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Bespoke site vs WordPress.
In both cases the site is yours. The difference isn't ownership — it's the work. Assembling and maintaining a WordPress (theme, plugins, security, updates), or a bespoke site with a booking engine, delivered and maintained by us.
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WordPress is the most-used open-source CMS in the world, and for good reasons: enormous flexibility, a vast ecosystem of themes and plugins, and the reassurance that the site is yours, hosted wherever you like. There are plenty of excellent short-term-rental sites built on WordPress. It would be dishonest to call it a poor choice — for anyone with technical skills, it's one of the most powerful options out there.
The difference is in the approach. With WordPress, a rental site with bookings is an assembly job: pick a theme, add a booking plugin, another for payments, another for multilingual, another for SEO, another for security and backups — then keep them all updated, compatible with each other and fast. That assembly and maintenance work falls on the owner (or on whoever they pay on an ongoing basis). NossoSite is a bespoke-designed site with the booking engine already built in, delivered ready and maintained by us — without the plugin salad.
We don't say one is good and the other bad — they're different approaches for different profiles. If you want total control, maximum flexibility and you have (or hire) someone who knows their way around, WordPress is hard to beat. If you prefer a professional site with direct bookings ready to use, without managing plugins or thinking about security, that's where we come in — and in both cases the site stays yours.
Approach difference, side by side
WordPress
NossoSite
How it's built
Assembly: a theme + several plugins (bookings, payments, languages, SEO, security) chosen and configured.
Bespoke-designed from scratch, with the booking engine already built in. Delivered ready to use.
Who owns the site
Yours (self-hosted): the site is yours and hosted wherever you like.
Yours too: the code and domain stay yours, with no platform lock-in.
Maintenance
Plugin updates, compatibility, security and backups are on you (or whoever you pay).
Maintained by us: updates, security and the booking engine running are on our side.
Booking engine
Depends on the booking plugin you pick and on keeping it integrated with payments and calendars.
Booking engine built in from the ground up, with calendar sync. No piecing parts together.
Performance and security
Depend on the plugins installed and on maintenance: more plugins, more points to watch.
Purpose-built to be lightweight and fast; no dozens of plugins weighing it down or opening gaps.
Flexibility
Practically unlimited: the ecosystem lets it grow into almost any feature.
Focused on what a rental needs; anything beyond that scope, we talk and build it bespoke.
What WordPress does well (and it's fair to say so)
Immense flexibility and ecosystem: themes and plugins for practically any need.
The site is yours and self-hosted — hosted wherever you like, with full control.
Many professionals know their way around it, and there are genuinely excellent rental sites on WordPress.
When each one makes sense
WordPress makes more sense if…
- You have technical skills, or a trusted developer to handle the maintenance.
- You want total control and maximum flexibility over every detail of the site.
- You don't mind managing plugins, updates, security and backups on an ongoing basis.
NossoSite makes more sense if…
- You want a professional site with direct bookings ready to use, without assembling it.
- You'd rather not manage plugins, updates or security — that's on us.
- You want a bespoke, fast site, with the code and domain staying yours.
If you'd rather have the site built bespoke and maintained, with the booking engine working without you assembling it or watching plugins — while still owning the code and domain — talk to us directly. No commitment.
PRICING
Clear packages, no small print.
Short-term rental website ready to receive direct bookings in 2 weeks. From €599 in the Professional package.
From€599Professional package · one-off payment
Essential
For those just starting out.
from €290
one-off payment
- Professional one-pager
- 1 language (PT or EN)
- Booking request form
- Google Business Profile setup
- RNT badge
- Delivery in 3 business days
Recomendado
Professional
For short-term rentals serious about direct bookings.
€599
one-off payment · most chosen
- Multi-page site (no page limit)
- Fully custom - no off-the-shelf templates
- Multilingual PT + EN + ES
- Direct booking engine with us
- Full on-page SEO (Google + Bing)
- Optimised Google Business Profile
- Schema.org LocalBusiness
- Domain and Hostinger/Vercel hosting (1 year)
- Delivery in 7 business days
Premium
Multi-property, channel manager integrated.
from €1,490
one-off payment · multi-property
- Multi-property site (up to 10 units)
- Multilingual PT + EN + ES + FR
- Advanced channel manager integration
- SEO editorial blog
- Advanced GMB + Maps optimisation
- Photo shoot (partnership)
- Email marketing setup
- Delivery in 14 business days
Monthly add-ons
Monthly costs depend on results and workload. Each case is unique - we talk before any commitment.
Maintenance & SEO
On requestSecurity updates, monitoring, continuous SEO and monthly report.
Ads Management
On requestGoogle Ads + Meta Ads, creatives, optimisation and reports. + media budget separate.
Social Media Management
On requestEditorial calendar, Instagram and Facebook posting, DM management and monthly report.
Content & Blog
On requestSEO-optimised articles - frequency adjusted to your goals.
Reply in under 4 business hours.
More questions? Talk via WhatsApp30-day guarantee
If the site is not live within the agreed deadline, we refund 50% of the investment. No questions asked.
PROCESS
From briefing to bookings, in 4 steps.
No empty promises, no elastic deadlines. You know exactly what you get and when.
- Step 01
Briefing
30 minutes understanding the property, target audience and local competition. We define booking goals.
01Step 01Briefing
30 minutes understanding the property, target audience and local competition. We define booking goals.
- 02Step 02
Proposal
Chosen package, deadline set, price closed. No surprises midway.
Step 02Proposal
Chosen package, deadline set, price closed. No surprises midway.
- Step 03
Build
Design, code, booking engine, multilingual. Daily follow-up via WhatsApp.
03Step 03Build
Design, code, booking engine, multilingual. Daily follow-up via WhatsApp.
- 04Step 04
Launch
Live domain, SSL, optimised Google Business Profile, management training. Ready to receive bookings.
Step 04Launch
Live domain, SSL, optimised Google Business Profile, management training. Ready to receive bookings.
FREQUENTLY ASKED
It's normal to have questions. Here are the main ones.
If yours isn't here, message us - reply in under 4 business hours.
No. We give you 1h of video training and WhatsApp support for everything - changing photos, updating prices, replying to guests. If you can use Instagram, you can use the dashboard.
Site live in 7 to 14 business days (depending on package). First direct bookings typically in the following 2-4 weeks - depending on the season and local SEO work.
Of course. We integrate calendars via iCal - a direct booking automatically blocks OTA availability and vice versa. No overbookings, no stress.
100% yours. Domain, code, photos, guest data - all in your name. You can take it to another provider at any time, no questions asked.
Hosting + domain: €60-80/year. Ongoing maintenance and SEO are optional (€30-90/month) - only if you want help, never required.
Yes, via Stripe or IfThenPay: international cards, MB WAY, Multibanco and reference. Money goes directly to your bank account.
We handle everything: proper privacy policy, no annoying cookie banner (we use Plausible without cookies), automatic receipts and visible RNT badge as legally required.
You have your own dashboard to change text, photos and prices without calling us - plus short video tutorials. For bigger changes (new page, redesign), WhatsApp support included.
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