Is a booking website worth it?
Every booking on your own site skips Airbnb’s 15.5% fee. Weigh that against the extra software and payment costs.
Prices checked 15 November 2026.
Listings2
Booked direct20%
Card fees depend on your payment provider, so enter your own rate.
Fees you’d keep by taking bookings direct
Airbnb fees you’d avoid each year
€1,240
15.5% of €8,000 booked direct
What you’d keep after costs
€758
per year
Extra software for a booking website (Lodgify Professional)−€402- Direct booking fee (1%)−€80
- Card processing (0%)−€0
Software cost is the gap between the cheapest plan with a booking website and the cheapest without one, at 2 listings, excluding VAT. Marketing your site to get direct bookings costs extra and isn’t counted.