Commission-Free Direct Booking Website for Your Rental
What Commission-Free Actually Means
Some booking-site products charge a percentage of each reservation on lower tiers, which quietly rebuilds the platform-fee problem the site was supposed to solve. HostMoat's model is a flat subscription: $29/month covers the booking website for up to two properties, and the price does not rise with your revenue. A big month costs the same as a quiet one.
Be precise about the remaining cost: card processing. Stripe charges its standard published rate per transaction on any direct payment, on HostMoat or anywhere else. Marketing that claims a booking site costs nothing per booking is leaving that out.
The Math on a Real Stay
Take a $1,500 direct booking. Card processing at Stripe's published standard rate is roughly $44. The same stay booked through a platform carries that platform's host fee model and usually a guest-side service fee on top of your rate, which prices you higher without paying you more. The free fee calculator on this site compares your own numbers across the current platform fee models with processing deducted.
Built for Repeat Guests and Referrals
The realistic direct booking strategy is not leaving Airbnb; it is capturing the guests you already earned. Past guests, referrals, and people who search your property by name should land on a site you own, book at a price with no platform markup, and join your guest list for next season. HostMoat includes the guest CRM, email tools, and review requests that make the second booking happen.
- Stripe pricing (official) - Current card processing rates for direct payments.
- Free host fee calculator - Your annual platform cost versus direct.
- Direct Booking Website feature page - Everything the Pro booking site includes.
- What platform fees cost hosts - The fee models compared with sources.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does HostMoat take any percentage of my bookings?
No. HostMoat takes 0% of direct bookings on every plan. The subscription is the entire HostMoat cost: $29/month or $290/year for Pro with up to two properties.
So is a direct booking completely free?
Not completely, and honest marketing should say so: Stripe's standard card processing fee applies to each direct payment, as it does on any website that accepts cards. There is no HostMoat commission and no guest service fee on top.
Are there setup or hosting costs?
No. Hosting on a hostmoat.com subdomain is included, and connecting your own domain costs only whatever your registrar charges for the domain itself. SSL is provisioned automatically.
What happens if I downgrade?
The booking site is a Pro feature, so new direct bookings stop below Pro. Bookings, payments, and signed agreements already made remain in your account and your records.