For homestay owners in Kochi & Ernakulam
Your own homestay website. Bookings straight to your WhatsApp.
Guests see your rooms and only the dates that are free. One tap sends you a WhatsApp message with the room, dates and number of guests. You confirm, take the advance your way, and keep the full amount: no commission to any booking site.
₹650 a month or ₹5,000 a year, plus GST. No setup fee: we build it for you.
At a glance
- What it is
- A hosted website for your homestay with an availability calendar and WhatsApp booking requests.
- Price
- ₹650 a month, or ₹5,000 a year, plus 18% GST. No commission per booking.
- Who it's for
- Homestays, cottages and small guest houses, starting in Kochi and Ernakulam district.
- Set-up
- Free. We build your whole site from your photos and details. In Kochi, we can visit you.
- Your domain
- You buy it (about ₹700–1,200 a year) and own it. We guide you through it.
- Payments
- Directly between you and the guest, by UPI or bank transfer, as you do today.
Sound familiar?
- Booking sites keep a big share of every booking, often 15–20% or more, even when the guest already knew your name.
- Guests ask "Is it free on the 14th?" on WhatsApp, and you answer the same question ten times a day.
- When a guest searches your homestay's name, they find a listing or an old Instagram page, not a place to see your rooms and book you directly.
- A proper booking website with a payment gateway sounded expensive and complicated, so you never got one.
How WhatsApp booking works
No payment gateway, no booking software to learn. The website does the first part; you handle the rest on WhatsApp, the way you already do.
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Guest picks dates
They choose a room and see a calendar with only the free dates open.
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One tap to WhatsApp
Their WhatsApp opens with a ready message: room, check-in, check-out, nights and guests.
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You confirm
Agree the price, take the advance by UPI, and talk to your guest directly.
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Block the dates
Tap the dates in your admin panel. They disappear from your website instantly.
The message you receive looks like this:
Hi, I'd like to book the Garden Room at Mango Tree House.
Check-in: Fri 12 Dec 2026
Check-out: Mon 15 Dec 2026 (3 nights)
Guests: 2 adults, 1 child
Sent from your website
What your guests see
- Your homestay's own website on your own address, such as yourhomestay.com.
- A page for each room or cottage: photos, beds, how many guests, amenities and a "from ₹ a night" price (or hide prices if you prefer).
- An availability calendar that only shows the dates you can offer.
- Five highlights of your choice, such as "Backwater view", "Home-cooked Kerala breakfast" or "5 minutes to the ferry".
- Photo gallery, guest reviews, house rules, check-in and check-out times.
- Location map and how to reach you from the airport, Ernakulam Junction and the boat jetty, plus places to visit nearby.
- WhatsApp and call buttons on every page, and links to your Instagram and Google reviews.
What you control from your phone
- Block and unblock dates per room, or for the whole property.
- Change your prices, text, room details and your five highlights.
- Add new photos; we shrink them automatically so the site stays fast.
- See every booking request that came from your website, with dates and room.
Made in Kochi, for Kochi homestays
We're a small team in Elamakkara, Kochi. That means you can meet us in person, call us, and get help from people who know your area.
- We come to you. For homestays in Fort Kochi, Mattancherry, Cherai, Vypin, Kumbalangi, Kakkanad, Aluva, Angamaly or near the airport, we can visit to take photos and set things up with you.
- Directions guests actually need. We write the "how to reach us" part the way guests ask it: from Cochin International Airport, from Ernakulam Junction or Ernakulam Town station, and by ferry.
- Your neighbourhood, on Google. Each site names your area and nearby places in the way search engines and AI assistants read, so a guest looking for a homestay in your part of Kochi can find you.
Elsewhere in Kerala or India? It works the same way; we set it up with you over WhatsApp and a video call.
One simple price
Everything above is included, and setting it up costs nothing. No setup fee, no commission, no charge per booking.
Monthly
₹650 a month + 18% GST
₹767 a month with GST
Pay month by month. Good if you want to try it through one season first.
Start monthlyYearly 4 months free
₹5,000 a year + 18% GST
₹5,900 a year with GST
Works out to about ₹417 a month before GST. Pay once and forget about it for the year.
Start yearlyYour domain name is paid separately, to the company you buy it from (about ₹700–1,200 a year). Prices above are before GST at 18%, which is added to your bill.
The maths
A 2-night stay at ₹3,500 a night is ₹7,000. At 18% commission, a booking site keeps ₹1,260 of it. Book that same guest directly through your website and that one booking pays for almost two months of the plan.
Questions homestay owners ask
How does WhatsApp booking work on a homestay website?
The guest picks a room and check-in and check-out dates on your website. The calendar shows only the dates that are free. When they tap Request booking, their WhatsApp opens with a message to you that names the room, the dates, the number of nights and the number of guests. You reply, agree the price and the advance, and then block those dates in your admin panel so nobody else can request them.
How much does the homestay website cost?
₹650 a month, or ₹5,000 a year (that's 4 months free compared with paying monthly). GST at 18% is added to both: ₹767 a month or ₹5,900 a year in all. There is no setup fee and no commission on bookings. The only other cost is your domain name, such as yourhomestay.com, which you buy yourself for about ₹700–1,200 a year.
Do guests pay online on the website?
No. Payment stays between you and the guest, the way most Kerala homestays already work: you share your UPI ID or bank details on WhatsApp and take the advance your way. The website's job is to show your rooms, show which dates are free and send the guest to your WhatsApp.
Do I have to build the website myself?
No, and there is no setup fee. We do the whole setup for you from your photos and details, which you send us on WhatsApp. For homestays in Kochi and Ernakulam, we can also visit to take photos and help you get started. After that you can change prices, text, photos and your 5 highlights yourself from your phone, and we show you how.
How do I block dates when a room is booked?
Log in to your admin panel on your phone, open the calendar, and tap the dates. Blocked dates disappear from your website straight away, so guests only ever see dates you can actually offer.
Can I show availability for each room separately?
Yes. You choose: one calendar per room, which suits homestays with several rooms or cottages, or one calendar for the whole property, which suits a villa or a homestay you rent out as a whole.
Why do I need to buy my own domain?
So the website address is yours and stays yours. If you ever stop the plan, you keep the domain. We'll tell you exactly where to buy it and which settings to change, or do it on a call with you.
Will my homestay website show up on Google?
Every site is built so Google can read it properly: fast on mobile, with your location, rooms and reviews marked up in the format search engines and AI assistants use. Nobody can promise a top position, but a fast, clear site for your homestay in Fort Kochi, Cherai or wherever you are gives guests searching for that area something to find.
Does it sync with Airbnb, Booking.com or MakeMyTrip?
Not yet. For now, when a booking comes in from another site, you block those dates on your website too. Automatic calendar sync with booking sites is the next feature we're building.
Is this only for homestays in Kochi?
We're starting with homestays in Kochi and Ernakulam district because we're based here and can meet you in person. Homestays elsewhere in Kerala and India can use it too; we set everything up over WhatsApp and video call.
Want a full custom website for a hotel or resort instead, with a booking engine and online payments? See websites for hotels and homestays.
Get direct bookings for your Kochi homestay
Send us your homestay's name and where it is. We'll reply on WhatsApp with what your site would look like and what we need from you.