Stays

Guesthouse and small hotel software that takes direct bookings and keeps the books

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Rooms as resources, nightly and long-stay prices, deposits online, security deposits held and released, and occupancy you can read at a glance.

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Direct bookings Security deposits Occupancy reports

What is Biznsbook for Guesthouses & Small Hotels?

Biznsbook for guesthouses and small hotels runs direct bookings on the Stay booking type. Each room or unit is a resource; guests book nights on your public page or embedded widget, pay a deposit by card through Stripe, and get a confirmation with a calendar file. Seasonal, weekend and length-of-stay price rules set the rate. Staff check guests in at the front desk, hold and release a security deposit (keeping a damage amount if needed), send the balance to POS or a sales invoice, and read occupancy, revenue booked versus collected and no-show rate in reports. It is built for direct bookings: there is no OTA channel manager, night audit or housekeeping board.

Biznsbook for Guesthouses & Small Hotels at a glance

Best for
Guesthouses, B&Bs, holiday lets and small hotels that take direct bookings
Works with
Bookings, Point of Sale, Accounting, Email and the rest of Biznsbook
Free trial
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Access
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Small stays run on a diary, a card machine and a spreadsheet

The booking, the deposit and the money in the books live in three places.

Double-booked rooms

A paper diary or shared calendar lets two people sell the same room for the same night.

Deposits nobody can find

Deposits are taken by phone or bank transfer and are never matched to the stay.

Damage disputes

Security deposits are held informally, so what was kept and why is not recorded.

No idea of occupancy

Owners cannot see occupancy or how much booked revenue has actually been collected.

Guesthouse pains mapped to Biznsbook apps

Each operational pain maps to a specific Biznsbook app. Click through for feature detail.

Problem: Room availability

Bookings

Rooms are resources on the Stay type, so a night can only be sold once. Closures block maintenance days.

Problem: Direct online bookings

Bookings

A public booking page and website embed; guests pick dates, answer your questions and get a confirmation email with a calendar file.

Problem: Deposits and balance

Bookings + POS

Card deposits through Stripe Checkout, honour-system bank transfer, balance sent to the till or to a sales invoice.

Problem: Security deposit

Bookings

Hold one security deposit per stay, then release it in full or keep a damage amount with a reason.

Problem: Money in the books

Accounting

Deposits post to customer advances and are applied against the invoice when the stay is billed.

See Biznsbook for Guesthouses & Small Hotels in action

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See Biznsbook for Guesthouses & Small Hotels in action

Real screens from a Biznsbook demo company, not mock-ups.

Biznsbook booking calendar for today

Booking Calendar

Biznsbook booking calendar for today.

Biznsbook public booking page listing bookable services

Public Booking Page

Biznsbook public booking page listing bookable services.

A stay from booking to checkout

The same flow for a three-room B&B or a twenty-room guesthouse.

1

Set up rooms and rates

Add each room as a resource, set the base nightly price, then seasonal, weekend and long-stay rules.

2

Take the booking

Guests book on your public page, or staff book from the calendar or front desk. A deposit can be collected at booking.

3

Check in and hold a deposit

Check the guest in from Arriving today and record a security deposit if you take one.

4

Check out and bill

Complete the stay, release the security deposit, and send the balance to POS or a sales invoice with the deposit applied.

Works with the rest of your guesthouse

Use only the apps you need; they share one guest record.

Stripe card deposits

Guests pay deposits by card through Stripe Connect Checkout; the payment records itself on the booking. Learn more →

Email, SMS and WhatsApp

Confirmation emails with a calendar file, plus SMS through Twilio and WhatsApp where configured. Learn more →

Point of Sale

Ring up the balance, extras and bar or shop sales at the same till. Learn more →

Biznsbook vs a diary or a booking widget alone

A structured comparison for buyers evaluating options.

FeatureBiznsbookBooking widget onlyDiary and spreadsheet
Nights sold only once per room✓✓✗
Seasonal and long-stay pricing✓Partial✗
Security deposit with damage kept✓✗✗
Deposits posted to the ledger✓✗✗
Till, invoices and stock in one system✓✗✗
OTA channel manager✗Partial✗

Run your direct bookings and your books together

Set up rooms, rates and a public booking page in an afternoon, or book a walkthrough.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Answers aligned to how buyers and AI assistants ask about guesthouses & small hotels.

Is Biznsbook a hotel PMS?

It is a booking and business system for guesthouses, B&Bs, holiday lets and small hotels that take direct bookings. It has rooms, nightly pricing, deposits, check-in and occupancy reports. It does not include an OTA channel manager, night audit or a housekeeping board.

Can guests book online?

Yes. Share your public booking page or embed it on your website. Guests pick dates, enter their details and receive a confirmation email with Add to Google, Outlook or Apple calendar buttons.

How are nightly prices set?

Each offering has a base price. Seasonal rules (first and last day), weekend and peak rules, and long-stay rules (minimum nights) adjust it automatically.

Can I take a deposit by card?

Yes, when Stripe is connected in Integration Hub. You can also collect the deposit at booking: the stay is held until card payment succeeds and is cancelled if checkout is abandoned.

How does the security deposit work?

Record one security deposit per booking. When the guest leaves, release it in full or keep a damage amount. Keeping an amount needs the Refund permission.

Which reports are included?

Today's arrivals, stay occupancy, revenue booked, revenue collected, outstanding, deposits held and no-show rate.

Is there a free trial of Biznsbook for Guesthouses & Small Hotels?

Yes. Every Biznsbook plan starts with a 1-month free trial. Choose a plan on the pricing page and your first month is free. Prefer a guided tour first? Book a demo and we will walk you through the workflows for your business.

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Start a 1-month free trial on any plan and run stock, sales, people and accounting for your business in one platform, with one login.

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