Guides
Guides for Indian hotels, hostels and homestays
Practical, India-specific guidance on compliance, tax, distribution and day-to-day operations, written for owners and managers.
Compliance
Form-III for hotels: reporting foreign guests within 24 hours
Who must report foreign guests, the 24-hour rule under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, and how to file correctly every time.
Read the guideTaxGST on hotel rooms and restaurants in India (2026)
Room rates either side of ₹7,500, input tax credit, restaurants in hotels and invoices that hold up, as of November 2026.
Read the guideHostelsRunning a hostel in India: a practical guide
Bed-level inventory, dorm types, pricing per bed, foreign guests, house rules, community and the café.
Read the guideDistributionHow to cut OTA commission and win more direct bookings
What commission really costs a 20-room hotel, and how your website, WhatsApp and repeat guests win back direct bookings.
Read the guideSpend less time on the paperwork.
GuestHawk handles Form-III, GST invoices and every OTA in one system, so you can focus on your guests.