Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Hocking Hills. He has optimized 100+ properties in and around the market, and works with you 1-on-1, remotely, in Eastern Time (UTC-5).
Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant who works 1-on-1 with hotels, serviced apartments, Airbnb hosts and property managers in Hocking Hills: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in Hocking Hills peaks October and is softest March to early April, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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100+
Properties optimized in and around Hocking Hills
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Eastern Time
1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time
“Hocking Hills is a romantic cabin market for Ohio couples. Weekends fill easily, especially in October foliage and around the January Winter Hike, while midweek is the challenge. Treehouses, hot tubs and privacy decide most bookings. I focus on weekend protection and midweek gap filling.”
Alaa Elhadi, revenue management consultant. Cornell certified, 18 years in hotel and short-term rental revenue.
The moves Alaa makes first when a hotel or host in Hocking Hills 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 October foliage weekends as the top band with 2-night minimums.
Add the January Winter Hike weekend as a premium.
Price hot tubs, treehouses and privacy as clear tiers.
Use midweek discounts and gap rules between weekend stays.
Lower March and early April floors.
Fully outsource your revenue management in Hocking Hills
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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Around the Winter Hike weekend I set a two-night minimum, then price the other January weekends lower so couples still see value in a cold, quiet cabin.
Valentine's weekend is one of the strongest of the winter; I price it as a premium and use midweek discounts for the rest of the month.
Mud season and grey weather keep couples home; I lower floors, allow single nights midweek and keep weekend minimums light until the trails dry out.
Waterfall weekends and summer bring steady demand, so I price weekends firmly and let gap rules fill the odd nights between couples.
Leaf season is the busiest month; I open October weekends early, refuse lone Saturdays and keep hot-tub cabins priced clearly above standard ones.
After the leaves fall, I step floors down and lift Thanksgiving and Christmas weeks for families wanting a quiet cabin holiday.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in Hocking Hills needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
If you own a cabin or treehouse in Hocking Hills, I review how your weekends, weekdays and October dates are priced, compare you with the cabins couples really choose between, and build a plan with you that keeps weekends strong and weekdays moving.
For Hocking Hills hosts I set up PriceLabs or Wheelhouse with you: October and Winter Hike premiums, two-night weekend rules, midweek discounts and orphan-night rules tuned to Columbus and Cincinnati booking habits, applied consistently on Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com so couples see the same price everywhere.
Hocking Hills lodges and inns compete with hundreds of cabins. With my five-star hotel revenue background, I help with packages for couples, length-of-stay controls on October weekends and midweek offers that bring retirees and remote workers in on quieter days.
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 Logan and the US-33 corridor
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example South Bloomingville and the Old Man's Cave area plus Laurelville and the quieter edges: 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 Hocking Hills and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your Hocking Hills 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 Hocking Hills strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Logan and the US-33 corridor who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in South Bloomingville and the Old Man's Cave area: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Laurelville and the quieter edges 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 Hocking Hills, 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 Hocking Hills strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Logan and the US-33 corridor
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 South Bloomingville and the Old Man's Cave area
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in Hocking Hills
For example a group with hotels in South Bloomingville and the Old Man's Cave area plus Laurelville and the quieter edges: 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 Hocking Hills 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
With lower midweek rates, gap rules and short stays. Alaa keeps weekend pricing separate.
Yes, it brings a strong weekend. Alaa prices it above ordinary January weekends.
Usually yes, because guests see it as a unique stay and plan whole trips around it. I price it above standard cabins of the same size, but I check the comps carefully, because the premium only holds if the photos show the treehouse clearly and the reviews support it.
Often yes, outside October. Many Columbus couples want a single-night escape midweek, and a one-night booking is better than an empty night. I allow them Sunday to Thursday at a slightly higher nightly rate and keep two-night minimums on weekends.
Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around Hocking Hills, from single Airbnb listings and small hotels to management companies running hundreds of units. Everything is remote on Zoom, scheduled in Eastern Time (UTC-5).
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.
Alaa Elhadi consults for clients worldwide. Reviews and booking history are also visible on his Fiverr profile.
Tell Alaa what you run and what is not working. You get a straight answer in the chat 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.
