A holiday home website where guests ask you directly if it’s free
Guests want to know what the house is like, how many it sleeps, what it costs and whether their dates are free. Your site shows your own house and prices, and guests send you their dates. Nothing is booked or paid without you.
First year €67.76 with hosting and a domain name (a new one or your own), then €43.56 a year, incl. VAT.
Excl. VAT: €56 the first year, then €36 a year.
Curlew Cottage
Sleeps 4 · 2 bedrooms · Dingle
The website of Curlew Cottage
The Holiday home design, an example from Dingle. Your website gets your name, your details and your own copy.
Example business · name and numbers made up
Next to the other designs: holiday rental website example
What your guests look for on your website
- How many does it sleep, and how?
- The house book: number of guests, bedrooms, arrival and departure times, as you fill them in.
- What does it cost?
- Your own prices per period. Add what guests always pay, such as cleaning.
- Are my dates free?
- A request card with arrival, departure and number of guests. It comes to your email and you answer.
- What does the house look like?
- Your own photos. I never put a photo of another house on your website.
What’s on your holiday home website
Top to bottom, as in the example of Curlew Cottage. A block you leave empty stays off, and with up to five pages your services, the part about you and contact each get a page of their own.
- At the top
- In the example, “A small holiday cottage in Dingle, Kerry”: your name, what you do and one button to fill in the form.
- About you
- In the example, “The house”: who you are and how you work, with your own photo if you have one.
- Services and prices
- Each service on its own line with the price you set; the example has 4 lines, such as ‘A week in July and August’, ‘A week outside the summer holidays’ and ‘Weekend (Friday to Monday)’.
- Photos
- Photos of your own work, only if you upload at least 2.
- Reviews
- Only reviews from your own customers that you add yourself; without reviews this block stays off.
- Contact
- In the example, “Ask if it’s free”: call, WhatsApp and email, and your address with a directions link if you show it.
One price a year. Domain and hosting included.
First year €67.76 incl. VAT (€56 excl. VAT), then €43.56 a year (€36 excl. VAT). You only pay once you’ve seen your website and approved it. Want to stop? Your domain name stays yours and you can download your website as a zip. The domain name: a new one (.eu, .com, .nl, .be, .fr or .at) registered in your name, or one you already own.
What a holiday home website costs
What you choose while filling in your details, with the first year and the years after, incl. VAT, and excl. VAT underneath.
| Choice | First year | Then per year |
|---|---|---|
| Website, 1 pageYour house, your prices and a form where guests ask whether their dates are available. | €67.76 €56 excl. VAT | €43.56 €36 excl. VAT |
| Website, up to 5 pagesThe house, the area, prices and contact each on a page of their own. | €102.85 €85 excl. VAT | €43.56 €36 excl. VAT |
Elsewhere the price depends on who builds your site, not on your trade. Wix and Squarespace over three years, with dated sources: website cost.
Questions from holiday home owners
Can guests book and pay straight away?
No, and that’s on purpose: guests ask whether their dates are free, you answer and arrange the rest with them. If you already use a booking site or calendar, your website links to it; that costs nothing extra.
My area asks for a registration number. Where does it go?
Fill it in with your details. It then shows in the house book and at the bottom of every page.
Will it say my price is all-in?
No. What’s in the price, you add yourself. Words like “all-inclusive”, stars, “luxury” or a discount never go on by themselves.
Can I change my prices myself?
Yes. Prices, the number of guests and your arrival and departure times: you change them yourself in your account, for free, and they’re live straight away.
Will guests find my house on Google?
Your website runs on your own domain name, Google can read it, and the code says what kind of business you are, your address if you show it, your hours and the places you cover. When someone searches “holiday cottage Kerry”, Google often shows businesses on the map first; for that you need a free Google Business Profile. Your account has a short checklist to set it up and to ask customers for a review. Nobody can promise you a top spot, and I won’t either.
How much does a website cost for a holiday home?
Website, 1 page: €67.76 the first year, then €43.56 a year, incl. VAT. Your house, your prices and a form where guests ask whether their dates are available. Website, up to 5 pages: €102.85 the first year, then €43.56 a year. The house, the area, prices and contact each on a page of their own. The first year covers making your website, hosting, https and the domain name (a new one in your name, or your own); the years after cover hosting, the domain name and the add-ons you keep. Excl. VAT, that’s €56, then €36 a year.
How soon is my website online?
You see it while you fill in your details, on a computer and on a phone; the copy is written in about half a minute. Once you approve it and pay, it goes online straight away. Then I check it myself, within one working day. If the system flags something, I check first and the site goes online after that. Already have a domain name? Your website runs on it as soon as you’ve set the DNS records at your registrar; you get an email when it’s ready.
About paying, your domain name, cancelling and who writes the copy: see the general questions.
Why it costs less
No agency hours and no surprises. This is where the price difference comes from, and what you can check yourself.
Designs made in advance, per trade
Each design is built once for one trade. You fill in your details instead of paying for a designer’s hours.
AI writes, I check
AI drafts the text from what you tell it. I check every new website myself, within one working day after it goes online.
You pay after you’ve seen it
You see your own website first and only pay once you approve it.
Nothing locked in
Your domain name is registered in your name, and you can download your whole website as a zip file at any time.
Tegnest is a Dutch company, Chamber of Commerce number 42167593, Vlierstraat 196, 7544 GJ Enschede. I don’t show reviews yet: judge by the example sites.