Hotel Vitar: simple, seamless boutique operations
Über diese Fallstudie
Family-run Lifestyle Hotel Vitar opened in Croatia in 2018, a 27-room 4-star boutique property with a rooftop pool and mountain views, operating mainly through the summer with a team of 15 to 20. Owner and General Manager Ivana Bakovic adopted Sweeply in April 2023 for its affordability and simplicity, integrated with the Rentlio PMS to unify housekeeping and maintenance.
Lifestyle Hotel Vitar
Croatia

The challenge
Before Sweeply, Hotel Vitar faced several challenges in managing housekeeping and maintenance. Communication within the team wasn’t as seamless as desired, and frequent check-ins, phone calls, and messages interrupted the workflow. Maintenance reporting relied on written descriptions, leading to inefficiencies and potential miscommunication.
How Sweeply helped
Recognising the need for a smoother, more user-friendly solution, Hotel Vitar adopted Sweeply in April 2023, a decision driven by its affordability and interface. The integration between Sweeply and Rentlio, the hotel’s PMS, proved a game-changer: property data imported effortlessly from Rentlio into Sweeply, eliminating manual data entry and providing a unified platform for housekeeping and maintenance. Sweeply gave both teams a centralised task overview that removed disruptive check-ins and constant messages, and let staff document maintenance situations with photos rather than lengthy written reports. Its user-friendly design was embraced by the entire team, including those who weren’t especially tech-savvy.
The result
Adopting Sweeply made operations more efficient and responsive, directly contributing to improved guest satisfaction. Even though Hotel Vitar already maintained a high standard of service, Sweeply further elevated the overall guest experience. Its notes feature smoothed communication between front desk, housekeeping, and maintenance, and Sweeply’s support team remained responsive even during holidays and weekends, ensuring issues were resolved promptly. For Ivana and her team, the tool’s simplicity became central to its effectiveness in daily operations.
Testimonial
“I truly appreciate the simplicity of Sweeply. It doesn't overwhelm users with unnecessary options, making it a practical tool for our daily operations.”
Ivana Bakovic
Owner & General Manager, Lifestyle Hotel Vitar
Country
Croatia
Country
Unterkunftsart
4-star boutique hotel
Hotelgröße
27 rooms
Wertfokus
Simple to use
Operational scale
Operational scale
15-20 staff, seasonal summer operation
Wert erstellt
Betriebliche Größenordnung
Keep exploring more hotel stories
See how other hospitality teams use Sweeply to simplify work, connect teams, and create smoother daily operations.
Woolacombe Bay Hotel
Woolacombe Bay: goodbye paper, hello efficiency
On the North Devon coast, Woolacombe Bay Hotel runs a 63-room luxury property without a general manager, leaving department heads like Housekeeping Manager Robert Vargau to coordinate everything. Sweeply replaced endless phone and walkie-talkie calls with real-time task management, integrated directly with the hotel's Guestline PMS.

BOOK-IT Apartments
BOOK-IT: one source of truth across 200 apartments
Sebastian Gietl, CEO of family-owned BOOK-IT Apartments in Erlangen, runs 200+ serviced apartments across multiple properties. The apart-hotel model, with longer stays, less frequent service, and no 24/7 front desk, demands autonomous housekeeping and maintenance. Sweeply replaced a scattered software landscape with a single centralised platform, integrated with the Apaleo PMS, and cut the housekeeping team lead's coordination time by around 30%.

The Flag Zurich
The Flag Zurich: 80% fewer guest complaints
The Flag Zurich, part of a modern hotel group serving both business and leisure guests, struggled with operational visibility under a paper-based system. Resident Manager Felix Bauch introduced Sweeply, integrated with the Apaleo PMS, and saw guest complaints about item requests and room changes drop by around 80%, while saving at least 8 hours a week.
