Alaa Elhadi
Biarritz & the Basque Coast, France

Revenue management consultant and pricing expert in Biarritz & the Basque Coast

Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Biarritz. He has optimized 100+ properties in and around the market, and works with you 1-on-1, remotely, in Central European Time (UTC+1).

Working with Alaa in Biarritz, at a glance

Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant who works 1-on-1 with hotels, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Biarritz: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Biarritz peaks July to August and is softest November to March, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.

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100+

Properties optimized in and around Biarritz

Cornell certified

Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience

Central European Time

1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time

Consultant's view

Alaa's take on Biarritz

“Biarritz and the Basque coast are surf and beach markets with a big summer festival, the Fêtes de Bayonne. Biarritz has also introduced change-of-use compensation rules that make new holiday lets hard to create, so existing authorised ones are valuable. September's surf season extends the year.”

Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.

Biarritz at a glance

Busiest
July and August for the beaches and the Fetes de Bayonne, with a strong September surf season.
Quietest
November to March.
Dates to price first
  • surfing on the Cote des Basques and Grande Plage
  • Fetes de Bayonne
  • Belle Epoque Biarritz
  • Saint-Jean-de-Luz and the Basque coast
From Alaa's consulting sessions

How Alaa would price a property in Biarritz

The moves Alaa makes first when a hotel or host in Biarritz books a session, and the errors he corrects most often. Every one is set up inside your own pricing tool, so it keeps working after the call.

Alaa's pricing playbook for Biarritz

  1. 1

    Price July, August and Fêtes de Bayonne as the top bands.

  2. 2

    Build a September surf shoulder with weekly stays.

  3. 3

    Price Biarritz, Anglet and Saint-Jean-de-Luz separately.

  4. 4

    Confirm the change-of-use authorisation status.

  5. 5

    Display registration numbers.

Fully outsource your revenue management in Biarritz

Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.

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Mistakes Alaa fixes most in Biarritz

  • Fêtes de Bayonne ignored.
  • September priced as low season.
  • Unauthorised holiday lets.
Alaa's pricing calendar

How I price Biarritz through the year

Revenue management consultant in Biarritz & the Basque Coast, France
  1. November to MarchLow

    Winter surfers and weekend visitors from Bordeaux and Spain keep some demand. I price weekends modestly and offer monthly stays to remote workers.

  2. April to JuneShoulder

    Easter, French bank holidays and early surfers bring spring demand. I price long weekends higher and open summer dates with confident rates.

  3. July to AugustPeak

    French and Spanish families, surfers and the Fêtes de Bayonne fill the coast. I price by the week with firm minimums and lift the festival days.

  4. September to OctoberShoulder

    Warm seas and strong swells bring surfers and couples. I step rates down gradually and allow shorter stays from mid-September.

Where I price Biarritz differently

Côte des Basques
The surf beach below the cliffs, popular with surfers and couples. I price sea views and walking access highly and keep September firm.
Anglet and Chambre d'Amour
Long beaches and surf schools between Biarritz and Bayonne. I price family homes for weekly summer stays and offer surf-week shoulders.
Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Guéthary
Calmer bays and Basque villages. I price family homes for weekly summer stays and lift weekends for Spanish visitors.

What I check first in a Biarritz audit

  1. 1Whether the property has the correct registration number and change-of-use authorisation, and whether it is a main or secondary residence, since French and Biarritz rules decide how many nights it may be let.
  2. 2Whether the listing shows the walk to the nearest surf beach and parking, because summer guests choose by beach access and a place to leave the car.
  3. 3Whether the tourist tax is collected and the listing shows a clear total, since French and Spanish guests compare carefully across channels.
Working with Alaa in Biarritz

A revenue management consultant, pricing expert and hotel specialist for Biarritz

One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Biarritz needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.

Packages and pricing

My PriceLabs strategy packages for Biarritz

One-time and 1-on-1 on Zoom, priced by the listings in your account: from $125 to $615.

Every package includes, built for your Biarritz listings

  • Pricing strategy setup and implementation
  • Revenue performance analysis
  • Competitor analysis
  • Gap-night solutions setup
  • Last-minute, early-bird and other promotions
  • Base, minimum and maximum price setup
  • OTA channel pricing optimization
  • Seasonal pricing setup
  • Expert revenue manager assigned to your account
PackageListingsSessionPrice
StarterUp to 2 listings45-minute Zoom session$125
Growth3 to 6 listings60-minute Zoom session$250
Portfolio7 to 10 listings90-minute Zoom session$370
Scale11 to 15 listings90-minute Zoom session$480
Pro16 to 21 listings120-minute Zoom session$615
Enterprise22 or more listings120 to 240-minute Zoom sessionFrom $635

Which package fits your Biarritz portfolio

Starter, $125

One home in Côte des Basques

I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.

Portfolio or Scale, $370 to $480

Listings across several areas

For example Anglet and Chambre d'Amour plus Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Guéthary: I set each area up separately, with its own comp set, seasons and minimum stays.

22+ listings, from $635

More than 21 listings

The large-accounts calculator shows the exact price and session length for your listing count.

Large-accounts pricing

Questions about your Biarritz property?

Tell me what you run in Biarritz and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.

Managed Airbnb pricing

Airbnb revenue management for Biarritz

Done for you and month to month: I run your Biarritz short-term rental pricing every week. From $225 a month, priced by listing count with no cap.

What I run for your Biarritz listings

  • Daily rate monitoring and 2-3 price changes a week for listings in Côte des Basques, Anglet and Chambre d'Amour, and Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Guéthary
  • Peak rates and minimum stays set early for July to August
  • Base, minimum and maximum prices, gap nights and last-minute discounts
  • Run in PriceLabs or Wheelhouse, connected to your channel manager
  • Listing, promotions and Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo optimization on Plus
  • Monthly strategy call and a 12-month forecast on Pro; month to month, no lock-in
ListingsCorePlusPro
1 listing$225$305$395
5 listings$565$765$990
10 listings$965$1,305$1,690
25 listings$1,415$1,910$2,475
50 listings$1,865$2,520$3,265

Monthly prices. Managed plans start after the one-time PriceLabs strategy package above, so I build your Biarritz strategy with you first.

Which managed plan fits your Biarritz rentals

Core, from $225/mo

Managed pricing, run for you every day

For hosts in Côte des Basques who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.

Plus, from $305/mo

Pricing plus listing and channel optimization

For listings competing in Anglet and Chambre d'Amour: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.

Pro, from $395/mo

Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call

For portfolios across Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Guéthary and beyond, with forecasting, launch pricing for new listings and a monthly call.

Price your exact listing count
Hotel revenue management outsourcing

Hotel revenue management outsourcing in Biarritz

I work as your outsourced revenue manager in Biarritz, priced by property size rather than per room: from $650 a month, after a one-time hotel pricing strategy setup from $750.

What your Biarritz hotel gets

  • Daily rates and restrictions set against a Biarritz comp set
  • Group, event and length-of-stay strategy around July to August
  • BAR and rate-plan strategy by room type
  • Connected to your PMS and channel manager, no new software to learn
  • OTA, metasearch and direct-booking mix with rate-parity checks on Plus
  • Forecasting, pace reports and a monthly strategy call on Pro
Hotel sizeCorePlusPro
BoutiqueUp to 20 rooms$650$900$1,150
Small21 to 50 rooms$950$1,300$1,650
Midsize51 to 100 rooms$1,400$1,900$2,450
Large101 to 200 rooms$2,000$2,700$3,500
Large & luxury200+ rooms, luxury or multi-propertyCustom quote

Monthly prices, month to month. The one-time setup builds your Biarritz strategy before I take over.

Which plan fits your Biarritz hotel

Boutique, from $650/mo

A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Côte des Basques

Up to 20 rooms: one comp set, daily rates and stay rules, without hiring a full-time revenue manager.

Small or Midsize

A city or resort hotel in Anglet and Chambre d'Amour

21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.

200+ rooms or several hotels

Larger, luxury or multi-property in Biarritz

For example a group with hotels in Anglet and Chambre d'Amour plus Saint-Jean-de-Luz and Guéthary: quoted on size and complexity.

Ask for a custom quote
Consultant, not an agency

Why owners in Biarritz hire Alaa directly

Most revenue problems are strategy problems. They get solved faster by one experienced person who looks at your numbers than by a process.

Cornell certified

Master certificate in Revenue Management from Cornell University, and 18 years of hands-on pricing work.

Hotel chain background

A decade running revenue for international five-star properties before moving into short-term rentals.

5.0 from 1,463 reviews

Client reviews on Fiverr, from single-listing hosts to large portfolios.

You talk to Alaa

No hand-off to a junior account manager. The person who reviews your property in Biarritz is the one who sets the strategy.

Insights

Recent notes from Alaa

All insights

Tools and channels I work in for Biarritz properties

  • Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing
  • PriceLabs
  • Wheelhouse
  • Beyond Pricing
  • DPGO
  • Pricepoint
  • Duetto
  • IDeaS
  • Hospitable
  • Hostaway
  • Guesty
  • OwnerRez
  • Lodgify
  • Smoobu
  • Beds24
  • Hostfully
  • Uplisting
  • Cloudbeds
  • Mews
  • SiteMinder
  • Little Hotelier
  • Opera Cloud
  • RoomRaccoon
  • Airbnb
  • Booking.com
  • Vrbo
  • Expedia
  • Agoda
  • Google Hotel Ads
  • Trivago
  • Tripadvisor
  • Furnished Finder
  • Direct booking website
Services in Biarritz

Everything I do in Biarritz

Sixteen dedicated pages for Biarritz: hotel revenue management and consulting, Airbnb and short-term rental pricing, and optimization for each booking channel.

What partners say

Trusted by hosts and managers worldwide

Real feedback from PriceLabs pricing strategy sessions with Alaa.

★★★★★

Savvy adjustments to my dynamic pricing

Alaa is a consummate professional! Patient, thorough, efficient and effective in communicating. He not only made savvy adjustments to my dynamic pricing strategy, but also helped me to understand the reasoning behind his methods, granting me a better understanding of the PriceLabs platform. Strong work!

Airbnb host

★★★★★

Great PriceLabs advice for every property

Alaa was fantastic, going through each of the properties I had and gave great advice and actioned a great game plan. Would highly recommend for anyone looking to enhance their pricing strategy on PriceLabs. Alaa's experience goes beyond this which makes it very beneficial to have this holistic approach.

Property manager

★★★★★

Helped me optimize my PriceLabs

Alaa helped me optimize my PriceLabs settings for my Airbnb listing and was very helpful and patient with answering any questions I had. He was also able to clearly explain why he made the changes he made, and it was obvious that he had a lot of experience in this field. I will definitely be back!

Airbnb host

FAQ

Questions Biarritz owners ask Alaa

Are new holiday lets restricted in Biarritz?

Yes, change-of-use rules apply. Alaa checks the property's status first.

Is September busy in Biarritz?

Yes, surf season extends demand. Alaa prices it.

How do the Fêtes de Bayonne affect Biarritz rentals?

The festival in late July brings huge crowds to Bayonne, and many guests stay in Biarritz or Anglet. I price festival days above normal summer rates, with clear house rules for groups and minimum stays that match the festival dates.

Is winter worth pricing on the Basque coast?

Yes, modestly. Winter surfers, weekend visitors from Spain and Bordeaux, and remote workers keep some demand. I offer monthly rates and weekend pricing so the home earns something in the quiet months, without undercutting summer or the September surf weeks.

Has Alaa Elhadi worked with properties in and around Biarritz?

Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around Biarritz, from single Airbnb listings and small hotels to management companies running hundreds of units. Everything is remote on Zoom, scheduled in Central European Time (UTC+1).

How do I start with Alaa in Biarritz, and what does it cost?

Start a chat or book a session online. One-time PriceLabs strategy sessions are priced by your exact listing count from $125; managed plans start at $225 a month; hotel consulting is quoted per property; Revenuenaire Dynamic Pricing software is from $17.99 per listing per month. There is no minimum or maximum portfolio size.

Nearby markets

Other Europe markets Alaa consults in

Alaa Elhadi consults for clients worldwide. Reviews and booking history are also visible on his Fiverr profile.

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