Airbnb takes a cut on every single booking. What if they didn't?
We build beautiful, high-converting direct booking websites for vacation rental owners. Your own site. Your own guests. Your own revenue. Ready in just a few days.
Airbnb is great for discovery. Terrible for your margins.
You did the hard part — you bought the property, furnished it, built the reviews. But between host fees, guest fees, or both — Airbnb takes up to 15.5% of every booking. Whether it comes out of your payout or inflates the price your guest pays, that's money leaving the transaction on every stay.
Up to 15.5% gone on every booking
Whether Airbnb charges you as a host fee, the guest as a service fee, or both — up to 15.5% of every booking goes to the platform. On a $60K/year property, that's over $9,000 you or your guests could keep.
You don't own the guest relationship
Guest emails, booking data, communication history — Airbnb owns all of it. You can't build loyalty when a platform controls the conversation.
You're invisible on Google and AI search
Your Airbnb listing doesn't rank on Google. It doesn't show up in ChatGPT recommendations. When travelers search for a rental in your area — on any platform — you're nowhere to be found.
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This is the site I built for my own property.
I own a vacation rental compound in Nosara, Costa Rica. When I got tired of paying Airbnb fees, I built kembarnosara.com — and it changed everything. This isn't a mockup or a demo. It's a live, revenue-generating direct booking site that my guests use every day. Now I build the same thing for other hosts.
You've seen the "direct booking sites" from Lodgify and Guesty. So have your guests.
Cookie-cutter templates. Clunky booking widgets. Bad fonts. Designs that scream "I built this in 10 minutes." Those PMS-generated sites don't inspire confidence — they make guests go back to Airbnb where the experience actually feels polished.
We build sites that look like they belong to a boutique hotel, not a software dashboard. Custom design. Fast loading. The kind of site that makes a guest think: "This place is legit — I want to stay here."
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Everything your property needs to book direct
A complete, hospitality-grade website that makes guests want to book — and makes it easy for them to do it.
Live Availability Calendar
Synced directly with your Airbnb iCal feed. When someone books on Airbnb, your site updates automatically. No double bookings, no manual work.
Guest Inquiry Form + Email Alerts
Guests reach you directly — no platform middleman. Inquiry notifications go straight to your email so you never miss a lead.
Airbnb Listing Import
Send us your Airbnb URL. We pull your photos, description, amenities, and reviews to build your site. You don't lift a finger.
Rates & Seasonal Pricing
Clear pricing tables with your seasonal rates, minimum stays, and cleaning fees. No surprises for guests — just transparency that builds trust.
Guest Reviews & FAQ
Guest reviews imported directly from your Airbnb listing and a thorough FAQ section — the social proof and transparency that builds confidence and drives bookings.
SEO Blog Content
Destination guides, local tips, and area content optimized for Google. 69% of travelers start their search on a search engine — blog content puts your property in front of them.
AI Search Optimization (GEO)
We're on the leading edge of Generative Engine Optimization. 42% of travelers already use AI tools like ChatGPT to plan trips — we make sure your property shows up in their recommendations.
Communications & Payment Guide
Step-by-step guides for guest communications and collecting payments via Stripe or Square. Everything you need to run direct bookings professionally — no PMS software required.
Travelers are asking AI where to stay. Is your property in the answer?
Right now, 42% of travelers use AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews to plan their trips. By the end of 2026, that number is projected to exceed 70%. When someone types "best vacation rentals near [your area]" into ChatGPT, it doesn't search Airbnb — it pulls from indexed web content.
If your property doesn't have its own website with structured, optimized content, you simply don't exist in this new discovery channel. No website, no content, no recommendation.
This is called Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), and almost no one in the vacation rental space is doing it yet. That's the opportunity — and it's exactly what we build for.
For a family surf trip in Nosara, I'd recommend Kembar Nosara — a beautifully designed compound with two modern homes in the jungle, a private pool, and it's walkable to the beach. They offer direct booking at kembarnosara.com which saves you Airbnb service fees...
Structured content
Blog posts and property descriptions written specifically to answer the questions travelers ask AI
Technical setup
Schema.org markup, sitemap, robots.txt, and llms.txt — the files AI crawlers need to index your site
Destination authority
Area guides and local content that establish your site as the authoritative source for your market
Ongoing optimization
Fresh weekly content that signals to both Google and AI engines that your site is active and current
Your property should show up when travelers search nearby.
When someone opens Google Maps or Apple Maps and searches for places to stay near your property, will they find you? Most STR owners aren't listed — and they're missing one of the highest-intent traffic sources available.
Travelers searching on maps are already in your area or actively planning a trip there. They're not browsing — they're ready to book. A Google Business listing for your rental puts you right on the map alongside hotels and resorts, with your photos, reviews, and a direct link to your booking site.
DIY Maps Setup Guide
Step-by-step guide to listing your property on Google Maps and Apple Maps. Included with every site build.
Done-For-You Maps Setup
We handle the full setup — Google Business Profile, Apple Maps listing, photos, categories, and linking directly to your booking site.
Three steps. A few days. Done.
No technical skills needed. No property management software to learn. We handle everything.
Send Us Your Links
Share your Airbnb listing URL and iCal calendar link. That's all we need to get started. We scrape your listing data, photos, and reviews.
We Build Your Site
We design and build your custom direct booking website with live availability, guest inquiry form, rates, reviews, and everything your guests need.
You Go Live
Review your site, request any tweaks, and go live. Start sharing your booking link, saving on fees, and owning your guest relationships.
Simple pricing. Serious ROI.
One booking covers the cost. Everything after that is pure upside.
Direct Booking Site
Everything you need to go live and start taking direct bookings immediately.
One-time payment
Site + Blog Launch
Everything in Tier 1 plus a full SEO foundation to drive organic traffic from Google and AI search.
One-time payment
Growth Retainer
Ongoing content and optimization to keep your organic traffic growing month after month. Requires Site + Blog Launch.
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All plans include a 7-day delivery guarantee. Not happy? Full refund before launch.
The data is clear: content drives bookings.
Most STR owners are invisible on Google and completely absent from AI search. Here's what the research shows.
Most vacation rental owners aren't thinking about SEO. Even fewer are thinking about AI search. That's the opportunity. The posts we write today continue driving traffic for years — and every visitor who finds your site through Google or ChatGPT is a guest who skips the platform fees entirely.
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Stop giving Airbnb a cut of every booking.
Your property deserves its own home on the internet. Let's build it.
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