Sell arena time while your crew runs the next mission. Reserving gives US laser tag venues one booking page and one arena board for website reservations, birthday groups and walk-ins. Match players to a suitable arena, leave time for equipment checks and use Growth to collect party deposits. Pay a flat subscription with no Reserving fee per booking.
Night Ops Laser Arena
Sample venue, open noon to 11 pm
Arena board
Arena fitted
Deposit rule
No-show risk
Reminders
Laser tag booking software reserves arena time against player capacity, session length and turnaround buffers. Reserving puts online reservations and staff bookings on the same board, with deposits and card holds on Growth. It handles booking and guest communication, while your existing tools handle waivers, point of sale and game scoring.
Start with the spaces you sell and the time each visit occupies. A game slot, private arena rental and birthday package need clear boundaries. Put those boundaries into availability before you publish the booking link, so the front desk and online customers see the same schedule.
Add each arena and party room with its capacity. Set minimum group sizes, session lengths and buffers. Restrict each service to the spaces that can deliver it, rather than treating every open room as an arena.
Embed the widget on your website or share the booking link. Customers choose a service, date, time and player count without creating an account. Availability checks the space for the full visit.
On Growth, collect a deposit for party bookings or request a card hold under your rules. Explain the cancellation terms before checkout. A deposit comes off the bill, while a hold is a temporary authorization.
Staff sees the reservation beside phone bookings and counter arrivals. Check the group in, confirm its waiver status in your separate tool and run the briefing. Your game equipment remains under your crew's control.
A party room can be occupied while an arena looks open. Give each physical space its own row and record every reservation there. Staff can check what is reserved before accepting another group at the counter.
These are sample sessions, not customer activity. The interactive demo uses two arenas, half hour starts and a ten minute buffer. It reserves a whole arena for each group, with longer blocks and a deposit rule for groups of ten or more. Party rooms below illustrate a separate combined booking setup.
Sample arena board
Amber party block, teal game slotPrivate birthday block with Party room 1
4 pm to 5:30 pm, 14 players
Then 10 min for vest charging and the next briefing
Game slot booked at the counter
4 pm to 4:30 pm, 6 players
Then 10 min for vest charging and the next briefing
Same private birthday block
4 pm to 5:30 pm, reserved throughout
The combined reservation blocks both spaces for the full package.
Available for another suitable booking
An open party room alone does not guarantee arena availability.
Sample capacities and times explain the setup. Use the actual limits and turnaround time for your venue, equipment and operating procedures.
Use services to distinguish a short game from a private event. Capacity determines which arena fits. Duration and buffers determine whether it fits before the next arrival. Your team still handles food, equipment and the experience inside the arena.
Collect the number of players before offering a space. Match the group to an arena with enough capacity and time for the session. The demo sells exclusive arena blocks. If you sell individual places in a shared game, test that capacity setup separately before publishing it.
Create a private hire service with the duration your venue sells. Keep the arena exclusive to that reservation, even when the group is below maximum capacity. State what the hire includes and whether equipment fitting sits inside the reserved period, so organizers know when players need to arrive.
Combine an arena and party room into one bookable resource, then limit the birthday service to that combination. Both spaces stay reserved for the whole package. Set the combination's capacity to the tighter room limit. Staff manages the sequence of games, cake and cleanup within that block.
Set payment rules around party size, day part, service and guest history. A party deposit takes priority over the demo's weekend evening and first visit hold rules. Choose amounts and terms for your venue. Core handles scheduling, while Growth adds these payment protections.
Send booking confirmations and reminders so the organizer has the visit details before arrival. Growth adds two-way SMS, allowing customers to confirm or cancel by reply. An early cancellation gives staff a chance to sell the opening. Reminders support attendance without promising that every party shows up.
Add phone reservations and walk-in bookings to the same board as website sales. Staff checks arena availability before assigning a session. A booking taken at the counter occupies the space online too, so the next customer does not reserve time already promised to a group at reception.
Set the smallest and largest groups each resource accepts. Keep spectator seating separate from playable capacity when writing the service description. A party room's seating limit can constrain a package even when the arena has spare vests. Confirm changed headcounts before moving a group to another space.
Block turnaround time after each session for equipment checks, vest charging and preparation for the next briefing. The demo uses ten minutes as an example. Set a longer buffer if your equipment needs it. Reserving blocks booking availability, while staff follows the equipment maker's charging and safety procedures.
A missed birthday booking ties up more than game time. The party room and arena have been held for the same organizer. Growth lets you apply a deposit policy to that reservation, show the terms before payment and keep the payment status with the booking.
In the demo, groups of ten or more trigger a party deposit. Smaller groups on Friday or Saturday from 6 pm trigger a card hold, followed by first visit holds at other times. These are sample rules, and card authorizations remain subject to payment-provider expiry limits.
Use Reserving when your main job is selling arena time and private parties online. Keep the scoring system and checkout tools your crew already knows. The booking board covers availability, group size and guest details without requiring a replacement for the equipment that runs the game.
Give the laser tag attraction its own services and resource limits alongside other bookable spaces. Reserving fits when reservations can sit apart from arcade cards and admission hardware. A broader entertainment suite fits better when booking must connect directly to wristbands, cash registers or attraction access.
Keep each location's arenas, hours and party rooms distinct. Multi-Venue adds group reporting and Growth features for up to five venues. Test one location's game and party setup before copying the operating pattern to another, since playable capacity and turnaround requirements can differ between buildings.
Two arenas at one location count as one venue. The arena count does not multiply the subscription, and Reserving adds no per-booking fee. Choose the plan by booking volume, staff access and whether party deposits or card holds are part of your operation.
49 USD per month
One venue, up to 300 bookings per month and three staff logins. Includes the booking page, widget, arena board and guest records.
Yearly billing is 288 USD upfront, equivalent to 24 USD per month.
149 USD per month
One venue, unlimited bookings and ten staff logins. Adds deposits, card holds, two-way SMS, risk scoring and booking source tracking.
Yearly billing is 888 USD upfront, equivalent to 74 USD per month.
499 USD per month
Up to five venues with Growth features, group reporting, yield rules, API and webhooks. Using it for one location still costs the full subscription.
Yearly billing is 2,988 USD upfront, equivalent to 249 USD per month.
For the two arena venue, Growth costs 149 USD for a month on monthly billing, whether its reservations come online or through staff. Payment-provider processing fees remain separate. Annual prices are paid upfront. Compare the full subscription prices and plan limits against your staffing needs.
Choose around the systems your venue needs connected. ROLLER, Funbutler and wakesys cover broader operations involving POS, digital waivers, wristbands and arcade card integrations. Confirm the supported hardware and included modules with each vendor. Reserving does not provide waivers, POS, scoring system integration or arcade cards.
| Software | Pricing basis | Operational fit | What to confirm |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROLLER | Quote based, no published prices. Lite, Pro, Premium and Enterprise plans. A 14 day trial. | POS licenses and digital waivers, with broader attraction and integration workflows. | Included POS licenses, waiver access and the wristband or arcade card hardware your venue uses. |
| Funbutler | Pricing page shows from 89 EUR or 199 USD. Price depends on venue setup, with no binding agreement. | Entertainment operations with POS, waivers, wristbands and arcade card integrations. | A USD quote for your actual arenas, party packages, payment terms and supported integrations. |
| wakesys | Quote based. | Digital waivers and broader venue operations covering POS, wristbands and arcade card integrations. | Which modules and hardware connections are included in the proposed laser tag setup. |
| bookingkit | Quote based. | Activity booking as an alternative to a dedicated arena reservation board. | Combined arena and party room availability, transaction fees and any required hardware connections. |
| Reserving | Core 49 USD or Growth 149 USD per venue monthly. No per-booking fee. | Arena scheduling, combined resources, guest records and Growth payment rules. | Keep separate tools for waivers, POS, scoring and arcade cards. |
Competitor details use the pricing and feature references supplied for this comparison and were not independently rechecked online. Starting prices are not a quote for your venue. Request current terms and a demonstration using your actual arena and party room schedule before choosing.
The best choice depends on whether you need arena reservations or a connected entertainment suite. Reserving fits venues that want group capacity checks, one booking board and Growth deposits at a flat price. Choose a broader platform when integrated POS, digital waivers, wristbands or arcade cards are essential.
Reserving costs 49 USD monthly on Core, 149 USD on Growth or 499 USD on Multi-Venue. Annual totals are 288, 888 and 2,988 USD respectively, paid upfront. A venue with two arenas pays one venue subscription. Growth includes deposits and card holds. Payment-provider processing fees are separate.
Yes, customers can book a birthday service online using a combined arena and party room resource. Both spaces are reserved for the full package duration, with capacity set to fit both. Staff manages the game and room sequence within that block. Growth supports a deposit under your party rules.
Use party deposits, clear cancellation terms and reminders to reduce no-shows. Growth supports deposit rules and two-way SMS so organizers can confirm or cancel by reply. Keep their contact details with the booking and review cancellations promptly. These tools help protect arena time but cannot guarantee every group arrives.
Yes, Growth supports deposits and card holds for laser tag bookings. Configure rules around party size, service, day part and guest history. Show the amount and cancellation terms before the customer commits. A deposit is collected toward the bill, while a card hold is temporary and subject to provider limits.
No, Reserving has no built-in digital waivers. Keep your existing waiver tool and put its link in the venue's editable booking policy, which appears in the confirmation email. Staff checks completion in that separate tool before play. Reserving does not collect signatures, verify guardian consent or synchronize waiver status.
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See private rooms, group sizes and evening booking rules.
Plan fixed game sessions with room reset time between groups.
Compare exclusive lanes and larger group reservations.
See cage rentals, equipment reset buffers and team blocks.
Check availability, guest records, payment rules and reminders.
Review monthly and annual Reserving plans for booking limits and staff access.
Add your arenas, group limits and turnaround time, then publish a booking page that checks the space before accepting a reservation. Choose Growth when deposits and card holds are part of your party policy.
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