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Every post should end where a guest can ask for a date.

Social media marketing for a boutique hotel is the planned use of Instagram, Facebook and short video to show the property and bring guests to a booking. GullySales works with the host on what is shown, how it is captioned and where each post leads.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What social media means

Social media is the ongoing posting your business does on platforms such as Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn to stay visible to customers and prospects between purchases. GullySales plans a posting calendar, writes captions and designs the images so the page looks active and answers what a visitor would ask.

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Sales and marketing for boutique hotels, the overview.

Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For boutique hotels

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “Beautiful posts that go nowhere”

    Hotel feeds can be lovely and still carry no link, no booking prompt and no way to ask a question. The guest who loved the post leaves with nothing to tap.

  • “The host is the content”

    Guests choose a boutique hotel for its people, so an account that never shows the host, the kitchen or the staff at work looks like a brochure. A face and a voice are what the follower remembers.

  • “Reels reach, stories convert”

    A reel brings strangers, but the story and the direct message are where a follower asks about dates. The account needs both, and a person watching the messages.

  • “Seasons change the story”

    A monsoon courtyard, a winter breakfast and a festival evening are different posts for the same building. A feed that repeats one angle teaches followers to scroll past.

What we do

What we deliver for boutique hotels.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. A content plan built on the property's moments

    A list of recurring subjects: the courtyard at dawn, the breakfast table, the host at work, the street outside.

    Result: You see what will be posted and why before it goes live.

  2. Captions that end in a booking step

    Each caption closes with a link, a WhatsApp prompt or a clear question inviting dates.

    Result: Every post has a visible next step for the guest.

  3. A shoot brief for the host's phone

    A short guide on light, framing and what to avoid, so the host can capture posts between tasks.

    Result: The host can record a good reel without a studio.

  4. Replies to comments and messages

    A short guide for the host on answering comments and direct messages in the hotel's voice.

    Result: Comments and messages are answered in a consistent tone.

  5. A read of posts against enquiries

    A comparison of which posts led to messages and which only brought likes.

    Result: You see which posts brought conversations, not only reach.

How the result is measured

  • Posts published
  • Engagement rate
  • Enquiries from social profiles

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

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Who it is for

This is written for these boutique hotels.

  • Design-led city hotels in restored buildings
  • Boutique hotels in old town neighbourhoods
  • Courtyard and haveli-style small hotels
  • Small hotels on a coffee or tea estate
  • Beachside boutique hotels in Goa and the coast
  • Hill and forest boutique hotels
  • Heritage-style small properties run by a family
  • Boutique hotels with a restaurant or a studio attached

How it works

How the social media work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Understand your audience and platforms

    We identify which platforms your specific buyers actually use and what kind of content they respond to.

  2. 2

    Audit current presence

    We review existing pages, past content performance and any gaps in consistency.

  3. 3

    Build the content calendar

    A plan is created, balancing genuine value with occasional direct offers.

  4. 4

    Implement and post

    Content is created and published consistently on the agreed schedule.

  5. 5

    Measure and optimise

    We track enquiries alongside engagement and adjust the content mix based on what actually performs.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 0, foundation. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2 · you are here

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Do we have to post every day?
No. A steady rhythm the host can keep matters more than volume, and we plan it around what the property can actually produce.
Should we run paid posts?
Paid reach works once the booking route and the replies are in place. Until then it sends strangers to a door nobody is answering.
Who owns the account?
You do. The account stays in the hotel's name with the owner as administrator, and any person we work with is added on terms you set.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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