Alaa Elhadi is an independent revenue management consultant for hotels, resorts, Airbnb hosts and property managers in State College. 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 State College: pricing strategy, PriceLabs and Wheelhouse setup, hotel revenue consulting and channel optimization. Demand in State College peaks September to November and is softest January to February and December, and every plan he builds starts from that calendar.
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100+
Properties optimized in and around State College
Cornell certified
Master certificate in Revenue Management, 18 years of experience
Eastern Time
1-on-1 sessions scheduled in your local time
“State College is a handful of enormous weekends and a lot of quiet time. Penn State home football Saturdays, especially big rivalry games, and May commencement can earn a large share of the year. THON in February adds a winter spike. I price those dates early and aggressively, and keep the rest simple.”
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 State College 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 Penn State home football weekends, with rivalry games highest, as soon as the schedule is out.
Use 2-night minimums on game weekends.
Price commencement and move-in weekends as premiums.
Add THON weekend in February.
Lower January and summer floors.
Fully outsource your revenue management in State College
Hand the daily pricing and these moves to me and my team, month to month.
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Outside THON weekend the town is quiet, so I hold a modest floor, allow single nights for visiting faculty and recruiters, and avoid deep discounts that would not create demand anyway.
The Blue-White spring game, admitted-student visits and commencement build steadily; I price graduation weekend from the moment the university confirms the dates and use a two-night minimum.
Arts Fest in July is the summer highlight, along with orientation and youth sports camps; I lift that week and keep the rest priced for short visits and summer conferences.
Every home football Saturday gets its own price based on opponent and kickoff time, with the White Out and top rivalry games at the very top of the year.
Winter commencement brings a smaller spike early in the month; I price that weekend modestly and then let floors settle until the spring semester returns.
One person does the thinking on your account. Choose the kind of help your property in State College needs; everything is remote, 1-on-1 and scheduled in your time zone.
For a State College owner I map the whole year around the football schedule, graduation, THON and Arts Fest, then decide how much the quiet months need to contribute. We agree on event prices, minimum stays and floors together, so the handful of huge weekends are priced deliberately, not by guesswork.
On Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com I set up your Happy Valley calendar in PriceLabs or Wheelhouse with opponent-based football prices, two-night game minimums and commencement premiums, then quieter rules for January and summer, so your pricing follows the academic year rather than a generic season.
Hotels around Penn State live on a few sell-out weekends and a long tail of university business. With my five-star hotel background I help set football and graduation rate fences, multi-night restrictions, university and sports-team group pricing, and a comp set that reflects distance to campus and the stadium.
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 Downtown State College
I build its seasons, floors and stay rules against its own comparable listings.
Listings across several areas
For example College Township and Lemont plus Boalsburg and Bellefonte: 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 State College and what is not working. I reply in your time zone.
Done for you and month to month: I run your State College 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 State College strategy with you first.
Managed pricing, run for you every day
For hosts in Downtown State College who handle guests and listings themselves and want the pricing done every week.
Pricing plus listing and channel optimization
For listings competing in College Township and Lemont: pricing plus listing content, promotions and channel work on every OTA.
Full revenue management with a monthly strategy call
For portfolios across Boalsburg and Bellefonte 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 State College, 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 State College strategy before I take over.
A boutique hotel or guesthouse in Downtown State College
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 College Township and Lemont
21 to 100 rooms: rate plans by room type, segment mix and event pricing, reported monthly.
Larger, luxury or multi-property in State College
For example a group with hotels in College Township and Lemont plus Boalsburg and Bellefonte: 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 State College 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
As one of the top weekends of the year, with 2-night minimums, opened when the schedule is released.
Yes, it brings visitors in February. Alaa prices it above other winter weekends.
Often it should, because night games tend to keep fans in town longer and draw more overnight visitors, while a noon game lets some drive home the same evening. I price each Saturday once kickoff times are confirmed and adjust if a big game moves to prime time.
Yes, the Central Pennsylvania Festival of the Arts fills downtown in a month that is otherwise quiet. I lift rates for homes near College Avenue and campus for that week and keep a sensible minimum stay, then return to normal summer pricing right after.
Yes. Alaa has optimized 100+ properties in and around State College, 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.
