A booking engine with no commission on bookings
Vezpa's booking engine sells your rooms from your website or your own domain, reads the same calendar as the channel manager and collects payments into your Stripe account. Vezpa takes no percentage of the stay: the booking engine is part of the monthly fee, from €39.
The demo opens straight away, no sign-up. The free trial does not ask for a credit card.
What "commission-free" means in practice
A booking site keeps a percentage of every booking. With the Vezpa booking engine a direct booking pays Vezpa nothing. The only variable costs relate to money collected online:
- 0.5% on payments collected through Vezpa: card in the booking engine, payment links, card terminal;
- Stripe fees, paid on your Stripe account as with any other card payment.
What guests pay you outside Vezpa (cash, bank transfer, your own bank's card machine) carries no variable cost. To compare the same booking sold on a channel and on your own website, use the OTA commission calculator.
Payments, deposits and guarantees
The connection is Stripe Connect: the guest pays and the money goes to your property's Stripe account. Vezpa never collects on your behalf. For each property you choose how you want to be paid:
Deposit
A percentage of the stay at the time of booking. Guests who book close to arrival, within the number of days you set, pay in full straight away.
Card guarantee
The card is saved without being charged. From check-in onwards you charge the full amount or just part of it. Unused guarantees are released automatically 30 days after check-out.
Damage deposit
A maximum amount you can charge to the same card for any damage.
Refund if the room is gone
If the room was sold on a channel in the meantime and the direct booking cannot be confirmed, a daily automatic check refunds the payment or releases the guarantee.
On your domain, inside your website
- Your own domain: connect your web address yourself, from the app, in place of the Vezpa one.
- Inside the website you already have: copy the code from the app, paste it into your pages and choose which websites may open it.
- 22 languages: the booking engine, guest emails and online check-in speak the guest's language.
- Extras on display: breakfast, transfers, late check-out and other services are offered during the booking.
For ideas on getting more direct bookings, read this article on direct bookings.
The same calendar as the channels
The booking engine has no availability of its own: it sells the free rooms in the Vezpa calendar, the same one the channel manager syncs with Booking.com, Airbnb and the other channels. A direct booking closes the room on the channels too. After the booking you can send the guest the online check-in link.
The booking engine is included in all three plans: prices are on the Pricing page.
Frequently asked questions
Does the booking engine really have zero commission?
On the booking, yes: Vezpa takes no percentage of the stay. On payments collected online through Vezpa (card in the booking engine, payment links, card terminal) a 0.5% fee applies, plus Stripe fees on your account.
Where does the money the guest pays go?
To your Stripe account, connected to Vezpa with Stripe Connect. Vezpa never collects on your behalf.
Can I ask for a deposit only?
Yes. You set the deposit percentage; for bookings made close to arrival, within the days you choose, the guest pays in full.
Can I save the card as a guarantee without charging it?
Yes. The card stays saved and from check-in onwards you can charge the full amount or part of it. You can also ask for a damage deposit. Unused pre-authorisations are released automatically 30 days after check-out.
Can the booking engine run on my own domain?
Yes. You connect your own domain yourself from the app, and you can also embed the booking engine in the website you already have.
See it working before you decide
The browser demo is a sample property that is already set up: calendar, bookings and channels, ready to explore without creating an account. Full prices for the three plans are on the Pricing page.