❓ Help Center

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about VillaOps — from the basics and components, to signing up & logging in, to how each role manages things.

How to Manage — by Role

One system, four roles. Each role uses whichever surface is most convenient.

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Owner / Account Admin

Owner of the management company account (who signed up)

  • Manage subscription & billing
  • Add / remove villas & properties
  • Manage all managers & staff
  • View all reports & brand settings
Access
Web Console + Mini App
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Manager

Runs day-to-day operations

  • Create & assign work, set up routines/schedules
  • Invite & manage the team (invite codes)
  • Verify inspections & handle guest tickets
  • Manage expenses + approvals, generate owner reports
Access
Web Console + Mini App (TMA)
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Staff

Field workers — no install, no typing

  • Receive tasks via bot DM (buttons)
  • Inspect rooms + verified photos
  • Report issues (photo + location)
  • Selfie + GPS attendance, turnover checklists
Access
Telegram Bot + Mini App (camera/checklist)
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Villa Owner

Owner/absentee owner — transparency without visiting

  • View Villa Health Report & Safety Report
  • Track Ready Score & before/after gallery
  • Receive automatic summaries in their language
  • Read-only access
Access
Owner portal / link

Getting to Know VillaOps

What is VillaOps?

VillaOps is a Telegram-based villa operations platform. All field work — room inspections, daily tasks, turnover, guest tickets — runs through the Telegram your staff already have, and every piece of work produces tamper-proof photo + time + location (GPS) evidence.

Its flagship feature is Daily Room Inspection: a quick 1-tap checklist + a required photo → generates a daily Ready Score and an automatic report for the villa owner. There's also an AI Assistant you can ask via chat or voice note anytime, including for reporting issues just by speaking.

What problem does it solve?

VillaOps replaces messy WhatsApp groups and paper notes. It ensures:

  • No task or turnover ever gets missed.
  • Real proof of work (time- and GPS-stamped photos), not just a "done" chat message.
  • Owners get a clear, evidence-based report without visiting the site.
  • Automatic cross-language communication (Indonesian staff → foreign owner).
What's the advantage over the old way / foreign software?
  • Instant staff readiness: uses Telegram, no install or training.
  • Verified evidence: photo straight from the camera + GPS + server time (tamper-proof).
  • AI Assistant + voice notes: ask questions and report issues just by speaking, no typing.
  • Automatic multi-language: staff write in Indonesian, owners read in their own language.
  • OTA turnover sync (Airbnb/Booking.com).
  • Local per-room pricing, no setup fee, no annual contract.
Who is it for?

Villa managers in Bali (and similar properties) who need to demonstrate quality to owners — including owners who live far away (absentee/foreign). Any scale, from 1 villa to a large portfolio of villas/rooms.

VillaOps Components

What is the VillaOps Web (Console)?

The Web Console is a browser panel for Owner/Admin and Manager roles: managing villas & teams, creating tasks, verifying inspections, managing expenses & subscriptions, and generating owner reports. Accessed via login (no password) at villaops.studiokami.co.id.

What is the Telegram Bot?

The Telegram Bot (@VillaOpsSmartbot) is the main interface for field staff. Staff receive tasks as messages with buttons, take photos straight from the camera, and scan QR codes — all without typing and without installing a new app.

What is the Mini App (TMA)?

The Mini App (Telegram Mini App/TMA) is an in-app view that opens inside Telegram — for moments that need a richer screen: inspection checklists, photo galleries, the manager's task board, and forms. It stays inside Telegram, so no separate install.

What's the difference between the Bot, Mini App, and Web Console?
  • Telegram Bot: notifications & quick staff actions (buttons, camera, QR).
  • Mini App: a richer screen inside Telegram for checklists/galleries/task boards — used by staff & managers.
  • Web Console: the full management panel in a browser — used by Owner/Admin & Manager.

All three are one system and one dataset — you choose whichever is most convenient for the role and moment.

Signing Up & Logging In

How do I sign up (create a new account) via Web?
  • Go to villaops.studiokami.co.id and tap "Start Trial".
  • Choose "Continue with Google/Apple" or "Telegram".
  • Enter your company/management name.
  • Your trial account activates instantly and you become Owner/Admin. Up to 3 villas, no card required.
How do I sign up via Telegram?

On the sign-up page, choose the Telegram option and confirm via @VillaOpsSmartbot. Once verified, enter your company name → your trial account is created. This is convenient if you're mostly on Telegram.

How do staff / managers join an existing villa?

Joining uses an INVITE CODE from a manager (not creating a new account):

  • Ask your manager for an invite code/link (created per-role in the Team menu).
  • On Telegram: open @VillaOpsSmartbot and tap the invite link (or type /start <code>).
  • Or in the Web Console: Join menu → enter the code.
  • You're instantly connected to the villa with your role (manager/staff/owner).
How do I log in to the Web Console?

No password. Go to /login and choose one of:

  • Telegram (device code): get a code on screen → open @VillaOpsSmartbot → tap Web Login → type the code.
  • Email link: we send a sign-in link to the email linked to your account.
  • Google / Apple / Facebook: use a social account (email must match your VillaOps account).
Do staff need to log in to the web every day?

No. Staff work directly from Telegram (bot + Mini App) without needing to log in to the web. Web login is only for the Owner/Admin & Manager who manage things.

Roles & How to Manage

What are the roles and how do they differ?

There are four roles (see the role cards above):

  • Owner / Account Admin: owner of the management company account — full control (billing, villas, team, brand).
  • Manager: runs daily operations — tasks, team, inspections, tickets, expenses, reports.
  • Staff: field workers — work via bot/Mini App, no install.
  • Villa Owner: owner/absentee owner — read-only access to reports & evidence.
How does the Owner/Admin manage the app?

Via the Web Console: adding villas, inviting & managing managers/staff, managing subscription & billing, changing brand/settings, and viewing all reports across properties.

How does a Manager run operations?
  • Create & assign work + set up daily/weekly routines.
  • Invite staff with invite codes & set skills/villa scope.
  • Verify inspection results & close guest tickets.
  • Record expenses + request owner approval, then send the owner report (PDF/link).

Managers use the Web Console and/or the Mini App.

How do Staff use the app day to day?
  • Receive tasks as bot DMs with status buttons.
  • Run room inspections: 1-tap checklist + a required photo.
  • Report issues with a photo + location → automatically becomes a ticket.
  • Selfie + GPS attendance; before/after turnover checklists.

All from Telegram — no install, no typing.

What does the Villa Owner see?

The villa owner gets read-only access to the portal/reports: Villa Health Report, Safety Report, daily Ready Score, and a before/after photo gallery — automatic, in their language, with no need to visit the site.

Features & Operations

What is Daily Room Inspection & the Ready Score?

The daily inspection is the core ritual: a quick pass/fail checklist (~10–20 points) + 3–5 required "anchor" photos. The result is a Ready Score (e.g. 18/20) plus a gallery and list of findings. Failed items automatically become repair tickets (closed-loop).

Why are photos called "verified"?
  • Photos are taken straight from the camera (gallery upload is blocked).
  • They carry GPS coordinates confirming the staff member is actually on site.
  • Time is recorded from the server, not the phone's clock.

This combination makes evidence hard to fake — the core of the "Verified" promise.

Can it sync bookings from OTAs?

Yes. Paste iCal from Airbnb/Booking/tiket.com or a channel manager (including Traveloka) → turnover is generated automatically. No more "guest at the gate, villa not ready".

How do guests report issues / request service?

A single QR code in the room → the guest scans it → reports an issue/request (towels, late checkout, room service) with no app install. The request reaches the manager as a ticket.

Which languages are supported?

The staff interface is in Indonesian; guest pages, the guidebook, and owner reports are automatically translated into the guest's/owner's language (e.g. English/Russian).

AI Assistant & Voice Notes

What is the VillaOps AI Assistant?

The AI Assistant is a chatbot inside Telegram you can ask anytime — by text or voice note — about your tasks, a villa's status, today's/tomorrow's/a specific date's guest check-in/check-out plans, assets that are due (fire extinguishers/servicing), villas not yet inspected, or how to use VillaOps features. Answers are based on your organization's live data, not guesses.

Can I report an issue just by voice?

Yes. Staff simply send a voice note like "AC unit 2 in Villa A is leaking water" to the bot — it's automatically transcribed, summarized, and turned into a complete ticket with confirmation before it's sent. No lengthy typing needed, great for use while working.

Can a manager broadcast something to the team by voice?

Yes. A manager sends a voice note (e.g. "Villa A's guest is on the way from the airport, get ready") and the system automatically broadcasts it to the relevant staff — to one person if a name is mentioned, or to all staff at that villa if not.

Do staff get incentives for complete reports?

Yes. Every completed task and report with photo evidence earns monthly Staff Points — a voice report followed up with a photo within 24 hours earns bonus points. This encourages staff to report quickly and completely.

What is the Supervision Quality score?

A metric for managers: if a staff report goes without photo evidence for 24 hours, the system logs it as a supervision gap. The Supervision Quality score reflects how quickly a manager closes those gaps — separate from a villa's Ready Score.

Pricing, Trial & Payment

How much does it cost?

Priced per room, starting at Rp 48k/room/mo (3 tiers: Inspection/Operations/Owner-Group). The more rooms, the cheaper per room. Minimum Rp 149k/villa/mo. No setup fee, no per-staff fee, no annual contract.

How are villas and rooms counted for billing?

One Property (a location/complex) can contain any number of Villas — you're free to add as many Villas as you need. What's counted for billing isn't the number of Villas, but the number of Rooms (and non-room spaces like a restaurant or pool area) you register inside those Villas.

Example: the Property "Satwika Villas" contains Villa Satwika Anjani (1 room), Resto Satwika Dining (1 space unit), and Public Pool (1 space unit) — a total of 3 billed units, regardless of how many Villas you create.

What happens if I add rooms mid-subscription?

Added rooms still need to be paid before use, but the amount is prorated for the remaining days in the current period — not a full month's price. For example, if a 30-day period at Rp30,000/unit is already 15 days in, adding 1 unit is billed only Rp15,000 for the rest of that period.

Starting the next period, regular billing is automatically recalculated at the full rate based on your latest room count.

How does the trial work?

Free for 1 month, up to 3 villas, no credit card. After the trial, continue with a paid subscription; otherwise the service is automatically paused.

What is the early adopter promo?

For the first 20 sign-ups: 50% off for the lifetime of the subscription, in exchange for a case study + referral. Once the quota is used up, standard pricing applies.

How do I pay?

Payment via gateway (virtual account/QRIS) with one combined monthly invoice. Your data can be exported anytime.

Can I get a closed/white-label app with my own brand and mobile app?

Yes. For companies that want a closed (white-label) solution with their own brand, custom look, and even a dedicated mobile app under your company's name, PT Studio Kami Mandiri can provide this on a bespoke basis. Please contact us to discuss your needs and a custom offer.

Security & Data

Is my data safe?

Each organization's data is isolated and accessible only to its members according to their role. Role-based access, encryption in transit, and server access restrictions are all in place. Details: see the Privacy Policy.

What about face photos & location (Indonesia's PDP Law)?

Face and location-based attendance features first ask for explicit consent, in reference to Indonesia's Personal Data Protection Law No. 27/2022. You can withdraw consent at any time. More details in the Privacy Policy.

Still have questions?

Try it on one of your villas this week — free, no card required.