Google review cards · Hotels & guest houses
Google review cards for hotels and guest houses
Guests decide on your property before they ever speak to you. Reviews do that talking.
Nobody books a room without reading reviews. For hotels and guest houses the rating isn't one factor among many — it's most of the decision, made by someone comparing four properties on a phone screen.
Hotels do collect reviews, but usually on booking platforms, and usually only from guests who booked through them. Your Google profile is what a walk-in sees, what a Maps search returns, and what an assistant reads out when someone asks for a place to stay nearby.
The check-out desk is the natural place for the card. The guest has finished their stay, they're settling the bill, and they still remember the room.
Where to keep the card in a hotel
Placement decides everything. The card works where the customer is already standing with a phone in hand.
The check-out desk
The obvious spot. Guests are there with a phone, settling up.
The room, beside the key card
A card on the desk in the room catches guests who leave early.
The breakfast counter
Relaxed guests with time on their hands.
Reception for walk-ins
Even guests who only asked about rates can be pointed at your profile.
And the one line your staff need: “If your stay was comfortable, you can leave us a review by tapping here.”
Why Google reviews matter for a hotel
Reviews mention rooms, staff and location
"Clean rooms", "near the metro", "helpful staff at night" — the exact phrases travellers search.
Recency matters more here than anywhere
Travellers discount reviews older than a year, assuming management and standards have changed.
Maps is where walk-ins come from
Someone arriving at a station and searching for a room nearby is choosing purely on rating and distance.
What you get
- ◉NFC chip and printed QR on one cardNewer phones tap; phones without NFC scan the printed code instead.
- ▣Programmed with your review linkWe find your Google Business Profile and pull the exact link before printing.
- ✎Branded with your logoDesigned around your hotel, not a stock template.
- ∞One-time ₹500, unlimited tapsNo subscription, no per-scan fee, free reprogramming if your Google review link changes.
Hotels & guest houses: common questions
We already get reviews on booking sites. Why Google?
Booking-site reviews only reach people already on that site. Google reaches everyone searching Maps, asking an assistant, or looking you up before they book direct — where you keep the full room rate.
Can we put a card in every room?
Yes, and larger properties often do. Bulk pricing applies — ask on WhatsApp with the number of rooms.
Will guests review the property or the staff?
Both, usually in the same sentence. Named staff praise is worth more for morale than anything you can print on a noticeboard.
Does it work for homestays and guest houses?
Yes. Anything with a Google listing and guests who leave satisfied.
Google review cards by business type
Put a card on your hotel counter this week.
₹500 for one, ₹1,000 for two. Programmed, branded and delivered across India.