The HospitalityStack Brief — Issue #1
Software and AI tools for hotels, restaurants and bars, tested against real service. 15 Oct 2026.
Welcome to issue #1. Every week: one useful guide, a few tools worth knowing, and one thing to try on your next shift. No hype, no made-up stats.
This week's guide: scheduling software, real prices
We read the public pricing pages (15 Oct 2026) so you don't have to:
- Homebase — Basic plan $0, free for up to 10 employees at one location. Paid from $30/location/month.
- When I Work — from $2.50/user/month for single-location teams; 14-day free trial.
- 7shifts — restaurant-specific (tip pooling, labor forecasting) with a free starting point.
- Sling — owned by Toast; worth a look if you already run Toast POS.
Free download: bar inventory template
Par levels, usage, cost of usage and order quantity formulas in one CSV. Works in Excel or Google Sheets, no signup.
Small hotel? PMS checklist
Channel manager, commission-free booking engine, embedded payments, charge-to-room from your bar, and data export. Questions to ask on every demo.
Hotel PMS for small properties →
One thing to try this week
Count your top 10 spirits twice this week (Monday and Sunday, same time, before open). Compare usage with what the POS says you sold. The gap is your pour-cost leak.
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