A full course. A calm counter.
Players book a start time on your website, and each start takes only as many players as you allow, so a busy Sunday fills the course without jamming it. Walk-ins, drinks and snacks go through the same till, birthday parties arrive with the deposit paid, and vouchers, packages and the loyalty club run in the same system.
Full start times. No queue at hole one.
Walk-ins get the next free start time at the till, from the same places your online guests book into, so nobody is sent onto a course that is already full. Families know when they tee off, the first hole stays clear, and the counter has time for drinks instead of a queue.
Where a mini golf course loses its best hours
Everyone tees off at two
The whole afternoon arrives at once, the first holes jam, and the families at the back of the queue wait while the counter takes payments one by one.
Birthday parties by phone
Ten children, a date, drinks and a party table, sorted out over three calls and an email. Nobody is quite sure whether the deposit ever arrived.
Packed weekends, empty weekdays
Saturday sells out while Tuesday morning has two players on eighteen holes, with the same rent and the same staff on the clock.
Start times that keep the course moving
Set your start times from a weekly schedule, for example one every 15 minutes, and give each a maximum number of players. Several groups can share a start until it is full, then online booking stops. A sold-out start shows the nearest free times instead of a dead end.
Walk-ins, drinks and offers on one receipt
A family at the counter goes into the next free start time without name or email, and their lemonades go on the same receipt. Your standing deals sit under “Our offers”, one tap away: a group rate, a free player or a discount on the second round. The same offers work in the booking widget.
Party enquiries that turn into paid bookings
Birthday and team-event requests come in through a form on your website and land in one lead pipeline, where nothing gets lost between shifts. A payment link collects the deposit, the rest is paid online or at the till, and companies get a proper invoice with VAT.
- 18 holes with a reserved start time
- Deposit by payment link, the rest at the till
- Drinks and snacks on the same receipt
- Invoice with VAT on request
Vouchers, packages and a stamp for every round
“Mini golf for 4” makes an easy present, and a five-round package keeps regulars coming back. Packages are booked online with their code, and the balance page shows how many rounds are left. Club members collect a stamp for each round and carry the club card in their phone’s wallet.
The upgrade, side by side
Coming from a cash register, a paper list and a phone? Here’s what changes.
Mini golf software questions, answered
What is mini golf booking software?
It’s the system that runs a mini golf venue day to day: a booking widget on your website where players pick a start time, a till for walk-ins, drinks and snacks, deposits for parties, gift vouchers, a loyalty club and reports. Leisbase bundles all of it under one login, in one plan with all modules included.
How do start times and capacity work?
Each course gets start times from a weekly schedule, and each start time has a maximum number of players. Online bookings and walk-ins at the till draw from the same number, so a start can’t be oversold. Leisbase manages who starts when; it doesn’t track where players are on the course.
Can we still sell to people who just walk in?
Yes. Staff book walk-ins at the till without collecting a name or email, straight into the next free start time. Drinks and snacks go on the same receipt, and a confirmation can be sent by email, SMS or WhatsApp if the guest wants one.
Can guests change their booking themselves?
For bookings that have a start time to themselves, yes: from the confirmation, guests move to another time and change the number of players, within the deadline and number of changes you set. Bookings in shared start times are changed by your team.
How do birthday parties and company events work?
Requests come in through a form on your website and land in a lead pipeline with notes and files. You send a payment link for the deposit, the rest is paid online or at the till, and companies can book with their VAT number and receive an invoice with VAT.
Can we make quiet weekdays cheaper?
Yes. Price rules change the price by weekday, time of day or date, so a Tuesday morning can cost less while Saturday afternoon stays at full price. The Revenue radar suggests days worth a promotion, turns a suggestion into a one-day promotion in one click and measures what it brought.
Which languages can guests book in?
Guests can book and receive emails in any language, Arabic even right to left.
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