RESOURCES
Resources for short-term rental owners
Here you'll find what can help you decide: cost guides, honest comparisons with the alternatives, blog articles and a full explanation of the booking engine.
GUIDES
Practical guides
In-depth articles on what makes a rental pay its way online: what a website costs, how to cut Booking and Airbnb commissions and what a booking engine is.
How much a short-term rental website costs
The answer depends on what the price covers: building the site, keeping it online and making changes over time. Here's what each part costs, what it costs with us and when the site pays for itself, with real numbers.
9 min read
How to cut Booking and Airbnb commissions
OTAs bring real demand and you don't need to leave them. What you can do is build a direct channel, so that some of your bookings stop paying the OTA's commission. Here's how, step by step.
9 min read
What is a booking engine
It's what turns your site from a shop window into a direct booking channel: it shows real availability, takes payment and confirms the stay, without the guest leaving your domain and with no OTA commission.
7 min read
Google Business Profile for short-term rentals
Google Business Profile is free, and it's often the first thing guests see when they search for "accommodation" in your town. The eligibility rules are specific and they change over time. This guide explains who can use it, how to set it up properly and how to link it to your website to win direct bookings.
10 min read
Tourist tax by municipality in Portugal
Portugal has no single tourist tax. Dozens of municipalities charge their own, each with its own rate, exemptions and cap on nights. This guide gives you the overall picture with examples you can check, but the rule never changes: confirm with the official source.
10 min read
How to register a short-term rental in Portugal
Registering an AL in Portugal is simpler than it looks, but the order matters: first the tax authority, then the prior notification on the government's online one-stop shop, and only then do you open. Here is the real process, step by step. It is for information only and is not legal advice.
9 min read
COMPARISONS
Honest comparisons
How we compare with real alternatives: Lodgify, Amenitiz and relying on OTAs alone. Only facts you can check, including each option's strengths.
NossoSite vs Lodgify
Lodgify and NossoSite both give you a website with direct bookings, but they charge differently. Lodgify is a monthly subscription with no booking commission, and you build the site yourself from a template. With us, you pay €29 a month with no setup fee, or €390 once and €99 a year, also with no booking commission, and we build the site and make the changes.
NossoSite vs Amenitiz
Amenitiz is strong for hotels and guesthouses, with a complete PMS and channel manager: you pay a subscription for your hotel operations, website included. With us, you pay €29 a month with no setup fee, or €390 once and €99 a year, with no booking commission, for a website made for your property, with changes handled by us.
Your own website vs Booking/Airbnb only
The platforms bring real demand, and most hosts should stay on them. But relying on them alone comes at a cost: around 15% of every booking, and visibility decided by an algorithm. Your own website is the missing channel for growing your share of direct bookings, where we charge no commission.
NossoSite vs Smoobu
Smoobu is an all-in-one platform with a mature channel manager: you pay a subscription per property and build your site from a template. With us, you pay €29 a month with no setup fee, or €390 once and €99 a year, with no commission on bookings, and we look after the site and any changes.
NossoSite vs Avantio
Avantio is a suite built for managers running dozens of units. The difference lies in scale and in what you pay for: Avantio is an operations platform on subscription, while we build a custom site for one to ten units, for €29 a month or €390 once plus €99 a year, with no booking commission.
Custom-built site vs WordPress
Both give you a website on your own domain. The difference is who does the work: with WordPress, you assemble and maintain the theme, plugins, security and updates; with us, the site is custom-built and maintained by us, for €29 a month or €390 once plus €99 a year, with no booking commission.
BLOG
From the blog
Articles on direct bookings, commissions, calendars and the technology choices that affect your bookings and the cost of being online.
- Marketing8 min
Época baixa no Alojamento Local: como ter reservas de novembro a março
Menos turistas não tem de querer dizer casa vazia. Quem viaja no inverno, as datas a marcar já, as ofertas que resultam e como usar estes meses para chegar à Páscoa com reservas diretas.
- Reservas Diretas9 min
Como criar um site para Alojamento Local: o que tem de ter e por onde começar
Domínio em seu nome, motor de reservas sincronizado com a Booking e o Airbnb, pagamentos, idiomas e informação legal. O guia prático, com os erros que mais vemos em sites de AL.
- Operação8 min
Booking ou Airbnb: qual é melhor para o seu Alojamento Local?
Comissões, pagamentos, cancelamentos e relação com o hóspede: o que muda entre a Booking e o Airbnb para quem anuncia em Portugal, e porque a melhor resposta raramente é só uma.
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