Works with familiar booking platforms
Keep Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking.com in the mix while RentalBeam handles your website flow.
Beach house and coastal hosts
A beach house booking widget for commission-free direct stays
Show synced beach house availability on your own website and take direct booking requests with the dates, guest counts, and deposits you need. Keep it inquiry-first or accept guest card payments on Pro.
Free availability calendar
Deposits and pay-later on Pro
Works alongside Airbnb and VRBO
Works alongside your stack
Your website booking flow, connected to familiar platforms and payments
RentalBeam handles the host workflow while iCal feeds keep availability aligned. Stripe supports guest card payments and wallet options such as Apple Pay and Google Pay where available on Pro.
Supports many major cards and wallets on Pro
Turn on guest payments when you are ready. Card brands and wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay appear where Stripe, device, browser, and region support them.
Secure card processing
Hosts use RentalBeam day to day. Stripe supports card processing and payouts underneath the same host workflow.
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Product facts
What this setup gives you
What you get before you publish a direct booking path.
- 0%
- OTA commission on direct beach house booking requests from your own website
- ~2 min
- To turn your iCal links into a live beach house availability calendar
- 3
- Booking flows on Pro: inquiry only, bill later, or pay in widget
- 5
- Curated map themes to show guests where your beach house is, on Plus and Pro
Why it fits
A direct booking path without overbuying software
RentalBeam keeps the guest-facing website flow focused: accurate dates, and payment only when it suits how you host.
Keep high-season weeks accurate
Sync iCal feeds from Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking.com so prime coastal weeks stay aligned and avoid double bookings.
Capture direct demand from your own pages
Give beach house visitors a booking form on your site instead of pushing high-intent guests back to an OTA listing.
Take a deposit to hold prime weeks
On Pro, send a secure deposit or balance request after approval, or let guests pay in the widget at checkout.
Set the rules a coastal stay needs
Use guest counts, advance notice, prep time, and custom fields to shape each request before you confirm.
Dashboard
The back office behind your booking widget
The calendar and form are what visitors see. Behind them sits the RentalBeam dashboard where you review, manage, and get paid for every booking - all on your own website, and we never take a cut.
Synced availability
Keep prime coastal weeks in sync
Import iCal feeds from Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, or Google Calendar so open dates for your beach house stay honest everywhere. RentalBeam aggregates them into one view and exports a combined feed back out.
- Aggregate up to 10 iCal sources into one calendar on Plus and Pro
- Availability refreshes automatically, at most every 15 minutes
- Export one combined feed back to the tools that accept it
Request review
Approve every stay before it is confirmed
Guests submit dates, guest count, and a message from your beach house website. Each request arrives by email with a secure review link where the full stay is in front of you to approve, decline, or send a payment request.
- Up to 3 host notification emails per request on Pro
- Approve, decline, or send a payment request from one screen
- Booking rules screen each request before it reaches you
Pricing tools
Price high season and hold prime weeks
Set nightly rates for your beach house, override them by season, add cleaning or pet fees, and layer on length-of-stay discounts. Run coupon codes, or keep pricing hidden and quote manually after reviewing the request.
- Seasonal pricing, configurable fees, and discount rules on Pro
- Coupon codes with usage limits and expiry
- Show the total to guests or keep pricing hidden
Payments
Take a deposit, commission-free
Send a secure pay-later link for a deposit or balance after approval, let guests pay by card in the widget through Stripe, or record a bank transfer yourself - with a branded invoice PDF either way.
- Zero RentalBeam commission - card payments carry only the standard Stripe fee
- Deposits and split payments, pay in widget, or record off-platform payments
- Branded, customizable invoice PDFs on Pro
What your guests receive
Every email is sent under your name, and you can see it first
Request received, payment request, confirmed, changed, canceled, reminders: each one carries your rental name, your colors and your logo. Preview any of them from the Emails tab, or send yourself a test before a guest ever gets one.
The moment they submit
Dates, length and total, so the guest knows the request landed.
When you ask for money
One amount, one due date, one button. Your business name and address on it.
When it is confirmed
What was paid, what was booked, and that nothing else is due.
Booking flows
Choose the guest path that matches how you host
Start inquiry-first, request payment after approval, or take payment in the widget when your pricing and payout setup are ready.
Lowest commitment
Inquiry only
Hosts who want to screen, quote, or reply manually before anything is confirmed.
Guests send dates and details from your website. You review the request and reply with the next step.
- 1Guest chooses available dates and sends a request
- 2Host reviews the request and guest message
- 3Host replies, confirms manually, or declines
Approval first
Request now, bill later
Hosts who want a clear booking request first, then a secure payment link after approval.
Guests send the request, you approve it, then send a secure payment request for deposit, balance, or full payment.
- 1Guest submits the booking request
- 2Host confirms the booking and payment steps
- 3Guest pays later through a secure RentalBeam page
What most hosts here pick.
Fastest checkout
Pay in widget
Hosts with reliable pricing who want guests to complete card payment during the website flow.
Guests choose dates, review the total, and pay in the booking widget when Stripe-powered payments are enabled.
- 1Guest chooses dates and sees the amount due
- 2Guest pays in the widget with a Stripe-supported method
- 3Host receives the booking request and payment status
What most hosts here pick.
How to use it
A practical path from website dates to a confirmed booking
Start with the piece that solves today's problem, then add the booking and payment layers when the guest journey is ready.
Availability first
Publish live beach house availability
Start with the calendar widget so guests can see open weeks at a glance.
ExploreBooking layer
Add the Pro booking form
Collect dates, guest counts, and stay details from your beach house site, then review before payment.
ExplorePayments
Take deposits or in-widget payment
Use secure pay-later links or pay-in-widget on Pro once your seasonal pricing is ready.
ExploreNo PMS migrationBooking widget on ProWallets appear where supported
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Vacation rental hosts
A vacation rental booking engine that fits your website flow
Show synced availability from Airbnb, VRBO, and any iCal source on your website. Then, on Pro, give guests a booking form where they can inquire, get a payment link after you approve, or pay directly in the widget.
Bed-and-breakfast owners
B&B booking software for hosts who still want a human touch
Give guests a professional B&B booking path without adopting a full PMS. Use inquiry-first requests, send secure payment links after approval, or enable Stripe-powered guest payments on Pro when your pricing is ready.
Boutique and small hotels
Small hotel booking software for your existing website
Add a direct booking widget, live availability, and optional guest payments to your hotel website. RentalBeam handles the guest-facing booking path while your front-desk and operations tools stay separate.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions for beach house and coastal hosts
Does RentalBeam charge a commission or booking fee on Pro?
No. RentalBeam Pro takes no commission and no booking fee - your direct booking revenue is 100% yours. The booking form widget, guest payment workflow, coupon codes, seasonal pricing, custom fields, and booking rules are all included. The only cost when a guest pays by card through RentalBeam is the standard Stripe card-processing fee, which is paid to Stripe, not RentalBeam. Inquiry-only and pay-later flows have no per-transaction cost.
Does RentalBeam take a commission on my direct bookings?
No. RentalBeam never takes a commission on your booking revenue on any plan, and Pro adds no RentalBeam booking or application fee. If a guest pays by card through RentalBeam, only the standard Stripe card-processing fee applies - that fee goes to Stripe, the same as any payment processor. Inquiry-only, pay-later, and off-platform bookings (such as bank transfer) have no per-transaction cost at all.
Does RentalBeam support coupon codes and discounts?
Yes. RentalBeam Pro includes coupon codes, percentage and fixed-amount discount rules, and seasonal pricing tiers. You can run promotional codes for repeat guests, configure off-season discounts, and combine them with custom fees and booking rules from the same booking form widget setup.
Can I charge sales tax, VAT, or occupancy tax on my booking form?
Yes. RentalBeam Pro supports percentage fees built for taxes: you enter the rate (up to three decimals, so rates like 8.875% work) and it is calculated on the discounted subtotal plus your other fees, the same base tax authorities use. The rate can be added on top of your prices (US-style sales tax) or shown as already included in them (EU-style VAT, with an "Includes Tax" line under the total). You can exclude individual fees from the tax base when your jurisdiction does not tax them, and guests see the tax clearly labeled with the rate. Fixed per-person tourist taxes are also supported through per-guest-per-night fees with child age rules.
Can I message guests from my email inbox?
Yes. On Pro, every booking notification email includes a reply address linked to that booking. Reply in Gmail, Apple Mail, or any email app and your message goes to the guest. When they reply, it comes back to your inbox and is saved in the dashboard Messages tab. Your personal email address is never shared with the guest.
Can guests pay online for a beach house stay?
On Pro, hosts can enable Stripe Connect guest payments and choose pay-in-widget or secure pay-later flows. The availability calendar itself is free on every plan.
Can I keep my beach house on Airbnb and VRBO?
Yes. Keep the beach house listed wherever it earns, and point those calendars here. Your own site then shows the same free nights the listing sites do.
Can I require a deposit before confirming a coastal week?
Yes. On Pro, use request-now-bill-later to approve the stay first, then send a secure payment request for a deposit, balance, or full amount.
Is RentalBeam a full beach rental management system?
No. RentalBeam focuses on synced website availability and direct booking requests for independent coastal hosts, with optional guest payments on Pro, rather than full PMS operations.
Beach house and coastal hosts
How RentalBeam fits the way beach house and coastal hosts work
RentalBeam gives beach house and coastal hosts live availability on their own website with automatic iCal sync from Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, Google Calendar, and any other iCal-compatible source. The availability calendar is available on the Free plan, while Plus and Pro add more control over sources, managed dates, combined exports, custom colors, branding removal, and per-source sync health. On Pro, the same calendar becomes a real direct-booking surface with a booking form widget, coupon codes, seasonal pricing, configurable booking fees, custom guest fields, booking rules, and optional inline guest card payments through Stripe Connect.
RentalBeam works alongside your OTA listings rather than replacing them. It is not a full PMS, a channel manager, or a website builder. What it does is take you from a plain website calendar to direct bookings on your own site.
Start with a live availability calendar
- Free plan available: one rental, one iCal source, a multi-month view, and an embeddable availability widget.
- Any iCal source: Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, Google Calendar, and other feeds that export iCal or ICS.
- Automatic syncing: RentalBeam refreshes availability through iCal so your website never relies on manual updates.
- Built for real websites: responsive layouts, widgets translated into 25 languages, and embed options for Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, Webflow, and any builder that accepts HTML or scripts.
- More control on Plus: managed dates, custom colors, branding removal, and a combined export URL back out to other calendar tools.
Grow into direct bookings on the same foundation
- Booking form widget on Pro: add a direct booking form alongside your availability calendar so guests can inquire, wait for approval and a secure payment link, or pay in the widget from your own website.
- Flexible payment path: stay inquiry-first, approve requests and send a secure payment link later, or enable guest card payments when you want a faster checkout flow. Apple Pay and Google Pay can appear where supported by Stripe, the guest device, browser, region, and the host's connected account setup.
- Host controls: seasonal pricing, configurable booking fees, percentage and fixed-amount discount rules, coupon codes, multi-currency pricing, split payment steps, invoice PDFs, custom guest fields, guest-count settings for stays, and booking rules (booking window, advance notice, prep time, minimum and maximum length).
- Sync visibility: track Healthy, Stale, or Error status per source and see export access activity from your dashboard.
Keep 100% of your direct bookings
RentalBeam Pro is a single direct-booking plan with no commission and no booking fee. It unlocks the booking form widget, guest-payment workflow, coupon codes, seasonal pricing, custom fields, booking rules, host email tools, and reply-from-inbox guest messaging. RentalBeam never takes a cut of your booking revenue. When a guest chooses to pay by card through RentalBeam, the only deduction is the standard Stripe card-processing fee, which is paid to Stripe - not RentalBeam. Inquiry-only, pay-later, and off-platform bookings (such as bank transfer) carry no per-transaction cost at all.
Install on every major website builder
- WordPress: availability calendar guide • direct booking guide
- Wix: availability calendar guide • direct booking guide
- Squarespace: availability calendar guide • direct booking guide
- Webflow: availability calendar guide • direct booking guide
Typical setup flow
- Copy your iCal URL: get the export link from Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, or another iCal-compatible source.
- Create your widget: paste the feed into RentalBeam and preview your availability calendar instantly.
- Embed it on your website: add the snippet to Wix, Squarespace, WordPress, Webflow, and any builder that accepts HTML or scripts.
- Add bookings when you are ready: on Pro, keep inquiry-first, send payment after approval, or turn on guest card payments from the same setup.
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Build the booking flow that fits your business.
Start with a free availability calendar, then add booking requests, secure pay-later links, payment PDFs, and optional guest card payments on Pro.