PMS migration playbook · 2026
Migrate from RoomRaccoon to Mews
RoomRaccoon-to-Mews is a common path for boutique properties scaling past the RoomRaccoon 40-room comfort zone or wanting marketplace flexibility for best-of-breed integrations.
Why migrate
Common motivations: outgrowing the RoomRaccoon all-in-one bundling, wanting marketplace breadth for specific integrations (Apaleo-style guest-journey apps), or a strategic shift toward API-first.
Timeline
6-8 weeks for a 50-room property.
What to migrate
- Reservations, guest profiles, rate plans, room types, open folios, historical bookings, channel manager mappings
Common pitfalls and fixes
RaccoonRev dynamic pricing replacement
RoomRaccoon's native dynamic pricing is a strong feature; replacing it on Mews requires either a marketplace dynamic-pricing app (Wheelhouse, PriceLabs) or a separate revenue-management workflow.
All-in-one to marketplace transition
RoomRaccoon properties accustomed to bundled simplicity must learn to assemble booking engine, payments, and channel manager separately on Mews.
Parallel-run pattern
1-2 weeks parallel read.
Post-migration validation
Validate dynamic pricing replacement and marketplace app configuration in the first 30 days.
Editorial disclosure
This playbook is published by Maciej Dudziak, founder of Guestivo. Guestivo is guest-journey software (not a PMS) and is intentionally absent from PMS migration recommendations. Both PMSes named on this page are real cloud platforms operators evaluate; the migration framing is based on category mechanics, not publisher allegiance.
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