Bed-and-breakfast owners
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.
Why it fits
RentalBeam keeps the guest-facing website flow focused: accurate dates, and payment only when it suits how you host.
Inquiry-only and bill-later flows are ideal when guests ask questions and hosts confirm details before payment.
Publish live availability and a direct booking form from your existing website instead of adopting enterprise hotel software.
On Pro, approve the stay and then send a secure payment link for the deposit, balance, or full amount due.
On Pro, guests get a simple hosted payment page and PDF payment details when you send a payment request after approval.
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.
Guests submit dates, guest count, and a message from your bed-and-breakfast 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.
Confirmations and receipts send automatically in your brand color. Reply to a booking email from Gmail or Apple Mail and it reaches the guest; their reply comes back and is saved in the dashboard. Your personal address stays private.
We never take a cut of what you charge. Approve a stay and send a secure pay-later link for a deposit or balance, let guests pay by card in the widget through Stripe, or record a bank transfer yourself, with a branded invoice PDF either way.
Booking flows
Start inquiry-first, request payment after approval, or take payment in the widget when your pricing and payout setup are ready.
Lowest commitment
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.
Approval first
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.
Fastest checkout
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.
Related solutions
Compare the same booking engine through nearby host types, then pick the one closest to what you rent.
Vacation rental hosts
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.
Boutique and small hotels
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.
Campgrounds and glamping hosts
Show campsite or glamping availability, collect the guest details you need, and choose inquiry-first, payment-after-approval, or pay-in-widget flows on Pro.
Common questions for bed-and-breakfast owners
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.
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.
Yes. RentalBeam Pro includes coupon codes, percentage and fixed-amount discount rules, seasonal prices, and a weekend price. 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.
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 VAT (20%)" 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.
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 with that booking in your dashboard. Your personal email address is never shared with the guest.
Yes. RentalBeam is best for independent hosts who want live website availability and direct booking workflows without adopting a full PMS.
Yes. On Pro, you can configure the booking form widget to stay inquiry-first, or use request-now-bill-later so payment only happens after you review and approve the stay.
Yes, on Pro, when Stripe Connect guest payments are enabled and the selected payout account is ready. Wallet options such as Apple Pay and Google Pay depend on Stripe, browser, device, and region support.
No. RentalBeam lets hosts show pricing or keep it hidden, which works well when you prefer to quote manually before sending payment details.
Continue with the practical setup and strategy guides behind this solution.
Every plan runs on the same synced calendar foundation. Move up only when you need more rentals, your own look, or direct bookings.
Live availability on your website
One rental, one iCal source, and a synced multi-month calendar embedded in about 2 minutes.
Your calendar, your look
Your rentals with the full appearance studio, managed dates, and a combined two-way iCal export.
Direct bookings, zero commission
Add the booking form widget and take direct bookings with no commission and no RentalBeam booking fee. Card payments carry only Stripe's fee.
Not sure direct bookings are worth it? Calculate what OTA commissions cost you per year
Start with a free availability calendar, then add booking requests, secure pay-later links, payment PDFs, and optional guest card payments on Pro.
