Leaving a chain — what one year actually keeps you
A chain takes a big cut of every booking. But you still list on the booking sites after you leave — so what you keep back is the difference between the chain's cut and the site commission you'd pay anyway, minus the Staymulate fee.
Where you'll see it: computed live for your own property on the ROI calculator. Below is one illustrative example.
Illustrative: a 6-room villa earning ₹40L a year, leaving a chain that takes 25%, still listing on booking sites at 15% commission.
| The chain's cut (25% of ₹40L) | ₹10.0L |
|---|---|
| Booking-site commission you pay either way (15%) | −₹6.0L |
| = The extra the chain was taking (10%) | ₹4.0L |
| Staymulate fee (6 rooms, ₹11,900/mo × 12) | −₹1.43L |
| What you keep back, in this one year | ₹2.57L |
Illustrative, one year, on these numbers — not a promise, and not a projection into future years. Your real figures go in the calculator, which shows a loss as a loss when the numbers don't favour leaving.
How it's worked out
When you leave a management chain you take back the chain's cut — but you keep listing on the booking sites, so you still pay their commission. The honest saving is the difference (the chain's % minus the booking-site %) applied to your revenue, minus the Staymulate fee (set by your room count — a declining per-room rate, from ₹4,000/month; see the calculator). The ROI calculator does this for your own numbers, and if the maths doesn't favour leaving on your occupancy, it says so.
The assumptions
- One year, illustrative — not a projection. We don't grow it over multiple years or assume your revenue rises.
- The difference, not the whole chain cut. You still pay booking-site commission after leaving, so only the extra the chain took is recovered.
- India-calibrated, excluding GST. The fee is your room-count fee; 18% GST is added at billing.
- Only for owners leaving a chain. If you already self-manage, there's no chain to replace — the value is the hours the assistant takes off your desk, not a cash saving.
A monthly fee vs a percentage of every booking
A management chain takes a slice of every booking, every month; Staymulate is one monthly fee set by your room count that doesn't grow with your revenue — so the amount you keep widens the more you earn.
Where you'll see it: the money comparison on the homepage. It's shown below.
An illustration of the two cost models, not a guarantee — where your break-even falls depends on your revenue. For the exact figures on your property, use the ROI calculator.
How it's worked out
A management chain typically takes about 20–35% of your revenue — on a boutique property that's many lakhs a year, handed over every year. Staymulate is a monthly fee set by your room count, from ₹4,000/month (₹8,000 for a 3-room stay), that doesn't grow with your revenue (excluding GST; see the calculator). The gap is what you keep and stay in charge of.
The assumptions
- The revenue and commission ranges are illustrative — your real figures go into the ROI calculator for a number built from your property.
- Excludes GST. The fee is your room-count fee (a declining per-room rate, from ₹4,000/month).
- It compares fees only — it doesn't assume your bookings or rates change.