Hostcation
Hostcation builds a direct-booking website for short-term-rental hosts from an existing listing and provides a host dashboard.
What Hostcation is
Hostcation builds a direct-booking website for short-term-rental hosts from an existing listing and provides a host dashboard. Its homepage says the site can be assembled from listing photos, reviews, and amenities and be live in under an hour. Hosts connect iCal feeds; Hostcation says it checks blocked dates hourly and sends direct bookings back to those feeds. Guest card payments run through Stripe to the host’s own Stripe account, and guests can book without creating an account. The optional Guest Guide can present arrival details, Wi-Fi information, house instructions, and local recommendations, and can work offline. Hosts can control access with codes or guest-specific links, and can import a PDF or Word house manual for review before publishing. Guest Guide costs £6 per month or £60 per year at its introductory price, locked in while subscribed. The direct-booking site costs £10 per month per property when billed annually, or £15 per month month-to-month; launch pricing applies to the first 100 hosts and is stated to be locked for life. Both options include a 14-day free trial. Hosts with five or more booking-site properties are directed to ask about bespoke setup.
Good
- Builds a booking site from existing listing details
- Syncs blocked dates through iCal feeds
- Guest payments go to the host’s Stripe account
- Guest Guide can work offline
- Guests can book without an account
Watch out
- No free plan
- Booking-site monthly price is £15 month-to-month
- Hosts with five or more properties must ask about bespoke setup
- Service terms do not guarantee uninterrupted service
Who it suits
Hostcation suits short-term-rental hosts who want a direct-booking site built from an existing listing, with calendar feeds and Stripe payments. The Guest Guide may suit hosts who want to share property instructions and arrival information with guests.
Verdict
Hostcation combines a direct-booking website with calendar feeds and an optional digital guest guide. Review the billing terms and property-scale limit, and note that uninterrupted service is not guaranteed.
Plans and prices
From Hostcation's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Guest Guide | £6 a month | One property · unlimited guests · all features · 14-day free trial · £6/month or £60/year introductory price, locked in while subscribed; page says new customers will later pay £8/month or £80/year. |
| Hostcation direct-booking site | £10 a month | Per property · 0% Hostcation booking commission · 14-day free trial · £10/month per property billed annually; £15/month month-to-month. Launch pricing for the first 100 hosts; the page says the price is locked for life. |
The facts
Each one read from Hostcation's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Calendar sync
- Hosts connect iCal feeds; Hostcation says it pulls blocked dates hourly and pushes direct bookings back to those feeds.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Data processors
- Its privacy policy names Stripe, Resend, Neon and Vercel as service processors, and says Neon hosts its managed Postgres database in the EU.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Guest account
- Guests can use the booking site without creating an account, and checkout is hosted by Stripe.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Guest Guide
- The optional Guest Guide provides digital house information including arrival details, Wi-Fi, house instructions and local recommendations; it can work offline.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Guide access
- Hosts can leave the Guest Guide open, code-protect arrival details or the full guide, and create guest-specific links that can be revoked after checkout.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Guide import
- Hosts can upload an existing PDF or Word house manual for the guide to pre-fill, then review before publishing.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Listed channels
- The homepage lists Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, cottages.com, Sykes Cottages and Hoseasons, while its pricing details specifically name Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo and Sykes sync.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Payments
- Guest card payments are processed through Stripe and go to the host's own Stripe account; Hostcation says it does not hold the funds.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Hostcation says it does not see or store card details, does not sell user data, and does not currently use third-party tracking or advertising cookies.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- Hostcation builds short-term-rental hosts a direct-booking website from an existing listing, with a host dashboard.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Scale limit
- Hosts with five or more booking-site properties are directed to ask for bespoke setup; Guest Guide multi-unit pricing is available by email.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Service warranty
- The terms say Hostcation aims for high uptime but does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free service.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Site creation
- The homepage says its AI uses listing photos, reviews and amenities to build a site that can be live in under an hour.checked 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The homepage says users can email [email protected] and that founder Marcus answers support email.checked 4 Oct 2026
