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PeakRooms
Airbnb alternative

A direct, commission-free Airbnb alternative

Airbnb brings guests — and takes a host fee on every booking, while keeping the guest relationship inside the app. PeakRooms is the direct alternative: your own booking website where guests book with you, you keep the fee, and the guest is yours to bring back.

See what OTAs cost you

A THB 6,200 night on an OTA pays you THB 5,270 — THB 930 to commission, at a typical 15%. On your own website it pays you THB 6,200: 0% commission, on every plan.

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The short answer

The commission-free alternative to Airbnb is your own direct booking website. Since late 2025 Airbnb charges most hosts a host-only service fee of around 15.5% per booking and keeps the guest relationship inside the app. PeakRooms gives villas, homestays, and serviced apartments a booking website built around one property, where guests book with you and you keep the fee — paid by card with Book & pay or a one-tap WhatsApp request. You capture each guest's details so repeat stays come back direct, and you can still list on Airbnb for discovery.

What hosting only on Airbnb costs

Since late 2025 Airbnb charges most hosts a host-only service fee of around 15.5% on every booking, taken from your payout — and the platform keeps the guest's contact details and discourages moving the relationship off-app. So a guest who loved their stay rebooks through Airbnb, and you pay the fee again. A direct channel is how you keep them.

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Direct with PeakRooms vs Airbnb

  • Host fee per booking

    PeakRooms (direct): None

    Airbnb: ≈ 15.5% (host-only)

  • Who owns the guest

    PeakRooms (direct): You

    Airbnb: The platform

  • Guest contact details

    PeakRooms (direct): Yours

    Airbnb: Masked, then limited

  • Contacting past guests

    PeakRooms (direct): Yours to do

    Airbnb: Restricted by policy

  • Repeat bookings

    PeakRooms (direct): Direct, commission-free

    Airbnb: Through Airbnb again

  • Card payments

    PeakRooms (direct): Book & pay, yours

    Airbnb: Through Airbnb

Why PeakRooms

What you get

  • Keep the host fee

    No ~15.5% taken off every payout — the rate a guest pays direct is the rate you keep.

  • Built for your kind of place

    Villas, homestays, and serviced apartments get a site built around one property, not a listing tile competing on price.

  • Turn one stay into repeat direct business

    Capture the guest's details on a direct booking so the guest who loved their stay books again with you — not through Airbnb.

Questions owners ask

Can I still list on Airbnb?
Yes. Many hosts keep Airbnb for discovery and use PeakRooms to take repeat and referral bookings direct, commission-free. PeakRooms doesn't sync your Airbnb calendar yet, so when a stay books on one side, block those dates on the other.
How much does Airbnb take from hosts?
Since late 2025 most hosts pay a host-only service fee of about 15.5% per booking, taken from the payout (accurate as of mid-2026 — check Airbnb's fee page for your region). A direct booking on PeakRooms has no per-booking fee.
Is this only for whole-home rentals?
No. PeakRooms suits villas, homestays, guesthouses, and serviced apartments as well as small hotels — any independent place that wants direct bookings.

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