Restaurants and hotels
Restaurant and hotel website: online menu and bookings
For restaurants, cafés, hotels and guesthouses that want guests to find them on Google, see the current menu in their own language and book a table or a room without calling. I build websites and web apps for hospitality, and when a ready-made tool is enough, I say so plainly.
- 12+
- years in websites, apps and marketing
- 150+
- projects: I help at every stage, from idea to growth
- 2–6 wks
- from idea to a working product
- 2 h
- usual time to my reply
How I approach it
Restaurant guests decide fast: Google Maps, photos, reviews, the menu and opening hours. Hotel guests compare rooms, prices and how to get there, often in a foreign language. The website has to answer those questions on a phone in a few seconds and lead to a booking. The menu has to be up to date, because nothing puts people off more than a dish that's no longer served or an old price.
There are plenty of ready-made systems for table bookings, online orders and room reservations. If one fits, I connect it to the website and set up tracking. I build a custom app when ready-made tools don't fit your venue, when you run several venues or when you're building your own product for hospitality. I lead the project, I'm accountable for the result and I'm your single point of contact. For complex, specialist questions I bring in trusted experts.
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Where to start
Online orders and bookings
Your own online ordering, table booking or a dashboard for several venues, when ready-made systems aren't enough. €20,000–46,500, in phases.
→Restaurant or hotel website
Menu, photos, opening hours, directions and booking in one place. Starter site for €1,500–3,500, full website €5,000–10,500.
→Local SEO
Visibility for searches like "restaurant" or "hotel" plus your city. Individual quote.
→Google Business Profile
Opening hours, menu, photos and reviews on the map, set up in line with Google's rules. Individual quote.
→Online sales automation
When you sell online, for example vouchers or products from your own kitchen: catalogue, stock and orders without retyping by hand. Individual quote for a pilot.
→Ongoing marketing
Continuous work on channels, campaigns and booking tracking. Individual quote, ad budget not included.
→How I work with this
How we work together
- 01
A call: how guests find you today and how they book and order
- 02
I review your website, your Google Business Profile and competing venues nearby
- 03
I pick the solution: a ready-made system connected to the website or a custom app, with the price and timeline in writing
- 04
Launch with booking and order tracking, then improvements based on the data
What clients say
„We worked with Vlad on a Next.js project. He knew what he was doing from day one, didn't overcomplicate things and came up with better approaches on his own. I especially value his work on the site's performance. Everything was delivered as agreed.”
George B. CEO, finance company
„We needed to build an MVP fast to test our idea in practice. Vlad helped us choose sensible solutions and focus on what we really needed for launch. We didn't try to build everything at once, yet he made sure the project could grow later without starting from scratch.”
Alex N. Product Manager at StartupX
„Vlad got up to speed with our project quickly and pointed out several problems we hadn't treated as priorities. He sorted out our database and security issues. I liked that he didn't just complete tasks but clearly explained why something was worth changing and what the consequences could be.”
Michał R. CTO at TechCorp
„We had an app where every bigger change was becoming a problem. Vlad helped us clean up the code, rebuild some of the older parts and introduce automated tests. Working on new features is much easier now. I also appreciate his patience in explaining technical topics to people outside the development team.”
Sara K. Product Owner at WebSolutions
Want more bookings without phone calls?
Send your website address or your venue's name on Google Maps, and tell me how you take bookings and orders today. I usually reply within 2 hours, and within one working day I tell you what I'd fix first.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a restaurant website cost?
A starter site with the menu, photos, opening hours and directions costs €1,500–3,500 and usually takes from 1 week. A full website, for example for a hotel with several room types and language versions, costs €5,000–10,500 and takes from 2 weeks. I give you the exact price in writing after a call.
How do I make an online menu that's easy to update?
The menu should be plain text on the website, not a PDF file. Then it loads fast on a phone, Google can read it and you can change it in the dashboard in a few minutes. It can have several language versions and a QR code on the table. If you'd rather use a ready-made online menu service, I'll help you choose one and connect it to the website.
Can you set up online ordering for a restaurant without platform commissions?
You can take orders on your own website through a ready-made system or through a custom app. A ready-made system is usually enough for a single venue and costs less, though it has its own fees too. A custom app with orders, payments and a kitchen dashboard costs €20,000–46,500 and is built in phases from 6 weeks, so it mostly makes sense for several venues or your own product. We'll compare the costs before you decide.
How does a table or room booking system work?
Most often I connect a booking system you already use, or one we choose together, to the website. Guests book without calling, and you see all bookings in one place. For a hotel, booking on your own website has to be as easy as on a portal. I only build a custom system when the ready-made ones don't fit.
How do I make my restaurant visible on Google Maps?
I start with the Google Business Profile: categories, opening hours, menu, photos and replies to reviews, from 2 working days, priced individually. Then a website with the same details and content that answers what guests are looking for. Nobody honest can guarantee first place, but I'll show you what's holding you back.
Can you help with marketing the venue too?
Yes. Ongoing marketing is priced individually, ad budget not included. First we agree which channels make sense for your venue, and we measure bookings and orders, not just likes.