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Papaya Portchester
Hospitality & Play Cafe

Papaya Portchester

Website design and email infrastructure for a Portchester play cafe, built to fill bookings and nurture parents.

Website DesignEmail Infrastructure
Description

Papaya is a new play cafe in Portchester. They needed a site that felt as considered as the space itself, plus an email system that keeps parents in the loop without extra admin. We built a booking-first website and a lightweight email flow that turns first visits into repeat ones.

Project goals

Strategic objectives of the project

01

Booking-first site

Session booking is the primary action on every page.

02

Considered brand

Photography and typography that match the calm of the space.

03

Parent email flow

Welcome, reminder and re-engagement emails running on autopilot.

04

Local visibility

Local SEO groundwork so nearby parents find Papaya first.

Results

Growth in numbers

Papaya opened with a full booking calendar and a steady stream of returning families in the weeks after launch.

100%
Opening month bookings filled
+58%
Repeat visit rate
42%
Email open rate