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.

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Direct booking widget on Pro
Works alongside your existing tools
Payment links or pay-in-widget flows
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A rental's Calendar widget section: a live three-month preview, its embed code, and the color presets below

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.

Publish a focused booking layer

Use RentalBeam for the website-facing booking path while your front-desk, housekeeping, or PMS tools remain separate.

Support multiple rentals

Use rental tiers for several rooms or properties without turning the website embed into an enterprise project.

Offer faster payment when ready

Enable card payments on Pro and let guests see Stripe-supported payment methods based on their device, browser, and region.

Control booking rules before guests submit

Use advance notice, prep time, guest counts, custom fields, and pricing visibility controls to shape the request before review.

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.

Every room and channel in one calendar

Import iCal feeds from Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, or Google Calendar so open dates for each room in your hotel stay honest everywhere. RentalBeam aggregates them into one view and exports a combined feed back out.

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A rental's Calendar sync section: Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com calendars coming in, and the combined feed going back out

Approve every stay before it is confirmed

Guests submit dates, guest count, and a message from your hotel 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.

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A booking request open in the dashboard, with the guest, dates and total, and Confirm booking and Decline buttons

Get paid the way that fits, commission-free

Guests can pay by card in the widget through Stripe, follow a secure pay-later link after approval, or you can record a bank transfer or cash yourself, with a branded invoice PDF either way.

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A booking's Payments pane in the dashboard: the payment request sent to the guest, its amount and status, and the secure link

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.

  1. 1Guest chooses available dates and sends a request
  2. 2Host reviews the request and guest message
  3. 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.

  1. 1Guest submits the booking request
  2. 2Host confirms the booking and payment steps
  3. 3Guest pays later through a secure RentalBeam page
What most hosts here pick.

Fastest checkout

Pay in widget

Pro

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.

  1. 1Guest chooses dates and sees the amount due
  2. 2Guest pays in the widget with a Stripe-supported method
  3. 3Host receives the booking request and payment status
What most hosts here pick.

Frequently asked questions

Common questions for boutique and small hotels

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, 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 RentalBeam replace a hotel PMS?

No. RentalBeam is not a full PMS. It helps small hotels add live website availability, direct booking requests, secure payment links, and optional guest payments on Pro.

Can a small hotel use multiple rentals?

Yes. Plus and Pro support rental tiers and multiple iCal sources per rental, which can fit small properties that list several rooms as separate rentals.

Can guests pay directly from the hotel website?

On Pro, hosts can enable Stripe Connect guest payments and choose request-now-bill-later or pay-in-widget flows once payment setup is ready. Apple Pay and Google Pay may appear where supported by the guest device, browser, region, and connected Stripe account.

Can we keep pricing hidden?

Yes. Pricing can be visible or hidden, so small hotels can publish a simple request flow or a more checkout-like flow depending on the property.

Start free. Upgrade when it earns its keep.

Every plan runs on the same synced calendar foundation. Move up only when you need more rentals, your own look, or direct bookings.

Free

Live availability on your website

One rental, one iCal source, and a synced multi-month calendar embedded in about 2 minutes.

  • Import Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking.com, or any iCal feed
  • Multi-month calendar with light, dark, and auto themes
  • 25 display languages, mobile-ready
  • Simple script or iframe embed

Plus

Your calendar, your look

Your rentals with the full appearance studio, managed dates, and a combined two-way iCal export.

  • 1 or 3 rentals, or any number from 5 to 50, with 10 iCal sources each
  • Custom colors, background, fonts, and one-click presets
  • Managed dates with your own labels and colors, and your rate on open days
  • Combined iCal export and branding removal

Pro

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.

  • Booking requests with pricing shown or hidden
  • Seasonal and weekend pricing, fees, discounts, and coupon codes
  • Optional guest card payments through Stripe Connect
  • Custom guest fields, file uploads, and guest messaging

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.

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