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protel PMS (by Planet)
4.0 (128 REVIEWS)
Marc, Marc, Jon + 33 more experts recommend Planet
Read RecommendationsRanked 29 (out of 363) in Property Management Systems
Your future ready PMS, built-in payments
78% recommended by 134 hotels
Radisson, IHG Hotels, Hyatt & 131 others
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I analyzed all of Planet’s product reviews, expert recommendations, features, capabilities, pricing, integrations and more to produce the below summary.
Hoteliers say
Hoteliers like that Protel offers extensive functionality and strong integration capabilities, but are critical of its slow response times and various bugs post-acquisition by Planet. The current system aids in managing single properties well, but struggles with more complex, multi-property setups. Protel's useful features include detailed reporting and ease of customization, but there are concerns over the long support response times and unfinished updates, which can disrupt daily operations.
Radisson, IHG Hotels, Hyatt & 131 others
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Industry experts recommend Protel for its exceptional versatility and adaptability, making it suitable for various types of hotels including individual, chain, and resort hotels. Noteworthy features include comprehensive integration capabilities through the protel io interface, a robust cloud-based PMS that centralizes hotel management, and the flexibility to support both on-premise and cloud solutions. Additionally, Protel's constant evolution with new technologies and its high degree of customization stand out as unique selling points.
Marc, Marc, Jon and 33 others
Read their recommendationsWhat Types of Hotels Planet is Popular For
Size
2 | X-Small (1-9 room)
42 | Small (10-49 room)
40 | Mid-Sized (50-99 room)
41 | Large (100-499 room)
1 | X-Large (500+ room)
Country
49 | Germany
18 | Austria
12 | South Africa
9 | Czech Republic
8 | France
8 | Spain
6 | Italy
4 | Ireland
4 | United States
3 | Canada
2 | Portugal
2 | Iran
2 | Liberia
1 | Sweden
1 | Argentina
1 | Lesotho
1 | Andorra
1 | Belize
1 | Romania
1 | United Kingdom
Type
53 | Boutique Hotels
42 | City Center Hotels
39 | Branded Hotels
39 | Luxury Hotels
36 | Bed & Breakfast & Inns
32 | Limited Service & Budget Hotels
27 | Airport/Conference Hotels
23 | Resorts
11 | Extended Stay & Serviced Apartments
7 | Vacation Rentals & Villas
6 | Hostels
3 | Motels
1 | Casinos
Region
108 | Europe
15 | Africa
7 | North America
2 | Middle East
1 | South America
1 | Central America
Category
128 | Property Management Systems
8 | Booking Engine
8 | Hotel Management Software
6 | Payments Processing Software
1 | Hospitality Wi-Fi Solutions
1 | Hospitality TV
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Planet Expert Recommendations Analyzed: 32
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Planet's Provided Description:
"The flexible PMS that frees your team and boosts revenue through efficiency, integrated payments, and multi‑currency support. Planet PMS is a modern, cloud‑native platform built for hoteliers, combining powerful property management with fully integrated, full‑stack payments. It includes all the essential tools to run your hotel efficiently, while automating processes across the entire guest journey, from booking to check‑out. Planet also offers one of the largest integration ecosystems in global hospitality. With 1,200+ hospitality integrations, additional modules like booking engine, guest app, dashboards and gift cards, and the strength of Protel as part of Planet, you can scale faster and deliver a seamless guest experience. Our support keeps your operations running smoothly with 24/7 expert assistance, multilingual specialists, and a single point of contact for PMS and Payments. We make sure your system stays secure, updated, and reliable so your team can focus on delivering great guest experiences. And if you choose to move to Protel Cloud, we support a seamless, low‑disruption migration that ensures secure data handling, interface continuity, and a fully managed environment with less IT effort and greater efficiency."
Capabilities
Simplify daily hotel operations
Run your PMS anywhere
Automate payment reconciliation
Improve the guest journey
Maximize revenue opportunities with currency choice
Secure every transaction
Features
Accounting & Finance
Marketing & Ecommerce
Administration & Configuration
Customer Management
Front Office
Groups Management
Guest Experience
Housekeeping
Payments
Reservations Management
Revenue Management
Taxes & Compliance
Support & Training
Food & Beverage
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Available Add-ons & Modules
Multi‑Property Management
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Achievements
This vendor's trending score is rising, protel PMS (by Planet) is the #13 most trending product in the Property Management Systems category (out of 363) and the #352 most trending product overall in the global hotel tech ecosystem. HTR assesses vendor's real time activity in the market to give buyers a sense of whether a product is gaining momentum
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Planet Case Studies
How Hotel Olden navigated a time‑sensitive PMS migration while preserving a luxury guest experience
Gstaad (Switzerland)
How two Hawaiian hotels increased revenue with the right PMS
Honolulu (United States)
Transformation through integration: Discover Hotel Nordic's journey with Planet
Norderstedt (Germany)
Hôtel Paris Bastille enhanced guest service with Protel PMS and integrated payments
Paris (France)
How Bergwelt Grindelwald resort doubled its reservations with Protel PMS
Grindelwald (Switzerland)
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"Installing Planet's PMS was very straightforward, and the team offered great support whilst everyone was learning how to use the system. The system is interactive, and the benefits were clear from the very start. Increased revenue from new international guests is the best result we could have hoped for. The whole experience from system to service is fantastic. We highly recommend Planet"
"The decision to choose Planet as our PMS provider was an easy one. We were looking for a feature-rich PMS that also offered robust reporting."
""Planet's integrated payment solution is far more advanced than a simple terminal; we no longer have to do any telecollection, the figures are automatically fed back into the PMS, which is a huge time-saver.""
""As our preferred payment provider, we are pleased with how Planet's integrated solution has helped our team become more efficient and provided our guests with an excellent experience at the Santa Sofia. In particular, from a security perspective, the tokenization solution allows us to ensure the privacy of our guests' data during their stay.""
""Since implementing the Booking Engine from Planet, we experienced a significant boost in direct bookings. We also reduced reliance on Online Travel Agencies by 50% and this shift saves us millions of NOK per year. By offering packaged deals through the Booking Engine, we also enhance our guests' experience.""
"Installing Hotsoft in newly acquired hotels couldn't be easier. The key is to automate as much as possible, but also, in the hospitality industry, find the ultimate balance between automation and guest interactions. I think we have succeeded well, and the hotel industry is a little duck pond where everyone knows everyone. Many people ask me how we work, and of course, I want to share my experiences and tips. I usually say that I am Hotsoft by heart, and we really want to continue and deepen cooperation."
"For me, it has worked perfectly. We’re very happy. It’s freed up time for our staff to focus on other things, and saves time for our customers too. With the Portal, our staff see the live payments straight away, it’s a lot more user-friendly."
"Planet helped us transform our operations and elevate the guest experience."
"Planet’s payment solution offers Burger King guests and employees a much faster and smoother payment process, and an enhanced restaurant experience for the customers."
"We needed to find a payments company that shares our vision of delivering a luxury guest experience when they visit. Providing a wider range of payments options all on one stylish android terminal, fully integrated to our systems allow us to deliver this."
"When we first met Ideosoft it was clear that protel did not sell dreams, but were clear about what could be achieved. We felt that our initial meeting could be the start of a great relationship – and that is exactly what we now have! protel provided excellent training, our staff felt confident about the product, and we are able to be much more efficient as a result!” protel have good technical knowledge as well as knowledge about the hotel market, and they know exactly what a hotel needs."
"“Since we started working with protel we have been delighted with both the service and the product. We regularly recommend protel software to other operators in our sector and to other hotels under the Best Western umbrella. Three or four other hotels have now adopted the software which is brilliantly easy to use and, being cloud-based, is accessible anywhere, anytime offering great flexibility.”"
"In the course of my professional life, I got to know almost all of the well-known hotel software systems out there. When directly comparing them, protel is definitely my absolute favorite! protel’s extensive and in-depth integrations offer us the greatest benefits: protel is our solid foundation to which we can dock whatever we need."
"We absolutely made the right decision when we invested in protel MPE. They are unrivaled because they have provided us with the perfect tools to gain a competitive advantage. We see protel as a very close partner, almost like colleagues who work with us every day. This has been achieved because of protel’s continuous commitment, engagement, and dedication. We look forward to growing our business together."
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Hostel Sales Manager from 75-99 room Resort in Galway (Ireland)
Improved support — but group booking edits take too many clicks
Revenue Manager from 25-49 room Bed & Breakfast & Inn in Athy (Ireland)
Friendly support without phone wait — good enough for big companies
Owner from 75-99 room City Center Hotel in Mittersill (Austria)
Comprehensive hotel operations solution — support updates could be faster
Reservations Agent from 75-99 room Extended Stay & Serviced Apartment in Suederholz (Germany)
Solid backend with easy feature add-ons — room night stats are hard to prepare
General Manager from 200 to 499 room Boutique in Koblenz (Germany)
Revenue Manager
Revenue Manager from 200 to 499 room Bed & Breakfast & Inn in Sligo (Ireland)
Great - thank you so much for your help!
Front Desk from 75-99 room Bed & Breakfast & Inn in Wängle (Austria)
Julien Dupré was finally able to resolve the problem
Owner and Managing Director from 25-49 room Airport/Conference Hotel in Blaubeuren (Germany)
Support is the worst!
General Manager from 100 to 199 room Bed & Breakfast & Inn in Rocky Mountain House (Canada)
Ms. Kareth is very competent.
Reception Manager from 25-49 room Boutique in Gran (Austria)
Expert Q&A and Partner Recommendations
Submit RecommendationWhat does this product or service do well?
Protel Cloud is a 100% cloud-based PMS with over 30 years of experience exclusively in the hotel industry (founded in 1994-95 in Dortmund), serving more than 14,000 hotel clients in 90 countries. It manages everything from independent hotels to entire multi-property chains, with centralized bookings and consolidated real-time reporting, all accessible from any device without local servers or IT maintenance. Its open marketplace (protel.io) provides access to over 1,200 native integrations: channel managers, booking engines, revenue management, POS, room automation, and CRM, eliminating the need for custom development. As part of the Planet group since 2021, it incorporates end-to-end integrated payments (Planet Payments) directly within the PMS, simplifying reconciliation. The latest versions have added an open API framework for low-code integrations and enterprise-level security features (two-factor authentication, single sign-on, role-based access control) that strengthen PCI compliance. The interface is intuitive, which shortens training time for new staff in a sector with high turnover.
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What differentiates this product or service from the competition?
Unlike cloud-based PMS solutions born as generic startups, Protel Cloud combines three decades of 100% hotel specialization with the agility of the cloud, covering functionalities that many younger players have yet to fully develop: group and event management, country-specific tax billing, and advanced housekeeping. Its real differentiator is its affiliation with the Planet group, which integrates PMS, payments, and tax/tax-free management into a single platform: no pure software competitor offers this natively, eliminating intermediaries and providing a single source of truth for financial reconciliation. This is further enhanced by a more open and extensive integration ecosystem than many rivals, and recent improvements in security and API architecture that facilitate adaptation to complex chains without relying on proprietary solutions.
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Based on your experience with this product or service, if you could give one piece of advice to a hotelier considering this product or service, what would it be?
I would advise them not to rely solely on the demo: they should request to speak with a current client of a similar size and type to their hotel, because the experience with Protel Cloud varies considerably between an independent hotel and a multi-property chain. Before signing, they should meet with front desk and revenue management to list the truly critical integrations (channel manager, booking engine, revenue management, POS) and verify them one by one on the protel.io marketplace, as not all integrations are equally mature. They should negotiate payments (Planet Payments) within the same PMS contract, not separately: this is a significant part of the competitive advantage over other providers, and separating it reduces their negotiating power. They should activate the security features (two-factor authentication, SSO, role-based access control) from day one; don't postpone them. And they should plan the data migration and training well in advance, avoiding the peak season: this is the most common reason why an implementation that should be quick is perceived as complicated.
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How Hotel Olden navigated a time‑sensitive PMS migration while preserving a luxury guest experience
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