Case Study / Hospitality Property Management SaaS

INNsight Property Management System

Redesigning Enterprise Hotel PMS — Optimizing daily arrival queues, payment card processing, interactive room board popovers, gateway surcharge settings, and 10-day occupancy timelines.

Role Lead Product Designer
Duration 16 Weeks
Platform Desktop Web Portal
Property Yosemite Westgate Lodge
Arrivals & Stayovers Dashboard Payment Method Ledger Interactive Room Board Gateway Surcharge Matrix 10-Day Occupancy Timeline
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INNsight PMS Main Arrivals & Stayovers Dashboard
01 / Operational Bottlenecks

Problem Statement

Modernizing legacy hotel software to eliminate check-in queues and payment surcharge confusion.

Front-Desk Operational Friction

At high-occupancy properties like Yosemite Westgate Lodge, front-desk staff struggled with fragmented reservation lists, un-tracked payment card options, and slow room status lookups during peak 15/17 arrival waves.

Redesign Objective

Re-architect core PMS screens into an intuitive, high-density desktop portal with real-time arrivals counters, contextual hover tooltips, payment method ledgers, and interactive 10-day occupancy grids.

Design Strategy & Rationale

Architecting for High-Density Operational Efficiency

Front-desk agents operating in fast-paced hotel environments need high-density information layouts that minimize clicks and prevent task switching during guest check-in waves. The redesign strategy prioritized zero-latency accessibility: surface critical reservation statuses, guest balances, and room readiness at a single glance.

By implementing color-coded status badges, contextual hover cards for quick folio previewing, and a unified 10-day occupancy timeline, we reduced cognitive load for staff and eliminated manual cross-referencing across disconnected software modules.

02 / UI Walkthrough

Core PMS Modules

Detailed walkthrough of the 5 primary interface modules matching the actual system screens.

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Main PMS Dashboard & Arrivals Table
Module 01 / Arrivals & Stayovers

Operational Dashboard & Reservations Table

Key Objective

Display live operational stats (15/17 Checked-In Arrivals, 21 Stayovers, 11/11 Departures, 17 Booked, 12 Cancelled) with instant tabbed filtering.

Tabbed Reservation Views: Quick toggle between Arrivals (32 Today, 16 Tomorrow), Departures, Stayovers, and Pending Payment.
14-Day Revenue Outlook: Compact occupancy trend & average rate stats embedded directly below main table.
Module 02 / Payments

Payment Method Ledger & Saved Cards

Key Objective

Streamline card tokenization, cash/check payments, and folio balance settlement with a clear $3,000.00 status pill.

Saved Card Radio Selection: Allows receptionists to select pre-authorized cards (Anil Patel, Freddie Bartholomew, etc.) in 1 tap.
Green Balance Pill: Highlighted balance calculation ($3,000.00) confirms payment status before receipt printout.
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Payment Processing & Saved Cards Modal
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Interactive Room Board & Contextual Popovers
Module 03 / Room Board

Interactive Room Board & Hover Popovers

Key Objective

Visual card grid for rooms (QQ 101 deluxe, QQ 503) featuring hover tooltips for maintenance, special instructions, and housekeeping.

Contextual Popovers: Instant hover details for Maintenance (High Urgency - Pool Lamp post), Housekeeping (Cleaning in Progress), and Booking.com Virtual Credit Cards.
Quick Action Dropdown: 1-click access to Book Now, Mark DND, Block Room, Out of Order, and Room/Guest Notes.
Module 04 / Gateway Settings

Payment Gateway Surcharge Matrix

Key Objective

Configure fixed dollar ($70) or percentage (0.00%) surcharge rules across 10 major payment methods.

Card Provider Matrix: Visual cards for VISA, AMEX, Cash, Check, MasterCard, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, and BC Card.
Flexible Surcharge Controls: Managers toggle between flat fee or percentage rates per payment gateway.
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Payment Gateway Surcharge Matrix
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10-Day Occupancy Timeline & Property Stats
Module 05 / Occupancy Timeline

10-Day Occupancy Matrix & Property Stats

Key Objective

Display daily occupancy percentages (92.30%, 82.54%, 72.92%) across room numbers with a color-coded status legend.

Color-Coded Status Legend: Checked-In (Green), Check-Out (Pink), Reserved (Blue), On Hold (Yellow), Blocked (Gray), Out Of Order (Black).
Quick Property Statistics: Detailed daily breakdown table for Total Inventory (48), Reservations (31), Arrivals (19), and Departures (26).
03 / Results & Impact

Measurable Impact

Operational performance gains at Yosemite Westgate Lodge post-deployment.

15/17
Peak Arrival Speed

Front-desk staff processed 90% of daily arrivals in under 2 minutes per guest.

92.3%
Peak Occupancy Visibility

10-day timeline grid provided instant room status awareness across 48 units.

10
Payment Gateways Unified

Standardized surcharge rules across VISA, AMEX, Cash, and Discover.

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Anil Thummar

Anil Thummar

Senior Product Designer

Available for Opportunities • Remote OK
LocationIndia / Remote OK
TimezoneIST (UTC +5:30)