Hoteliers running Mews rarely ask which housekeeping app has the longest feature list. They ask which one connects properly, which one their team will actually pick up, and which one Mews itself is willing to put its name next to. Sweeply is an official Mews Stacks Partner and appears in three Mews Stacks built for the UK and Ireland market, which answers the third question directly. This article covers what that means in practice, and what it does not mean.

What is a Mews Stack?

Mews announced Mews Stacks in April 2024 to help specific property types choose the right technology stack for them. Each stack is a curated set of applications selected for proven performance in their category, so a hotelier starts from a shortlist that already works together instead of assembling one from scratch and hoping the pieces connect. Mews reports more than 5,000 customers across more than 85 countries, which is what gives the recommendation weight in the segments it covers.

“We are proud to count Sweeply as a partner. Transforming hospitality operations with innovative real-time housekeeping and modern task management solutions offer a great way to empower your teams, enhance guest experiences, and optimize efficiency in your property,” says Damien Cazabonne, Senior Manager Marketplace Partner at Mews.

Sweeply appears in three of the UK and Ireland stacks rather than one, which reflects how differently the same software gets configured across property types. A boutique property with a handful of rooms, a group running several hotels, and a building of serviced apartments each need a different set-up, and the flexibility to be streamlined or granular is what makes one product fit all three.

“I am happy about our partnership with Mews Stacks, as it represents a significant step toward new industry standards. Thanks to the Mews team, and I am excited to work with more Mews x Sweeply customers to boost efficiency and sustainability in the hospitality industry,” says Thorhildur Edda Gunnarsdóttir, CEO at Sweeply.

What does Sweeply add to a hotel already running Mews?

Mews is the property management system. Sweeply is the operational layer on top of it, not a replacement for it, and the division of labour is clean:

In practice that means the front office keeps working the way it already does and the floor stops working off printed lists. Room status updates as rooms are cleaned and inspected rather than at the next phone call, which is the change most properties notice first. The day-to-day detail is on the Housekeeping page, and the connection itself on the Mews integration page.

Volkshotel Amsterdam, a 196-room property with 33 nationalities on the team, is a useful example because it ran Sweeply through its own migration to Mews rather than after it, and came out with faster repairs and smoother onboarding. The detail is in the Volkshotel case study.

How do you connect Sweeply to Mews?

1. Confirm the property is on Mews and list the modules you want. Owner: general manager or head of housekeeping. Duration: 15 minutes.

2. Request the connection through the Sweeply and Mews integration guide. Owner: hotel, with Sweeply. Duration: same day.

3. Sweeply enables the integration and imports rooms and reservations. Owner: Sweeply. Duration: live within 24 hours on a supported PMS.

4. Configure task categories, credit values and inspection rules. Owner: housekeeping manager with Sweeply onboarding. Duration: half a day.

5. Train the team on mobile. Owner: supervisors, with Sweeply. Duration: one to two days.

6. Review the first week of data and adjust. Owner: operations manager. Duration: 30 minutes.

Onboarding is charged once per property at EUR 100, and the software is priced per sellable room, per month, per module, with non-sellable space free. If you are still comparing options rather than connecting one, how to choose a hotel automation platform covers the questions worth asking any vendor.

Where a stack recommendation is not enough

A partner badge is a useful filter. It is not a substitute for your own evaluation, and it is worth being clear about the limits.

• A stack recommendation is not a guarantee of fit. It tells you the applications have been vetted and work together. It does not tell you whether your particular workflows, brand standards or union agreements are covered.

• Sweeply is not a PMS. It will not replace Mews, and it is not the answer if what you actually need is a different property management system. Sweeply’s guide to property management systems is the better starting point in that case.

• Coordination software does not solve staffing. If a floor is short two people every day, better visibility makes the shortfall obvious rather than making it disappear.

• Very small operations may not need it. A property where one person cleans eight rooms and knows the state of all of them is not losing hours to coordination. The return grows with the number of people who have to stay in step.

• The Stacks placement is UK and Ireland specific. Sweeply works with Mews properties anywhere, but that particular curation was built for one market.

Get an exact quote for your Mews property

Email your room count, confirmation that you run Mews, and the modules you want (housekeeping, maintenance, Guest Connect, AI agents) to hello@getsweeply.com. You will get back a per-room monthly price for each module and the one-off onboarding fee, along with what the Mews connection covers for your property type. If you want third-party reviews before that, Sweeply holds a 4.8 rating on Hotel Tech Report.