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Increase your share of direct bookings with an easy pre-built site that shows availability and pricing
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Get a new website or integrate into an old one
Hostfully’s Property Management Platform comes with a built-in out of the box direct bookings site. It’s completely customizable and once you get your branding in place, you can immediately start booking customers without having to pay excessive platform fees. No coding knowledge is needed.
Have a fantastic website already? No worries, you can sync your website with our platform through an embeddable widget. Our system ensures that your calendars are always in sync with all OTAs.
Have a fantastic website already? No worries, you can sync your website with our platform through an embeddable widget. Our system ensures that your calendars are always in sync with all OTAs.
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Hostfully’s Direct Booking Site brings you many benefits
With the Hostfully direct booking site, you can reclaim control over your booking stream. It is directly integrated, meaning you’ll have all the data you need for your business to run right.
- Share less revenue with OTAs and third parties
- Grow bookings by up to 20% on average
- Reclaim control over your booking stream
- Set your own booking and cancellation rules
- Make additional revenue with upselling feature
Quick overview
Available with
Starter
Pro
Pro Plus
Premium
- Everything can be done by yourself.
- No third party services required (unless for some specific need).
- No additional costs.
Get to know Hostfully’s Direct Booking Site feature
Responsive layout
We understand that about 40% of vacation bookings are made on mobile or tablet. Our websites not only load fast on desktop, but are also optimized for mobile and tablet use, engaging customers wherever they are.
Completely customized
Make sure your website aligns with your branding. Customize logo, colors, all wording. Plus, if you already have your own domain, you’ll be able to customize the website URL. More customization options are on the roadmap, so stay tuned!
SEO-optimized
Websites made with our integration partners are built using clean and light source code, respecting the Google guidelines about page speed and structure, and optimized for SEO & conversions.
Our customers say it best
Find out why our clients love working with us
Hostfully has lots of great features at a fairly affordable price compared to other softwares. The onboarding was excellent and the customer service may be the best part about it. The enhanced reporting is what made me switch to Hostfully, it has saved me tons of time on the back end billing home owners.
Austin P, Turquoise Antler Short Term Rentals
Hostfully has a wide range of integrations with other technology software companies that we want to work with. Their “pipeline management “ functionality makes it super easy to get a quick understanding of all bookings and inquiries across all listings. On top of that, they have one of the best customer support teams that we’ve seen.
Jasper Ribbers, Overnight Success
Been great! Looking forward to opening more doors with Hostfully. Hostfully has been able to streamline my property onboarding and makes it much easier to have your properties on multiple channels without getting double bookings. The Hostfully customer service team is amazing and very helpful. Always there for me when I have questions.
Erin T, Finish Line Properties
We've been using Hostfully for 5 years to manage our now 40+ properties in Costa Rica (Osa Property Management). We started using Hostfully when we were managing just five homes, and as we've grown, Hostfully has become even more important to our success.
Nick Halverson, OSA Property Management
Hostfully has become an integral part of delivering an exceptional guest experience at Moving Mountains. Our homes are complex with many features & intricacies and the guidebooks have allowed us to easily share the relevant information so guests can safely use every feature. Now we get fewer troubleshooting calls and better reviews. We could not be more satisfied!
Robin Craigen, Moving Mountains
Unlock your potential with Hostfully’s Property Management Platform
Easy to use
Check all your bookings at a glance. Add, cancel or modify bookings in seconds.
Efficient
Automate and save time. Cut down on manual processes and human-made mistakes!
Powerful & versatile
Connect every stage of the vacation rental guest journey.
Anytime, Anywhere, Any Device
Fully responsive on desktop, mobile, and tablet. Our mobile app helps you manage time-sensitive and critical tasks from the palm of your hand.
GDPR compliant
Hostfully has made numerous product, policy, and technology updates to ensure that your data and your guests’ data are compliant with GDPR regulations.
Success training
Our world-class onboarding team will stay with you until you’re comfortable and everything’s running smoothly.
Customer support
The Hostfully support team has a 95% average customer service rating and you can count on us seven days a week.
Community support
Share and gain valuable knowledge and know-how’s from Hostfully’s vibrant global community.
Expert knowledge
We know hospitality and technology inside and out, and we love sharing our knowledge with you.
Frequently asked questions
About Hostfully's Property Management Platform
What are the benefits of building a direct booking website?
There are many. First, as bookings come through your own website, you won’t have to pay commissions to OTAs, meaning all of the profit is yours. Add promotional discounts and upsell further services to improve the guests’ booking journey. You’ll end up with loyal guests booking with you time and time again. Plus, with Hostfully, this feature is free of charge!
How can you make the most of your booking site?
To take full advantage of your vacation rental booking site, we recommend a few best practices:
- Optimize the site for search engines: think like your guests and incorporate keywords you think they will search for, so when they do, your website will be recommended by the search engine algorithm (example: book vacation home online).
- Customize it with your branding: once travelers start to recognize your logo and colors, they’ll be more likely to see you as a reliable vendor.
- Create coupons: these are a great way to speed up a guests booking choice and help them choose you over the competition.
- Feature listings: Added a new listing to your portfolio? Have one that isn’t getting as much attention? Consider featuring them so travelers will notice them when they visit your website.
- Promote it: encourage people to check out your site. Post it on social media. Or if you have time, create an informative blog and link it to your website to boost traffic.
Do you have any examples of direct booking sites made with Hostfully?
Yes. Here’s a list.
Is there a way I can find out exactly how much revenue I can expect to gain by optimizing my direct bookings?
Yes! We’ve built a calculator exactly for this purpose. Check it out here.
Do you have any product demos I can watch and learn more from?
Of course! We have free live demos happening weekly for our Property Management Platform. Visit this link to register now and have a fun chat with our team: https://app.livestorm.co/hostfully/livepmp
Alternatively, we also have a pre-recorded demo you can check out here. All demos can be found on our “Request a Demo” page.
Okay, I'm ready to sign up. Is there a free version?
Yay! We’re so excited you’re ready to come try us out. We don’t offer free trials, however we do offer a free one-on-one personalized software demo where you can see exactly how Hostfully will be of benefit to you. Want to try a demo, then? Click here to get started. Alternatively, you can check our pricing page to subscribe right away.
More answers can be found in our FAQ page.
Why Hostfully
Free training for new members
Our solutions are easy to use and will automate your everyday tasks. Plus, during onboarding you get free training, and our team will stay with you until you’re comfortable and everything is running smoothly.
A company with
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a purpose
We do more than just provide a tool. Through partnerships with Sustonica, EnviroRental, Ecologi and others, we help others in our industry make meaningful changes in the way they operate, to make a positive impact on the community and environment.
We share our insight and knowledge
Our team has years of experience in the business, learning best practices from leading brands. And we love sharing our knowledge with you. Come say hi to our team during the big vacation rental conferences, or tune into our free webinars.
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At Hostfully we do things very differently. Instead of jumping right in, you can book a FREE and PERSONALIZED demo with one of our friendly Sales team members. They will show you exactly how Hostully will make your life as a vacation rental property manager much easier, in a demo that is customized to your business needs. So, how about it?
