Kimchee Blog
Practical notes on running small properties — inventory, channels, check-in and the numbers behind them. Written by operators who run three properties in Busan.
Checking in a foreign guest at 2am: what actually happens
A walkthrough of late-night check-in at a Korean guesthouse: the ID step, the language problem, the room handover, and what self check-in actually changes.
2026-09-14 · 7 min read How-toHow to map dorm beds to OTAs without creating overbookings
Bed-level and room-level inventory behave differently on every OTA. How dorm allocation works, where it breaks, and a checklist for mixed dorm and private setup.
2026-09-14 · 8 min read ComparisonPMS and channel manager: why they are billed separately
Most small properties pay for a PMS and a channel manager separately. Where that split came from, what it really costs, and how to compare a bundled option.
2026-09-14 · 7 min read