Service / Industry
Hotel, guest house and lodge websites
Every OTA booking costs 15-20% in commission, and every agency-built website costs more than it should. Working directly with a freelancer means you pay for the work, not the agency's overheads — and you get a site that makes booking direct the easiest option a guest has: fast rooms and rates, a booking engine that works on mobile, and local search visibility that gets you found.
Guests find you on an OTA and book there because the property's own site is slow, hides its rates, or has a booking widget that breaks on mobile — often after an agency charged agency prices for a template.
How we work together.
A direct review with me of your channel mix, commission cost, booking funnel and site gaps.
Room- and rate-forward layouts that reduce hesitation, designed by the person who will also build them.
Connect and brand the booking engine, then test the full flow together.
Local SEO and content to grow direct share month on month, with ongoing support from the same person.
Outcomes & Stack
Common questions.
Which booking engines do you support?
Most major engines with a widget or API, including NightsBridge, ResRequest and Semper, plus custom integrations where an API exists.
Will we still need OTAs?
Usually yes, as discovery channels. The aim is shifting repeat and direct-intent guests onto your own site.
Can you help with photography?
I can direct and optimise existing photography, and brief a photographer where needed.
Can you redesign just the booking flow without touching the rest of the site?
Yes, booking flow work can be scoped as a standalone project separate from a full redesign.
Can you set up rate parity alerts?
Yes, monitoring can flag when OTA rates undercut your direct booking price.
Do you support multi-property groups?
Yes, shared templates with per-property content and rates are standard for hotel and lodge groups.
Why choose a freelancer over an agency for our property's website?
Guest houses and lodges rarely need an agency's overhead. You get one experienced developer who knows hospitality booking systems, answers you directly, and charges for the work — not for a project's management layers.
What if we need changes after the site is live?
You message me directly and the change gets made — no support tickets or change-request processes. And because everything is built on standard tools in your name, another developer could take over if ever needed.
Why hire a freelancer for hotel, guest house and lodge websites instead of an agency?
You work directly with the person doing the work. There are no account managers, no hand-offs between departments and no agency overheads built into the quote, so decisions are faster and budgets go further.
Do you work with clients outside South Africa?
Yes. I work remotely with businesses across South Africa and internationally, with clear written scopes, regular progress updates and a staging link you can review at any time.
How do I get a quote?
Send a short brief through the contact page describing your goals, timeline and any existing systems. You will get a written scope and fixed quote before any work starts.
Ready to bring this to your project?
Let’s discuss your requirements and how we can collaborate.