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Hotel Booking Website Development
A hotel's booking engine is the part of the site where the actual transaction happens — real-time rate and availability data, room selection, guest details, and payment, all needing to stay in sync with the property management system so the front desk and the website never show conflicting availability.
I build this integrated with your existing PMS or channel manager where it provides an API, rather than a disconnected booking form that requires manual reconciliation.
What's Included
- checkReal-time rate and availability pulled from your PMS or channel manager
- checkMulti-room and multi-night booking flow
- checkPayment processing and deposit handling
- checkBooking confirmation and modification for guests
- checkRate rules — seasonal pricing, minimum stays, promotional codes
PMS and Channel Manager Integration
The booking engine's reliability depends entirely on staying in sync with whatever system actually manages inventory. Where the PMS or channel manager exposes an API, availability and rates flow through automatically; where it doesn't, that's a real constraint worth identifying early rather than discovering after the build.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which property management systems can this integrate with?add
Any system with an accessible API — the specific integration work depends on which PMS or channel manager the hotel uses, and that's confirmed early in scoping.
How are payments and deposits handled?add
Through a payment gateway (Stripe or similar), with deposit and cancellation policy rules configured to match the hotel's actual terms.
Can guests modify or cancel their own booking?add
Yes, within whatever policy rules the hotel sets — self-service modification within the allowed window, with staff notified of changes.