Solutions · Travel & stays
Bookings that come straight to you.
Hostels, homestays, villas and scooter rentals lose a slice of every booking to listing sites. We build your own booking website, the guest app and the desk your staff run the property from.
Who it's for
If this sounds like you.
- Hostel and homestay brands with more than one property
- Villa and holiday-home operators in tourist regions
- Bike and scooter rental shops in hill towns and beach towns
- Local travel startups building a guide or directory
Every side of the product
4 apps, one system.
Most studios build the customer screen and stop. The other sides are where the business actually runs, so we build them together on one design system.
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Booking website
Search, availability, prices with taxes shown, and a deposit by UPI. Roamlane pairs a map with listing cards that light up as you pan.
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Guest app
Booking details, a digital key and a social board. Wanderbunk lets guests pick a top or bottom bunk.
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Staff desk
Bed or vehicle availability, check-in and check-out, turnover and payments in one view.
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Counter console
For rentals: walk-in bookings, handover photos and a cash ledger. Peakride keeps working offline.
Features Indian customers expect
The must-haves, done properly.
Designed for the phones, networks, languages and payment habits your customers actually have.
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Live availability
Rooms, beds or vehicles that can't be double-booked, across the website and the front desk.
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Seasonal pricing
Weekend, long-weekend and peak-season rates, with taxes and deposits shown before payment.
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UPI deposits
Take an advance by UPI and the balance at check-in, with clear refund rules.
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Map search
Filter by area, distance from the beach or the mall road, and price.
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Offline-friendly counters
Hill and beach towns drop signal. Staff tools keep working and sync later.
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WhatsApp confirmations
Booking, directions and check-in details sent where guests will see them.
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Guest ID upload
Collect ID and licence documents before arrival to speed up check-in.
Proof, not promises
We've built this before.
Concept brands we designed and built end to end. Open the case page, then the live build, and try every side yourself.
Cost and timeline
6–10 weeks for a first version.
Fixed quote within 48 hours of your brief: scope, timeline and price in writing before we start. These are what move the number.
- Number of properties or vehicles and how inventory is shared
- Channel manager or listing-site sync
- Guest app features such as digital keys
- Offline needs at the counter
- Languages and currencies
Questions
About your travel booking website.
What does a booking website cost?
It depends on the inventory, payments and staff tools you need. Every project gets a fixed quote within 48 hours of your brief. Read our guide to website development cost in India for typical ranges. A single homestay with a booking calendar costs much less than a multi-property system with a guest app and staff desk.
Can it sync with the listing sites we already use?
Usually, yes — through a channel manager or the listing site's own connection where one is available. The aim is one calendar, so a bed sold online can't be sold again at the desk. We check which listing sites and channel managers you use before quoting, because each connection has its own rules and fees.
Will it work in places with poor network?
Staff tools can be built to work offline and sync later, which we did for Peakride's rental counter. Guest pages are kept light so they load on a weak mobile signal. Photos load after the text, and booking pages are tested on slow mobile connections, the way guests actually browse on the road.
How do we get found on Google?
Fast pages, proper titles, structured data for your property and a Google Business Profile all help. Our guide to local SEO in India covers the basics. We set up the technical side at launch; reviews and fresh content over time do the rest. No one can honestly promise a ranking position.
Who owns the website and the booking data?
You do. Code, design files and the guest database are yours, which is much of the point of moving bookings off listing sites. Guest emails and phone numbers stay with you, so you can invite past guests back directly, with their consent.
Read next
- TravelDirect bookings for homestays and small hotels →How homestays, hostels and small hotels in India can take direct bookings: a fast website, a booking engine, UPI deposits, a staff desk and guest messages.
- CostHow much does a website cost in India? →Website costs in India for 2026: brochure sites, custom marketing sites, online stores and booking portals — ballpark ranges, yearly costs and red flags in quotes.
- MarketingGetting found on Google: local SEO for Indian businesses →Local SEO for Indian businesses done honestly: Google Business Profile, reviews, consistent addresses, fast mobile pages, schema markup and location pages that are real.
- PaymentsAdding UPI payments to your app: a plain guide →How UPI works inside an app or website: intent, QR and collect flows, payment gateways, refunds, AutoPay mandates and reconciliation, explained for business owners.
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