Vacation cabins · glamping · apartments Booking and Slowhop take up to 25%, your own website gives it back to you

A website for your cabins,
bookings without commission.

You rent out cabins, but most of the bookings come through Booking or Slowhop, so every season you hand them thousands in commission. Your own website keeps that money with you. I built websites like that for three properties in the Tatras: Huba Home, Tatra Cottages, Zakątek pod Tatrami. PageSpeed 99/100, delivery from 5 working days, direct booking form, calendar sync with Booking. No WordPress, no plugins, no break-in risk, no monthly subscription.

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from 1 299 zł delivery from 5 days

99/100 PageSpeed mobile

0% commission vs Booking 15-25%

3 projects in the Tatras

prowincjatatracottages.pl

Website for vacation cabins Prowincja Tatra Cottages, Lokal360 project example

Loss calculator

How much do you leave at Booking every year?

Pick a preset or adjust the sliders. See the exact amount you lose right now and how much you reclaim over 5 years with your own system.

Quick start, pick a property type:

Rented nights per year 180

Average nightly rate 450 zł

Booking / Slowhop / Airbnb commission 18%

You give away in commission per year

14 580 zł

to Booking / Slowhop / Airbnb

You can reclaim over 5 years

21 870 zł

~30% direct bookings = a used Audi A4

Your own booking system 3 999 zł pays back in: 4 months

3 mo. 6 mo. 12 mo.

After payback, every next booking = 100% yours

Reclaim 4 374 zł per year

Booking system 3 999 zł net, pays back in 4 months. After that, pure profit.

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These savings do not require the 3 999 zł system. You start in manual mode from the Showcase at 1 299 zł: the guest fills in the form, you confirm the date by phone or email, and that booking goes through without the portal commission. A system with online payments (from 3 999 zł) is a later automation, not the entry threshold.

Numbers based on the assumption that you redirect 30% of bookings to your own website. That is the realistic average from 18+ cabin and guesthouse projects. Over time (6-12 months) you can reach 40-50%.

No risk of an empty calendar

Booking stays, the calendar does not empty out

The most common fear sounds like this: if I pull bookings away from the portals, my calendar will go empty. That does not happen, because your own channel does not replace Booking, it takes over part of it. Booking makes sense as a traffic source at the start, when nobody knows you yet and you need your first guests and your first reviews. Your own website does not switch off that stream, it takes over part of the new bookings and above all the returns, meaning guests who have already stayed with you and next time want to book directly. This is not giving up Booking, it is adding a second tap next to the first.

The myth that it is „better to share the commission than to sit empty” holds only as long as the portal is your only tap. Once you have your own channel, the same dates that would have sold anyway you now sell without the portal commission, while Booking still fills the empty gaps. That is why the answer to „do not list at all, that is 0%” is: no, keep listing, just build the direct channel in parallel and slowly move returning guests over to it.

What brings in direct bookings

Google profile + 360° tour

A guest who types your property name into Google lands on a full profile with a tour of the interior and a link straight to you, instead of a Booking listing surrounded by cheaper competitors.

Google reviews and local SEO

Actively collecting reviews on your profile plus a website tuned for local phrases lift you in the map results, right where the guest is looking for a place to stay nearby.

A „cheaper when direct” perk

A small incentive for booking directly (for example a discount or a later check-out) moves the guest's decision from the portal to your form. Part of the commission you would have paid anyway comes back to the guest and to you.

Newsletter and SMS to past guests

A short message after check-out with a link to book directly for the next season turns a one-off Booking guest into a regular direct customer.

A QR code at check-out

A sticker or card with a QR code by the exit leads straight to your booking page. The guest saves the property before they forget the name and go back to a search engine.

The 30/70 strategy in short

The goal is not „0% commission”, but moving from roughly 18% on average down to about 9% through a 30% Booking, 70% direct split. Booking for the start and for empty gaps, your own channel for returns.

Booking for the start, your own channel for returns

The portal stays. You simply stop handing it a commission on guests who would gladly book directly anyway.

What to say when a guest asks whether it is cheaper with you. This question comes up often and it does not have to catch you off guard. The price is the same as on Booking, because the portal requires rate parity, so do not promise the guest a lower nightly rate.

Instead of price, give them something the portal cannot. A short talking script: „The nightly rate is the same as on Booking, but by booking directly with me you get flexible cancellation, the option of a later check-out, a returning-guest discount on your next stay, and direct contact with me, without the portal's call centre.” Those four things move the decision to your form, and you keep the commission you would have handed to the portal anyway.

Pick the perks you can genuinely offer: early check-in, a welcome basket, a discount on the second night off-season, pet care. This is not a price war, it is about making the direct booking simply more convenient for the guest.

A real example

One of the properties I run took bookings directly, without Booking, at the peak of the July 2026 season. That is several thousand złoty of commission a month that stayed with the owner instead of the intermediary.

Why does a cabin need its own website?

Booking helps guests find you, your own website keeps the money with you

Guests check you on Google anyway

Before booking on Booking, most guests type the property name into Google. If the first result is your own website with a booking form, some will book directly. Every such booking is the full 100% of the amount in your pocket, not 75-85%.

Calendar and booking form included

Every website gets an availability calendar and a booking form with email notification. You can also embed a Booking, Slowhop or Alohacamp reservation widget, the guest does not have to leave your site to book.

Even the Showcase at 1 299 zł already has this form. That is enough to take direct bookings in manual mode: the guest writes or calls, you confirm by email or phone, and that one booking skips the portal commission. A full system with online payments (from 3 999 zł) adds convenience and automation, but it is not a condition for starting to save.

Clean HTML instead of WordPress

PageSpeed 99/100, opens instantly even on a weak mountain signal. No admin panel means no break-ins and no monthly plugin updates. Hosting costs pennies. The site runs for one, two, five years without you touching it.

Projects · Cabins in the Tatras

Three lodging properties, three websites, the same rules

Specific projects, specific results: PageSpeed 99/100, SEO 100/100, load time under a second. Click a card to see the full case study.

Huba Home ↗

Luxury log cabins · Tatras, Pieniny, Czorsztyn

Website + booking system

Platform subscription

A full website with its own online booking system for luxury log cabins overlooking the Tatras, Pieniny and Lake Czorsztyn. Three languages, an in-house admin panel, availability calendar, email notifications, no Booking, no Slowhop, no middlemen. Guests book directly on the site, the owner sees the bookings in their panel.

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Prowincja Tatra Cottages ↗

Highlander cabins · Dębno near the Tatras

A full rebuild of tatra-cottages.pl, moved from a heavy WordPress to clean HTML. New design with a highlander vibe, contact form, SEO optimisation for local queries. All in 2 working days, with no booking downtime during the season.

„The site was moved from WordPress to clean HTML, so it runs much faster and looks more modern. Professional approach, lots of extra ideas, and great communication.”. Prowincja Tatra Cottages

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Zakątek pod Tatrami ↗

Cabin rental · Podhale

1 299 zł · 4 days

PageSpeed 99/100 SEO 100/100

A website from scratch for a small property in Podhale, simple, fast, with a date enquiry form. Showcase package for 1 299 zł net, ready in 4 working days. Ideal for 1-3 cabins where a full booking system is not needed. The client came back later for a 360° tour of both cabins, now embedded on the site.

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Website for vacation cabins, what is worth knowing?

Why isn\'t Booking or Slowhop alone enough?

Booking and Slowhop are great at attracting new guests, but they take a 15-25% commission on every booking. A cabin rented out for 180 nights a year at 450 zł means 81 000 zł turnover, and the Booking commission can be up to 20 250 zł. Your own website lets you reclaim that money: a guest who searches for the property name on Google lands on your site and books directly. That is the full 100% instead of 75-85%.

What should a cabin rental website have?

Four elements decide conversion: a photo gallery of the interiors and surroundings (the guest wants to know what they are getting into), an availability calendar so they can see free dates right away, a booking form with notifications to your email or phone, and a Google map with the exact location. Plus a phone number in a visible spot, in lodging, phone bookings often account for more than 30% of the total.

Website + 360° virtual tour = an edge on Google

A 360° virtual tour on your Google Maps profile shows the cabin\'s interior before the booking. The guest sees the bedroom, kitchen, bathroom, and knows what to expect. It reduces cancellations and ghosting after the booking. The combined website + tour package gives you a 15% discount off the combined price.

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We build websites for lodging properties across Poland

Do you have cabins far from a big city and worry it will be hard to work with someone to build the site? You don't have to travel anywhere. I build sites remotely for vacation cabins in Podhale, the Tatras and the Bieszczady, glamping in Mazury and by the sea, apartments in Zakopane and Krakow. You send materials (photos, descriptions) by email, the rest we sort out over the phone. Payment after you approve the design, VAT invoice.

Three packages. One payment. No subscriptions.

Showcase

1 299zł net

One-pager with a gallery and a form
Google map + contact details
Delivered in 5 working days
Ideal for 1-2 cabins

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Questions about cabin websites

Can I keep my current domain and email address?

Yes, of course. We upload the new site onto your current domain with no downtime. Business emails (e.g. kontakt@yourcabin.pl) stay untouched. If you don't have a domain yet, I can recommend a trusted provider (~50 zł/year).

Does the website have an availability calendar and a booking form?

In the Business website package (2 499 zł), yes, as standard. The guest sees free dates, fills the form, you receive an email with the full booking details. In the Showcase package (1 299 zł) you get a date enquiry form only (no calendar), which works just as well for 1-2 cabins.

I already have Booking and Slowhop, isn't a website a duplicate?

No. Booking attracts new guests, your own website pulls in returning guests and word-of-mouth visitors. Most guests remember the property name after a stay and type it into Google for the next booking. If the first result is your website, they book directly, with no 15-25% commission.

What about a commission-free booking system? Is that separate?

The Business website comes with a calendar and a booking form, which is enough for 90% of properties. Full booking systems (with a calendar for multiple cabins, automated confirmations, online payments via Przelewy24 or Stripe) I build separately: from 699 zł for a simple reservation module up to 5 999 zł for a system with online payments. We decide together on a call what you actually need.

How long does delivery take?

Showcase, 5 working days. Business website, 7 days. The longest part is gathering materials (photos, descriptions, house rules). If you have everything prepared, I can start the same day. The Tatra Cottages project took 2 working days because everything was ready on the client side.

What about hosting? Do I have to pay monthly?

The site is plain HTML, it runs on any host, even the cheapest at 8-15 zł/mo. I recommend dhosting (most of my projects run there). No databases, no admin panels, no plugin updates. Hosting + domain is ~150-200 zł a year.

Which package is right for my property?

1-2 cabins, simple offer, Showcase 1 299 zł. 3-5 cabins, calendar, several price packages, Business website 2 499 zł (the most common choice). Glamping with seasonal pricing, frequent content updates, Website + care 2 899 zł. I'll give you a specific recommendation on the call, I don't push a more expensive option without a reason.

Every company that pays Booking, Booksy, Restaumatic or ZnanyLekarz every month can have a commission-free system of its own instead. You pay once at implementation and stop handing the platform several thousand a year. I build it with Anthropic\'s Claude assistant, cost 4-15k zł instead of 30-100k at an agency.

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A website for your cabins,
bookings without commission.

How much do you leave at Booking every year?

Booking stays, the calendar does not empty out

What brings in direct bookings

Booking helps guests find you, your own website keeps the money with you

Guests check you on Google anyway

Calendar and booking form included

Clean HTML instead of WordPress

Three lodging properties, three websites, the same rules

Huba Home ↗

Prowincja Tatra Cottages ↗

Zakątek pod Tatrami ↗

Website for vacation cabins, what is worth knowing?

Why isn\'t Booking or Slowhop alone enough?

What should a cabin rental website have?

Website + 360° virtual tour = an edge on Google

We build websites for lodging properties across Poland

See also

Three packages. One payment. No subscriptions.

Questions about cabin websites

Order a website for your cabin

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A website for your cabins,bookings without commission.

How much do you leave at Booking every year?

Booking stays, the calendar does not empty out

What brings in direct bookings

Booking helps guests find you, your own website keeps the money with you

Guests check you on Google anyway

Calendar and booking form included

Clean HTML instead of WordPress

Three lodging properties, three websites, the same rules

Huba Home ↗

Prowincja Tatra Cottages ↗

Zakątek pod Tatrami ↗

Website for vacation cabins, what is worth knowing?

Why isn\'t Booking or Slowhop alone enough?

What should a cabin rental website have?

Website + 360° virtual tour = an edge on Google

We build websites for lodging properties across Poland

See also

Three packages. One payment. No subscriptions.

Questions about cabin websites

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