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title: "If Instagram DM Bookings Are Killing You, Try This"
description: "ONDA's 'Deep Dive' series brings you candid interviews with accommodation owners and hospitality pros using our platform. This time: Samdal House, a Jeju hideaway built from a 70-year-old stone house."
published: 2023-03-03T00:00:00+00:00
author: "ONDA 편집팀"
category: "Insights"
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canonical: https://global.onda.me/en/blog?slug=interview-2303-7
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# If Instagram DM Bookings Are Killing You, Try This

Hello from ONDA — the hospitality tech company digitizing Korea's accommodation industry.

**ONDA's 'Deep Dive' series brings you candid interviews with accommodation owners and hospitality pros using our platform.**

This time: **Samdal House**, a Jeju hideaway that preserves the soul of traditional stone architecture.

> **Thanks for sitting down with us. Tell us about Samdal House.**

Hi! We're **Samdal House** — a Jeju healing retreat.

We took a stone house that survived 70 years and turned it into a boutique stay.

A friend introduced me to this old Jeju house. I fell for it immediately and decided to open a private rental. 

**If you want to feel the soul of Jeju's stone houses, Samdal House is where you come.**

I'm confident that Samdal House looks even better in person. You won't be disappointed by the gap between photos and reality — if anything, the real thing is prettier.

![If you've ever dreamed of a Jeju stone house, this is probably what you pictured.](https://zqcfqfqgiyckyhazcfrk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-images/webflow/6316f3f75130788ec2d762dd/640579b0babbf3708443ec56_1.jpg)

> **Who comes to Samdal House?**

Mostly people in their 20s and 30s — friends traveling together, couples looking to escape the city and just rest.

**Reviews consistently say Samdal House is a quiet Jeju village where you can actually disconnect.**

You'll hear birdsong, ocean waves, and see stray cats wander through the garden. Total peace.

![The main house at Samdal House — a postcard-perfect slice of Jeju countryside.](https://zqcfqfqgiyckyhazcfrk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-images/webflow/6316f3f75130788ec2d762dd/640579f5cf094dd3130df399_2.jpg)

> **How did you start using ONDA's Pension Plus?**

I found ONDA through another accommodation's website. I realized I needed a proper system, so I reached out.

Before Pension Plus, I took bookings through Instagram DMs.

Manually checking every message was a nightmare. **I knew that if I wanted revenue to grow, I had to sell on more channels — and I needed a system that made channel management and booking admin simple. That's why I chose Pension Plus.**

![Book the main house and you get jacuzzi access.](https://zqcfqfqgiyckyhazcfrk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-images/webflow/6316f3f75130788ec2d762dd/64057a1acf094d05e0df3a0_3.jpg)

> **What changed after you started using Pension Plus?**

After we connected multiple channels through Pension Plus, **revenue jumped 170%.**

At first, most bookings came through Naver. Lately, Agoda's been driving a lot of traffic too.

Plus, reservation management is way easier now. And ONDA's support team has been fantastic.

**If channel distribution and revenue growth are keeping you up at night, I'd recommend Pension Plus.**

![Healing views from the annex, too.](https://zqcfqfqgiyckyhazcfrk.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-images/webflow/6316f3f75130788ec2d762dd/64057a5dbabbf394fa444c63_4.jpg)

> **What's the core value you're building Samdal House around?**

We maintain hotel-level cleanliness.

Nature surrounds you here. You get space to breathe. I hope guests leave with good energy.

**We want to be a place that contributes — even just a little — to people's happiness and well-being. That's what we're working toward, today and every day.**

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That's the story from Samdal House.

If you're dealing with the same challenges — **booking chaos and stagnant revenue — Pension Plus** can help.

Pension Plus lets you manage reservations from **up to 40 domestic and international channels** in one place, 

plus gives you **₩1.5 million in marketing benefits.**

#### **170% revenue growth. Your turn.**

[Get in touch now](https://www.onda.me/apply-form?utm_source=home&utm_medium=trend&utm_campaign=interview&utm_content=2303_7_cta)