Integrations
Direct booking websites for the booking software you already use
Your property management system (PMS) already holds your calendar, your rates and your reservations. I build a custom website on top of it, so guests see live availability and book without anything being entered twice.
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Built by Cole Stark
10 years building, SEO-optimizing and advertising websites
How it connects
The software runs the bookings. The website brings the guests.
Booking software is good at calendars and payments. It is not built to rank on Google. A custom site splits the work so each part does what it is good at.
Calendar and rates
Availability and prices come from your booking software, so you keep one calendar.
Google search
Pages built around what guests search for in your area.
Checkout and payments
Guests pay through your booking software and its payment setup. I never handle card details.
AI answers
Clear, structured content that AI search tools can read and cite.
Channel sync
A direct booking closes the same dates on the platforms you list on.
Guests who know you
People who have heard your name and look you up.
Booking systems
Pick your booking system
Each page says what the system offers for an outside website, what it charges on direct bookings and how a custom build fits on top. Vendor details were last checked on Nov 10, 2026.
Hospitable
A custom site on your own domain, with Hospitable's booking widgets on every property page. The second site I have built runs on Hospitable.
- Direct bookings onProfessional and Mogul plans
- Direct Basic fee1% host fee, plus Stripe's fees
OwnerRez
A custom site on your own domain, with OwnerRez widgets for availability, quotes and booking. The first site I built runs on OwnerRez, which charges no booking fee.
- Booking feesNone
- Base price$40 a month for 1 property, $88 for 5
Something else
Lodgify, Hostaway, Guesty, Smoobu or another system. Tell me which one you use. I check what it lets an outside website do before I quote, and I say so plainly if it is a poor fit.
Tell me what you useBefore you choose
Guides and comparisons on booking software
Prices and fees in these come from each company's own pages and carry the date they were read.
Direct booking engines
A direct booking engine takes the reservation and the payment on your own website. What it does, what four common tools charge on a booking and how to pick.
Read itLodgify alternatives
Lodgify alternatives compared on price, the fee on a direct booking and the website you get: Hospitable, OwnerRez, Smoobu, Hostfully and a custom site.
Read itLodgify vs Hospitable
Lodgify vs Hospitable, compared for hosts who want direct bookings: plans, the fee on each booking, the website each one gives you and where a custom site fits.
Read itOwnerRez vs Hospitable
OwnerRez vs Hospitable for hosts who want direct bookings: what each costs at one and five properties, the fee on a booking, payments and website options.
Read itQuestions
Booking software and website FAQs
Which booking software do you build on?
I build on Hospitable and OwnerRez today, and each has its own page here. If you use something else, such as Lodgify, Hostaway, Guesty or Smoobu, tell me on the call. I check what it lets an outside website do before I quote, and I say so if it will not work well.
Do I have to switch booking software to get a custom website?
No, you do not have to switch booking software. The website is built on the system you already use, so your calendar, rates and reservations stay where they are. I only suggest a change if your current tool cannot show live availability or take a booking on an outside site.
Who takes the payment when a guest books on the website?
Your booking software takes the payment, through whichever payment setup it uses. The website hands the guest to that checkout, and the reservation lands in the same calendar as your other bookings. I do not collect or store guest card details, and the money never passes through me.
Will a direct booking block the same dates on the platforms?
Yes, as long as your booking software syncs your channels. A booking on the website is recorded in the software first, and the software closes those dates everywhere it is connected. That is the main reason to build on booking software and not on a standalone calendar.
What if I do not use any booking software yet?
If you have no booking software yet, I suggest one that fits your number of properties and how you take payments, and we set it up before the site is built. The guide to direct booking engines on this site explains what to look for and what the common tools charge.
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Why WentDirect
- Custom design, never a template
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- Works with your booking software
- One expert, start to finish
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