What a hotel AI readiness assessment costs, what drives the fee, what you get, and how fixed pricing works, in plain terms.
How much should a hotel expect to pay for an AI readiness assessment, and what does that fee actually cover?
The honest answer is that every engagement is different, which is why Sea Wing AI quotes a fixed price after a short discovery call rather than publishing a menu of prices. This page explains, in plain terms, what shapes the fee, what you get for it, and roughly what typical engagements range from, so you can budget with confidence before the call.
What an AI assessment includes
A hotel AI assessment is a structured review of how ready your technology, data, and operations are for AI, before you commit budget to vendors or a group-wide rollout. It typically covers:
- Your cloud environment and how your systems connect
- Your data architecture, including PMS, CRS, loyalty, and revenue systems
- Which business functions and departments rely on those systems
- Stakeholder interviews with leadership to understand priorities
- The current state of AI, whether that is none yet, pilots, or departmental adoption
- A written report with findings, scoring, prioritized recommendations, and a 90-day executive roadmap
You can see the kind of output this produces in the sample AI audit report.
How pricing works
Sea Wing AI does not sell by the hour and does not price by the number of report pages. The fee reflects the effort required to understand your organization, and it is fixed before work begins, so there are no surprises and no scope creep on cost.
Pricing starts from your answers to a few scoping questions: how many properties, which areas to review, which departments and leaders to interview, and what deliverables you want. The result is an indicative range. After a short discovery call to confirm scope, you receive a firm fixed-price proposal with a timeline.
What drives the fee
These are the factors that move the fee up or down:
- Number of properties. A single hotel takes less effort than a regional or global group. More properties means more context to review and more travel, where applicable.
- Areas of review. The assessment modules you choose, for example AI readiness, cloud architecture, data architecture, cybersecurity, or guest experience. Each module adds focused analysis.
- Business functions included. Each department covered, such as front office, revenue management, or finance, adds interviews and process review.
- Interviews. The more leaders you include, and whether interviews run one round or include follow-up sessions, the more effort is involved.
- Systems and complexity. A handful of systems is quicker than a portfolio with dozens of applications, a multi-cloud estate, or an on-premises mix.
- Deliverables. A board presentation, executive workshop, or target architecture diagram each add to the work.
- Delivery model. Fully remote is the most efficient. Hybrid and on-site delivery include an allowance for estimated travel, confirmed at the proposal stage.
Indicative fee ranges
The table below shows typical indicative ranges, before travel, for a standard assessment scope. These are planning figures, not quotes. Your fixed price is confirmed after the discovery call.
| Property scope | Typical indicative fee range |
|---|---|
| Single property | $2,000 – $9,000 |
| 2–5 properties | $7,000 – $12,000 |
| 6–20 properties | $9,000 – $17,000 |
| Global hotel group | $12,000 – $25,000+ |
Two things are worth noting. First, the ranges overlap because scope matters more than size alone. A focused single-property review is at the low end, while a comprehensive global review sits well above the published range. Second, the fee you are quoted is the fee you pay. Travel estimates for hybrid or on-site delivery are included in the fixed price rather than billed as an open-ended expense.
Typical timeline
| Property scope | Typical timeline |
|---|---|
| Single property | 1–2 weeks |
| 2–5 properties | 2–4 weeks |
| 6–20 properties | 4–6 weeks |
| Global hotel group | 6–12 weeks |
Timeline depends mostly on property count, the number of departments and interviews, and how readily your team and documentation are available.
How to get a firm price
The scoping call is free, focused, and practical. It typically lasts around 30 to 45 minutes and covers your objectives, current technology, and the decisions you need to make. Afterward you receive a fixed-price proposal with a timeline and a clear list of deliverables, with no obligation to proceed.
To start, book a consultation or review answers to common questions. You can also explore how we approach hospitality AI and architecture before the call.