Product overview

Everything in RateRadar

Daily competitor rate intelligence, prioritised pricing recommendations, booking pace analysis, and market reports — built for independent hotels and hospitality businesses.

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Daily
competitor rate monitoring
7
recommendation rules run every visit
90
days of forward rate visibility
£10
per week to get started
Who it’s for

Built for independent hotels and hospitality businesses

RateRadar is for any property or business that needs to understand what the market is charging — and wants recommendations on what to do about it.

Independent hotels & B&Bs

Properties that want to price competitively without the cost of a full revenue management system. RateRadar gives you the market picture your OTA extranet doesn't — without the spreadsheet work.

Revenue managers

Professionals managing rates across one or more properties who need a fast daily read on how their rates sit against the comp set — without spending an hour checking OTAs manually every morning.

Serviced apartment operators

Corporate and extended-stay operators who don't sell on OTAs and need to know what the market is doing before they quote on a contract. RateRadar's market intelligence view is built for this use case.

Group and tour agents

Intermediaries who price group accommodation and need current area market data to inform their proposals. See what hotels in an area are charging and where demand is building — before you commit a rate.

Core features — 01

Daily competitor rate monitoring

RateRadar pulls competitor rates from OTA data every day for your configured comp set. See what each hotel is charging, what availability looks like, and how rates are moving — without visiting a single OTA yourself.

What you see in the competitor rate table
  • Each hotel in your comp set with their current rate for the next 30–90 days
  • Available unit count — see which properties are running low or sold out
  • Market position badge (Budget / Mid-market / Premium) for quick visual filtering
  • Your own rate highlighted in the table so you see exactly where you sit
  • Date range selector — view next 7, 30, 60, or 90 days ahead
  • Market position filter — narrow to just your peer group
  • Print / Export — clean one-page output formatted for proposals and briefings
Core features — 02

Rate position analysis

The rate position tab shows your rate vs your peer group for each day across the next 14 days. A simple visual indicator — Below / In range / Above — makes your position immediately clear without interpreting numbers.

Rate position includes
  • Daily rate vs peer minimum and maximum across the next 14 days
  • Capacity utilisation bar — how full you are vs your 60-day average for each day of week
  • Room type comparison — if your PMS is connected, comparison by individual room type
  • Market position filter — compare against Budget, Mid-market, or Premium peers only
Core features — 03

Pricing recommendations

The recommendation engine runs seven rules against your rate and availability data every time you load the screen. Recommendations are prioritised, plain-English, and actionable — each one tells you exactly what to look at, why it matters, and what to consider doing.

P1

Stop sell review

Your property is on stop sell but competitors are still selling on that date. Worth reviewing before you miss bookings.

P2

Sold-out competitor, rate low

A competitor in your set has sold out and your rate is below the peer minimum — strong demand signal on this date.

P3

Rate below peer range

Your rate is below what any competitor in your set is charging. You may be leaving revenue on the table.

P4

Rate above peer range

Your rate is above the peer maximum. Worth monitoring for slow bookings on this specific date.

P5

Minimum stay restriction

You have a minimum stay restriction active while competitors have more flexible availability.

P6

CTA / CTD restriction

Closed to arrival or departure restriction is active while competitors are open on that date.

P7

Competitor units running low

Competitors are running low on rooms for this date and you are in rate range — demand is building.

LRV

Last Room Value alert

Your own availability is low on a date beyond your horizon and your rate is below your LRV target. See section 5.

Recommendations cover up to 90 days ahead (depending on configuration), are capped at 20 displayed results, and are sorted by urgency. Email the full recommendation list to your reservations team directly from the screen — a one-hour cooldown prevents accidental duplicates.

Core features — 04

Last Room Value (LRV) pricing

When scarcity is real, your rate should reflect it. Enable the LRV rule and RateRadar will alert you whenever you have very few rooms remaining on a date beyond your chosen horizon — and your rate is still below your target floor.

LRV configuration — set per property
Each parameter is configured by your account manager based on your property's needs
  • Unit threshold — trigger when you have 1, 2, or 3 rooms remaining (your choice)
  • Horizon — only apply to dates more than N days in the future. You set N. Dates inside the horizon follow normal recommendation logic.
  • Premium type — Fixed £ or Percentage % above the peer group minimum rate
  • Premium value — the specific amount. A fixed £15 suits lower-rate properties; a percentage suits higher-rate properties where the premium should scale with the price level.
Worked example
2
rooms remaining
30
days horizon
£15
fixed premium
£95
peer minimum

When ≤2 rooms remain on a date more than 30 days away, RateRadar recommends pricing at at least £110 (£95 peer minimum + £15 LRV premium). If your current rate is £90, a high-priority LRV alert fires telling you the target and explaining the scarcity context.

Core features — 05

Booking pace analysis

For hotels with a connected PMS, the booking pace tab shows how quickly rooms are selling for each future date — and whether that pace is accelerating or slowing. A single dashboard tile surfaces the most urgent pace signal each morning.

What booking pace shows
  • Rooms booked since the last data snapshot
  • 7-day pace — average rooms per day over the past week per future date
  • Velocity trend — ▲ accelerating / ▼ slowing / → steady
  • Projected occupancy at current pace
  • Pace signal — Fast / Normal / Slow / Stalling / Net cancellations
Dashboard pace tile
  • Single most urgent pace signal surfaced on the main dashboard
  • 🔥 Fast-booking dates filling quickly
  • ⏸ Stalling dates — no new bookings, rooms still available
  • ↩ Net cancellations — rooms released on a date
  • ✓ Steady pace — normal booking activity
  • One-tap link from the tile to the full pace analysis

Gap detection: if the time between snapshots is greater than 2 days, the pace tab flags this clearly so you know the velocity figures are based on a wider window than usual.

Core features — 06

Market intelligence view

For corporate operators, serviced apartment businesses, and group agents who don't sell on OTAs, RateRadar provides a dedicated market intelligence screen designed for contract pricing and proposal preparation.

Market intelligence screen
Available to Bucket 2 subscribers — corporate operators, serviced apartments, group agents
  • Area competitor rate table — what hotels in your area are charging across the next 90 days
  • 14-day rate movement analysis — which hotels raised or lowered rates and by how much
  • Demand signals — dates where multiple hotels have sold out or are running low on availability
  • Your position — if your account manager has entered your rates, see where you sit vs the market average
  • Date range selector — view 7, 30, 60, or 90 days ahead
  • Market position filter — narrow to Budget, Mid-market, or Premium comparators
  • Print-ready export — clean one-page table formatted for inclusion in a proposal document
Reporting & email intelligence

Three types of intelligence delivered to your inbox

RateRadar sends market intelligence by email so your team stays informed even when they aren't logged in.

Rate recommendation email

Send the current recommendation list to your reservations inbox at any time from the recommendations screen. Includes all findings with full detail and market context.

  • Triggered on demand — one tap from the screen
  • One-hour cooldown prevents duplicates
  • Full recommendation list with supporting data
Weekly market report

Sent every Sunday evening to your reservations email. A self-contained weekly intelligence brief covering the past fortnight and the week ahead.

  • Area rate trend vs 14 days ago
  • Notable competitor rate changes (>5%)
  • New sell-outs and demand signals
  • Your day-by-day rate position next 7 days
  • One recommended action for the week
Area market newsletter

Sent to area contacts and prospective subscribers — area-level market intelligence without hotel-specific data. A useful way to see the quality of RateRadar intelligence before signing up.

  • Area rate movement summary
  • Demand signal highlights
  • No hotel-specific data included
Daily dashboard

Your 60-second morning check

The RateRadar dashboard puts the four things that matter most for today's pricing decision in a clean tile layout — designed for mobile, tablet, and desktop.

Hotel dashboard tiles

  • Occupancy today vs your 60-day baseline
  • Revenue per available room (RevPAR) today
  • Rate position today — in range, below, or above peers
  • Booking pace signal — most urgent pace finding for next 7 days

One-tap access from the dashboard

  • View all current pricing recommendations
  • Full rate position — all 14 days
  • Jump directly to booking pace analysis

Market intelligence dashboard

  • Area rate trend vs 14 days ago (% change)
  • Lowest competitor rate in the market this week
  • Highest competitor rate in the market this week
  • Number of high-demand dates in the next 30 days

Mobile-first design

The dashboard is a single-column card stack on mobile — optimised for a quick check from a smartphone before the morning briefing.

Connecting your data

Get up and running in 4 steps

Competitor rate monitoring works from day one — no PMS needed. Connect your PMS to unlock rate position, booking pace, and the LRV rule.

1
Sign up
Create your account and choose your subscription plan — weekly or monthly billing.
2
Comp set configured
Our team maps your property to competitor data and configures your peer group within 1 business day.
3
Start monitoring
Log in and see competitor rates and market position immediately. Recommendations start from the first visit.
4
Connect your PMS
Your PMS provider sends rate data to our endpoint via API push or file upload to unlock the full feature set.
PMS connection options
  • API push — your PMS sends rate and availability data directly to the RateRadar endpoint in JSON or XML. Works with any PMS that supports rate push to a channel manager or external system. Your account manager provides the endpoint URL and API key — your PMS provider handles the rest.
  • File upload — upload a JSON or Excel file manually from the admin panel. Suitable for properties without an automated PMS push capability or for initial testing.
  • History and forecast — upload your PMS daily history and forecast report (Excel format) to enable the booking pace analysis. Supports batch upload of multiple days at once.
Pricing

Simple, transparent subscription pricing

No setup fees. No per-seat licensing. No long-term commitment. Current pricing is listed below — any changes are notified 30 days in advance.

Weekly

£10 / week
  • Maximum flexibility
  • Billed every 7 days
  • Ideal for seasonal properties
  • Full feature access
  • Cancel any time with 1 month notice

Monthly

£40 / month
  • Better value for year-round properties
  • Billed monthly
  • Full feature access
  • Cancel any time with 1 month notice
  • Save vs weekly billing

All plans include: comp set configuration by our team, weekly market report emails, full access to all screens, and support via email. Pricing shown is for a single property. Contact us for multi-property arrangements.

Security & data

Your data is handled carefully

RateRadar is built and operated by a UK company and processes all data in accordance with UK GDPR.

Access and security

  • Secure login with configurable session timeout (15 min to 2 hours)
  • Session locked to your browser — no shared logins
  • Unique access token per property
  • Payments handled by Stripe — RateRadar never touches card data
  • Update payment method any time via the Stripe billing portal

Your data

  • Rate data processed and stored on UK-based servers
  • UK GDPR compliant — full privacy policy at rateradar.co.uk/privacy
  • Data retained for 6 months after account closure for easy reactivation
  • No data shared with third parties except Stripe (payment processing)
  • Support via email — real people respond to every query

Ready to see your market clearly?

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