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The hotel commerce platform with everything you need to succeed. Sell, market, manage and grow your hotel – from one place.

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Pros:

The ease of use versus its competitors. Maybe the setup at the begining is more tedious than other channel managers, but it makes things easier for your daily work.

Cons:

Customer Service contact time is POOR. Customer service should use team viewer to gude clients with issuesa and not just send an email to sort it out yourself with.

SiteMinder ratings

Average score

Ease of Use
4.1
Customer Service
3.6
Features
3.9
Value for Money
3.9

Likelihood to recommend

7.0/10

SiteMinder has an overall rating of 4 out 5 stars based on 184 user reviews on Capterra.

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Zanneta
Zanneta
Head of hotel distribution in Spain
Verified LinkedIn User
, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great product, less than average support service

4.0 7 years ago

Pros:

Great software for hoteliers who wants to reach a global audience. Will save a lot of time, especially if you want to offer many different rates and length of stay. Not expensive at all. Give you ability to connect to so many different booking sites around the world in no time. Another great thing is - they have their own PMS (LittleHotelier).

Cons:

The support service. No words... Having problem during a weekend? Oh, sorry we have no one in the office you can speak about, leave a message... What? Response time for created cases is slow. Accounting: if you have several hotels: your bills could be mixed up easily. After being with them for 7 years quit only because of support service. Still do feel sad about that as I loved the software. Now we are using other software and each time I receive an answer from new software support in less then one hour I remember how I was waiting for SiteMinder answers for days!

SiteMinder Response

7 years ago

Hi Zanneta, Thanks so much for your feedback and taking the time to review us. It's great to hear that you loved our product and found it so easy to use. We were disappointed to hear that our support didn't meet your expectations. The good news is that we improve our support service all the time and should you wish to come back to SiteMinder in the future, we'd love to chat to you about your experience. We hope your properties continue to be successful. Thanks again, Clare @ SiteMinder

Ines
Assistant Revenue Manager in UK
Hospitality, 201–500 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

The best product with the worst service

4.0 5 years ago

Comments: It is amazing until there is an issue!

Pros:

User friendly channel manager that links to the main partners. Efficient and fast communication. Very good tool to keep parity across the channels. Refresh restriction and rates as fast as our direct website. Functionalities are great!

Cons:

Support service! The tool is great until there is an issue. Then it become a nightmare to have things done. Even the smallest request seems to difficult to execute. Also, it would be amazing if Siteminder would be able to apply seasons to the rate plans.

SiteMinder Response

5 years ago

Hi Ines, First of all, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us a review. We really appreciate your insightful feedback and always take your suggestions to heart. I'm sorry to hear that your experience with us didn't live up to our usual standards. Many of our 30,000 customers enjoy contacting us so to learn that this wasn't the case for you was disappointing. I wanted to let you know that seasonal rate plans are a possibility for you listed under your "inventory" tab. Using the "bulk update" tool, you can apply a seasonal rate plan to a specific room according a predetermined date range of your choice. Once this is activated, the rate plan will automatically switch on/off according to the dates you have set. Hopefully this helps you apply seasonal rate plans to The Set Hotels but please don't hesitate to reach out if you're still having trouble! All the best, Lauren

Peter
Owner Manager in New Zealand
Leisure, Travel & Tourism, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

Not a great start with SiteMinder

1.0 2 years ago

Comments: We have Tech issues from the get-go, and now a month on still do not have a fully working channel manager. I have repeatedly asked my account manager to call me and she hids behind her email.I called them this morning with a different issue and was on hold for 68 mins when i was number #1 in the help queue. Thus far not a great start for SiteMinder i am sad to say and a month on i still don't have a fully working channel manager.

Pros:

Really prompt in Sales, and the product training was great

Cons:

The staff - sales/account manager from the Australia office won't call to discuss issues leading to huge frustrations.You can't talk with the same support person, and some staff don't appear to comprehend what is being asked of them. Many staff has promised to call me back and I haven't heard from them.

SiteMinder Response

2 years ago

Hi Peter, We are sorry that you experience didn't live up to our usual standard. We hear you on the issues that you are experiencing with tech, and tried reaching out to account manage but fail to get through. We want to get in touch with you to help you further but I'm unable to retrieve your details, if you can drop me an email at [email protected] would be fantastic. Regards, Ereena

Marlon
Reservations Manager in Belize
Hospitality, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Great channel manager & user-friendly

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: The property I manage online is displaying live availability 24/7 across many channels, including Airbnb which is becoming a popular OTA. Room rates can easily be adjusted for specific periods. Overall this is one of best systems ever and very user friendly, which is very important.

Pros:

It is so easy to setup; from adding a new channel to the mapping process. Rates can easily be configured for specific room types and channels, unlike others which are not so flexible.

Cons:

Does not have HBSi connectivity. Some channels such as Flight Centre, Apple Leisure Group/Mark Travel Corporation connect via HBSi and I am using Synxis for this.

SiteMinder Response

5 years ago

Hi Marlon, First of all, thank you for letting us be part of your journey! And thank you for your thoughtful feedback. We're so pleased to hear that you find our systems efficient and user-friendly, and that you understand our passion for improving your service and customer experience everyday! Customers like you make it all worthwhile. We appreciate your feedback and will take to our product team as we are always looking to improve our user experience. So thanks for sharing, and thanks for trusting us to be your partner. All the best, Misha

Tander
Distribution & Reservation Manager in Indonesia
Hospitality, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Alternatives Considered:

Amazing Features

5.0 4 years ago

Comments: Siteminder help me to solve my needs in Booking Engine, Managing Channels.

Pros:

- The software is easy to use - the first installation didn't take much time, it's just take few day for the installation - the integration with the other channel also just few minutes to make it integrated, if you have any trouble for the the integration, you just need to call the Call Center and they will help you to solve it within minutes.

Cons:

at the moment I have not get any trouble or any difficulties nor problem from the software.

SiteMinder Response

4 years ago

Hi Tander, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience with us and other hoteliers. We are pleased to hear that you were able to connect to different channels easily. We have over 450 distribution channels available, which is a huge advantage. Feel free to get in touch with us for anything you may need. Our support team is available at anytime. Thanks for your partnership with us! Warmest, Jessica

Abby
Hotel Founder/ CEO in US
Hospitality, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Horrible all around

1.0 5 years ago

Comments: Horrible- I would not wish this service for anyone.

Pros:

I like that I can get out of using it as soon as possible- they make it time consuming to try to setup and get working but at least I can leave after months of horrible service and no functionality.

Cons:

Absolutely no customer support- their phone line support always responds that everything is working when nothing is setup correctly. Their email support just never gets back to you. I have been manually checking reservations for nearly 6 months because of no help or functionality from Siteminder!

SiteMinder Response

5 years ago

Hi Abby, We're really sorry to hear about your experience as that is not usual for us. Thank you for taking the time to submit your feedback. We have escalated this to our management and customer success teams who have been in touch. We can assure you that your support contact is currently working very closely with representatives from our product team to review your suggestions and feedback and get back to you more information as soon as possible. We value the feedback we receive from our customers and are continuously looking for ways to improve our service, so thanks again for taking the time to share this with us. Thanks, Misha

Boy
Reservation in Indonesia
Hospitality, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great channel

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: it's a very easy channel to adapt and use

Pros:

Easy to use and to get help if any issue occur

Cons:

lining on the phone for help, and even if i switch into english it still waiting

SiteMinder Response

3 years ago

Hi Boy, Thank you so much for your time sharing your thought with us and other hoteliers. Our team of expert can assist you quickly via our 24/7 chat support. Do't hesitate to contact us if you need any help We really appreciate your support and hope we can keep focusing on improving your experience. Warmest, Jessica

S Olaf
S Olaf
Owner in Brazil
Verified LinkedIn User
Hospitality, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: Free Trial
Reviewer Source

Strange Sales & Marketing practices

2.0 3 years ago

Comments: The Sales and Onboarding process is fairly convoluted. Apart from the misinformation on Free Trials and key product functionality, you are meant to schedule a call only to confirm verbally the data provided earlier via a formsheet - what a waste of time.

Pros:

Seems to have good stable performance in terms of synchronization across their Channels. But honestly, I didn't get a full insight into Siteminder's suite of CRS/Channel Manager/Booking Button. At the end of the Onboarding process it was actually revealed that key information provided by Sales at the beginning was plain false.

Cons:

Sales and Marketing standards and practices are extremely questionable. First of all, there is no Free Trial available despite countless claims and buttons on their website. Fake news. Second, they seriously missold me when confirming Stripe as my Payment Gateway of choice was available on Brazil, only to then turn around and saying it wasn't.

SiteMinder Response

3 years ago

Hi Sven, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are so happy to hear you that you find SiteMinder good and stable. Reading this has made our day. We're sorry to hear that your experience with us didn't live up to our usual standards. Your honest feedback is very much appreciated and I've escalated it for urgent attention. Someone from our team will be in touch with you soon. In the meantime, if there's anything else that I can support you with, please let me know. Thanks!

Linda
Linda
Property Owner Manager in Australia
Verified LinkedIn User
Used the Software for: 1-5 months
Reviewer Source

A BREATH OF FRESH AIR

5.0 7 years ago

Comments: Peace of Mind, StressFREE, Happy working with them and Relief!

Pros:

From the Outset, the Sales Representative was incredible informative, honest, and consistently followed through every step of the way. The website on extranet looks professional, is user friendly, has everything that we need ... The Support (whilst on a FREE TRIAL) is OUTSTANDING. We went through a painLESS few day process that took the previous Channel Manager months to get right (and they only managed to perfect two OTAs, after a lot of PAIN) ... At first I was very reluctant to spend more on this service ,and now I am so delighted that I listened to the rep, made the much-needed change over to SiteMinder, and that I that have been and still am working with the rep

Cons:

There are no cons at this stage ... We have a Wix website and used two of their "preferred" channel managers (they "sacked Myallocator who were really good and then contracted with HotelRunner, who were an absolute nightmare to work with, for six months . The comparison goes without having to say anything more (read the above "Pros")

SiteMinder Response

7 years ago

Hi Linda, Thank you for your great feedback. We are thrilled that you have had such a positive experience with your SiteMinder sales representative and our support team! Thanks again and please let us know if we can be of any assistance. Thanks, The team @ SiteMinder

Alex
Alex
SEO Manager in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Hospitality, 5,001–10,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great All-in-One Solution

5.0 6 years ago

Comments: Overall, our experience has been nothing but positive. Online booker engagement is up, and times on page have increased, which has allowed us to build bigger and better audiences for our online direct channel.

Pros:

Their whole suite of products simplifies managing reservations for a smaller chain like ours. I find their website design to be easy, intuitive, and devoid of 'too-many-options' which sometimes scare bookers into exploring more and booking less.

Cons:

Their support is limited, but it's an out-of-the-box product that is priced super-competitively, so honestly, you can't expect enterprise level account management or support.

SiteMinder Response

6 years ago

Hi Alex, First of all, thanks so much for taking time out to review us! We really appreciate your insightful feedback and certainly hope we can keep focusing on improving your experience. It's excellent that you've gotten great results using the product! Thanks again for being a customer. It means alot to us. Thanks, Mei

David
Managing Director in Hungary
Hospitality, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Terrible product, even worse support

1.0 2 years ago

Comments: Our worst decision in the past 10 years was to start to use SiteMinder. Never again.

Pros:

I don't know what to answer. There was not too much to like in it. The software is full of bugs, and the support is absolutely incompetent.

Cons:

The software is full of bugs which make you lose lot's of reservations.Their support is not willing or not able to solve any problem.

SiteMinder Response

2 years ago

Hi David We are sorry that your experience didn't live up to our usual standards, I can see that you have escalated the same challenges across different review sites and believe we have been in touch with you on the challenges that you are currently facing regarding you have applied for closure in Expedia and that we cannot overwrite. However, if there are any other challenges that we can do to help you, please let me know how we are able to assist - I'm available at [email protected] and aim to improve your experience with SiteMinder.

Adrian
Manager in Australia
Hospitality, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

Terrible support and a very basic system

1.0 8 years ago

Comments: We have been using Little Hotelier with Siteminder (same company) for almost a year. For a company of it's size, the lack of support is astounding. I am constantly chasing them up for answers for the most simple issues. Even after going to the head of the department, issues are still just left or put in the too hard basket.
Aside from the lack of support, the biggest frustration has been how amateurish the system is. A simple thing like putting your own image as an invoice header has been ignored by them. To me, this is simple programming that could be done in a day at the most. Also, there is no guest profile or blacklist facility. To find previous guests you have to look at reservations, each reservation listed separately, not collating information. They brought in a function to add multiple guest names on a booking, not important. They really need to focus on what customers want, not what they want to do.
The latest issue for us is the lack of reports. They provide a few but none of them match each other. Some include payments when others don't, some include extra items when others don't, none include credit card fees. Their response to this was trying to get us to sign up to their payment system. If you can't get the basic system right, why would we do that? We are looking at other systems to replace this one as even though we are only a small hotel, we expect much more than this basic system for the money we pay each month. Do your research before signing up to this software. The basic bones are there but the support is terrible and the functionality is very basic.

Pros:

It puts bookings into the system via channel manager as it should, well most of the information but not all.

Cons:

The lack of support and it not being able to do basic things like reports.

SiteMinder Response

8 years ago

Thanks for your feedback. As you know, we have been escalating your suggestions directly to our team and we worked through your requests and gave you answers (and where possible timeframes) for each one. This is something we don¿t do very often, however we felt it was important as you were passionate about the suggestions. We have also put you in contact with our customer success team who have always been there to support you and your property. I believe they have reached out to you again this week to follow up. We are working on invoices. However, due to varying global regulations, it¿s a big project. We do understand how important this is, but we want to develop this feature properly ensuring it complies with international requirements. Guest profiles are also in active development and again we know this is important to hoteliers. With this in mind, it's especially disappointing to hear your thoughts on our support and I hope our team can continue to help you. Thanks - Clare @ SM.

Mafalda
Assistant Director of Sales & Revenue in Portugal
Hospitality, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Siteminder, impossible to dislike

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

I have worked with different channel managers, however Siteminder has been the most intuitive to work with and the support of the team has been amazing since day one. The connection with our PMS was and is perfect. Overall the benefits are more than enough for us to keep Siteminder as our channel manager for a long long time.

Cons:

I believe that what can be improved are the yield rules. To close availability upon percentage of total sold rooms. This is an action we, specifically, would love to have.

SiteMinder Response

3 years ago

Hi Mafalda Thank you so much for leaving us a positive review. We are happy to hear that you prefer SiteMinder Channel Manager after using many other channel managers in the market. We are delighted to hear that you find it easy and intuitive. Regarding yield rules and percentage of total sold rooms, we have logged this as feedback and have shared it with the respective team to be considered in future updates and enhancement. Meanwhile, we are here 24/7 via our chat if you need us. Whenever you need us, you can reach out to us via live chat, where our team of professionals is always happy to help. Thanks!

Christina
Boutique Hotel Owner in US
Hospitality, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Suite of tools to effectively manage a boutique hotel or a large resort

5.0 7 years ago

Comments: Many. 1. The channel manager is very stable!! We have less than 1% of issues and even then there emails or the Siteminder extranet that we can easily double check.
2. Prophet is easy to use and pretty accurate. The weekly summary could have some improvements, like a percentage of rate increase or decrease of each of our designated competitors.
3. Booking button - That it is tied into the Channel Manager and Canvas makes it so easy. It is specific for hotels so it has all of the data needed. Super easy to build out a promotion or edit content. One suggestion, the ability to note a price drop, right on the rate.
4. Canvas - Again very easy to use!! Because it is designed specifically for hotels it has all of the necessary pages and some.
5. Siteminder has also recently partnered with TripTease-a website chat, pop-up promotion and rate comparison tool that you paste a script that Triptease provides onto your Canvas webpages. It's another added bonus. I have definitely seen an increase in reservations since we implemented it.

Pros:

Having the entire SiteMinder suite of products has reduced our time spent managing reservations and has provided a brand presence that truly reflects our vision of a boutique hotel. Canvas has also improved the quality of guest interaction with our website, they are spending more time in areas like rooms, gallery and attractions. The pages are right there on the homepage easy for them to find and the layout is cleaner and more inviting to browse.

SiteMinder Response

7 years ago

Hi Christina, Thank you for your great feedback. We are thrilled that you have had such a positive experience with our suite of products. It's exciting to hear that our website builder, Canvas has improved your hotel's website as it is such an important channel for any hotel. Thanks again and please let us know if we can be of any assistance. Thanks, The team @ SiteMinder

Fatima
Marketing & Sales in Morocco
Hospitality, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Best choice we made for a channel manager !

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: We had a different channel manager when we started our business, it worked just fine but it had a lot of issues, & then we started looking, & we compared & tried demos for different channel managers, until we found siteminder, to be honnest we loved the sales person, they were convincing & we found everything we needed in Siteminder, they were very helpful during the mapping of rates & availability with all our partners, & they were very professional, working with us day & night until everything worked perfectly. They send emails whenever there is an issue & they resolve it in impressive delays, we never had issues with Siteminder honestly, it was perfect since day one, & it still is, the most unfortunate thing is that we compare all our other partners to Siteminder & it's hard to settle once you tried the best!

Pros:

Availability of customer service is incredible, their very knowledgeable & will answer any question you have, never failed to respond to me in the whole year we have been working with Siteminder, they are very professional & will answer you in the best delays.

Cons:

None, everything works perfectly for the time being

SiteMinder Response

5 years ago

Hi Fatima, Thanks so much for taking time out to review us! We are thrilled to hear that you've gotten such great results using our products. We really appreciate your insightful feedback and certainly hope we can keep focusing on improving your experience. We value the feedback we receive from our customers and are continuously looking for ways to improve our service, so thanks again for taking the time to share this with us. Let us know if there is anything we can do to further assist you get the most out of your products. Thank you again for trusting us to be your partner. It's fabulous customers like you that make what we do so worthwhile :) Thanks, Misha

Cary
Manager in Australia
Hospitality, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Siteminder Feedback

5.0 4 years ago

Pros:

Very smart and technical software, will continue to use. Especially the multi language customer service is much help, thanks for [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] always give me much much more help on any of kinds of problems, 5 star service for her.

Cons:

could be more colorful or App download use.

SiteMinder Response

3 years ago

Hi Cary, Thank you so much for sharing your valuable feedback. We are so happy our support team is doing their best to support you. You will be pleased to know that we are already working on a mobile application to make things easier for our customers. in the meantime we will keep you updated with any future enhancements. We appreciate your partnership with us! Warmest, Jessi

Sally
General Manager in US
Hospitality, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Ok for the Price

3.0 6 years ago

Comments: Since we do not depend a lot on the online reservations (we do more contract and group business), the low flat price is good for us.

Pros:

The flat rate for the Channel Manager, so we are not paying for each reservation that comes thru the channel manager. But then we signed up for GDS thru them, thinking it was the same way, but it turned out they are charging heavy fees for the GDS reservations.

Cons:

Customer Support. Terrible.... Hard to get anyone to help you. Don't know who to call. They are based out of Australia, and I dont think they have a very strong support system for their US clients. I have been trying to get a rate loaded, and haven't had much help. Another thing I definitely do not like is that we cannot provide a link for our group business to book directly. If we do, then there is a heavy fee I think. So we prefer

SiteMinder Response

6 years ago

Hi Sally, Thank you so much for your review and frank feedback. I've escalated this immediately to our Support team who will be in touch with you directly ASAP. Kindly let me know if there's anything else I can help you with to give you a great experience with Siteminder. We thank you again for trusting us as a customer and look forward to solving your issues. Thank you, Mei

Mikhail
Revenue Manager in South Africa
Hospitality, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Great integration and channel management

5.0 3 years ago

Pros:

The ability to distribute inventory to all channels with a click of a button. Being able to access booking information across all channels and manage them accordingly. Integration between our PMS and SiteMinder.

Cons:

The software is easy to use and has many Pros, there are no cons to report.

SiteMinder Response

3 years ago

Hi Mikhail Thank you for leaving us a review! We are happy to hear that with SiteMinder, you can distribute inventory to all channels with a click of a button. We are here to support hoteliers and property owners. We aim to provide you with a user-friendly experience and better control over your marketing and distribution strategy, plus more time to delight your guests. Let me know if there's anything I can assist you with. Thank you! Best regards, Ereena R.

Sean
GM
Used the Software for: Not provided
Reviewer Source

Limited Interface, Distant Support, No Follow-up.

1.0 11 years ago

Comments: I wanted to like Siteminder. Their website touted how easy the system is, and its interface with my PMS. Their dashboard, while it has a nice design, is limited in what you can actually do with it. First off, the whole reason I wanted a channel manager was to make life easier for me, not having to constantly update rates on OTA's, and when receiving a booking, not having to enter information into the PMS again. Unfortunately, that's not what I got. First, the rate process and availability, is pretty standard, however, CTAs or MLOS or reservation cutoff times do not transfer from the PMS with the siteminder interface. Secondly, every reservation I get, I still have to enter some type of information: credit card numbers are not directly put into the PMS. So every reservation comes to the PMS without most of the guest information entered directly, then I get a separate email from siteminder with the reservation details, and payment information, which is also password protected, so then I have to look up some obscure password that they send to you in the signup process, and is so long, you could never possibly remember it. Then you have to take that information from the email and put it directly into the PMS....Why am I paying a separate interface fee if I have to touch each and every reservation? Then, whenever a reservation is modified or cancelled, it is not updated automatically in the PMS, you are sent another email, and have to make these changes manually. Siteminder, please tell me again how this is making my life easier? Lastly, support is pretty much by email only. If you call, they take basic information, and that "support" person knows how to read the user manual, and if they can't figure it out, they have to push it off the "second tier support" who only emails you. Not too mention, they are in the UK, with a 5 hour time difference from the US. So if you have a problem at say, 4pm, when people are checking in, you are out of luck. I cannot recommend them. I am only sticking with them for a small time frame, because I have already paid a setup fee to both my PMS and Siteminder, and as soon as I think I've gotten my money's worth, I'm jumping to another channel manager.

SiteMinder Response

8 years ago

Hi Sean, we're sorry to hear that you haven't had the best experience with our products. Your continued success is our success, and we appreciate your honest feedback. We are constantly working on improving the experience of our customers through developing our products. Please reach out to us with further feedback if you wish. Regards, The Team at SiteMinder

Javier
Revenue Manager in El Salvador
Hospitality, 11–50 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

The very best channel manager out there

5.0 5 years ago

Comments: Managing multiple distribution channels individually could be a very daunting task. this helps streamline that process

Pros:

It love the versatility the Channel Manager has. Very easy to set up new room types, connect to new channels, and creating rates amongst other things. I just love using Siteminder

Cons:

My least liked feature of this platform is probably their booking engine. It's very archaic and not very user friendly. I wish they improve this part sometime soon.

SiteMinder Response

5 years ago

Hi Javier, First of all, thanks so much for taking time out to review us! It's excellent to hear that you've gotten great results. We really appreciate your insightful feedback and certainly hope we can keep focusing on improving your experience. We have some exciting updates coming this year, that will directly improve our user-experience with Booking Engine, so stay tuned! Let us know if there is anything we can do to further assist you get the most out of your products. Thank you again for trusting us to be your partner. It's fabulous customers like you that make what we do so worthwhile. All the best, Misha

Apichet
General Manager in Thailand
Hospitality, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Reliable and wide connectivity

5.0 3 years ago

Comments: Siteminder still the most valuable and workable in their range. I love their service and product development.

Pros:

I love its reliability and consistency of its work. The sales team and support team are professional and helpful. That’s why I always prefer Siteminder.

Cons:

A bit high price when compare to many products in the the market however the value in return is a key.

SiteMinder Response

3 years ago

Hi Apichet, Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts with us. We are pleased to hear our support team is doing their best to assist you. Our product team continuously works to make helful updates in our platform. We truly appreciate your honest feedback and support. Please feel free to reach out to us at anytime! Warmest, Jessica

Tim
Owner/ Managing Director in UK
Hospitality, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

The Best Channel Management Solution

5.0 5 years ago

Pros:

Range of channels Range of other apps , PMS and booking engines Adaptability and flexibility of set up. Very reliable Great support Cost

Cons:

Wish new feature could be added to Booking engine, such as loyalty scheme or secret rates to help us compete with OTA pricing.

SiteMinder Response

5 years ago

Hi Tim, First of all, thanks so much for taking time out to review us! We really appreciate your insightful feedback and certainly hope we can keep focusing on improving your experience. We are always looking for ways to give our customers the best possible experience. As such, we regularly release products. You can check out our latest product releases on the SiteMinder Release page here: https://help.siteminder.com/s/Releases?language=en_US It's excellent that you've gotten great results using the product! Thank you again for trusting us to be your partner. It's fabulous customers like you that make what we do so worthwhile. Thanks, Misha

Valerie
Manager in US
Hospitality, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Easy to use but lacks basic features like being able to run useful financial reports

2.0 7 years ago

Comments: Very basic of use but with time it's a lot effort to have to double up with a separate accounting software when everything could be easily.

Pros:

Very very basic. So if you want something that requires limited knowledge to use that software, this is it. Not a fancy software at all. You get your reservations in and that's pretty much it. So that might fit some.

Cons:

Biggest con for us is to have only a 2 weeks at-glance calendar. It's annoying. Siteminder should work on it. Then when you click on "save" sometimes it does not save properly and you have to start all over again. Lack of financial useful revenue reports be it per month, or by room type. So you need an accounting software outside of Siteminder. Potential to be great with a few easy improvements.

SiteMinder Response

7 years ago

Hi Valerie, Thank you for taking the time to submit your feedback. Our product team is currently working on updates to our revenue reporting and we are expecting this to go live in January 2018. The problem you have mentioned of only viewing the calendar two weeks in advance is also something that is on the roadmap for our team. We are expecting to work on this in early 2018 and we will provide you with more updates as we have them. Your feedback is very valuable so thank you again for taking the time to submit it. Thanks, The SiteMinder team

Karu
Assistant Manager in Singapore
Hospitality, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Siteminder Reviews

5.0 8 years ago

Comments: To be honest, I am very satisfied using the product. Except on several occasion certain room
categories have been booked twice despite inventories have been closed on channel manager. Beside these problem, overall it is an excellent product to use

Pros:

Easy to manage and efficient Saves time

Cons:

showing /sending room availability on certain ota channel despite inventory has been closed on channel manager therefore caused overbooking situation. If channel manager suppose to send real time room availability to all the mapped channels, how could it happend? As our hotel is in Singapore, we are not able to contact Siteminder's customer support directly during emergencies for advise. Only via emails and it could take few days to resolve the problem.

SiteMinder Response

8 years ago

Hi Karu, Thank you so much for your feedback. We're glad to hear that we're saving you so much time. Regarding your overbooking issues, please contact support as soon as or if they arise and we will be able to investigate this for you as it is not a regular occurrence to date. In any case, we're sorry you didn't receive the usual SiteMinder experience we pride ourselves on and will look to improve. Please let us know if you have any further feedback on [email protected]. Regards, The Team at SiteMinder

Rory
hostel owner/manager in Ireland
Hospitality, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

Not great support

2.0 5 years ago

Pros:

It is suited to hostels but only partly.

Cons:

Group bookings, different check in and out dates for 2 or more rooms. Support is not great and resolution is even worse. They closed out my availability leading up to the busiest weekend of the year across all sites and have done nothing about this to date....7 months ago.

SiteMinder Response

5 years ago

Hi Rory, I am so sorry that we have not addressed your availability and group bookings issue, and that you felt you have not received the highest level of support to resolve the issues promptly. I have personally escalated this to our highest levels of support to get back to you within the next two hours and make sure we truly listen to how we can help an important customer like yourself. If you have a preferred time you'd like us to reach you and a preferred number - please do let me know and I'll get that to them as quickly as I can. Otherwise, they will try to contact you with our details on record within 2 hours. If there's anything else I can do, please let me know, Rory. Sincerely, Misha Stemper