Case study

Hostezo

One app for PG hostel owners and their guests.

Rent, meals, complaints and messages for PG hostels, with one app for the owner and one for every guest.

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IndustryHostels and rentals
Built2 apps
PlatformsAndroid, iPhone soon
Live sinceOct 2026

The challenge

What needed fixing

PG hostel owners managed rent, meal counts, complaints and notices over WhatsApp groups and notebooks. Guests missed notices, and owners cooked food for people who were not eating.

What we built

  • A guest app with the hostel's notices, tonight's menu, rent due and a complaint button.
  • An owner app to post notices, see who skips a meal, collect rent and close complaints.
  • Rent paid by UPI from inside the app, with a record for both sides.
  • A Find PG map so new guests can find a hostel and join it from the app.

Key features

What it does

Owner notices

Water cuts, menu changes and rules reach every guest at once.

Skip a meal

Guests skip tonight's dinner before 4 PM, so less food is wasted.

Rent by UPI

Monthly rent paid from the app, with due dates and receipts.

Complaints

Raise a complaint with a photo and follow it until it is fixed.

Messages

Guests and owner talk in the app instead of personal WhatsApp.

Find a PG

A map of hostels for people looking for a place to stay.

Where it stands

2apps on Google Play
1app for every guest
1place for rent, meals and messages
Built with
  • Flutter
  • Node.js
  • MySQL
  • Firebase
  • UPI
  • Google Maps