LuxHotel System vs Cloudbeds
LuxHotel System and Cloudbeds are both cloud hotel management platforms with a PMS, channel manager and booking engine. The main differences are price and packaging: LuxHotel System publishes one price of €2 to €5 per room per month that includes the channel manager and booking engine, while Cloudbeds sells four plans (Flex, One, Experience and Enterprise) without published prices, and its entry plan does not include the channel manager or booking engine.
Information about Cloudbeds is from its public pages, last checked on 2 October 2026.
LuxHotel System and Cloudbeds side by side
| LuxHotel System | Cloudbeds | |
|---|---|---|
| Published price | Published: €2, €3 or €5 per room per month, depending on the country of the property. | No prices on the pricing page. Plans are quoted. |
| Plans | One product at one per-room price, with optional add-ons. | Four plans: Flex, One, Experience and Enterprise. |
| Channel manager and booking engine | PMS, channel manager, booking engine, and reports and finance are all in the room price. | Not in the Flex plan (PMS, payments and marketplace). Included from the One plan up. |
| Guest messaging | Published add-ons: guest messaging at €1 per room per month, AI Reception on WhatsApp at €300 per year. | Guest Experience is part of the Experience plan. Price on request. |
| Commission on bookings | None. You pay per room, not per booking. | None. Cloudbeds says it does not charge added commissions on reservations made through its booking engine or channel manager. |
| Support | People on the team that builds the product, with onboarding included. | 24/7 customer support on every plan. |
Why hotels choose LuxHotel System over Cloudbeds
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The price is on the website
LuxHotel System costs €2, €3 or €5 per room per month, depending on the country of the property. You can work out your bill on the pricing page without talking to sales.
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The channel manager and booking engine are included
The room price covers the PMS, the channel manager, the booking engine, and reports and finance. They are not separate plans or modules.
- 3
An AI receptionist on WhatsApp for €300 a year
AI Reception answers guests on WhatsApp and makes offers, and staff can take over at any point. It is a flat yearly add-on with a published price.
- 4
Online check-in sent automatically
Before arrival, guests get a WhatsApp message or an email with a check-in form, so their details are on the booking when they reach the desk.
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Support from people who know your property
Onboarding is part of the service, and when you call you reach someone on the team that builds the product. Support can open your account only with a code your staff read out, and that access ends after 3 hours.
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Built for hotels in Albania and the region
The interface is available in Albanian and English, it works in EUR and ALL, transactions in Albania are fiscalized through BlueBill, and guests can pay through POK as well as Stripe.
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No long-term contract
There is no long-term contract that ties you in.
What Cloudbeds has, and what you get with LuxHotel System
Cloudbeds offers a few things LuxHotel System does not. Here is what you get with LuxHotel System instead.
Cloudbeds: Offers 24/7 support on every plan.
LuxHotel System: You talk to the team that builds LuxHotel and knows your property, and the initial set-up is included.
Cloudbeds: Has a marketplace of third-party integrations to build your own stack.
LuxHotel System: The PMS, channel manager, booking engine and reports already come as one product, so there is less to connect and less to pay for separately.
Cloudbeds: Sells revenue management, a marketing CRM and hotel websites.
LuxHotel System: LuxHotel's guest analytics show revenue, ADR, lead time and returning guests, and its booking engine embeds on the website you already have.
LuxHotel System vs Cloudbeds: common questions
Is LuxHotel System cheaper than Cloudbeds?
LuxHotel System costs €2, €3 or €5 per room per month, depending on the country of the property, so a 20-room hotel pays between €40 and €100 a month. Cloudbeds does not publish prices, so you need a quote from Cloudbeds to compare for your property.
Does LuxHotel System include a channel manager like Cloudbeds?
Yes. The channel manager and booking engine are included in the LuxHotel System room price. In Cloudbeds they are included from the One plan up, and not in the entry Flex plan.
Does either one charge commission on direct bookings?
No. LuxHotel System charges per room, not per booking, and Cloudbeds says it does not charge added commissions on reservations made through its booking engine or channel manager.
