Vacation rental payments, without the Airbnb tax
Send one direct-booking payment link for the reservation deposit, balance, cleaning fee and extras. PayRequest adds reminders, customer portal access and security-deposit holds for vacation rental hosts and property managers.
Vineyard Cottage
Tuscany · sleeps 6 · self check-in
Built for every short-term-rental type
Whether you host one vineyard cottage or manage a portfolio of 30 city apartments, PayRequest handles direct-booking payments, deposits, and extras the same way.
Single-property host
One cabin, cottage, apartment
Multi-property host
Portfolio of 2-10 listings
Property managers
Managing 10-100+ on owners' behalf
Luxury villa rentals
Higher-value, longer stays
Glamping & alt-stays
Cabins, yurts, treehouses, domes
Small hotels & B&Bs
Direct-booking complement to OTAs
The features that matter for rental hosts
Security deposit holds
Place a real pre-authorisation hold on the guest's card (not just a charge you might have to refund). Up to €1,000+ held for 7 days, released automatically if no damage claim. Works via Stripe or Mollie.
Late checkout, pet fees, extras
Add extra charges to an existing booking with one link — late checkout, pet fee, extra cleaning, parking, mid-stay restock. Guest pays without re-entering card details.
Off-platform direct bookings
Stop paying Airbnb's 14-16% service fee. Take direct bookings on your own site with cards, iDEAL, SEPA, PayPal — keep 98% of every booking.
Automatic payment reminders
Guest hasn't paid the final balance 3 days before check-in? PayRequest sends polite reminders automatically. Recovers ~30% of late payments without a single email from you.
Your own booking page
Bookings happen on pay.yourrental.com, not buy.stripe.com. Your branding, your logo, your trust signals — looks professional, not like a scam link.
Multi-property dashboard
One dashboard for all your listings. Custom fields per property (key code, arrival instructions, parking spot). Tag guests, track repeat bookings.
Why hosts move to direct bookings + PayRequest
Keep 14-16% more per booking
Airbnb takes a 14-16% service fee (3% host + 11-14% guest). Booking.com takes 15-25%. PayRequest takes 2% capped at €25 per transaction. On a €720 booking, that's €43 saved vs Airbnb, every time.
You own the guest relationship
Direct contact details, your own email list, repeat-guest discounts on your terms. No 'guest messaged through Airbnb' middleman. Repeat bookings come straight to you — no fee.
Charge what platforms can't
Damage deposits Airbnb refuses to enforce. Late-checkout fees Booking.com doesn't surface. Pet fees, extra cleaning, mid-stay add-ons. All chargeable, all to the same card on file.
"We were giving Airbnb 14% of every booking and still chasing damage deposits ourselves. Moved direct bookings to PayRequest — €500 deposit hold actually works, the late-checkout fee finally gets paid, and the guest portal looks like ours. We saved €11k in fees last year on the same booking volume."
How a direct-booking payment flow works
From inquiry to deposit refund. PayRequest handles the payment side, you focus on the hosting.
Guest books
Guest picks dates on your site or replies to your quote. You send a PayRequest link.
Pre-auth hold
Card is pre-authorised for the booking total + €500 damage hold. No charge yet on the deposit.
Booking confirmed
Charge captured for the booking, deposit hold remains live for 7 days.
Mid-stay add-ons
Need to charge for pet fee, late checkout, extra cleaning? One link to the same card.
Auto-release
No damage claim? Pre-auth automatically expires. Guest sees deposit "released" — never charged.
Take your first direct booking
Connect Stripe or Mollie (your existing account works), set up your property, share the booking link. No monthly subscription — only pay when you take a booking.
Free to start · 2% per booking · keep 14-16% more than Airbnb