The first generation of our property management system looked exactly like enterprise softwares were supposed to look back in 2003: desktop-bound, full of dense tables, tiny checkboxes, nested menus, and an interface that required both patience and a wired mouse.
Newyse did what it was built to do. It powered accommodation management across European outdoor hospitality. Depth was the priority. Structure was the strength.
But the system was never designed to live in the cloud. And the interface (once a sign of robustness) gradually began to slow users down.
Guests expected instant confirmation. Managers needed real-time visibility. It was time-consuming for staff to click through layers of menus just to piece together context.
By 2015, the limitations were impossible to ignore:
Scalability issues that couldn't keep pace with growing hospitality groups
Outdated technology stack that made innovation difficult
Architecture not built for modern cloud infrastructure
User interface that hadn't evolved with user expectations
Partial cloud implementation, we could run on it, but not benefit from it
Our teams could have patched it. Added features. Made incremental improvements.
Instead, we stepped back and asked deeper questions.
Where do operators lose time? Which workflows matter most? And how do you design a system that reduces cognitive load instead of adding to it?
We didn't start with features. We started with customers.
What do they actually need? What do they actually use? Are there innovative ways to solve their problems? What is Newyse lacking ?
One insight changed everything: we watched users click "validate" five times, to save or update. There was no real validate feature in Newyse
Why? Because there was no feedback feature. No loading indicator. No confirmation message. Just silence and doubt.
That small observation revealed a larger truth: the interface wasn't just dated it was creating unnecessary friction at every turn.
Maxxton was rebuilt around three operational requirements:
Hospitality operations don't happen solely at a desktop. Managers inspect properties on-site through our interface. Reception staff switch between tablets and computers to obtain real-time data. Maintenance teams check schedules through our app, on their phones.
The new system needed to work seamlessly across multiple devices without compromise.
Poor contrast. Small text. Inconsistent spacing. Lack of information hierarchy. These weren't just aesthetic problems, they slowed down decision-making and increased error-margins.
We implemented modern design standards:
Proper color contrast ratios for accessibility
Clear typographic hierarchy
Consistent spacing and visual organisation
Adequate sizing for touch and click targets
In Newyse, understanding an amenity meant clicking through multiple screens.
Want to see translations? Navigate to language settings.
Looking for the icon? Check the media library.
Need the category? Back to product configuration.
In Maxxton, all contextual information lives together:
Translations displayed inline
Icons and visual assets visible immediately
Categories and metadata surfaced in context
No jumping between modules to understand one piece of data
The interface transformation is visible. But the technical foundation changed just as dramatically:
Microservices architecture provides access from anywhere, automatic updates, and true scalability for growing hospitality groups.
Modern tech stack allows us to innovate faster and integrate with the tools operators already use.
User-first development means features are built around real workflows, not theoretical use cases.
Maxxton Software isn't just a cleaner interface. It's what operators and staff rely on every day.
One click provides clear outcomes. Information lives in context. The system works on the devices people actually use. And hospitality teams spend less time navigating software and more time serving guests.
Because great property management systems don't just manage properties they empower the people managing them.