Book holiday stays and manage hosting in one place
Guests search, compare full prices and pay in the app. Hosts manage a calendar, reply to messages and see each payout.
What's in the guide
Search and browse
A guest types a place, dates and the number of guests. Results show photos, the nightly price, the rating and filters such as pet friendly or pool.
Stay page
Each stay has photos, what is included, a map and details about the host. The total price for the guest's dates sits at the bottom with a Reserve button.
Booking and payment
The guest sees every charge, such as the nightly price, cleaning and fees, before paying. They pay by UPI or card. The cancel rule appears right above the Pay button.
Host calendar
The host sees bookings on a calendar, blocks dates for their own use and sets prices, for example higher on weekends. A new booking blocks the dates at once.
Messages
Guests and hosts can write to each other before and after the booking. The host sees the next check-ins and can message each guest from the same list.
Payouts and reviews
The host sees what each booking earned, the fee taken and when the money arrives. After the stay, both sides can leave a review.
Postcards from the app
The itinerary
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Find a stay
The guest searches for a place and dates, filters the list, opens a stay and checks the photos, the host and the price.
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Book and pay
The guest reads the cancel rule, pays by UPI and gets a confirmation with the address and check-in steps.
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Host a guest
The host gets an alert, sees the dates blocked on the calendar and sends a welcome message with directions.
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Get paid
After check-in the payout is sent. The host sees the booking total, the fee and the amount received.
Who travels with Tidegate
Guests
Search by place and dates, check photos and book with a clear cancel rule.
Hosts
Set prices, block dates for yourself and message each guest from one list.
Owners with several homes
See bookings and payouts for every stay on one web portal.
Before you pack
What is a holiday rental marketplace?
It is a website and app where hosts list homes, cottages and villas for short stays, and guests search, book and pay. The marketplace holds the money and pays the host after the stay starts.
Which features should a holiday rental app start with?
Start with search by place and dates, a stay page with the full price, booking with online payment, a host calendar that blocks dates at once, and payouts. Reviews, messages, offers and calendar sync with other sites can follow in the next release.
Can you build a rental marketplace like this for my business?
Yes. We can build the guest app, the host portal and an admin panel for your team, with search, calendars, payments, payouts and reviews. We can start with one region or one type of stay.
How do hosts avoid double bookings?
Each stay has one calendar. A booking blocks those dates at once, and the host can also block dates by hand. If the host has the stay listed elsewhere, the design can sync with that calendar.
When does the host get paid?
In this design the guest pays when they book. The money is held and sent to the host 24 hours after the guest checks in. The host sees every payout and fee on the payouts page.
See Tidegate's stay flow
Walk through search, booking, the host calendar and payouts.