What does a QR booking form miss that SunDibs covers?
short answer
Arrival and availability. A basic form records intent and then stops: without an arrival check it cannot tell whether the guest came, and many show no live map. SunDibs confirms arrival at the lounger itself, releases claims nobody honoured, and keeps the deck view current for the team.
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A QR form is a decent Minimum Viable Reservation and a poor operating system. It solves the intent problem and leaves the enforcement, adjacency and shade problems untouched.
| feature | SunDibs | a QR-code booking form |
|---|---|---|
| Reservation from the room | Yes. | Yes. |
| Live adjacency | Yes, Bluetooth mesh, self-updating. | No, static floor plan. |
| Arrival confirmation | Guest taps phone to marker (NFC). | Honour system, or staff check. |
| Automatic no-show release | Yes. | No, a staff member must release manually. |
| Shade forecasting | Yes, solar panels as light sensors. | No. |
| Offline operation | Yes, local gateway. | No, form breaks when wifi drops. |
| Cost to deploy | €24-€36 per lounger for Easy, software only, no hardware. Pro is €48-€72 with the markers and gateway included, 24 month minimum. | Very low, just a form and a printer. |
| Cost to operate | Near zero. | Real, staff still enforce no-shows and reconcile the plan. |
where a QR-code booking form wins
- A QR form is genuinely cheap to set up. If a property wants to test guest appetite for pre-booking before committing to hardware, a form is a reasonable pilot.
- There is no hardware to install and nothing to maintain physically.
- For very small pools (under ~25 loungers) the cost-benefit of hardware may not pencil out. A form plus honest signage can be sufficient.
Common questions
- Is SunDibs also just a QR code to the guest?
- The entry point looks similar: a QR code on a room card or a poolside sign. What differs is everything after it, including arrival confirmation and automatic release.
- Does a guest have to install anything?
- No. The guest surface is a web page that works from the room card or a poolside sign, and it can be installed to the home screen if the guest wants it there.
SunDibs is in its first pilot season. Where this page gives a number, it is either sourced or labelled as a target.
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