Hospitable grew from Smartbnb into a full automation-first PMS, and it's superb at what it does — smart messaging, AI replies, calendars, cleaning workflows. Automation makes an existing guest effortless. It doesn't produce a new one.
If your messaging runs itself and your calendars sync cleanly but bookings still depend entirely on Airbnb, you've automated the operation and left the demand untouched. Cavmir is the demand side — done for you, on top of Hospitable.
Where Hospitable fits
From our PMS directory — what Hospitable automates, and the demand gap in front of it.
Hospitable
Automation-first platform that grew from Smartbnb messaging into a full PMS.
- Industry-leading auto-messaging + AI replies
- Multi-calendar + channel sync
- Direct-booking site + Stripe payments
- Team + cleaning workflows
Cavmir take: Best-in-class for hands-off automation. Its PMS depth has grown fast — but automation manages demand, it doesn't manufacture it.
Where Hospitable ends and Cavmir begins
Hospitable is the automation benchmark: industry-leading auto-messaging, AI replies, tidy multi-calendar sync, a direct-booking site with Stripe, and team and cleaning workflows. For a solo host or small manager, it makes the operation nearly hands-off.
Every bit of that automation acts on demand you already have. The AI answers the guest who already messaged. The calendar syncs the booking that already came in. None of it goes out and creates the next guest — and it isn't supposed to.
Cavmir manufactures the demand. We build the brand and run the SEO, paid media, and direct-booking marketing that generate the inquiries Hospitable then handles automatically. You keep the effortless operation; we make sure there's a full calendar flowing into it.
Why Hospitable operators hire Cavmir
Automation-first operators tend to hit the same ceiling.
The operation is effortless, the growth is flat
You automated messaging and calendars and freed up hours — then realized bookings still only come from the OTAs. Automation raised your efficiency, not your demand.
The Hospitable direct site takes payments, gets no traffic
Hospitable gives you a direct-booking site with Stripe. Without SEO and paid media behind it, it converts only guests who already found you. We give it an audience.
OTA dependence caps the upside
Every automated stay is still an OTA stay, minus 15–22% commission. Shifting share to direct — through the site you already have — is the cleanest margin available.
No brand, no marketing team
Great automation, generic presence. Cavmir is the brand studio and marketing team a small operator can't hire, running the whole function for a flat fee.
How Cavmir works alongside Hospitable
We keep your automations untouched. Auto-messaging, AI replies, calendars, cleaning workflows — all stay exactly as they are. We work entirely upstream, on demand.
We feed the guest into your automation. Our brand, SEO, and paid media generate the inquiry and the direct booking; Hospitable takes it from there, automatically, the way it already does.
We give the Hospitable direct site an audience. The Stripe-powered site is already built — we supply the SEO, brand, email, and retargeting that make it convert, so more stays go direct.
Flat retainer, no commission. Hospitable bills per listing; we bill a flat retainer tiered to portfolio size. We never touch your booking revenue.
See what working together looks like.
A 30-minute strategy call. No deck, no pitch — just a look at your current direct-booking percentage and where the leverage is.
Book a Strategy CallPrograms by Portfolio Size
Solo hosts and small Hospitable managers usually start on Foundation, moving to Operator as they add doors. Here's how the programs map — quoted to your portfolio.
5–25 doors
Foundation
- Brand audit + listing copy refresh (all units)
- Distribution audit across 60+ channels
- Listing photography QA + replacement priorities
- Monthly social content cadence (2 posts/week)
- Monthly performance reporting
- Email support, 48-hour response
25–100 doors
Operator
- Everything in Foundation
- Direct-booking website (built, not templated)
- Technical + content SEO (12 long-form posts/yr)
- Owner-acquisition campaign (paid + landing page)
- Paid ads management (Meta + Google)
- Quarterly strategy calls with founder
100–500 doors
Portfolio
- Everything in Operator
- Dedicated account team (3 named operators)
- Multi-location SEO (per-market landing pages)
- Influencer + creator partnership program
- Custom CRM + owner-acquisition pipeline
- Monthly executive call + quarterly board-ready report
500+ doors
Enterprise
- Multi-brand structure (parent + sub-brands)
- White-label option (we operate as your in-house team)
- M&A marketing support (acquired-property integration)
- Multi-region content + paid programs
- Annual on-site planning
All tiers are month-to-month after a 90-day initial engagement. No long-term contracts. No revenue share. No booking commissions.
Filling the calendar your automation runs
Hospitable is superb at handling volume — it just doesn't create it. We build the demand: destination-plus-property-type SEO, brand, past-guest email, paid media, and retargeting that recapture guests who found you on an OTA. The more of that demand routes to your Hospitable direct site, the more of the 15–22% OTA commission you keep.
Owner acquisition, when you're ready to add doors
If you manage a few listings for other owners, growth means winning more — a marketing motion Hospitable doesn't run. We build the owner landing page, the targeted paid media, and the proof content that brings qualified owners to you.
Hospitable operators ask us these
What automation-first operators want to know.
Does Cavmir replace Hospitable?
No. Your auto-messaging, AI replies, calendars, and workflows stay exactly as they are. We create the demand that flows into them — brand, SEO, paid media, and direct bookings.
Can you drive traffic to my Hospitable direct-booking site?
Yes. The Stripe-powered site is already built; we supply the SEO, brand, email, and retargeting it needs so more of your stays book direct instead of through an OTA.
Won't Hospitable's automation handle everything?
It handles the guests you already have brilliantly. It doesn't manufacture new ones. Creating demand — being found, being trusted, booking direct — is the work Cavmir does.
Do you take a cut of bookings?
No. Flat monthly retainer, tiered to the size of your portfolio. No revenue share, no per-booking fees, no cut of owner commissions. Your booking revenue is yours.
I'm a solo host. Is that too small?
Our Foundation program fits solo hosts and small managers well. If you run just one or two units, our individual-host packages may be a better fit — request a quote and we'll point you to the right one.
How fast do results show?
Listing and distribution work shows in 30–60 days; the direct-booking traffic engine compounds over 90–180 days. Weekly reporting on direct-booking share throughout.
Let's look at your numbers together.
30 minutes. Bring your last quarter's direct-booking percentage and a door count. We'll show you the two or three highest-leverage moves for your portfolio. Free, no pitch deck, no follow-up sequence.
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