Jasper Park Lodge, Alberta (illustration photo)

Your smart hotel that sells direct, even while you sleep

+ AI and automation: 24/7 AI agents, automated operations, real-time finance dashboard — to run an autonomous hotel.

The hidden cost of your outdated website

  • Many hotel websites in Quebec are outdated, slow and rarely bilingual, often with no direct booking.
  • The result: money goes to your competitors or into the platforms' pockets, night after night.
  • You lose 15 to 20% in commission on Booking.com and the OTAs.

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Estimated total annual revenue

$1,314,000

Annual commission paid

$197,100

The hidden cost of your hotel without AI

Many hotels in Quebec still run everything by hand. The result, every day:

  • forgotten housekeeping, rooms not ready at check-in
  • accounting and invoicing behind, tax reports filed late or rushed at the last minute
  • building maintenance with no follow-up: burnt-out bulbs, broken handles, no hot water

Without AI, what does disorganization cost you?

2

Extra labour costs

  • Without automation, your team re-types the same information from one system to another, answers the same questions and chases messages across 4 or 5 channels.
  • The result: more paid hours for repetitive work, more errors and more staff turnover.
  • Replacing a single front-desk employee can cost $4,500 to $6,000.

3

Guests who never come back

  • When a booking goes through a platform, the platform owns your guest's email, not you.
  • Next time, you pay commission a second time to see a guest you already served, while acquiring a new guest costs 5 to 7 times more than keeping an existing one.
  • A disappointed guest leaves a bad review on Google and social media, which drives future guests away before they even book.

The solution: a smart hotel that sells direct, even while you sleep

Dany Papineau, founder of Agence Hôtelia, direct booking expert for hotels in Quebec

Dany Papineau — AI Direct Booking Expert

With 15 years of experience in short-term rental accommodation and as the founder of WeChalet, he rebuilds your website so it sells direct, adds AI agents that answer and book 24/7, and automates your operations so your team stops re-typing and goes back to welcoming guests. Less commission, less disorganization, more guests coming back direct.

15 years

in short-term rentals

1,903

Quebec properties audited

70+

pages delivered for RentMe

My LinkedIn profile

What we offer

Complete website redesign

For hotels, motels and cottages in Quebec with a slow or outdated website. We rebuild your site, bilingual and mobile, so visitors book with you instead of on a platform.

  • A new 100% mobile-first website, designed to turn visitors into bookings.
  • Your rooms and your region showcased, mobile first.
  • A fast website that sells, not one that just presents.

SEO + visibility in AI search engines

For properties that are invisible on Google. We optimize your content, speed and structured data so you show up on Google, ChatGPT and Perplexity.

  • Get found on Google, and also in ChatGPT and AI assistants.
  • Goal: aim for 100/100 on PageSpeed Insights, a factor that matters for ranking on Google and in AI engines.
  • The result: travellers reach you before going through a platform.

Direct booking engine and tracking

For properties that depend on Booking.com and Expedia. We connect commission-free direct booking to your website, then measure the results.

  • We optimize the engine you already have, or set up a new one if you don't have one or yours is out of date.
  • Booking in a few clicks, with no commission.
  • Results tracking so you can see the money that stays with you.

AI automation

For overwhelmed teams. A 24/7 AI agent welcomes guests, answers questions and takes bookings, and a CRM keeps every guest's email so they come back direct.

  • Conversational AI agents that answer your guests and help them book, 24/7.
  • Your operations automated as much as possible: less repetitive work, fewer errors, less wasted time.
  • A single real-time dashboard: bookings, revenue, commissions saved, finance and accounting, all in one place.

Pricing is presented during the call, based on your property.

The state of hotel websites in Quebec

21.5%

have no website at all (400+ properties)

51.7%

of scored properties get 6/10 or less

40.3%

have no direct booking at all

Among properties with direct booking, the most used engines:

37.8%

Reservit

23.4%

Mews

7.1%

Cloudbeds

Methodology: internal audit, October 2026, 1,903 CITQ properties, 1,648 scored, 10-criteria grid.

Project already delivered

Homepage of the RentMe Tamarindo website redesigned by Agence Hôtelia

RentMe Tamarindo — Short-term recreational vehicle rentals, Costa Rica

Redesign delivered and live, direct booking with FareHarbor, English + Spanish, 70+ pages. Same mechanics as a hotel or cottage: the customer finds, compares and books direct, with no middleman.

Result: +600% online bookings in the very first month after launch, with no added advertising.

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How it works

  1. 1

    Free audit

    • Free analysis of your market and your regional positioning.
    • We analyze your current website, your PageSpeed, your direct booking and your Google + AI visibility.
    • We benchmark you against market averages in your region, using anonymized data, with 3 repositioning recommendations to help you stand out.

  2. 2

    Free demo

    • We build a first version of your website to show you what it could look like.
    • Based on the audit we did.
    • You validate the direction with us before the full redesign.

  3. 3

    Website and brand redesign

    • We discuss together all your needs and everything that came out of the audit.
    • A complete redesign based on the brand identity you want to create.
    • If you need a logo, we redesign it; we choose the colours or harmonize the ones already in your brand.

  4. 4

    Launch and live optimization

    • Go live, then continuous follow-up.
    • We make sure all tracking is set up in Google GA4, and we install Clarity to see where visitors click, where they get stuck and where they drop off.
    • We make changes as needed after launch, not just before.

Frequently asked questions from hoteliers

How can I increase my hotel's direct bookings?

With a fast, bilingual website, a clear booking button and instant answers for guests, 24/7.

Most travellers find you on a platform, then visit your website. If it is slow, single-language or has no clear way to book, they go back and book on the platform — and you pay the commission. We rebuild your site for mobile, put direct booking front and centre and add an AI agent that answers at any hour.

What is an AI agent for hotels?

A virtual assistant that welcomes your guests, answers their questions and helps them book, day and night.

It knows your rooms, availability, policies and region. It answers on your website and messaging channels, in French and English, and hands off to your team whatever needs a person.

What is the difference between a hotel chatbot and an AI agent?

A classic chatbot follows a script; an AI agent understands the question and can act, for example check a date or start a booking.

Older chatbots replied with fixed menus. An AI agent converses in natural language, adapts to the guest and connects to your tools: booking engine, CRM and email.

How long does a hotel website redesign take?

It depends on the size of the site; the exact timeline is set after the free audit.

You first see a free demo of your future website. Once the direction is approved, we give you a clear schedule based on the number of pages, languages and integrations.

Do I need to change my booking engine?

Not necessarily. We first optimize the one you already have.

If you don't have one, or yours is out of date, we help you set up a new one and connect it cleanly to your website.

How do I show up in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews?

By having a fast, clear, bilingual and well-structured website that directly answers travellers' questions.

AI engines cite websites they understand easily: plain-language content, Schema.org structured data, fast pages and up-to-date information. That is exactly what we put in place.

Do you work with motels, inns and cottage managers?

Yes. We work with hotels, motels and independent accommodation providers across Quebec.

The mechanics are the same: get found, build trust, get the booking direct, then keep in touch with the guest so they come back.

How much do your services cost?

Our pricing is tailored to the size of your property and the scope of the project — a 100-room hotel does not have the same needs as a 10-room property.

It is presented during the call, after the free demo. We always start with a free audit and demonstration, before any sales discussion, so you can judge on something concrete.

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