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A hotel website with direct booking — less commission to Booking & co.

We build professional websites, apps, online shops and custom systems — with the quality of big agencies but without their overhead. Specialised in Germany's small and medium businesses.

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In short

A hotel or guesthouse website with direct booking starts at €1,490 net. Direct bookings via your own site save the 15–20% portal commission and belong to you — including guest data.

Every booking through Booking.com or Expedia costs you commission — money that stays fully with you on a direct booking through your own website. A professional hotel website with its own booking system brings those guests back and makes you less dependent on the big portals. Rhein Code in Düsseldorf builds exactly these sites for hotels and guesthouses across Germany.

Whether you run a small guesthouse, a family hotel or a boutique property in the countryside, guests want to see rooms, check availability and book immediately, with no detour through a portal. We deliver the hotel website with direct booking at a fixed price from 1490 € net, GDPR- and BFSG-compliant, hosted on servers in the EU.

You don't get a template — you get a site that takes your property, your location and your regular guests seriously, and one you can maintain yourself afterwards, from room descriptions to seasonal prices. Direct line to the developer instead of a hotline, in German, English or Arabic.

Typical challenges

Booking.com & co. take 15–20% commission per booking
Guests find no direct booking option on your own site
The website doesn't show the property as beautifully as it is

What we build for your property

Atmospheric presentation of rooms and surroundings
Direct booking or connection to a booking engine/channel manager
Multilingual (DE/EN/AR) for international guests
Local SEO: "hotel + town", "guesthouse + region"

Hotels & Guesthouses

What your website or solution delivers

Direct booking with availability calendar

Guests see free rooms in real time and book directly on your site. Every direct booking saves the portal commission and strengthens the direct relationship with the guest.

Channel manager integration

On request we connect your site to a channel manager so availability stays in sync between Booking, your website and others. This avoids double bookings without you maintaining calendars by hand.

Room and rate management

You manage room categories, amenities, seasonal and weekend rates yourself in the backend. Special offers and minimum stays can be set flexibly without calling us.

Image gallery and virtual tour

High-quality galleries of rooms, breakfast area and surroundings that make people want to stay. Optionally with a 360-degree tour so guests experience the property in advance.

Multilingual for international guests

German, English and Arabic on request, so international travellers can book without a language barrier. Especially in tourism regions this often decides the booking.

Google reviews and map

Real reviews and a directions map right on the page build trust before booking. Guests see at a glance where you are and what others say about you.

Enquiry and voucher function

For groups, celebrations or special requests, an enquiry form that delivers clean data. Sell overnight or value vouchers directly through the site as well.

GDPR cookie banner and privacy

A legally sound cookie banner, privacy policy and imprint are included, not a surcharge. With booking and payment data, clean privacy is a duty — and we deliver it.

In practice

Real-world examples

A guesthouse paying too much commission

Almost all bookings come through portals, and the commission squeezes the margin. With direct booking on its own site, the guesthouse brings regulars back and keeps the full room rate.

A family hotel with an outdated site

The old website shows no current prices and can't be booked from a phone. A new, mobile site with real-time availability finally turns visitors into bookers.

A boutique property for international guests

Many enquiries come from abroad, but the site exists only in German. A multilingual site with a gallery and direct booking lowers the language barrier and raises occupancy.

A holiday guesthouse with group enquiries

Family celebrations and club outings often ask for room blocks, but a lot gets muddled over the phone. A structured enquiry form gathers all the data cleanly in one place.

Rhein Code

Why Rhein Code for Hotels & Guesthouses

Fixed price from 1490 € net

You know exactly what the hotel website costs up front, with no open timesheet. All plus 19% VAT, predictable like an investment that pays off through saved commissions.

Less dependence on portals

The more guests book directly with you, the less commission flows to Booking and co. Your own site works long-term for your margin, not the portals'.

You own your site

Domain, code and guest data belong to you, not us. No lock-in: if you want to switch later, you take everything with you.

Self-maintainable after handover

You change prices, availability and offers yourself after a briefing. You stay spontaneous when the season or an event shifts prices at short notice.

GDPR and BFSG included

Data protection and accessibility are built in, which matters especially for booking and payment flows. That keeps you on the legally safe side.

EU servers and three languages

Your data sits on EU servers, supported in German, English and Arabic. That builds trust with international guests and fits the reality of German tourism towns.

Process

How we work

Intro call
How many rooms, own booking or channel-manager connection?
Fixed-price quote in 48h
Clear scope including booking logic.
Build in 2–3 weeks
Rooms, gallery, booking, multilingual.
More direct bookings
SEO and optimisation so guests book directly with you.

Fixed price

Transparent pricing

Fixed price before we start. All prices net, plus 19% German VAT. No hidden costs.

Starter Website

from €499

1–3 pages, mobile-optimized, GDPR-compliant

Standard Website

from €999

5–10 pages, blog, contact form

Online Shop

from €1,499

Shopify or WooCommerce, DHL/Hermes, PayPal/Klarna

Booking System

from €799

Online appointments, SMS/WhatsApp reminders

Optional maintenance from €29/month (updates, backups, small changes).

Free initial consultation & a fixed-price quote within 48 hours — no obligation.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What does a hotel website with booking cost?

A hotel website with direct booking starts at 1490 € net, plus 19% VAT. We fix the exact price up front, depending on channel manager integration, payment methods and languages. There are no hidden follow-up costs.

Do I really save commission with this?

Every booking that runs directly through your site instead of a portal saves that portal's commission entirely. The goal is to move as many guests as possible to the direct route, without abandoning the portals completely.

Can it sync with Booking?

Yes, on request we connect your site to a channel manager that reconciles availability between portals and your site. This avoids double bookings with no manual upkeep.

Can I change prices and availability myself?

Yes, after a short briefing you maintain prices, seasons and free rooms yourself. That keeps you flexible when something changes at short notice.

Is the site GDPR-compliant for payments?

Yes, a privacy policy, imprint and a legally sound cookie banner are included. For booking and payment data we pay special attention to data security and clean processes.

How long does it take to build?

A hotel website with booking is usually online within three to six weeks, depending on booking scope and content. We agree the timeframe firmly at the start.

Does booking work on mobile?

Yes, the entire booking flow is optimised for smartphone and tablet. Since many travellers book on the go, this is decisive for conversion.

Will I be found on Google?

We set the site up technically clean for Google and build in local SEO basics as well as your Google profile. Reviews and well-kept content help you stay visible locally.

Let's talk

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