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Emilio

22/12/2020

Avaibook: Software for owners and managers of vacation rentals

After a small renovation and working on the decoration, you finally have your apartment ready to rent! You hope to receive many guests and get the most out of your property, what you probably didn't expect is that managing it can complicate your life. Today we talk about Avaibook, a channel manager that will allow you to save time in the daily operation of your tourist accommodation.

Customers who make their reservation online, those who prefer to call by phone, the one who cancels at the last minute, etc. Managing a vacation rental successfully is not as easy as it seems, that's why it's essential to have the right tools, such as Avaibook.

What is Avaibook?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMHPVWopqvALa technology greatly simplifies our lives, also at a professional level. While hotels use more complex software like PMS, in the case of vacation rentals, the ones known as Channel Managers are more useful. Software that streamlines the management of short-term rentals. Avaibook is a Channel Manager that works with many of the most popular rental platforms. It integrates with them and allows you to manage everything related to your ads: images, descriptions, rates, availability, etc. You make the change from this tool and the information is automatically modified in all OTAs in which you have your property registered.

How AvaiBook works

The really good thing about this tool is that it's more than a Channel Manager, that is, it has other functionalities that can also be very useful to you. It has an online payment system that takes away your worries. Your clients make the payment through the platform and you just have to take care of collecting. In addition, if a cancellation occurs, this software will be responsible for refunding the money. AvaiBook also works with your website and allows you to create an online booking system with an integrated banking gateway. Finally, you will be able to receive guests without having to pay high commissions to the OTA. You can say goodbye to the paper agenda or the uncomfortable Google calendar, this tool makes an integral management of your reservations so that you always know who's coming and who's leaving the apartment.

Reviews about AvaiBook

Although its management system is good, searching a bit on Google we have realized that the changes in the hiring and pricing policy are what least convinces users. This issue is what focuses most of the negative comments.

We have been using Avaibook for 3 years and, so far, we have no reason to change. It is a good channel manager and fulfills its function for advance payments of reservations. Of course, as with everything, there are functions that could be improved and new ones incorporated. Review about AvaiBook by AirúnBNB on Google My Business
When I started, the annual fee was 80 € and the booking commission 1 €. Some time later, they suddenly announced that the fee would be 120 € per year. I accept it, it seems like a significant increase to me but within the market price. The problem comes later. 15 days before my annual fee is due (and in the middle of the Christmas holidays), they announce that the booking commission will soon change from 1 € to 1% of the total booking price. There's a big difference!! Opinion on AvaiBook by Juan Carlos on Google My Business

How much does AvaiBook cost?

Offers various hiring plans, and the good thing is that there is no permanence. The basic plan costs 10 € per month, the advanced 15 €, 29 € the premium plan and 47 € per month the leader plan. You can see more about the price of Avaibook on its web. Logically, the more you pay, the more accommodations you will be able to manage at once with this tool and the more services you will receive. But (there is always a but), you should not forget that this type of platform also charges commissions. In this case, they will charge you the following:

  • For managed reservation.
  • For refund of the reservation in case of cancellation of the same.
  • For transaction amount (if they are the ones who charge the client for you).

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