Short-term rental websites
Holiday home
Websites for holiday homes.
Your place isn't a room on a list — it's a whole house for a family. An own website shows it as one, with a direct booking engine and an always-current calendar.
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People renting a holiday home rarely book on impulse. It's a family planning the August week, or a group of friends sorting out New Year's. They want to see the whole house — the kitchen they'll cook in, the garden the kids will play in, exactly how many beds there are. On a Booking-style listing, with six cropped photos and a generic title, that decision is hard to close.
We build own websites for holiday homes with a gallery that walks through the house room by room, an availability calendar by season (high, mid, low) and a direct booking engine. A guest who books with you once and loves it comes back next year — and in a holiday home the repeat guest is the single most valuable asset you have. A website is where that relationship lives, off the platform that charges commission every time they return.
Where the listing falls short
A whole house won't fit in a listing
Families want to see kitchen, bedrooms, garden and outdoor space before booking a full week. Six Booking photos won't do it.
Confusing seasons and pricing
High, mid and low season at different prices. Without a clear calendar you waste time answering the same email over and over.
Repeat guests still pay commission
The family that loved it and wants to return books through the OTA again — and you pay commission on a guest who was already yours.
Why an own site with a booking engine wins
01
Whole-house gallery
Each room with its own photos, floor plan and equipment list. The family decides with confidence and books without hesitation.
02
Built-in season calendar
Availability and price per season straight in the booking engine, synced with Booking and Airbnb. Zero overbooking.
03
Build repeat-guest loyalty
Capture the email on the first stay and invite them to book directly for next year — no commission, with a loyalty discount.
04
Weekly stays are worth more
On a €1,200/week booking, 15% commission is €180 gone. Each direct booking pays for a good chunk of the site.
What goes on the site
- Room-by-room gallery
- Season calendar
- Direct booking engine
- House equipment list
- Map and surroundings
- Long-stay discounts
- Email capture for repeat guests
- Multilingual PT/EN
Searches we help you win
- holiday home to rent with garden
- holiday house family 8 people
- rent holiday home August week
- holiday home with pool north Portugal
- holiday house book direct with owner
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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.
TESTIMONIALS
What owners say.
“We were getting almost everything via Booking. With the new site and direct WhatsApp, now most bookings come without paying commission.”
JMJoana MarquesOwner, Villa Vale Flores“The 4-language site changed everything. We get French and Spanish guests who never used to find us on Booking.”
CSCarlos SousaOwner, Rio Neiva“We opened in 2025 and within weeks the site was bringing orders and tasting bookings via WhatsApp. It changed how we reach customers.”
CICláudia IsabelWine shop, Macedo de Cavaleiros“We were getting almost everything via Booking. With the new site and direct WhatsApp, now most bookings come without paying commission.”
JMJoana MarquesOwner, Villa Vale Flores“The 4-language site changed everything. We get French and Spanish guests who never used to find us on Booking.”
CSCarlos SousaOwner, Rio Neiva“We opened in 2025 and within weeks the site was bringing orders and tasting bookings via WhatsApp. It changed how we reach customers.”
CICláudia IsabelWine shop, Macedo de Cavaleiros
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.
Still have questions?
Reach us through your preferred channel - we reply in under 4 business hours.
LET'S TALK
Ready to stop paying commissions?
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