books, done while you work

Every sale, till count, safe drop, wage and OTA commission lands in one ledger as it happens. No end-of-night spreadsheets, and a history that can't be quietly edited.

Shift handovers with counted-versus-expected checks
OTA commission recorded per booking
A tamper-proof audit trail and exports for your accountant

Channels

Your OTAs, kept in step automatically

Change a price or take a booking, and your channels know within a minute. New OTA bookings, changes and cancellations flow straight into your bed grid.

Hostelworld, Booking.com, Expedia, Airbnb and more, through our certified channel-manager integration
We connect your OTAs with you during onboarding
Price lists set in advance, quick edits on top
Only changes are sent, so channels stay accurate

Housekeeping & Staff

Your whole team, on the same page

Beds flag for a sheet change the moment a guest checks out, on any phone. Each team member unlocks the terminal with their own PIN and sees only what their role needs.

Housekeeping status and maintenance tickets
Roles for managers, reception, housekeeping and bar
Shift memos, tasks and handovers
A step-by-step training sandbox for new starters

Tom Rance, founder of FortySix, at the bar of the hostel he ran in Puerto Escondido, Mexico

Our Story

Built by the person who lived the problem

Tom Rance spent nine years running a 46-bed hostel in Puerto Escondido, Mexico: the front desk, the bar and the books, on a booking system and a stack of spreadsheets that never quite joined up.

“FortySix is named after that hostel's bed count. It's the system I needed and couldn't buy.” Tom Rance, Founder

Every workflow comes from a real day behind a real desk, and it's built for every kind of independent stay: hostels, guesthouses, boutique hotels and small groups.

9 yearsbehind a real front desk

1price, everything included

46beds where it all began

0features held back for a higher plan

Reliability & security

Built for peace of mind

World-class infrastructure

Your data is stored on Amazon Web Services, the same cloud trusted by banks and global businesses.

Your data, kept separate

Every property's data is isolated from every other's, and yours to export at any time.

Backed up every day

Automatic daily backups, so a bad day at the desk never becomes a lost booking.

Watched around the clock

Every part of the system is monitored continuously, so problems are fixed before you notice them.

Card details never touch us

Payments run through certified processors. FortySix never stores card numbers.

Built and supported by us

No outsourced support. You talk to the people who build FortySix.

Pricing

One property, one price

No feature paywalls and no premium tiers: every property gets every feature.

$199/ month per property

Billed monthly

Your first 2 months free: one to set up, one to run your property on it.

Bookings, bed matrix and group folios
Bar, POS, stock and recipes
Bookkeeping ledger and shift reconciliation
Channel sync with your OTAs
Housekeeping, staff PINs and roles
Guest messaging, pricing and price lists
Unlimited staff and devices

Start your free trial

No credit card needed to start. Running a booking system, accounting software with inventory and a separate POS can easily cost over $300 a month.

Based on published US list prices, September 2026 (e.g. accounting software with inventory from $140 a month), plus typical booking-system and POS subscriptions.

Questions

Frequently asked

How long does it take to switch?

Most properties are set up within a day: add your rooms and prices, import your upcoming bookings from your previous system by CSV, and connect your OTAs. Your first two months are free, so there's time to get comfortable.

Which OTAs does it work with?

Hostelworld, Booking.com, Expedia, Airbnb and more, through our certified channel-manager integration. We connect them with you during onboarding; after that, prices and availability go out automatically and bookings come straight in.

Is it only for hostels?

No. It started in a hostel, but it's built for any independent property: guesthouses, boutique hotels, B&Bs and small groups. Dorm beds and private rooms work side by side.

What devices do I need?

Nothing new. FortySix runs in the browser on a front-desk computer, a tablet at the bar or a phone.

Who owns my data?

You do. Export everything at any time, and if you ever leave, we delete it on request.

Is there a contract?

No. It's month to month after your free months, or yearly at 10% off. Cancel any time.

See it in action

Book a demo

A relaxed 30-minute walkthrough with Tom, the founder, built around how your property runs today. Bring your questions; no preparation needed.

Or email us at hello@fortysix.app

Pick a time that suits you

30 minutes on Google Meet
Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm UK time, shown in your own time zone
A calendar invite straight away, with the video link

Choose a time

Opens Tom's booking calendar in a new tab.