Property Management System for holiday rentals | Features
Take online and offline bookings
Secure instant guest reservations
Guests are visiting your website to book a holiday - so let them.
- It will increase bookings
- the no. 1 benefit when we ask our current Bookster property managers. - Answer your users' questions:
- Is the property available?
- How much is it?
Take payments through Payment Gateways
Collect money from your guests easily and consign the hassle of bank transfers to history.
Learn more about payment gateways
Add vacation rental rates
Price for low, mid, high and peak seasons.
Represent your prices over the course of a year.
In addition, add seasonal pricing strategies for higher efficiency.
- Weekly with short breaks
- OR
- Nightly with weekend boost
Select your preferred currency and off you go.
Extras & add-ons
Request and pay for additional items when booking.
Capture guest requirements at time of booking.
Cots, linens, champagne on arrival, late check-out, early check-in etc.
Guests can request or purchase additional items while booking their stay.
- Additional persons
- Charge flat-fee, per-night or per-person
- Free items
- Mandatory items
Email notifications
Stay in the loop.
Instant notification emails to your guest and yourself.
Guests and Managers get notification emails when a booking is:
- created
- cancelled
- updated by a guest
Additional notifications can be setup - see 'Save time - automate'
Calendar and availability sharing
Reduce double bookings, spread the word.
Use iCal for a smart way to share availability.
- View holiday let availability in any standard calendar (e.g. Google, Apple Calendar)
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Share your availability with multiple marketing channels.
See our list of iCal compatible websites.
Automate your payment processes
Fed up chasing payments? We can help and then some.
- Automated request for balance payment.
- Automated request for damage deposit payment before arrival
- Automated refund of damage deposits
- Create Promo codes to allow users to redeem vouchers and discounts
You can manage these transactions through your own payment gateway. Automatic refunds are currently supported using Sage Pay, Paypal Pro, Worldpay and Stripe
Guest reviews
Gather and moderate reviews.
- Guests can add reviews on your properties
- Add guest book reviews manually
- Full integration with Feefo - Learn more
- Include Tripadvisor reviews with your property.
Arrivals report
Keep on top of arriving guests.
An easy way to make sure your properties are ready for your next guest.
- See and organise all arrivals and departures
- See your turnaround window for servicing
- See which properties are being serviced and when they're ready
- Setup staff to make management even simpler
Business Insights
View booking sources, how long guests typically stay and how far in advance they are booking.
Compare all your properties next to each other to pick out poor performers and take action.
- Booking sources
- Length of stay
- Booking latency
- Property comparison
Marketing channels
Get more bookings from other websites.
- Publish rates, availability and take bookings with Booking.com
- Publish your listings to multiple websites
- Take bookings from multiple sources
- Switch on/off in a blink
Email marketing
Engage your users with slick, branded emails.
Send to:
- Newsletter subscribers
- Enquirers
- Reviewers
- Previous guests
- Your own imported list
Also, amazing reporting for seeing who is viewing or clicking.
Dedicated template and custom websites
Let your guests search, browse and book your holiday rentals securely - all in one place on your own Bookster website.
- Mobile friendly
- HTTPS
- Search engine optimised
- Availability searching
- User tested and secure
Need a custom design? We do that too
Availability widget
Already have your own website? Add your Availability and prices by placing the iframe calendar onto your website.