FluxPMS vs Little Hotelier: No Booking Fee, Website Builder Included
Little Hotelier (by SiteMinder) and FluxPMS both target small hotels under roughly 30–50 rooms. The clearest difference is fees: Little Hotelier's entry plan charges $39/month plus a 1% fee on every reservation (https://www.littlehotelier.com/pricing/). For a guesthouse doing $20,000/month in bookings, that's an extra $200/month in fees before you've counted anything else. FluxPMS charges $29–$199/month flat — no booking fee on any plan. FluxPMS also includes a hotel website builder; Little Hotelier does not.
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Feature and Price Comparison
| FluxPMS | Little Hotelier | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry price | $29/month | $39/month + 1% booking fee |
| Mid-tier price | $79/month | ~$109/month (Pro plan — flat, no booking fee) |
| Top tier | $199/month | Custom quote (Revenue Optimiser with add-ons) |
| Booking fee | Zero on all plans | 1% on entry plan; varies on higher tiers |
| Price published? | Yes | Partially — entry and Pro prices shown; Premium requires quote |
| Hotel website builder | Included | Not included (available as a paid add-on) |
| Channel manager | Included | Included (via SiteMinder network, 450+ channels) |
| Booking engine | Included | Included |
| AI concierge | Aria (answers from your hotel's own data) | None |
| Multilingual | Yes | Limited |
| FEL / Guatemala tax | Yes | No |
| Free trial | 30 days | 30 days |
| Contract | Month-to-month | Month-to-month |
| Max property size (sweet spot) | 10–50 rooms | Under 30 rooms |
| Multi-property | Yes | Single property focus |
Little Hotelier pricing sourced from https://www.littlehotelier.com/pricing/ (verified July 2026). The 1% booking fee applies to gross reservation value from online and offline bookings, per Little Hotelier's pricing page.
The Booking Fee in Practice
Little Hotelier's entry plan looks cheap at $39/month. Here's what it costs a real property:
| Monthly booking revenue | 1% fee | Total Little Hotelier cost (entry plan) |
|---|---|---|
| $5,000 | $50 | $89/month |
| $10,000 | $100 | $139/month |
| $20,000 | $200 | $239/month |
| $30,000 | $300 | $339/month |
FluxPMS at $79/month is a flat $79 regardless of how many bookings you take. As your occupancy grows, the gap widens.
The Pro plan at ~$109/month removes the booking fee. At that price point FluxPMS at $79/month is still cheaper and includes the website builder Little Hotelier charges extra for.
Where Little Hotelier Is the Better Pick
Choose Little Hotelier if:
- You have 5–10 rooms and want the simplest possible setup — Little Hotelier is specifically designed for the smallest operations and is operational in under a day
- You're already deep in the SiteMinder distribution ecosystem and don't want to remap 450+ channel connections
- You want a product maintained by SiteMinder, one of the most established names in hotel channel management
- You have very low booking volume (under $5,000/month), where the 1% fee barely registers
FluxPMS is the better fit when:
- You're booking more than $8,000/month and the 1% fee is erasing your savings
- You want a hotel website included in the same platform
- You want Aria to handle guest questions automatically without adding another chatbot tool
- You're growing toward 30–50 rooms and don't want to re-platform when you hit Little Hotelier's ceiling
- You're in Guatemala or Central America and need FEL tax compliance
How to Migrate from Little Hotelier to FluxPMS
- Export reservations. In Little Hotelier, go to Reservations → export your reservation history as CSV. Download guest profiles separately from the Guests/Contacts section.
- Note your connected channels. Open your Little Hotelier channel manager dashboard and record every active OTA connection. SiteMinder connects to 450+ channels — list which ones you actually use (most properties use 5–10).
- Set up FluxPMS. Register at fluxpms.com/register. The setup wizard covers room types, rate plans, taxes, and policies. Budget 2–3 hours for a 15-room property.
- Reconnect your OTA channels. In FluxPMS's channel manager, reconnect your active OTAs. Each connection takes about 10 minutes.
- Build or connect your website. If you were using Little Hotelier's add-on website builder, you can migrate to FluxPMS's built-in website builder (included at no extra charge). If you have a custom website, swap the Little Hotelier booking widget for the FluxPMS booking engine embed.
- Run parallel for 48 hours. Keep both accounts live for two days to catch any reservation coming in through channels not yet remapped.
- Cancel Little Hotelier. Little Hotelier is month-to-month — no long notice period required. Cancel at the end of your billing cycle.
Written by
Andres De Paz
Founder of FluxPMS. Hotel operator in Guatemala — FluxPMS is built by hotel operators, for independent hotels.