Hey @ASI2018,
Thank you for reaching out to the community. While it sounds like you have a good system going, I would recommend against using Journal Entries for recording daily revenue. JEs are really meant for making adjustments and corrections to accounts.
Instead, whenever you receive a payment for a room, you should record the transaction as a Sales Receipt. You can then receive those payments into designated income accounts - you could name it "room sold" or get even more detailed like "deluxe room - holiday rate." You can always choose which account you want to receive money into as you create the Sales Receipt.
Do the same for expense accounts - create unique ones for utilities, maintenance, etc. Enter these as expenses in QuickBooks. You can also create asset accounts for things like room supplies, towels, and other items you use to provide services to customers. There's a basic overview of this process in QuickBooks Online – The Big Picture.
As a next project, write out a list of all the types of (1) income you receive on a daily basis, (2) assets you use to run your business (current and non-current) and (3) your regular expenses. It will be much easier to structure your workflow once you know exactly what you need to account for. If you organize the data end-to-end, you should be able to generate detail reports to give you an idea of rates, frequency of customer stays, and the total profit your hotel is making.
