Holiday rental · Direct booking
A booking website for your holiday rental
Do you rent out a flat, a chalet or a holiday home? A website in your own name lets your guests book directly with you, alongside or instead of the big platforms.
Why direct booking
Rental platforms bring visibility, but they take a commission on every booking and keep the relationship with your guests. With your own website, returning guests and those who find you through a recommendation book with you, on the terms you set.
Your website also presents your property the way you want: large photos, a precise description, the surroundings, access, house rules.
Possible features
Every website is built around the way you rent. It can include, among other things:
- an availability calendar and instant or on-request booking;
- online card payment and a security deposit held as a card pre-authorisation;
- several languages to welcome guests from all over Europe;
- a management area you can use from your phone;
- extra services, for example products offered on site.
A project quoted individually
A booking website is more complete than a showcase website: the price depends on the number of properties, the languages and the payment features. After a first conversation, you receive a written fixed-price quote. Payment provider and hosting fees are billed directly by those providers.
Real example
Mar i Sol, rentals on the Catalan coast
Mar i Sol offers holiday rentals in Perpignan and Canet-en-Roussillon. The website lets guests book and pay directly, with no intermediary platform.
It combines instant or on-request booking, an availability calendar, card payment with Stripe and a security deposit held as a card pre-authorisation. Boxes are sold via QR code in the accommodation, management is done on mobile, and the website is available in three languages: French, English and Spanish. It scores 100/100 on Lighthouse on mobile.
Frequently asked questions
Your questions, my answers.
Can I keep Airbnb or Booking at the same time?
Yes. Many owners keep a platform for visibility and use their website for direct bookings. The calendar then needs to be kept up to date on both sides; we’ll work out together the simplest solution for your situation.
Is online payment secure?
Payment is handled by a specialist provider such as Stripe. Card details don’t pass through your website and are never stored by Pixea.
My property is in Switzerland. Is that possible?
Yes. The first example, Mar i Sol, is in France, but the same approach works for a flat in Lausanne, a chalet in Valais or a house in the canton of Vaud.
Can I manage several properties?
Yes, the website can present several properties, each with its own photos, rates and calendar. The number of properties is taken into account in the quote.
Will my website appear on Google?
The website is delivered with solid foundations: fast, well-structured pages, carefully written titles and descriptions, in several languages if needed. No ranking is guaranteed, but your guests can find you by your name and the name of your property.
Next step
Let’s talk about your new website.
Describe your project in a few lines: you will receive a clear proposal, with no obligation.
or write directly to contact@pixea.ch