Kimchee Blog https://kimchee.io/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. en Hostel PMS Pricing: The Costs That Never Show Up on the Pricing Page https://kimchee.io/blog/pms-pricing-what-you-actually-pay https://kimchee.io/blog/pms-pricing-what-you-actually-pay See what hostel PMS pricing pages leave out — channel manager fees, setup costs, contracts — plus a worksheet to find your real monthly cost. Tue, 22 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Checking in a foreign guest at 2am: what actually happens https://kimchee.io/blog/foreign-guest-checkin-korea-guesthouse https://kimchee.io/blog/foreign-guest-checkin-korea-guesthouse 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. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT How to map dorm beds to OTAs without creating overbookings https://kimchee.io/blog/dorm-bed-inventory-ota-sync https://kimchee.io/blog/dorm-bed-inventory-ota-sync 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. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT PMS and channel manager: why they are billed separately https://kimchee.io/blog/channel-manager-included-vs-separate https://kimchee.io/blog/channel-manager-included-vs-separate 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. Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT