Direct booking website for
vacation rentals

DirectBookings costs $9/month — a flat fee with no booking commissions. Compare that to Airbnb's 15.5% host fee: on $3,000/month in bookings, you save over $450 every month. There's a 5-day free trial with no credit card required.

Most hosts are live in 15 minutes. You add your property details, photos, and pricing, connect Stripe for payments, and publish. You can connect a custom domain (e.g. lakecabin.com) at any time.

Yes. Your direct booking website is an additional channel — it doesn't replace anything. DirectBookings syncs your calendar hourly with Airbnb, VRBO, and any iCal source. No double bookings.

Yes — and this is where DirectBookings stands apart. Every guest signs a rental agreement with a No Tenancy Rights clause before receiving access credentials. You can add custom waivers (damage, pool, pets), set overstay fees, and capture e-signatures with IP address and timestamp for compliance.

Guests pay via Stripe — credit cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay. Money goes directly to your Stripe account. Stripe charges 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction. DirectBookings charges nothing on top of that.

Everything is automated. Confirmation email sent instantly. 48 hours before arrival, guests receive a check-in link. They sign your waivers and rental agreement, then receive door codes and access instructions automatically. You don't need to do anything.

No. DirectBookings is not a PMS (Property Management System) and does not connect to Airbnb via API. It’s a standalone direct booking website builder. Airbnb’s additional fees for PMS-connected listings do not apply. Your Airbnb listing remains completely unchanged — DirectBookings only syncs availability via standard iCal feeds, which is the same free calendar sync method used by millions of hosts.

This is the #1 risk for short-term rental hosts. In some jurisdictions, guests who overstay can claim tenant protections and force you into a lengthy eviction process. DirectBookings prevents this with a pre-signed rental agreement containing a No Tenancy Rights clause — guests acknowledge this is a transient license, not a lease, before they receive access credentials.

No. Channel managers like Guesty ($20-100+/month) are designed for hosts with 10+ properties who need API-level integrations. For 1-5 properties, DirectBookings’ built-in iCal sync handles everything — hourly sync with Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking.com. Simpler, cheaper, and purpose-built for independent hosts.

AI assistants like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google SGE read structured data, FAQ pages, and area guides to recommend properties. DirectBookings automatically generates JSON-LD structured data, SEO-optimized area guide pages, and FAQ content that AI can parse. Hosts with complete area guides and active blogs see the highest AI referral traffic.

Share your direct booking link in checkout messages, post-stay emails, and review responses. Offer a 5-10% returning guest discount using DirectBookings’ built-in discount codes. Most hosts find that past guests prefer booking direct once they see the site — it’s simpler and often cheaper for both parties.