Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers across Costa Rica. Cornell certified, 18 years in the field, and every engagement is 1-on-1, remote and in your time zone.
Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant who works 1-on-1 with hotels, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Costa Rica: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Costa Rica peaks Mid-December to early January and is softest September to November, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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1 market
Destinations in Costa Rica with their own page
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Your time zone
Every 1-on-1 session scheduled locally
“Costa Rica sells nature, surf and wellness mainly to North Americans. Guanacaste beaches and Manuel Antonio lead the dry season, Christmas and Easter are highest and the green season is quieter but workable with retreats. Guests usually base in one region for a week.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
Costa Rica regulates non-traditional lodging offered through digital platforms under a national law overseen by the Instituto Costarricense de Turismo (ICT), which requires such rentals to register with the ICT and comply with the applicable tax rules. Value Added Tax applies to accommodation services. Registration with the ICT is the key national compliance step, and we set calendars up to operate within it while capturing the dry-season peak.
Rates are set in The Costa Rican colon (CRC) is the local currency, but tourism, particularly villa and beach rentals, is very commonly priced and paid in US dollars, which are widely accepted. Dollar pricing removes most currency risk from the calendar for internationally facing properties. and priced for net revenue after channel fees. Channels: Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com carry most demand, with Vrbo strong for the Guanacaste and Manuel Antonio villa market..
The moves Alaa makes first when a hotel or host in Costa Rica 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.
Price December to April with holidays highest.
Use weekly stays.
Price regions separately.
Target retreats in the green season.
Set green-season floors.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Costa Rica
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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Christmas and New Year are the top weeks, so I open them early with week-long minimums and avoid discounting, since North American families plan far ahead.
The dry season keeps demand strong, so I hold rates firmly and price Semana Santa as a major domestic peak with minimum stays.
The green season begins, so I lower floors gently and target wellness retreats and longer stays to fill the quieter weeks.
Costa Rican school holidays and the drier spell in July lift demand, so I price those weeks above the green-season baseline.
The Pacific is wet, but the Caribbean coast is often at its best, so I price Puerto Viejo firmly and lower Pacific floors honestly.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Costa Rica needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
For owners in Costa Rica, I review how your property competes in its region, check registration and taxes, and plan the year around the dry season, holiday weeks, Semana Santa and the green season. You get a regional plan that uses the different weather on each coast.
For Costa Rican hosts I set up PriceLabs or Wheelhouse with weekly minimums in peak season, Semana Santa as a domestic peak, retreat-friendly green-season settings and separate curves for the Pacific and Caribbean coasts, keeping Airbnb and Vrbo aligned on the same base rate.
From my years in five-star hotels, I help Costa Rican hotels and lodges balance leisure, wellness and group demand, plan rate fences for holiday weeks, and choose comp sets that reflect whether guests come for beaches, surf or rainforest. Retreat groups get rate structures that fill the green season without undercutting peak pricing.
Each market in Costa Rica below has its own page with Alaa's notes on seasonality, events and how he would price it. Ask about any town or region not listed.
One-time and 1-on-1 on Zoom, priced by the listings in your account: from $125 to $615.
| Package | Listings | Session | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | Up to 2 listings | 45-minute Zoom session | $125 |
| Growth | 3 to 6 listings | 60-minute Zoom session | $250 |
| Portfolio | 7 to 10 listings | 90-minute Zoom session | $370 |
| Scale | 11 to 15 listings | 90-minute Zoom session | $480 |
| Pro | 16 to 21 listings | 120-minute Zoom session | $615 |
| Enterprise | 22 or more listings | 120 to 240-minute Zoom session | From $635 |
One home in Guanacaste
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example Manuel Antonio and the central Pacific plus Caribbean coast (Puerto Viejo): I set each area up separately, with its own comp set, seasons and minimum stays.
More than 21 listings
The large-accounts calculator shows the exact price and session length for your listing count.
Large-accounts pricingTell me what you run in Costa Rica and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Costa Rica short-term rental pricing every week. From $225 a month, priced by listing count with no cap.
| Listings | Core | Plus | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 Costa Rica strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Guanacaste who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in Manuel Antonio and the central Pacific: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Caribbean coast (Puerto Viejo) and beyond, with forecasting, launch pricing for new listings and a monthly call.
Price your exact listing countI work as your outsourced revenue manager in Costa Rica, priced by property size rather than per room: from $650 a month, after a one-time hotel pricing strategy setup from $750.
| Hotel size | Core | Plus | Pro |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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-property | Custom quote | ||
Monthly prices, month to month. The one-time setup builds your Costa Rica strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Guanacaste
Up to 20 rooms: one comp set, daily rates and stay rules, without hiring a full-time revenue manager.
A city or resort hotel in Manuel Antonio and the central Pacific
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Costa Rica
For example a group with hotels in Manuel Antonio and the central Pacific plus Caribbean coast (Puerto Viejo): quoted on size and complexity.
Ask for a custom quoteMost revenue problems are strategy problems. They get solved faster by one experienced person who looks at your numbers than by a process.
Master certificate in Revenue Management from Cornell University, and 18 years of hands-on pricing work.
A decade running revenue for international five-star properties before moving into short-term rentals.
Client reviews on Fiverr, from single-listing hosts to large portfolios.
No hand-off to a junior account manager. The person who reviews your property in Costa Rica is the one who sets the strategy.
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Real feedback from PriceLabs pricing strategy sessions with Alaa.
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
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
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
December to April.
Yes, with retreats and lower floors.
Often yes. While the Pacific side is at its wettest in September and October, the Caribbean coast around Puerto Viejo tends to be drier. I price Caribbean properties firmly in those months instead of copying the green-season discounts used on the Pacific.
Very much. It is one of the biggest domestic holidays, and Costa Rican families fill the beaches, especially in Guanacaste and the central Pacific. I price those dates as a peak with minimum stays, separate from the North American holiday weeks.
Yes. Alaa works 1-on-1 with hotels, resorts, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property management companies throughout Costa Rica, remotely, with no minimum or maximum portfolio size. He has dedicated market pages for 1 destination in Costa Rica, and the same approach works for any town or region not listed. Prices are billed in USD and the strategy is built for The Costa Rican colon (CRC) is the local currency, but tourism, particularly villa and beach rentals, is very commonly priced and paid in US dollars, which are widely accepted. Dollar pricing removes most currency risk from the calendar for internationally facing properties. revenue.
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.
Tell Alaa what you run in Costa Rica and what is not working. You get a straight answer in the chat, in your time zone, and a clear next step: a 1-on-1 session, a consulting proposal or managed pricing.
Instant answers from the assistant, a revenue manager follows up in the same chat.
