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[Heathen]

Can you all help recommend a setup for direct booking? It's more for returning guests (I've been asked twice) and I don't really expect to advertise the site much and get strangers on the internet (i'd rather vet them on airbnb first).

[ChrisFromTheOC]

Not sure how many properties you have, but check out bookinghook.com. It's free to setup if you have one listing.

[SunSeeker]

As a guest, what exactly are you gaining from direct bookings? Airbnb already takes a minimal 3% cut for us hosts which is below what alot of direct booking platforms will charge. The only added value I can see is if you are getting more repeat customers back due to them paying less fees to airbnb.

[Kcgal]

As a guest, what exactly are you gaining from direct bookings? Airbnb already takes a minimal 3% cut for us hosts which is below what alot of direct booking platforms will charge. The only added value I can see is if you are getting more repeat customers back due to them paying less fees to airbnb.

If you find you are getting repeat guests and/or they referring friends to your place a direct booking site makes sense.
If you are getting referrals from your personal networks, a direct booking site is beneficial.

[keanejohn]

We use hostaway as our direct booking setup. Easy to use and great features.

[RajStevens]

You can give lodgea a try, not free though.

https://www.lodgea.com/

[alankane]

Here is a great google sheet someone made with a bunch of different programs that may be what you are looking for.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1...edit#gid=0

[CEOofFUN]

We started using Guesty this year for our 3 properties and have had no issues whatsoever. We pay $27 per month but there are other tiers available if you have more properties. The direct booking option for repeat guests (we leave business cards with a link for repeat guests) is worth it in-itself.