Wait, this date was already booked?
Guests arrive expecting a room. Owners face conflicting dates when reservations live in scattered messages and records.
Proposed answer: blocked dates for guests, a shared calendar and booking status for owners.
A guest sees a getaway. An owner sees bookings, cleaning, charges and everything that has to happen before the guest arrives. RAPI brings the important bits together.


Scattered booking records can become very real problems at the front door. The students’ pitch starts with three everyday failures.
Guests arrive expecting a room. Owners face conflicting dates when reservations live in scattered messages and records.
Proposed answer: blocked dates for guests, a shared calendar and booking status for owners.A guest needs a prepared room. Staff need clear assignments; owners need to know what is still being cleaned or checked.
Proposed answer: task details, staff schedules, notifications and readiness status.A guest needs to understand and agree to additional fees. An operator needs an itemised record of what was charged and why.
Proposed answer: guest review and consent, with traceable extra-charge records for owners.They went and asked. On 16 October 2026, the team visited Norfa Camp House and spoke with owner Encik Suhairi about day-to-day homestay management.
A visit to see the rooms, meet the people and understand the work behind a stay. Documented in the student pitch, page 4.
Two sides of a stay, one system concept. Explore the original product designs from the RAPI pitch.
Student prototype / proposed featuresOne reservation has two sides. The pitch connects a guest’s date selection with the operator’s view of bookings and room status.
See unavailable dates before choosing a stay. The guest prototype shows date blocking and a reservation summary.
See a weekly booking calendar, reservation status and short room-status notifications.
Readiness depends on people and tasks. The proposed workflow makes cleaning, inspection and staff schedules easier to follow.
The intended benefit is a room that is ready on arrival. These pitch screens show the owner and staff workflow.
Review task notifications, inspection details and staff schedules, with clear progress and completion status.
Extra charges need context on both sides: what a guest is agreeing to, and the record an operator keeps afterwards.
Review the pre-check-in screen and acknowledge additional charges in the proposed guest flow.
Keep itemised amounts, reasons and approval status against a reservation.
| Tempahan | Sebab | Jumlah | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-1024 | Tuala hilang | RM50 | Menunggu bayaran |
| R-1025 | Pembersihan tambahan | RM80 | Diluluskan |
| R-1026 | Daftar keluar lewat | RM50 | Dibayar |
The reporting concept brings booking activity, operational work, income and expenses into a clearer overview.
Guest reservations and charge records feed the wider operations story; these reports are intended for operators.
Review operational and financial summaries. Every figure pictured is prototype demonstration data.
All product views are readable HTML illustrations based on pitch pages 7–13. All figures are demonstration data. Select any preview to enlarge it; the original pitch reference remains available.
Try the guest journey, then step behind the desk. This interactive UI preview adapts the students’ original guest and management navigation.
Demonstration data only. No accounts, payments or real reservations. Changes last only while this page is open.
For independent homestay owners and small homestay or chalet management businesses. The proposed starting point is Kedah, with a wider Malaysian ambition.
Estimated RM2.2 billion revenue in 2025. DOSM figures reported by Bernama, 7 July 2026.
Read the source ↗Bookings, automated calendar and simple financial records. A student pricing proposal, yet to be commercially validated.
Student monthly scenarios assume RM50 per homestay and a fixed RM150 running cost for hosting, domain and promotion. Illustrative projections, not a guarantee.
17 hypothetical paying homestays
Internal operations: reservations, housekeeping, staff tasks and financial records in one approachable workflow for smaller operators.
Distribution and booking platforms connect accommodation with travellers. RAPI’s pitch focuses on the operational work around each stay.
Flexible records that rely on people to keep dates, tasks and payments coordinated. RAPI aims to make that coordination easier.
Meet the team in their own design language. Hover or focus to see the candid side; open a dossier for the full story.

Reservations. Ready rooms. Clearer charges.
A practical vision, shaped by a real visit.