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Problem
The OTA Trap Is Costing You Thousands
15% Commission Fees
Airbnb and VRBO take up to 15% of every booking. On a $200/night property, that's $10,950/year going to platforms instead of your pocket.
You Don't Own Your Guests
OTAs control guest communication, hide email addresses, and own the relationship. When a guest rebooks, they go through Airbnb — not you.
Algorithm Dependency
Your visibility depends on OTA algorithms you can't control. One policy change or ranking shift can tank your bookings overnight.
Solution
Three Pillars to Break Free
Everything you need to own your guest relationships and keep your revenue.
Direct Booking Website
Beautiful, mobile-optimized booking site with Stripe payments, calendar sync, and guest verification. Your brand, your domain, your revenue.
Email Marketing
37 templates, drag-and-drop editor, automations, and CRM. Build your audience and drive repeat bookings with welcome series, post-stay follow-ups, and win-back campaigns.
Google Ads
Drive traffic to YOUR site. Campaign management, performance reporting, and budget optimization — all from your Hostbuilder dashboard.
AI-Powered Dashboard
21-module admin panel with AI sidebar, guest messaging, calendar management, QR codes, reservation tracking, and more. Everything you need in one place.
How it works
Go Live in 4 Hours
From signup to your first direct booking — faster than setting up an Airbnb listing.
Testimonial Highlight
What hosts are saying
I was paying Airbnb over $12,000 a year in commissions. With Hostbuilder, I launched my own booking site in an afternoon and those savings go straight back to my bottom line. Best investment I've made for my rental business.
Sarah Mitchell
Managing 8 properties across multiple OTAs was a nightmare. Hostbuilder syncs everything through Hostaway and gives me one dashboard to manage it all. The multi-property calendar alone saves me hours every week.
Marco Rivera
The email marketing tools changed everything. I set up a post-stay automation and now 30% of my guests come back for a direct booking. I actually own my guest relationships now instead of Airbnb owning them.
Jennifer Park
I was skeptical about Google Ads for a vacation rental, but Hostbuilder made it easy to set up campaigns. Now 40% of my bookings come directly through my site. No more racing to the bottom on OTA search results.
David Chen
I went from zero to a fully functional booking website in under 4 hours. The onboarding pulled in all my Hostaway data automatically — photos, pricing, availability, reviews. I barely had to lift a finger.
Lisa Thompson
The AI sidebar is incredible — it generates property descriptions, email campaigns, and blog posts for me. Between the guest messaging inbox and the QR code analytics, I feel like I have an enterprise-level tech stack.
Robert Williams
Features
Everything Inside the Dashboard
21 modules. Zero OTA dependency.
Testimonials
What hosts are saying
Switched to direct bookings and saved over $12,000 in OTA fees in my first year. The Hostaway sync means I never worry about double bookings.
Sarah Mitchell
Beachfront cabin owner, Outer Banks NC
Managing 8 units used to mean 8 different calendars. Now everything is in one dashboard with real-time sync. The multi-property calendar is a game-changer.
Marco Rivera
Property manager (8 units), Scottsdale AZ
The email automations drive 30% of my bookings as repeat guests. Post-stay follow-ups and win-back campaigns run on autopilot.
Jennifer Park
Mountain lodge owner, Gatlinburg TN
Switched to direct bookings and saved over $12,000 in OTA fees in my first year. The Hostaway sync means I never worry about double bookings.
Sarah Mitchell
Beachfront cabin owner, Outer Banks NC
Managing 8 units used to mean 8 different calendars. Now everything is in one dashboard with real-time sync. The multi-property calendar is a game-changer.
Marco Rivera
Property manager (8 units), Scottsdale AZ
The email automations drive 30% of my bookings as repeat guests. Post-stay follow-ups and win-back campaigns run on autopilot.
Jennifer Park
Mountain lodge owner, Gatlinburg TN
Switched to direct bookings and saved over $12,000 in OTA fees in my first year. The Hostaway sync means I never worry about double bookings.
Sarah Mitchell
Beachfront cabin owner, Outer Banks NC
Managing 8 units used to mean 8 different calendars. Now everything is in one dashboard with real-time sync. The multi-property calendar is a game-changer.
Marco Rivera
Property manager (8 units), Scottsdale AZ
The email automations drive 30% of my bookings as repeat guests. Post-stay follow-ups and win-back campaigns run on autopilot.
Jennifer Park
Mountain lodge owner, Gatlinburg TN
Switched to direct bookings and saved over $12,000 in OTA fees in my first year. The Hostaway sync means I never worry about double bookings.
Sarah Mitchell
Beachfront cabin owner, Outer Banks NC
Managing 8 units used to mean 8 different calendars. Now everything is in one dashboard with real-time sync. The multi-property calendar is a game-changer.
Marco Rivera
Property manager (8 units), Scottsdale AZ
The email automations drive 30% of my bookings as repeat guests. Post-stay follow-ups and win-back campaigns run on autopilot.
Jennifer Park
Mountain lodge owner, Gatlinburg TN
Google Ads through Hostbuilder brought 40% of my bookings direct. No more paying 15% to Airbnb for guests who were searching for my property anyway.
David Chen
Urban apartment host, Austin TX
Went live in under 4 hours. The onboarding auto-synced all my photos, pricing, and reviews from Hostaway. I barely had to touch anything.
Lisa Thompson
Lakehouse owner, Lake Tahoe CA
The AI sidebar writes property descriptions and email campaigns for me. It's like having a marketing team on staff. Enterprise tools at a fraction of the cost.
Robert Williams
Boutique resort (12 units), Maui HI
Google Ads through Hostbuilder brought 40% of my bookings direct. No more paying 15% to Airbnb for guests who were searching for my property anyway.
David Chen
Urban apartment host, Austin TX
Went live in under 4 hours. The onboarding auto-synced all my photos, pricing, and reviews from Hostaway. I barely had to touch anything.
Lisa Thompson
Lakehouse owner, Lake Tahoe CA
The AI sidebar writes property descriptions and email campaigns for me. It's like having a marketing team on staff. Enterprise tools at a fraction of the cost.
Robert Williams
Boutique resort (12 units), Maui HI
Google Ads through Hostbuilder brought 40% of my bookings direct. No more paying 15% to Airbnb for guests who were searching for my property anyway.
David Chen
Urban apartment host, Austin TX
Went live in under 4 hours. The onboarding auto-synced all my photos, pricing, and reviews from Hostaway. I barely had to touch anything.
Lisa Thompson
Lakehouse owner, Lake Tahoe CA
The AI sidebar writes property descriptions and email campaigns for me. It's like having a marketing team on staff. Enterprise tools at a fraction of the cost.
Robert Williams
Boutique resort (12 units), Maui HI
Google Ads through Hostbuilder brought 40% of my bookings direct. No more paying 15% to Airbnb for guests who were searching for my property anyway.
David Chen
Urban apartment host, Austin TX
Went live in under 4 hours. The onboarding auto-synced all my photos, pricing, and reviews from Hostaway. I barely had to touch anything.
Lisa Thompson
Lakehouse owner, Lake Tahoe CA
The AI sidebar writes property descriptions and email campaigns for me. It's like having a marketing team on staff. Enterprise tools at a fraction of the cost.
Robert Williams
Boutique resort (12 units), Maui HI
I was terrified to leave Airbnb, but Hostbuilder let me keep my OTA listings while building direct. Now I have the best of both worlds.
Amanda Foster
Beach condo owner, Destin FL
The QR codes in our chalet link guests straight to a direct rebooking page. We track every scan and conversion. So clever.
James O'Brien
Ski chalet owner, Park City UT
Stripe Identity verification gives my guests confidence. Chargebacks dropped to zero since we added guest verification. Worth every penny.
Maria Santos
Villa manager, Tulum MX
I was terrified to leave Airbnb, but Hostbuilder let me keep my OTA listings while building direct. Now I have the best of both worlds.
Amanda Foster
Beach condo owner, Destin FL
The QR codes in our chalet link guests straight to a direct rebooking page. We track every scan and conversion. So clever.
James O'Brien
Ski chalet owner, Park City UT
Stripe Identity verification gives my guests confidence. Chargebacks dropped to zero since we added guest verification. Worth every penny.
Maria Santos
Villa manager, Tulum MX
I was terrified to leave Airbnb, but Hostbuilder let me keep my OTA listings while building direct. Now I have the best of both worlds.
Amanda Foster
Beach condo owner, Destin FL
The QR codes in our chalet link guests straight to a direct rebooking page. We track every scan and conversion. So clever.
James O'Brien
Ski chalet owner, Park City UT
Stripe Identity verification gives my guests confidence. Chargebacks dropped to zero since we added guest verification. Worth every penny.
Maria Santos
Villa manager, Tulum MX
I was terrified to leave Airbnb, but Hostbuilder let me keep my OTA listings while building direct. Now I have the best of both worlds.
Amanda Foster
Beach condo owner, Destin FL
The QR codes in our chalet link guests straight to a direct rebooking page. We track every scan and conversion. So clever.
James O'Brien
Ski chalet owner, Park City UT
Stripe Identity verification gives my guests confidence. Chargebacks dropped to zero since we added guest verification. Worth every penny.
Maria Santos
Villa manager, Tulum MX
Even with just one property, the newsletter signup forms and automations help me build a guest list I actually own. No more depending on algorithms.
Chris Donovan
Tiny home host, Asheville NC
Even with just one property, the newsletter signup forms and automations help me build a guest list I actually own. No more depending on algorithms.
Chris Donovan
Tiny home host, Asheville NC
Even with just one property, the newsletter signup forms and automations help me build a guest list I actually own. No more depending on algorithms.
Chris Donovan
Tiny home host, Asheville NC
Even with just one property, the newsletter signup forms and automations help me build a guest list I actually own. No more depending on algorithms.
Chris Donovan
Tiny home host, Asheville NC
Pricing
Choose the plan that's right for you
STARTER
$99/ month
billed monthly
- Custom subdomain (yourname.hostbuilder.ai)
- Hostaway calendar & reservation sync
- Up to 5 properties
- Guest checkout with Stripe payments
- Cloudflare Turnstile bot protection
- Basic analytics (GA4)
Get Started
Direct Booking Site + Admin Dashboard
PROFESSIONAL
$199/ month
billed monthly
- Everything in Starter
- Custom email domain
- 37 pre-built email templates
- Drag-and-drop email editor with AI
- Email automations (welcome, post-stay, win-back)
- Contact CRM with engagement tracking
- Newsletter signup forms
- QR code generator with analytics
Get Started
Everything in Starter + Email Marketing
SCALE
$299/ month
billed monthly
- Everything in Professional
- Google Ads campaign management
- Performance reporting dashboard
- Unlimited properties
- Custom domain support
- Stripe Identity verification
- Priority Hostaway sync
- Guest messaging inbox
Get Started
Everything in Professional + Google Ads
Blog
Latest Articles
Introducing Hostbuilder: Direct Booking Infrastructure for Vacation Rental Hosts
We're launching Hostbuilder — the all-in-one platform that helps vacation rental hosts break free from OTA dependency with direct booking sites, email marketing, and Google Ads.
How Much Are You Losing to Airbnb Fees? A Calculator for Hosts
Most hosts don't realize how much they're paying Airbnb. Here's a breakdown of OTA fees and what you could save with direct bookings.
Why Vacation Rental Hosts Need Their Own Direct Booking Site
OTAs take 15% of every booking and own your guest relationships. Here's why building a direct booking channel is the smartest move you can make for your rental business.