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Live demo · Web app · Hotels, resorts & homestays

Guests who know you, booking with you.

Rooms, photos and live availability on your own site. Guests pick dates, pay by UPI or card and get an instant confirmation — and booking direct comes with perks the portals can’t match.

The problem

“Booking sites take a commission on guests who already know us.”
The problem this demo is built to solveLive demo · sample data

What is a hotel direct booking website?

A hotel direct booking website lets guests check live room availability, see rates and book and pay on the hotel’s own site, with instant confirmation. Because there is no online travel agent in between, there is no commission on those bookings, and the hotel can offer perks — breakfast, late check-out — to make booking direct the better deal.

Built around your workflow: this demo is a starting point — screens, fields, rules and integrations are made to fit your business.

Commission on a direct booking

Before: An OTA shareWith the system: 0%

How the system works · how we measured

Bookings on your own website carry no travel-agent commission; payment-gateway charges still apply.

01 · The problem

What problem does it solve?

A 24-room boutique hotel near the ghats in Varanasi gets most bookings through online travel agents, many from guests who stayed before or found the hotel on Instagram.

Each of those bookings carries a commission. The hotel’s own website is a brochure with a phone number, so even loyal guests book through a portal.

  • Commission

    Paid on guests who already know you.

  • No guest data

    Portals keep the guest relationship.

  • Phone bookings

    Rates and dates negotiated by call.

  • Overbooking risk

    Website and portals out of step.

02 · The solution

How does Hotel & Homestay Booking Website fix it?

  1. 01

    Rooms that sell

    Photos, sizes, views and amenities for each room type, written for guests.

  2. 02

    Live availability

    Dates and rates come from your PMS or channel manager, so nothing is sold twice.

  3. 03

    Pay and confirm

    UPI or card payment, or pay at the hotel; confirmation goes out on WhatsApp and email.

  4. 04

    Reasons to book direct

    Breakfast, late check-out or a pick-up for direct guests — shown clearly on the page.

03 · The result

What changes?

Commission on a direct booking

Before: An OTA shareWith the system: 0%

How the system works · how we measured

Bookings on your own website carry no travel-agent commission; payment-gateway charges still apply.

Commission on direct bookings
0%
Availability from your PMS
Live
Confirmation on WhatsApp
Instant
For booking direct
Perks

Live demo

Try it live.

Clickable, with sample data. Nothing you do here is saved or sent anywhere.
  1. 1Open “Rooms”, filter by Suite and check dates.
  2. 2Send a question from “Contact”.
  3. 3Change the business name and colour to see your hotel’s version.
Make it yours
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Before & after

The same day, two ways.

Watch each task move from the way it’s done today to the way it runs on the system — or drag the slider yourself.
Today
With the system
  • CommissionToday: On every portal bookingWith the system: 0% on direct bookings
  • AvailabilityToday: Call the hotelWith the system: Live on the website
  • Guest detailsToday: Kept by the portalWith the system: Yours, for the next stay
  • ConfirmationToday: Manual emailWith the system: Instant on WhatsApp

Make it yours

Built around your business.

Choose what your version of Hotel & Homestay Booking Website needs. Your brief builds itself — send it, and we reply with a plan.

Often asked for by businesses like yours

  • Seasonal and weekend rates
  • Minimum stays
  • Pay-at-hotel option
  • Cancellation rules
  • Several properties
Always included
  • Rooms & rates
  • Availability & booking
  • Online payment
  • Instant confirmation
Add modules
Connect to the tools you use
Runs on
Languages
Hosting
Team size

Under the hood

How is it built?

Where the data comes from, what the system does with it, and what comes out.

Inputs

  • Room types, photos & rates
  • Availability from your PMS
  • Guest bookings & payments

The engine

  • Booking engine
  • Channel manager sync
  • Payment gateway

Outputs

  • Confirmed bookings in your PMS
  • WhatsApp & email confirmations
  • Guest list for offers

Modules

  • Rooms & rates
  • Availability calendar
  • Online payment
  • Instant confirmation
  • Direct-booking offers
  • Channel manager sync

Connects to

  • Your PMS
  • Channel manager
  • Razorpay
  • WhatsApp Business API
  • Google Business Profile

Stack

  • Next.js
  • Headless CMS
  • Booking engine / channel manager API
  • Razorpay
  • WhatsApp Business API
  • Google Hotel Ads (optional)

Proof, the honest way

What would you measure?

This is a demo, so we don’t claim client results. In a real roll-out, these are the numbers we track from week one — before and after.
  • Direct share

    Bookings on your site vs portals.

  • Commission saved

    On direct bookings, per month.

  • Conversion

    Visitors who book.

  • Repeat guests

    Booking direct the second time.

FAQ

Hotel & Homestay Booking Website FAQ

All questions →
What is a hotel direct booking website?

A hotel direct booking website lets guests check live room availability, see rates and book and pay on the hotel’s own site, with instant confirmation. Because there is no online travel agent in between, there is no commission on those bookings, and the hotel can offer perks — breakfast, late check-out — to make booking direct the better deal.

Will it stop overbookings with the travel sites?

Yes, when it connects to your channel manager or PMS — every booking updates availability everywhere.

Do we still need the travel sites?

Most hotels keep them for new guests. The website wins back guests who already know you, and those who find you on search or social media.

Can guests pay at the hotel?

Yes. You can take full payment, a deposit, or let guests pay on arrival, by room type or date.

How do we get guests to book direct?

A clear perk — breakfast, late check-out, a pick-up — shown on the site and in messages to past guests.

Can a small homestay use this?

Yes. A homestay may only need a few rooms, a calendar and UPI payment, which keeps it simple.

Built around you

Every demo is a starting point.

Nothing here is sold as-is. Each one is rebuilt around your business — these are the things we tailor on every project.
  • Your workflow

    Steps, approvals and statuses the way your team works today.

  • Roles & permissions

    Who sees and changes what — by branch, team or person.

  • Fields & forms

    Your terms, your fields, your numbering and units.

  • Reports

    The numbers you check every day, in your format.

  • Integrations

    Tally, WhatsApp, payments, couriers and the tools you already use.

  • Your brand

    Your name, logo and colours on every screen and document.

  • Language

    English, Hindi or a regional language for staff and customers.

  • Hosting

    Our cloud, your cloud account or your own server.

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Updated 30 Oct 2026 · Arcade Alliance Network is a web, app, software and AI development company in Lucknow, India, building custom software for businesses in India and worldwide.

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