OTA Commissions Are Eating Your Profits

Every booking through Airbnb costs you 3–5% in host fees. Booking.com takes 15–20%. VRBO charges 5%. For a $200/night property booked 20 nights a month, that's $600–800/month going to OTAs.

You've built relationships with returning guests, established your brand, maybe even have a website — but without a proper booking engine, you're sending guests back to OTAs to book (and pay commission).

Standalone direct booking solutions exist, but they cost $30–60/month on top of your PMS. And they require separate calendar management, separate guest communication, and separate payment processing.

Your Own Booking Engine, A Fraction of the Costs

Direct Bookings

SympleHost's Direct Booking Engine lets guests book your properties directly — through embeddable widgets on your website or dedicated booking pages. Guests see real-time availability, select dates, and pay securely through Stripe or HitPay

Instant Confirmation

Every direct booking flows into the same system as your OTA bookings. Same calendar, same inbox, same guest profiles, same operations workflow. There's nothing extra to set up or manage

International Payment

Accept payments in multiple currencies, offer special direct-booking rates, and build a repeat guest base — all without paying OTA commissions

Features

Key Capabilities

Embeddable Booking Widget

Add a booking widget to any website. Guests see real-time availability and book without leaving your site

Stripe & HitPay Payments

Accept credit cards, bank transfers, and local payment methods through Stripe and HitPay. Multi-currency support built in.

Guest-Facing Property Pages

Each property gets a dedicated booking page with photos, descriptions, amenities, and real-time availability

Multi-Currency Support

Price in your local currency or your guest's preferred currency. Payment processing handles conversion automatically

Custom Booking Flow

Guide guests through a branded booking experience — property selection, date picking, guest details, and secure payment

Booking Confirmation & Communication

Guests receive instant booking confirmation. All communication flows through the unified inbox. Amy AI can handle pre-arrival questions automatically

All-in-One Advantage

Direct Bookings That Actually Work

The problem with standalone booking engines (Lodgify, Boostly) is that they create a parallel system. You end up managing two calendars, two inboxes, two guest databases.

SympleHost's Direct Booking Engine is native to the platform:

Calendar syncs instantly — no double-booking risk with OTA bookings

Inbox handles direct booking guests the same as OTA guests

Amy AI answers questions from direct booking guests

Operations auto-triggers tasks for direct bookings

Guest profiles are unified — whether a guest books on Airbnb or directly

Analytics tracks direct vs. OTA revenue side by side

One system. Zero duplication. And no separate booking engine subscription — it's included in your SympleHost plan

How it works

How it Works

Step 1: : Set Up Your Properties

Your property listings, photos, and availability are already in SympleHost. Just enable direct booking

Step 2: Connect Payments

Link Stripe or HitPay to accept payments securely. Set up in minutes with guided setup

Step 3: Share Your Booking Link

Embed the booking widget on your website, share property booking pages on social media, or send links directly to returning guests

Take Direct Bookings.
Skip the OTA Fees