Smoobu Reviews

Pros

The programme is well structured, very intuitive and easy to use. I built my homepage with Smoobu quickly and despite the fact that there are no different graphics or layout options, the site is impressive and loads easily on all devices. The support guys are very helpful and respond on time.

Cons

The difficulty of managing several bank accounts.

Pros

I have used Smoobu for 4 years now for my 6 listings and use it as a booking engine on my own website. It works wonderfully. I love the ease of use as a user and to set up. It has many great features from the automated guest messages, guidebook, booking engine, etc. I have used for several client’s websites as well.

Cons

There are a couple features I wish it had, mostly to do with pricing/discount options to offer so I could offer the same options that I do on Airbnb.
I wish that you could set up discounts fo specific dates. Unfortunately any discounts set up apply to all dates.
I do wish the pricing sync with VRBO had been fixed by now.

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Choosing Smoobu

Reasons for Switching to Smoobu

Pros

Links calendars (Airbnb, Booking.com and others)
Guest guide (but can send link only, not a hyperlinked text ie: View our Guest Guide
Auto messaging
Contact list (incl. email addresses (only with few, not all guests) and phone numbers) of past guests.
Website builder, including booking system and payment gateway
Invoices
Can link with other applications
Shows metrics
Reasonably priced

Cons

• Messaging: No option to archive messages currently.
• No push notifications from Airbnb & Booking to the Smoobu app when a guest (Airbnb) sends an enquiry only (before they book) I do not receive this into my Smoobu messages.
• when a guest books and the booking confirmation email is sent, it does not appear in my Smoobu message inbox either so I dont see the communication trail.
• Attachments on messages, it is not possible as portals like Airbnb and Booking.com block messages with these.
• As we are still sending messages through their connections, we have to abide by their rules.
• For now, it's just text for messaging - which is why we offer the Guest Guide as a workaround to help you
• Cannot re-order item in Guest Guide
• Font size formating in Guest Guide does not work for me

Pros

Price is the best. It does basic things like it will keep all your listings in sync. Forget about centralized messaging, because certain things just won't sync like VRBO. But for small operators 1-5 peroperties it works great, and price you can't beat

Cons

no full API integration with VRBOlack of SMS automationsCustomer Service doesn't existi, you can create a ticket they will answer next week

Pros

Smoobu app is a good starting point for anyone who want to give a chanel mannager a try.We currently have 27 properties and all of them are managed through smoobu. Website is built through smoobu (you can check it - www.poloapartments.lt)As a user for more than 3 years, I can recommend this program as it is easy to use, responsive and gives us a lot of functions.The price is very good compared to all other chanel managers.

Cons

However, there are flaws. For example, our website is built on 3 different languages, while smoobu check-out is only in one language. I have personally been requesting this change for more than 1 year. No progress. (To add, they do boast that they adapt their program to their clients needs).Some times there are maintanances that make the smoobu completely offline. If it happens in a busy period, you might get double bookings.The invoices just as the check-out page is only in English with no other language choices.When uploading a property to smoobu, there are only a few ammenities to select. There is no free parking selection window. It is very important to have.To add, smoobu engine does no allow to select the amount of children or pets. It only allows selecting adults.There a

Pros

easy to manage calendar, quick synchronization with different platforms, excellent editing for automatic messages, good options for shared information, perfect to create different prices.

Cons

Nothing to say, don't have something that I like least!

Pros

While the features of smoobu are all we need, their customer service is just out of this world. Since smoobu is really stable (well-coded I guess), we don't need their help all too often. However, when we do, we get a.) competent and b.) quick replies, every single time.

Cons

Not much, maybe just the fact that they recently increased their prices and for us it made quite a difference. We've been using Smoobu since 2018 and we were used to their legacy prices

Pros

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Cons

No Cons at all , really good relationship

Pros

It is easy to use and the support is fast en good

Cons

If I want to add text at the invoice it is not good working. That is until now the only point I have.

Pros

The speed of the synchronisation, the ease of use and the customer service team are amazing to help resolve any issues.

Cons

There are some features that could be more advance e.g. scheduling a conditions email would save more time than some manual work I need to do.

Pros

Fantastic layout, easy to understand basic functions

Cons

Sometimes it’s quite complicated to do some tasks and the guides available rarely are helpful.

Pros

The ability to combine any booking from any location in the world

Cons

When you book it doesn't give you the option to add anybody but an adult

Pros

Smoobu makes landlord life easier! Great solutions, very good support. I wouldn't want to rent without Smoobu anymore. I didn't dare to use the web building kit at first, but now I have my own website from Smoobu's building kit. Since I'm an IT layman, that's saying something. Smoobu is absolutely worth the price, also for the standardized communication, and the pricing tools. All in all - 1A.Translated with [sensitive content hidden] (free version)

Cons

I would like to have easier options for adding sitemap and favicon, but I'm sure Smoobu will help me with that competently.

Pros

Smoobu was the first channel manager e used when we started as i wanted something that could manage the OTA's from one place and Smoobu does this. I also love the fact it integrates with our dynamic pricing tool, pricelabs. These tools are essential as an owner especially if you still work full time.

Cons

Id love to see a full pricing api with VRBO and the minute i have to pay for two api links. When booking using the booking tool, it would be great if the customer email could pass through to Stripe so the receipt is emailed at the point of booking. This is manual at the moment. If we could have a search availability tool that can be added as aa widget to a website, that would be helpful. At the minute it is only available on the booking widget but a smaller version where you can check your dates would be good.

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Switching to Smoobu

Pros

Once it's set up, it is absolutely indispensable and critical to organize and coordinate a vacation rental.

Cons

Nothing really... All questions are answered quickly and they continue to add additional features.

Pros

Very good reporting and easy to connect channels.

Cons

Guest App did not develop, no team management.

Alternatives Considered

Reasons for Switching to Smoobu

Pros

The interface is convenient from any computer and mobile phone

Cons

1.There is no clear place to see a customer payment status.
2. In my country the software cannot connect to a credit card so I need to use more software.
3. If I want to issue a concentrated invoice at the end of a month to a supplier that sends customers to me it is problematic. That is, it is not possible to open a clean invoice and associate it with customers that I had this month.

Pros

I started using Smoobu back when it was really small and sort of beta version and liked it from the getgo. In the meantime they have improved and expanded so much and i am truly happy for them because what they offer is a high quality product. The platform is easy to use,intuitive and responsive,easily accessible on all devices. The customer service is fast and helpful. Already converted many of my colleagues into clients and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for a tool that helps organise your hospitality small business.

Cons

The color palette for the website,perhaps.

Pros

Using Smoobu was an absolute game changer for us. Being able to adjust prices and reservations once and apply them automatically to all the different platforms on which our properties are listed saves as a huge amount of work plus it provides a great overview of the reservations of all properties in one place.

Cons

Connecting the calendar with some specific portals was a bit difficult, which mainly has to do with the technical expertise of the portals though.
The payment system integrated in our website works great. It would be helpful to be able to include different bank accounts for different properties though.

Pros

Easy to use, intuitive. Great dashboard with everything you need all in one screen. All backed up by the best customer service I have had with a Channel Manager. It's like having a back office that actually likes working with you. Before discovering Smoobu I had tried 2 other channel managers. I lasted 9 months with the first and only 3 months with the second. They were difficult to navigate, badly designed. The customer service was awful, you had to either send an email and wait for a reply or make an appointment sometime in the future to get a call back (that often just didn't happen). I was going crazy and about to give up on finding something that worked. Then I found Smoobu. It was a Saturday afternoon, and they had a telephone number. Just out of curiosity I called (expecting a voicemail saying they were closed). Much to my surprise a human being answered. I was up and running within hours. A connection that with a previous company had taken 3 weeks took them 2 minutes. Yes I know, unbelievable. No more stress. No more feelings of isolation. No more double bookings (and being told it was somehow my fault). I am now relaxed and happy and growing my business. And concentrating on my guests. I really feel like I have found a business partner who cares about me and is part of my success.

Pros

User friendly
Quick synchronization
Product support

Cons

Nothing I can think of. Therw is limitations on the software that you find with all. Canner managers.

Pros

The feature that was most impactful is the ability to sync calendars from Airnbn, VRBO onto one calendar that was used to interface on my personal website for my short term rental property. Very good value for the functionality and service provided. Excellent customer service. All questions were answered in timely, clear and helpful manner.

Cons

There were a couple of times when I needed to contact Smoobu as canceled reservations on Airbnb do not automatically clear on the Smoobu system. Once I realized it was necessary to double check my main calendar after a guest canceled, it wasn't a problem.

Pros

This is very easy to use and that makes you very efficient.
Their assistance service really makes the difference. You are never alone!

Cons

Maybe I'd like to be updated when they release new features, and to make it really complete, they need to develop the invoicing system (more like a PMS)

Pros

If you are searching for the perfect platform to organize the whole rental management, Smoobu is the best so far, why? because very user friendly, all the tools just as easy as the Airbnb platform! We use for almost a year and we don't have any issue even we have various types of accommodations, from the middle budget to the luxury ones .. being grateful to found Smoobu in 2019, when I was really desperate with those options available.

Cons

Simple, easy to integrate, user friendly​!

Pros

As a single user, I need a simple application that will manage all of my channels. With smoobu, I can do this on the PC, on the tablet and even on the go with my smartphone. Fast communication with the guests on all my channels, creating and sending invoices that was a horror without smoobu.
The new design is very good. Everyone I show this to is delighted.

Cons

There is nothing wrong with the software. I want to make my own decisions at certain points and that works well. There could be more experiences in the guest app, but that's not a software problem.