Inquiry
Guests send their dates and a message, and you reply before anything is confirmed.
Lake house hosts
Take direct lake house bookings without booking site commissions
Publish live lake house availability synced from Airbnb, Vrbo, and any iCal source, then let guests book direct from your website. Choose Inquiry, Request to book with a secure deposit link, or Instant book on Pro.
Free availability calendar
Deposit or pay-later on Pro
Works with Airbnb and Vrbo
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Direct bookings without buying a whole system. Accurate dates on your website, and payment only when it suits how you host.
Keep peak-summer dates in sync
Aggregate iCal feeds from Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo so your lake house calendar follows every platform you list on.
Turn repeat summer guests into direct bookings
Give returning lake house guests a direct request form instead of sending a visitor who already wants your dates back to Airbnb or Vrbo.
Take a deposit before peak weekends
On Pro, send a secure payment request for a deposit or balance after you approve, or collect payment in the widget.
Show pricing only when it helps
Publish a clear nightly total or keep pricing hidden and quote manually after reviewing the request.
Booking sites
Your dates match Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo. Paste each site's calendar link so open dates for your lake house match what they show. Free syncs one site; Plus and Pro sync them all.
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Booking requests
Approve every stay before it is confirmed. On Pro, each request from your lake house website arrives by email with the dates, guests and message.
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The phone app
A request reaches your phone. See the dates and total, then confirm or decline. On Android now, iPhone soon.
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Payments
Get paid the way that fits, commission-free. On Pro, send a deposit or balance link once you confirm, or let guests pay by card in the booking form.
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Booking types
Choose how guests book. Pick the booking type for your Pro booking form that matches how you already host.
Request to book
Guests send a request, you approve it, then you send a secure link for a deposit or the full amount.
Instant book
Guests see the total and pay by card in the booking form, through Stripe.
No website? Share one link. Every rental gets a link page with its photo, your words and your calendar to book from. Several rentals can share one page. Put it in your bio or send it to guests. On every plan.
Other ways hosts use RentalBeam. The same calendar and booking form, set up for nearby kinds of rental.
Related guides. Step-by-step guides for setting up your calendar, booking form and payments.
Frequently asked questions. Answers for lake house hosts, from setup to payments.
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, and that fee goes to Stripe, the same as any payment processor. Inquiry, 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, 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.
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 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.
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 with that booking in your dashboard. Your personal email address is never shared with the guest.
Can I take a deposit for a lake house booking?
Yes. On Pro, you can approve a stay and send a secure payment request for a deposit, balance, or full amount, or collect payment in the widget when your pricing is ready.
Can I keep my lake house on Airbnb and Vrbo?
Yes. RentalBeam imports iCal feeds and works alongside Airbnb, Booking.com, and Vrbo rather than replacing them.
Can I set seasonal pricing for summer versus off-season?
Yes. Pro includes seasonal pricing rules, discount rules, and coupon codes so peak weeks and quiet weeks can be priced differently.
Do I need a property management system for a lake house?
No. RentalBeam is a lighter, website-first option for independent lake house hosts who want synced availability and direct bookings without adopting a full PMS.
Free to start, live in about 2 minutes.
The availability calendar is free. Add booking requests, payment links and card payments on Pro.