A Booking Engine That Competes Properly
Fast, mobile friendly, and ideally paired with a genuine incentive like a best rate guarantee.
Hotel & accommodation website development · Australia
A Website Designed to Compete
With Booking.com, Not Just Sit Beside It.
Every booking through an OTA costs a commission a direct booking does not. We build websites for Australian hotels and accommodation providers with a booking engine genuinely designed to win guests back to your own site.
Hospitality and accommodation focused 35+ properties optimised Destination and local SEO specialists Fixed pricing, no lock in contracts
Direct bookings+41% increase
94yourproperty.com.au
metix.
DIRECT BOOKING · GUEST FIRSTBook your
Book your
stay direct.
+41% increase
Client rating4.9/5
★★★★★
How a guest actually books accommodation
What guests check
before they ever book.
Understanding how a guest actually books accommodation changes how the website needs to be built.
01
They compare across multiple platforms
Most guests check an OTA, a search engine and sometimes your direct website before deciding, often within the same session.
02
They default to whatever feels safest and fastest
If your direct booking engine is slower than the OTA they already have an account with, they book there instead.
03
They look for genuine detail
Specific, honest room descriptions and real photography build more confidence than generic OTA style listings.
04
They check reviews regardless of where they book
TripAdvisor and Google reviews influence the decision even for guests who ultimately book direct.
What we find when we audit a hotel website
Common mistakes we find
during a property audit.
01
No meaningful incentive to book direct instead of through an OTA
02
A booking engine that is slower or more confusing than the OTA alternative
03
No connection between the website, booking engine and property management system
04
Generic photography and vague room descriptions
05
No review integration despite reviews clearly influencing every booking decision
06
Poor local and destination search visibility
What actually wins direct bookings back
What actually wins direct
bookings back.
A booking engine that competes properly and PMS integration are the two biggest levers for reducing OTA reliance.
PMS Integration as Standard
Keeping pricing and availability synchronised automatically across every channel, not managed manually.
Specific, Honest Room Detail
Real photography and genuine descriptions that differentiate your property from a generic OTA listing.
Review Visibility on Your Own Site
Displaying genuine TripAdvisor and Google reviews directly builds the trust an OTA listing otherwise monopolises.
What we build
Services grouped
by property type.
From boutique hotels to multi property groups, we build what the standard options cannot.
If you run a boutique or independent hotel
- Direct Booking Engine Development
- Room & Suite Landing Pages
- Best Rate Guarantee Messaging
If you run a motel or roadside property
- Simple, Fast Booking Engine Development
- Local & Highway Search Optimisation
If your property hosts events or weddings
- Function & Event Venue Landing Pages
- Wedding Enquiry Form Development
If you operate multiple properties
- Multi Property Website Development
- PMS & Channel Manager Integration
Myth vs reality
Common myths about
hotel websites.
MYTH
Guests will book direct if our price matches the OTA.
REALITY
Matching price is not always enough. A slow or clunky direct booking engine still loses to a faster, more familiar OTA checkout.
MYTH
Our PMS and website do not really need to talk to each other.
REALITY
Manual updates between systems create pricing errors and overbooking risk, both of which cost far more than the integration itself.
MYTH
Reviews only matter on the OTA listing, not on our own website.
REALITY
Guests check reviews throughout their research, including on your direct site.
How we work
Our six stage
build process.
Clarity at every stage. One accountable team. Nothing disappears into a black box.
01
Business deep dive
Property type, guest profile and current booking channel mix.
02
Local and destination market mapping
Competitor and OTA visibility research.
03
Architecture and content planning
Room, booking and location pages structured before writing begins.
04
Design and build
Booking engine and PMS integration built in from the start.
05
Testing
Booking flow, payment and load speed testing.
06
Launch and growth
Controlled go live, then ongoing monitoring and seasonal updates.
The numbers
Experience that
speaks for itself.
Real properties, measurable outcomes and a team that knows how to turn a digital investment into more direct bookings.
35+hotels and accommodation providers optimised
7+years working with hospitality and accommodation clients
39%average increase in direct bookings within 6 months
90+average Core Web Vitals score
84%of clients remain on ongoing support
4.7/5average client rating
The people behind the code
Meet our
development team.
No rotating freelancers. The developers below are the ones who will actually build your project.
Muhammad Waqar
Custom PHP DeveloperExperienced in WordPress, PHP, Laravel, custom themes, plugins, WooCommerce, MySQL and API integrations. Waqar specialises in building secure, scalable and high-performance custom web solutions.
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Numan Bashir
WordPress & eCommerce DeveloperSpecialising in WordPress, Elementor, WooCommerce, custom themes and plugins. Numan builds responsive, user-friendly CMS and eCommerce websites tailored to business needs.
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Yasir
Full Stack DeveloperWith 5+ years of experience, Yasir specialises in Laravel, Node.js, React, TypeScript, APIs and scalable web applications, with strong expertise in SaaS, backend systems, payment integrations and complex web solutions.
View moreTechnology we work with
Platforms and integrations
built for accommodation.
CMS
WordPress · Webflow
Development
React · Next.js · PHP · Laravel
Booking & PMS Integrations
Common Australian and international property management systems
Hosting
Australian based · SSL · Cloudflare · automated backups
Accessibility
WCAG 2.2 AA
Analytics
GA4 · Search Console · Google Business Profile Insights
Scope, not packages
What does a hotel
website actually cost?
We price based on scope rather than a fixed menu. All figures AUD, ex GST.
Project typeTypical investmentTypical timeline
Small motel or B&BSimple booking engine
$3,500–$6,0005–7 weeksBoutique hotel with booking engineFull PMS integration
$6,000–$10,0007–10 weeksMulti property accommodation groupPMS & channel manager sync
$10,000–$16,00010–14 weeksResort or events focused propertyCustom quote
Custom quoteScoped individuallyOngoing support from $290 per month.
Recent work
Real projects.
Real live websites.
A look at what we have shipped recently, live and in production today.
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INNOVATIONS
ROD PUMP SOLUTIONS · OIL & GASINNOVATIONS
Eagle Innovations
What we built: A lead generation focused industrial site for Eagle Innovations' rod pump solutions. We structured the build around their Products, Systems and Distributors, added gated datasheet downloads, a quote request flow and a case study library, all engineered to convert oil and gas operators researching a specific production problem.
Visit websiteWhat clients say
Good work leaves
a clear impression.
“★★★★★I’ve worked with them on multiple projects and have been genuinely impressed with the quality of their work.We continue to work together on an ongoing basis, and I highly recommend their team.
“★★★★★He delivered good work on my portfolio website. He answered quickly, fixed all the issues needed to be fixed in a reasonable time, and reproduced and understood my designs and vision for my website as asked. Would recommend!
“★★★★★Sabeeh was great to work with throughout the project. He communicated clearly, responded quickly, and delivered high-quality work on time. Highly recommended.
Questions Australian accommodation providers ask us
Before we
get started.
Still wondering if a new website is right for your property? Here are the questions we hear most often.
Ask us anythingResults vary by market, but a well built direct booking experience typically shifts a meaningful share of bookings over following months.
Let's look at your website
What could your website
be booking directly?
Book a free consultation and we will walk through your current website, what is working, what is not, and what a purpose built accommodation website could realistically do for your direct bookings.
Hospitality and accommodation focused · Fixed pricing · No lock-in contracts