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What Hostcation is
Hostcation creates a direct-booking website for short-term-rental hosts from an existing listing and includes a host dashboard. Its AI uses listing photos, reviews, and amenities, with the homepage saying a site can be live in under an hour. Hosts connect iCal feeds; Hostcation says it retrieves blocked dates hourly and sends direct bookings back to those feeds. Guest card payments run through Stripe into the host’s own Stripe account, while guests can check out without creating an account. An optional Guest Guide presents arrival details, Wi-Fi, house instructions, and local recommendations, including offline access. Hosts can leave the guide open, protect arrival details or the full guide with a code, create revocable guest-specific links, and import a PDF or Word manual for review. The direct-booking site costs £10 per month per property with annual billing or £15 month-to-month. Guest Guide costs £6 per month or £60 per year at its introductory price. Both include 14-day trials.
Who it suits
Hostcation is for short-term-rental hosts wanting direct bookings, channel calendar syncing, and optional digital house guides. Hosts with five or more booking-site properties should ask about bespoke setup.
What it does well
- Builds sites from existing listing content
- Syncs blocked dates through iCal feeds
- Payments go directly to the host’s Stripe account
- Guest Guide can work offline
- Supports custom domains
What to know first
- No free plan
- Five or more properties require bespoke setup
- Service does not guarantee uninterrupted operation
- Guest Guide multi-unit pricing requires email
Limits
The direct-booking site is priced per property, with annual and month-to-month rates. The Guest Guide plan covers one property; hosts with five or more booking-site properties are directed to request bespoke setup.
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Hostcation direct-booking site | £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. · Per property · 0% Hostcation booking commission · 14-day free trial | £10 a month |
| Guest Guide | £6/month or £60/year introductory price, locked in while subscribed; page says new customers will later pay £8/month or £80/year. · One property · unlimited guests · all features · 14-day free trial | £6 a month |
As hostcation.com lists them, read 4 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Getting started
- Open the Hostcation website
- Choose the direct-booking site or Guest Guide plan
- Start the 14-day free trial
- Provide an existing listing for AI site creation
- Connect iCal feeds for your channels
- Connect your own Stripe account for guest payments
Verdict
Hostcation combines a direct-booking site with calendar feeds, Stripe checkout, and an optional guest guide. Its property scale guidance and introductory pricing terms are important for hosts planning multiple listings.
Questions
How much does Hostcation cost?
The direct-booking site costs £10 per month per property when billed annually or £15 month-to-month. Guest Guide costs £6 per month or £60 per year at its introductory price; the page says new customers will later pay £8 per month or £80 per year.
Is there a free plan or trial?
There is no free plan. Both listed options include a 14-day free trial.
Which platforms and channels are supported?
Hostcation is web-based. Its homepage lists Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo, cottages.com, Sykes Cottages and Hoseasons; pricing details specifically name Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo and Sykes synchronization.
How are guest payments handled?
Guest card payments are processed by Stripe and sent to the host’s own Stripe account. Hostcation says it does not hold the funds, and checkout is hosted by Stripe.
What does the Guest Guide include?
It can present arrival details, Wi-Fi, house instructions and local recommendations, and can work offline. Hosts can leave it open, protect access with codes, or create revocable guest-specific links.
Facts from Hostcation's own pages
- Calendar sync
- Hosts connect iCal feeds; Hostcation says it pulls blocked dates hourly and pushes direct bookings back to those feeds. · hostcation.com, 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. · hostcation.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Guest account
- Guests can use the booking site without creating an account, and checkout is hosted by Stripe. · hostcation.com, 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. · hostcation.com, 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. · hostcation.com, 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. · hostcation.com, 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. · hostcation.com, 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. · hostcation.com, 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. · hostcation.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Product
- Hostcation builds short-term-rental hosts a direct-booking website from an existing listing, with a host dashboard. · hostcation.com, 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. · hostcation.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Service warranty
- The terms say Hostcation aims for high uptime but does not guarantee uninterrupted or error-free service. · hostcation.com, 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. · hostcation.com, 4 Oct 2026
- Support
- The homepage says users can email [email protected] and that founder Marcus answers support email. · hostcation.com, 4 Oct 2026
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