Warsaw, Poland, July 11, 2025 — Warsaw-based startup Lecishcha has launched its reservation management platform for small accommodation providers across Poland. The platform tackles a common headache: while 75% of Polish travelers book accommodations online (Polish Tourism Organization research), only about 30% of small rural providers have efficient systems to handle this demand (Lecishcha internal market research, Q1 2025).
The founders built Lecishcha after running their own small vacation property and getting tired of spending hours on phone calls, emails, and manual booking management. “We kept thinking there had to be a better way,” said the company’s founder. “Cottage owners and campsite operators were telling us the same thing – they were drowning in administrative work instead of focusing on their guests and properties.”
Solving Real Problems for Real Operators
The inspiration came from personal experience. The founders ran a small vacation home outside the city and watched how much time went into basic booking management. Phone calls at all hours, guest emails, manual calendar updates – it added up fast.
New users can get their reservation system running in about 3 minutes. The platform handles automated booking confirmations, guest communications, and includes phone verification to cut down on no-shows. It also integrates with Stripe for payments, which most small operators find straightforward to use.
The Numbers Look Good
Poland’s small accommodation market is having a decent run. Small facilities served 1.9 million tourists last year, with 6.5 million overnight stays – that’s 14.5% growth year-over-year (“Tourism in 2024” – Statistics Poland).
Domestic tourism is still driving most of this. Polish travelers took 73 million domestic trips out of 92 million total trips in 2022 (“Occupancy of Tourist Accommodation Establishments” – Statistics Poland). People seem to prefer cottage rentals and agritourism over big hotels, especially in places like Mazury and the Tatra Mountains. Summer rates can hit PLN 251 per night, but plenty of operators are still managing everything manually.
Early Users Are Seeing Results
So far, Lecishcha has 19 clients running 31 properties across 7 regions in Poland (company data, July 2025). Users report they’re spending less time on emails and phone calls, which frees them up for actual property work and guest service.
The phone verification feature seems to help with no-shows, which can really hurt when you only have a few rooms to fill. Payment processing through Stripe works for both Polish and international guests, and most people find it easy enough to set up.
Why Small Operators Struggle with Tech
Here’s the thing: 78% of Polish consumers prefer BLIK for online payments (Polish Payment Card Association industry reports), but many small accommodation places have trouble getting tech systems to work properly. Rural internet can be spotty, and complex software often requires more time to learn than busy operators have.
“We kept it simple on purpose,” the founding team explained. “Most of these businesses are run by one or two people in rural areas. They need something that works right away, not another system they have to study for weeks.”
Government Money is Flowing
The timing isn’t bad for this kind of business. The LEADER program increased funding to 500,000 PLN for agritourism development (up from 150,000), covering 65% of costs (“2014-2020 Rural Development Programme for Poland” – European Commission). There are between 5,000-8,000 agritourism facilities in Poland with over 57,000 accommodation spots (“Geographic Differentiation of Agritourism Activities in Poland” – ITS Poland).
The Polish Tourism Organization also received increased budget allocation this year, and the government invested more than 240 million PLN into spa municipalities development programs.
What’s Next
The company wants to hit 100 users by year-end and is thinking about expanding to other European markets in 2026. They’re self-funded for now and open to working with tourism boards, industry groups, or other tech companies that make sense.
“We’re not trying to revolutionize anything,” said the team. “We just want to help small operators handle online bookings better so they can spend more time on what they’re actually good at – taking care of guests and maintaining nice properties.”