Web developer for Mar del Plata, Argentina: rentals, restaurants and seaside businesses

If you're looking for a web developer for a business in Mar del Plata, here's how I work: I build websites, booking systems, digital menus and online stores, remotely from Buenos Aires, in English or Spanish. I work alone, with video calls and progress you open from a link.

Mar del Plata is Argentina's classic beach city, on the Atlantic coast south of Buenos Aires. Its summer runs from December to February, and the city gets packed. If you're reading this from abroad, there's a good chance you own a rental apartment there, run a small hotel or hostel for international travelers, or buy from a local seafood or knitwear company.

Renting out a beach apartment from abroad

Plenty of Argentines living abroad, and some foreign owners, keep an apartment in Mar del Plata and rent it out for the season. Managing it from far away usually means a relative or a local agent answering WhatsApp, prices sent as photos and no clear picture of what's booked.

A simple website for the property, with real photos, dates and rates, house rules and a booking request, puts the information in one place. A small private dashboard can show you, in English, which dates are taken and who's coming, while the person on the ground keeps working in Spanish. I describe the idea in custom admin dashboards.

Small hotels, hostels and surf schools

Travelers from abroad who come for the beach, surfing or the city's nightlife often book small places directly when they can find clear information in English. A website for small hotels and cabins with availability, photos of each room and a direct booking request gives you a channel without a middleman.

If you want the site in English and Spanish, I write both directly, so neither reads like a translation. More in bilingual websites for small businesses.

Built for the season and the rest of the year

In January and February the problem is volume: messages at all hours, most asking the same things. A site that answers them before anyone writes saves you a lot of time when you're busiest, and a WhatsApp button with a pre-filled message brings the inquiry in organized.

The rest of the year, the city lives on weekend trips, conferences and residents. The businesses that keep showing up on Google in winter are the ones that didn't stop updating their site.

Restaurants by the port and downtown

Seafood restaurants at the port, craft breweries and ice cream shops change their menus and prices several times a season. A digital menu with its own dashboard updates instantly, and if you take orders for pickup, having your own online ordering keeps you from relying only on delivery apps.

Knitwear, seafood and local suppliers

Mar del Plata is also known for its knitwear industry and its fishing port. If you buy from a local company, or you are one, you probably need a clear catalog and a simple way to request a quote, ideally in English. A B2B customer portal lets repeat buyers see products and place orders without long email chains.

If you're building apartments for the rental market, the Recorrido 3D blog covers 3D renderings and walkthroughs in Mar del Plata.

Time zones and how we'd work

Argentina is on UTC−3 all year. Depending on the season, that's 1 to 2 hours ahead of New York, 3 to 4 hours behind the UK and 4 to 5 hours behind Spain and central Europe. We start with a video call, I send a written proposal, then you see progress by link and sign off on each stage. Since the season starts in December, the best time to begin is our winter or spring. The code, the domain and the logins are yours. More in working with a remote developer.

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