FOR INDEPENDENT HOMESTAY OWNERS

One place to manage your direct homestay bookings

Connect your booking page, room availability, rate plans and guest records. OpenStays helps you manage direct reservations while keeping your existing OTA listings.

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Start with the booking work you do every day

A booking platform is useful when it gives your property a reliable record of available rooms, incoming requests, confirmed stays and outstanding actions. OpenStays brings these direct-booking tasks into one dashboard.

Set up your room types and rates, share your hosted booking link or add the booking widget to your website. Keep phone, walk-in and other external reservations recorded so the calendar reflects the rooms you actually have available.

Rooms, rates and availability

Use room and rate plan setup to describe what you sell. Configure your rates and policies, then review the occupancy calendar before confirming a request.

Seasonal pricing helps you prepare rates for different demand periods. Your property decides the prices, inclusions and rules; the platform does not remove the need to check them. Explore seasonal pricing.

A direct route from interest to reservation

Guests can view property details, check dates and start a reservation from your booking page. A dedicated property website is optional: you can share a hosted listing link or embed booking into the site you already use.

Make payment and cancellation terms clear before a guest commits. Decide whether your process uses automatic confirmation through a supported payment gateway or manual confirmation after you verify a direct UPI payment. Explore the booking engine.

Payments go through your chosen method

Direct UPI requires you to verify receipt and manually confirm the booking. A supported gateway such as Razorpay can provide automatic payment confirmation; provider fees, verification and settlement schedules apply.

OpenStays provides quotation and invoicing features. The property issues quotations and accommodation invoices to customers in the property’s own name. Your property remains responsible for refunds under its policies and applicable tax obligations. OpenStays does not hold guest funds. Direct UPI requires manual verification; Razorpay provides automatic payment confirmation, with its own fees and settlement schedule.

Keep OTA listings and understand sync limits

Use OTAs alongside your direct booking page. Compatible iCal feeds can exchange blocked dates, but each platform refreshes on its own schedule. Updates are not instant and delays can leave a room temporarily available on more than one channel.

iCal does not synchronise room rates or full guest reservation details. Keep external reservations recorded and check availability before confirmation. Compare iCal with a channel manager.

Guest records with responsibilities kept clear

Organise guest details and identity records in the dashboard. Foreign-guest flags and exports support your property’s reporting process; they do not submit Form C or discharge your obligations automatically.

Collect only information needed for your purpose, restrict staff access appropriately and follow your property’s reporting and retention requirements. Explore guest ID management.

WhatsApp AI is live

The booking engine and reservation dashboard are available. WhatsApp AI and iCal calendar sync are live. Voice AI and Google Free Booking Links integration are planned.

Each outgoing WhatsApp message, including AI replies, uses 1 credit. Incoming messages are free and purchased credits never expire.

Set up at a pace that suits your property

Gather your room details, photographs, rates and house rules. Allow about 15 minutes for an initial listing when these are ready. Detailed setup, website work, payment-provider verification can take longer.

Start with one clear booking process. Review the guest-facing page and your confirmation steps, then share the link from your website, social profiles and guest conversations. Watch the property setup demo.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to leave my OTA listings?

No. OpenStays can run alongside them. Keep availability and external reservation records current and understand the delays in iCal feeds.

Is a property website included with every software plan?

Website design is an optional service. The standard website package is ₹25,000 per year; custom work is quoted separately. The software subscription is separate; confirm any custom scope in your quote.

How does renewal work?

Renew manually before expiry to retain your first-year subscription price. After expiry, the price for a new subscription may apply. OpenStays sends reminders and does not automatically charge renewal.

Where can I see all the modules?

The product overview links to booking, calendars, guest records and other modules.

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