Works with familiar booking platforms
Keep Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking.com in the mix while RentalBeam handles your website flow.
Pro booking widget
Accept direct bookings and guest payments from your website
Add a booking form to any page with one embed, and give guests a single path from open dates to a request, a secure payment link, or card payment in the widget. Airbnb and VRBO keep running alongside it.
Setup in ~2 minutes
No complex code
Paste into your existing website
Wallet options where supported via Stripe
your-rental.com/book
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Pick your dates
Guests
Up to 6
1
$280 × 4 nights$1,120
Cleaning fee$90
Total$1,210
About you
Full Name
John DoeJohn Doe
Email Address
john@example.comjohn@example.com
No charge yet. The host reviews your request first.
Quiet proof
Guests see familiar brands. Hosts keep one RentalBeam workflow.
Use RentalBeam as the booking layer on your website while keeping Airbnb, VRBO, and Booking.com in the mix. When you enable guest card payments on Pro, Stripe can show familiar card brands plus Apple Pay and Google Pay where the guest device, browser, region, and account setup support them.
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.
Third-party names and logos are used for identification only and remain the property of their respective owners.
Direct bookings in 3 steps
Sync your availability, paste the booking widget into your site, and keep guests on your website from dates to inquiry, secure pay-later, or payment on Pro.
1
Connect your availability
Add your Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, or other iCal sources so guests only request genuinely open dates.
2
Choose pricing and payment flow
Show pricing or keep it hidden, then set rates, seasonal overrides, fees, discounts, payment steps, custom fields, and booking rules.
3
Go live on your own website
Paste the booking form on your website and start receiving reservation requests, secure pay-later follow-up, or guest card payments from the same embedded form.
See the guest flow
Let guests stay on your site from open dates to the booking flow you choose
The booking form stays simple on purpose: guests choose dates, review the stay, and continue in the flow you choose. Keep it inquiry-first, approve first and send a secure payment link later, or let guests pay in the widget. Pricing can stay visible or hidden.
Real booking-form preview, not a mock screenshot
Guests stay on your website from dates to payment
Inquiry-first and card-payment flows use the same widget setup
your-rental.com/book
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The real RentalBeam demo booking form, shown the way your guests see it on your own website.
What Pro adds
A full booking back office, not just a form
Behind the widget guests see, Pro gives you request review, pricing tools, guest messaging, custom fields, and payments - all on your own website, with no commission and no RentalBeam booking fee.
Requests and review
Every request lands ready to decide on
A guest submits dates, guest count, and a message from your website. It arrives by email to up to three notification addresses and opens a secure review screen where you approve, decline, or send a payment link - all with the full stay in front of you.
- Up to 3 host notification emails with a secure review link
- Approve, decline, or send a payment request from one screen
- Booking rules - min/max stay, guest limits, notice, prep time - filter requests first
Pricing tools
Price it your way, discounts and all
Set nightly rates, override them for seasons, add cleaning or pet fees, and layer on length-of-stay discounts. Run coupon codes with usage limits and expirations. Show the total to guests or keep pricing hidden and quote manually after the request.
- Seasonal pricing, configurable fees, and discount rules
- Coupon codes with usage limits, minimum nights, and expiry
- Multi-currency pricing, shown or hidden per booking form
Guest messaging
Message guests without leaving your inbox
Booking notifications, confirmations, and payment receipts go out automatically in your brand color. Reply to a notification email from Gmail or Apple Mail and it reaches the guest; their reply comes back to you and is saved in the dashboard Messages tab. Your personal address is never shared.
- Automated guest emails in your brand accent color
- Reply from your inbox - the guest never sees your address
- Every message thread saved in the dashboard
Custom fields
Collect exactly the details each stay needs
Add the questions your booking actually needs - text, phone, dropdowns, dates, times, and more - up to 20 per rental. Add a file-upload field for a photo ID or document (up to 3 files, 10 MB each) and view it securely from the booking in your dashboard.
- Text, number, dropdown, checkbox, date, time, and phone fields
- Secure file uploads for photo ID or documents
- Guest-count controls for adults, children, and pets
Payments
Get paid the way that fits, with no commission
Pro takes no commission and no RentalBeam booking fee on your direct bookings. Let guests pay by card in the widget through Stripe, send a secure pay-later link after approval, split a deposit and balance, or record cash and bank transfers yourself - and send branded invoice PDFs either way.
- Zero RentalBeam commission - card payments only carry the standard Stripe fee
- Pay in widget, secure pay-later links, or deposits and split payments
- Branded invoice PDFs with customizable details
Everything in the box
The complete booking-widget feature surface
One embed, and every control a direct-booking host needs - grouped by how you actually use them.
Booking form widget
Take bookings your way
Stay inquiry-first or accept direct - on your terms, with the details you need.
Live availability
Optional pricing display
Custom fields
Guest counts
Booking rules
Request holds and reminders
Cancellation policies
Pricing and payments
Quote, discount, and collect - no commission, no RentalBeam booking fee.
Payment links
Split payments
Invoice PDFs
Seasonal pricing
Configurable fees
Discount rules
Coupon codes
Multi-currency
Offline payments and manual bookings
Polished and connected
A widget that looks like yours and keeps you in the loop.
Widget appearance
Host notifications
Responsive
Automated guest emails
Booking-ready foundation
The synced calendar that powers direct bookings
Built on synced availability
The booking widget works because the calendar underneath it stays accurate
RentalBeam builds the booking widget on a live calendar foundation that stays aligned with Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, and your own manual date controls.
If a date is blocked elsewhere, it should stay blocked here too.
Works with Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, and other iCal-friendly setups
Manual blocks, prep time, and booking windows still apply
Guest payments can be added without changing the guest-facing flow
Synced proof
If a stay is blocked elsewhere, it stays blocked here too
The booking form uses the same iCal sync foundation as the availability calendar, so direct requests reflect the same genuinely open dates your guests already see elsewhere.
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Why it works
What RentalBeam keeps together once direct bookings go live
RentalBeam gives independent hosts one direct-booking workflow that stays connected from open dates to host review, secure pay-later requests, invoice PDFs, and optional guest payments.
Keep availability, rules, and booking flow aligned
The booking widget uses the same synced availability, pricing visibility, rules, and date controls as the rest of your RentalBeam setup.
Give guests a payment path that fits how you host
Stay inquiry-first, approve first and send a secure payment link later, or let guests pay by card in the widget on Pro.
- 0%
- Commission and RentalBeam booking fees on your direct bookings
- 100%
- Of every direct booking stays yours - card payments only carry standard Stripe fees
- Your domain
- Bookings happen on your own website, not a third-party marketplace
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about vacation rental booking widgets
Does RentalBeam charge a commission or booking fee on Pro?
No. RentalBeam Pro takes zero commission and adds no RentalBeam 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 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.
What is a vacation rental booking widget?
A booking widget is a form embedded on your own website that lets guests send reservation requests directly to you. It shows current availability, optionally displays pricing, and collects guest details in one form.
Does the booking widget replace Airbnb or VRBO?
No - it works alongside them. You keep your existing listings on those platforms and add a direct booking option on your own website, so guests who find you directly have a clear path to contact and book with you.
Related Guides
Learn how synced availability, direct booking requests, payment setup, and a simple website embed fit together.
The rest of the widget set
A booking form, a calendar, and a map
The booking form is one of three embeddable RentalBeam widgets you can add to the same rental.
Ready to add bookings and payments to your website?
Start free, then upgrade to Pro when you want booking requests, secure pay-later links, invoice PDFs, and guest card payments on your own site - no full PMS or complex code required.