Direct booking websites for vacation rentals

Give repeat guests a way to book direct.

Keep your Airbnb and Vrbo listings. Give repeat guests, referrals, and followers a website of your own. We build it from your existing listing and handle the domain and hosting.

$500/year with setup included, or $49/month + $199 one-time setup. No booking commissions charged by Own Your Rental.

Guests send inquiries through your site. You confirm availability and arrange payment directly with them.

  • Done-for-you setup
  • No commissions
  • Cancel anytime
yourbeachcottage.com
Beach Cottage, an example rental website built with Own Your Rental
$0 platform fees

Real example

Built for a real Siesta Key rental

Own Your Rental started with one family's pool home in Siesta Key Village. It now has its own domain, instant stay estimates, and a dashboard the owners run themselves.

siestatropicalretreat.com
The Siesta Tropical Retreat website, built with Own Your Rental

The problem

You did the work. Why do the platforms own the guest?

Airbnb and VRBO are great for getting found. But they take a cut of every booking, and they keep the relationship with your guests.

Booking only through platforms

  • A fee comes out of every stay
  • Repeat guests rebook through the platform
  • Your listing sits next to your competitors
  • Their brand, their rules

With Own Your Rental

  • No commission on any booking
  • Guests come straight to you, every time
  • A site that's only about your property
  • Your name, your domain, your way

Do the math

See what direct bookings are worth to you

Move the sliders to match your property.

Platform fees you keep each year

$1,550

Own Your Rental−$500
You come out ahead$1,050

Pays for itself after 4 direct bookings.

Estimate only. Actual platform fees vary by platform and listing settings. See 2026 fees by platform

Everything included

Everything you need to take bookings directly

A professional website and the tools to run it, ready on day one.

Your website

A website that sells your stay

A beautiful site on your own domain that shows off what makes your property special and turns visitors into inquiries.

  • Photo slideshow, amenities, reviews, and Google Maps
  • Built-in inquiry form so guests reach you directly
  • Your brand and your name, with no platform logos
yourbeachcottage.com/admin/listing
Editing a listing's photos and captions in the Own Your Rental dashboard

Your dashboard

Run everything from one place

Change your site, prices, and calendar yourself, any time, with no developer and no waiting.

  • Edit text, photos, amenities, and reviews
  • Block off unavailable dates
  • Set seasonal rates, minimum stays, taxes, and fees
yourbeachcottage.com/admin/rates
Seasonal rates, minimum stays, and long-stay discounts in the dashboard

Your guests

Never lose track of a guest

Every inquiry lands in your dashboard with dates, guest details, and an estimated total already worked out.

  • All inquiries in one place, not buried in your inbox
  • Rates, fees, and taxes calculated for each request
  • Track each guest from new inquiry to signed agreement
yourbeachcottage.com/admin/inquiries
Guest inquiries with dates, estimated totals, and booking status

Your paperwork

Paperwork that writes itself

Professional welcome letters and rental agreements that fill themselves in from each inquiry.

  • Fully customizable templates, including Word documents
  • Guest names, dates, and property details auto-filled
  • Consistent, professional communication every time
yourbeachcottage.com/admin/templates
Rental agreement and welcome letter templates

How it works

We do the setup. You keep the bookings.

No templates to wrestle with and no tech skills needed.

  1. 01

    Sign up

    Choose your plan and tell us the domain name you want.

  2. 02

    We build it

    We register your domain and pull your photos, descriptions, amenities, and rules from your Airbnb or VRBO listing.

  3. 03

    Take direct bookings

    Your site goes live, ready to share with past guests, friends, and your social followers.

Also included

The details are handled

Custom domain

Registered and configured for you.

Mobile friendly

Looks great on phones, tablets, and desktops.

Hosting & security

Fast, secure hosting is included.

One or many

Each additional property is just $350 a year or $29 a month.

Real support

Help, updates, and content changes all year.

Only 3 spots

Become a founding owner

We're looking for three owners to help shape what we build next. You get extra hands-on help; we get your honest feedback.

You get

  • A 1-on-1 setup call and walkthrough
  • A direct line to the person who builds it
  • Priority help with changes for your first 90 days
  • A say in which features come next

We ask

  • Two short feedback calls, at 30 and 90 days
  • A testimonial, only if you're happy
Apply with a quick demo

FAQ

Questions, answered

Do I have to leave Airbnb or VRBO?+

No. Keep your listings if you want. Your own site gives repeat guests, referrals, and social media visitors a way to book with you directly.

Do I need any technical skills?+

No. We handle the domain, setup, and hosting. You manage everything else from a simple dashboard, and we're here if you get stuck.

Are there booking fees or commissions?+

None. You pay $49 a month or $500 a year for your first property, and that's it, however many bookings you get. The monthly plan has a one-time $199 setup fee; the annual plan includes setup.

I have more than one rental. How does that work?+

Each property gets its own website, domain, and dashboard. Your first property is $500 a year, or $49 a month plus a one-time $199 setup, and every additional property is $350 a year or $29 a month.

Do guests pay through the website?+

Guests send you an inquiry with their dates, and you confirm the booking and arrange payment directly with them.

What if I change my mind?+

You can cancel any time; your site stays live until the end of your paid month or year. The 30-day refund policy has conditions for domain purchases and transfers. See the pricing page for the full policy.

Turn your rental into a brand guests come back to

$49 a month plus a one-time $199 setup, or $500 a year with setup included. Website, domain, dashboard, hosting, and support, with no commission on a single booking.