Channels & direct booking
Three ways guests find and use your units, all feeding the same calendar and inbox.
| Screen | What it’s for | Guides |
|---|---|---|
| Airbnb | Connect the channel, enable properties, map units, push content/availability/pricing, watch live sync status. | Connect Airbnb · Map your units · What syncs, and which way |
| Bookings to Review | Channel updates held for a human - money changes, conflicts, cancellations. Routine events flow straight through. | Handle bookings held for review |
| Booking website | Your own direct-booking site: General, Design, Properties, and Pages tabs. Published, it’s public and crawlable. | Build your booking website · Add pages |
| Guest app | The self-service PWA for in-stay guests: reservation, check-in wizard, Wi-Fi, house info, messages. | Set up the guest app |
Why direct matters
Section titled “Why direct matters”Channel bookings pay commission; direct ones don’t. The booking website plus WhatsApp gives repeat guests a commission-free path - and Stay N Host treats both identically: same calendar, same verification flow, same books. The full comparison is Direct bookings vs Airbnb bookings.
Getting started
Section titled “Getting started”- First connection: Connect Airbnb, then Map your units to Airbnb.
- The guest app is configured per property - Set up the guest app - and shared as a link or QR code at check-in.
- The website goes live only when you publish it; drafts are invisible to the world: Build your booking website.