Staying vs Mews
Modern hotel PMS without enterprise complexity. Same features, 80% less cost, setup in hours not months.
Enterprise pricing vs flat-rate simplicity
Mews starts with a $2,500 setup fee and $250+/month. Staying is €49/month with zero setup.
Mews estimate based on $2,500 setup fee + $250/mo. Actual costs vary by property size and contract tier.
Mews Is Built for Big Hotels
Great software, but enterprise pricing and implementation timelines don't fit every property.
- $2,500+ implementation fee
- 4-8 week setup timeline
- Annual contract minimum
- Best features locked to enterprise tier
- Complex training requirements
Staying for Everyone
- $0 setup—start immediately
- 1-hour self-service setup
- Month-to-month flexibility
- All features included at €49/mo
- Intuitive interface, no training needed
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | Staying | Mews | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Setup Time | 1 hour | 4-8 weeks | |
| Setup Fee | €0 | $2,500+ | |
| Monthly Price | €49/mo | $250+/mo | |
| Contract Length | Month-to-month | Annual minimum | |
| Dynamic Pricing AI | Enterprise tier | ||
| Digital Keys | Tie | ||
| Guest Portal | Tie | ||
| Direct Booking Engine | Tie | ||
| Channel Manager | Tie | ||
| OTA Integrations | Tie | ||
| Housekeeping Management | Tie | ||
| POS Integration | Tie | ||
| Multi-Property Dashboard | Enterprise tier | ||
| API Access | Tie | ||
| Free Migration | |||
| 24/7 Support | Enterprise tier |
When is Mews the right call?
Mews might make sense if you:
When Mews is the right call
- Run a hotel of 50+ rooms with PMS, spa, and restaurant POS that need deep integration
- Have IT budget and 4-8 weeks for a full enterprise implementation
- Need Mews' F&B and spa partner ecosystem more than guest-capture and direct-booking conversion
- Have a hotel team that needs hotel-specific workflows (housekeeping rounds, front-desk shifts, F&B billing)
But Mews is built to run a hotel — not to win guest ownership back from Booking.com and Airbnb. Staying is the only platform of these with a WiFi captive portal that de-anonymizes OTA guests at check-in, plus an upsell marketplace that turns every stay into add-on revenue. For short-stay rentals, boutique stays, and small-to-mid properties: that's the bigger lever.
Which Staying tier wins vs Mews?
Most Mews customers fit our Growth tier — but you can start anywhere.