How to make an app for a resort

A resort runs two businesses at once: overnight guests in the cottages and day-outing groups at the pool. On a busy Sunday the manager needs to know how many lunches to cook, which group has the lawn, and who still owes the balance. An app keeps stays, day outings and the kitchen count together.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The owner, the reception and the manager, sometimes the kitchen. Because several people on different phones must see the same bookings, connect your own Supabase database with sign-in for each person. A small resort run from one phone can start with data on that phone.

The screens a resort app needs

Calendar: Each cottage by date, showing free, booked or occupied, with the package booked
Day outings: Groups and families coming each day, with adults, children, package and advance paid
Groups and events: Office outings, picnics and small weddings: enquiry, quote, lawn or hall, date and payments
Kitchen count: Breakfast, lunch, high tea and dinner counts for today and tomorrow, from stays and day outings
Activities: Zip line, rain dance and bonfire slots for the day, and who has booked them
Payments: Advances and balances for every stay and group, with what is still due
Reports: Cottages filled, day-outing guests and money collected by day and month

Features worth asking for

One kitchen count that adds overnight guests and day-outing guests for each meal
A group quote as a PDF with per-head prices, menu and inclusions
A booking confirmation on WhatsApp with dates, package, route and the balance due
Weekday, weekend and festival prices for each package
An advance payment button on your own Razorpay account
Activity slots that stop over-booking the zip line or bonfire
A map pin and a route link sent to guests before they leave the city

Where the data lives

Reception, the manager and the kitchen on different phones need your own Supabase database so they all see the same bookings. To take advances online, connect your Razorpay account too; the money goes to your account.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Calendar, Day outings, Groups and events, Kitchen count, Activities.
Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, changed to your own business and details.
Check the plan. AppCub shows the screens and features it will build. Change them in the chat until they are right; seeing the plan is free.
Try it on your phone. The app runs live next to the chat. Scan the QR code to install it, and ask for changes.
Share it. Share it as a web link, an APK file, or publish it on Google Play from your own developer account.

Copy this request, change the details to match your resort, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my resort, Sahyadri Meadows Resort near Lonavala, with 18 cottages. Screens: calendar, day outings, groups and events, kitchen count, activities, payments and reports. Cottage packages have weekday and weekend prices with all meals. Day outings are booked by adults and children. Groups get a quote PDF with per-head price and menu. The kitchen count adds stays and day outings for breakfast, lunch, tea and dinner. Activities like zip line have limited slots. Track advances and balances. Reception and manager use different phones. Green and brown colours.

Tips for a resort app

Start with the calendar, day outings and payments; add activity slots and reports when the season starts.
Give AppCub every package with its meals and price, so the kitchen count and the bills come out right.
Decide your cancellation and advance rules first and write them into the confirmation message.
Give the kitchen only the kitchen-count screen, so cooks don't see payments.
Test a full Sunday with sample groups before you move real bookings in.

What it costs

Describing your app and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
A new app usually takes 60 to 110 credits. Start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits, enough for one app and a few changes) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499. Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
Google Play needs a paid plan (it includes the Play Store bundle and your app’s signing key) and your own Google Play developer account, a one-time US$25 fee to Google.
Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

AppCub doesn't connect to online travel sites, so their bookings must be entered by hand. It doesn't connect to card machines or billing software, and it doesn't send messages to guests by itself.
AppCub builds Android apps. You can also share the app as a web link that opens on any phone; for the iPhone App Store, AppCub’s team can do it for you.

Questions

Can the resort app count meals for the kitchen?

Yes. It adds up overnight guests and day-outing guests for each meal, so the kitchen sees tomorrow's lunch count the evening before.

Can I manage day outings and cottage stays in one app?

Yes. Stays sit on the cottage calendar and day outings on their own list by date, and both feed the kitchen count and payments.

Can the app make quotes for office outings?

Yes. Ask for a quote screen with per-head prices, menu and activities that makes a PDF you share on WhatsApp.

Will bookings from travel websites come into the app?

No. AppCub doesn't connect to online travel sites. Reception enters those bookings by hand so the calendar stays complete.

Can guests pay the advance through the app?

Yes, with your own Razorpay and Supabase connected; the money goes to you. You can also show a UPI QR code with a 'Pay via UPI' button.

Can the app limit bookings for the zip line or bonfire?

Yes. Give each activity its slots and the number of people per slot, and a full slot can't be booked again.

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