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For small hotel owners in India: GST, Form C, software and money.

• GST on hotel rooms in 2026: 5% or 18%?Rooms up to ₹7,500 a night pay 5% GST without input tax credit. Rooms above ₹7,500 pay 18% with credit. Examples and bill format.
• Form C for hotels: report a foreign guest in 24 hoursEvery hotel in India reports each foreign guest on Form C within 24 hours of arrival, on indianfrro.gov.in. Steps and the details to collect.
• How much does hotel software cost in India?Cloud hotel software costs ₹1,000 to ₹15,000 a month in India. A one-time licence costs about ₹1 lakh. A 5-year cost comparison.
• Hotel software that works without internetCloud hotel software stops when the internet stops. Offline-first software keeps check-in and billing going, then syncs later.
• हिंदी में होटल सॉफ्टवेयर: छोटे होटल के लिएहिंदी में चेक-इन, GST बिल और Form C. इंटरनेट के बिना चलता है। ₹1,00,000 एक बार।