Yaakwah Lodge
A full boutique-hospitality web presence and operations backend for a twelve-room Accra guesthouse — public marketing site plus an internal system to manage staff, rooms, bookings, and the reservation calendar.
The problem
Yaakwah Lodge is a twelve-room boutique guesthouse on the Kwabenya–Brekusu Road in Accra — serving travellers, business partners, and families. Like most Ghanaian hospitality businesses, guests increasingly research and book online, but the property had no digital front door that matched the calibre of the in-person experience.
The brief was twofold: a polished, conversion-focused public site that could turn browsers into reservations — and an internal operations backend so the team could run the lodge itself: managing staff and roles, lodging and rooms, bookings, and the reservation calendar.
What I built
Rooms & accommodation showcase
Four room tiers — Standard, Twin Bed, Executive, Family Suite — each with photography, amenities, pricing, capacity, and per-room booking.
Boutique brand experience
Editorial typography, gold-accented dark sections, and a serif/sans pairing that signals boutique hospitality, not generic hotel template.
Reservation request flow
Structured booking form capturing dates, room type, occupancy, and notes — wired into the backend for the team to confirm.
Gallery & property storytelling
Visual tour of the building, rooms, and grounds — designed to build trust before a guest commits.
Location & contact
Embedded Google Map, address, phone numbers, email, and 24-hour reception details — accessible to local and visiting guests.
Staff & role management (backend)
Internal system to add staff, assign roles, and control who can manage bookings, rooms, and lodging operations.
Lodging & room management (backend)
Add, edit, and remove rooms; update pricing, capacity, and amenities — the public site reflects backend changes.
Bookings & calendar (backend)
Reservation pipeline with a calendar view of upcoming stays — accept, decline, and track bookings from a single dashboard.
Mobile-first design
Hospitality browsing happens on phones. Every section is built for thumb navigation first.
Ongoing maintenance
Keeping the public site and the backend live, secure, and up to date.
The outcome
Yaakwah Lodge now has a hospitality web presence that matches the property — boutique, considered, and built to convert browsers into bookings.
Behind the public site, the custom backend gives the team direct control over staff and roles, room inventory, lodging operations, bookings, and the reservation calendar — so the lodge runs from one system instead of a patchwork of tools.
- Public site: React frontend with editorial typography and boutique-hospitality design system.
- Backend: custom-built operations system for staff & role management, room inventory, bookings, and reservation calendar.
- Reservation flow: structured request form feeding the backend booking pipeline.
- Ongoing maintenance covering both the marketing site and the operations backend.
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