What the provider describes
- Lodgify publishes a website builder, booking engine and channel manager alongside a unified calendar. Those are relevant capabilities for an operator developing a direct-booking brand, rather than relying exclusively on marketplace listings.
- Its product pages also describe a unified inbox, task management, owner statements and smart locks. Treat these as workflows to demonstrate on your chosen plan, not as proof that every account includes the same scope.
- Lodgify Guest Registration describes pre-arrival forms and authority submission where supported. The page asks operators to confirm geographic coverage and identifies plan eligibility. A country appearing in an explanation of registration obligations is not a promise that every local filing is supported.
- Lodgify: vacation rental platform
- Lodgify: Guest Registration
Start with your operating model
Choose Sixto for evaluation when your Colombian operation wants reservations, guest check-in, assigned work and configured SIRE, TRA and DIAN workflows in one operating context. Choose Lodgify for evaluation when your direct-booking website is a major business asset and you want its rental-focused website, calendar and guest tools. A good website does not by itself solve reporting, and a compliance workflow does not replace a proven acquisition channel. Map both before switching. Sixto’s current onboarding is for Colombia; a Spanish or Portuguese interface is not evidence of country, currency or fiscal readiness elsewhere.
A direct-booking website is an operating asset
Lodgify combines a bookable website with rental distribution and guest tools. That makes it relevant when the owner wants control over presentation, promotions and the relationship with repeat guests. The website is more than a design choice: it contains cancellation terms, payment steps, search visibility and a familiar route back for previous visitors. Replacing it can create work that is invisible in a subscription comparison. The website should therefore remain a separate decision from replacing the team’s daily workspace. A Colombian operator can have a strong sales channel and still need a better process after the reservation arrives.
The Colombian difference is the complete stay record
Sixto’s strongest reason to enter this evaluation is the connection between a reservation, guest registration, reporting and assigned work in Colombia. Its SIRE, TRA and DIAN workflows still require the relevant configuration and permissions. Lodgify’s published Guest Registration offering also deserves a fair assessment, particularly its eligible countries and plans. A form that collects details and an accepted statutory submission are different milestones. The useful comparison follows information across those milestones and identifies any duplicate entry, separate account or staff review. It does not equate an international product with a lack of local options.
Switch only the parts that justify the transition
A sensible transition begins with an inventory of what already works: domains, future reservations, price rules, guest instructions and open balances. The case for Sixto becomes stronger when repeated operational handoffs are causing missed work and the pilot resolves them. The case for retaining Lodgify becomes stronger when its website and rental processes are effective and local reporting has a reliable route. Neither conclusion requires a blanket platform replacement. Any proposed coexistence must have an explicit data path and one owner for availability and guest messages; this comparison does not establish a direct integration between the two products.
Questions to take to a demonstration
Use real cases from your property. A successful demonstration should show the result, the person responsible and what happens when a step fails.
Can your existing direct-booking business survive the move?
Start with your real domain, booking pages, accommodation descriptions and repeat-guest journey. Ask how redirects, promotional codes, cancellation terms and payment requests will be preserved. Run a mobile booking through confirmation and cancellation. If your website already produces valuable demand, account for rebuilding and search continuity before concluding that a different monthly subscription is cheaper.
Which channel details actually stay synchronized?
Bring one rental with different minimum stays and cancellation rules across channels. Change a date, price and occupancy limit, then inspect the result in the channel itself. Ask which connections use an API and which only exchange calendar availability. Confirm who owns listing content and how a failed update is surfaced, rather than treating every connection badge as identical.
What happens between a reservation and an approved arrival?
Ask Lodgify to demonstrate its registration form with a lead guest and companions, a correction and a last-minute booking. For Colombia, request a precise demonstration of SIRE and TRA support, whether native or partner-delivered, and the resulting receipt. Compare that with the configured Sixto workflow. Collecting information, validating a document and filing a report are separate outcomes.
How do locks and cleaning handle a changed stay?
Use a booking that moves rooms and checks out late. Inspect access-code timing, supported hardware, task reassignment and the cleaner’s view. Confirm what happens when a lock goes offline and who can intervene. A successful normal arrival is only half the test; the team needs a clear exception path when a guest is already outside the door.
Can finance reconcile the money without another spreadsheet?
Reconcile a deposit, final payment, refund and owner deduction to one booking. Separate owner statements and payment records from a Colombian electronic invoice accepted by DIAN. Ask which issuer, integration and accounting export are required, how errors are corrected and what evidence remains. An attractive financial dashboard does not establish the local fiscal scope.
What is the complete price for your operating model?
Request a dated quote using the actual property count, contract term and required plan. Include payment-processing charges, any booking-related fees, smart devices, reporting services, onboarding and website work. Ask how inactive units and annual commitments are handled. Compare the same twelve-month scenario with Sixto, including services you will retain, rather than comparing an entry price with a fully configured operation.
How should a Lodgify migration be staged?
Export future reservations, guest details, balances and the website content you own before changing connections. Agree which system controls availability at every stage, then pilot one property with a future arrival and cancellation. Preserve the old account long enough to reconcile historical payments and records under your retention policy. Do not assume a direct Lodgify-to-Sixto connector or automatic transfer of every field.
When is staying with Lodgify the better decision?
Keep it on the shortlist when the website and rental workflows already serve your team and the remaining Colombian requirements have a demonstrated, supportable solution. Consider Sixto when recurring handoffs between reservations, guest records, compliance and staff work are the problem you need to solve. Ask the receptionist, cleaner and finance reviewer to complete their own tasks in the demo before the owner makes the final choice.
Before changing a system
- List upcoming reservations, physical units, guest balances and the channels that publish availability.
- Agree on the system of record and test changes with one property before a wider move.
- Export and reconcile guest records and reporting evidence. Define a rollback owner before switching channel control.