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Booking.com alternative

A commission-free Booking.com alternative

Booking.com brings reach — and takes 15–20% of every booking, pushes Genius discounts that come off your rate, and keeps the guest relationship. PeakRooms is the direct alternative: a booking website of your own where the guest who searched your name books with you, at the rate you set, with no commission.

See what OTAs cost you

A €70 night on an OTA pays you about €59 — €11 to commission, at a typical 15%. On your own website it pays you €70: 0% commission, on every plan.

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The short answer

The commission-free alternative to Booking.com is your own direct booking website. Booking.com brings reach but takes roughly 15–20% of every booking, layers Genius member discounts on top of that, and keeps the guest relationship. PeakRooms gives you the direct channel instead: a booking website where the guest who searched your name books with you, at the rate you set, with no commission — by card with Book & pay or a one-tap WhatsApp request. You own the guest's details so repeat stays come back to you, and you can keep using OTAs for discovery alongside it.

What Booking.com really costs

Beyond the commission on every stay, the platform owns the guest's details and can bid on your own hotel name in search — so even guests who came looking for you can end up booking through the OTA. A direct channel takes that back.

Calculate your commission

Direct with PeakRooms vs Booking.com (OTA)

  • Commission per booking

    PeakRooms (direct): None

    Booking.com (OTA): ≈ 15–20%

  • Genius discount off your rate

    PeakRooms (direct): None

    Booking.com (OTA): 10–20% to members

  • Who owns the guest

    PeakRooms (direct): You

    Booking.com (OTA): The platform

  • Guest contact details

    PeakRooms (direct): Yours

    Booking.com (OTA): Limited / masked

  • Your brand searches

    PeakRooms (direct): Lead to your site

    Booking.com (OTA): OTA may bid on your name

  • Card payments

    PeakRooms (direct): Book & pay, yours

    Booking.com (OTA): Through the platform

Why PeakRooms

What you get

  • Keep the commission — and the Genius discount

    Around 15–20% goes to Booking.com on every stay, before Genius discounts come off your rate. A direct booking is full revenue, at the price you set.

  • Guests who search your name, kept

    Travellers discover you on Booking.com, then search your hotel by name. A direct site turns that search into your booking — with the guest's real contact details, not a masked relay.

  • A real channel, not a listing

    Your own booking website that guests book through — alongside the OTAs, not at their mercy.

Questions owners ask

How much is Booking.com's commission?
Most hotels pay around 15–20% per booking, and more if you buy into higher visibility — before the Genius discounts that come off your rate. Every booking you take direct on PeakRooms has no commission; the commission calculator shows the yearly difference for your property.
What is Booking.com's Genius programme costing me?
Genius gives platform members roughly 10–20% off, and that discount comes out of your rate on top of commission. A direct booking through PeakRooms carries no Genius discount and no commission, so you keep the full rate.
Does Booking.com bid on my hotel's name?
OTAs commonly bid on hotel brand names in search, so a guest looking specifically for you can land on the Booking.com listing instead. A fast official booking website helps that guest find — and book — you directly.

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