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Rooms booked by the night, never twice.

Guest house and lodge bookings by the night, with deposits, guest changes online and every stay invoiced.

Stay for Lindiwe NaidooProtea cottage, self-catering
Deposit requested
Check-in
Fri 23 Oct
Check-out
Sun 25 Oct
2 nights at R1 450
R2 900
Deposit, 30%
R870.00

Booked from the guest house's own website. Lindiwe can change her dates from her customer portal, within the house rules.

Sample data

Two real stays, booking live right now.

Vinehill Country Guest House books rooms by the night. Fynbos Camp Co. books campsites the same way. Both run on BX1X today.

Vinehill Country Guest House, a sample guest house booking page.
Live sample site, sample data
Open the live guest house
Fynbos Camp Co., a sample campsite booking page.
Live sample site, sample data
Open the live campsite

How a guest house books.

Guest houses, lodges, B&Bs and self-catering cottages sell nights. BX1X books each room from check-in to check-out.

  1. Guests pick their nightsOn the booking page on your website, guests choose check-in and check-out, and only rooms free for every night in between are offered.
  2. The price per night adds upEach room has its own per-night price, with pricing rules and tiers for everything else.
  3. A deposit secures the roomAsk for a deposit up front, worked out to the cent.
  4. Changes without phone tagGuests move or cancel their stay from their own portal, within your rules, and get an email confirmation each time.
  5. The stay becomes an invoiceOne step turns the booking into an invoice on the guest’s record, ready for your books.
Illustrative photo: an owner checking bookings on her phone beside a laptop.
Illustrative photo

One cottage, one guest, one set of nights.

Pick a check-in night and length of stay. BX1X shows which rooms are free for every night, and won't sell a taken night twice.

Karoo Rest, week of 12 OctoberSample data
Check-in
Stay

Thu 15 to Sat 17, 2 nights. 2 of 4 rooms free.

Set up for rooms, cottages and campsites.

A calendar for every roomRooms, suites, cottages and campsites are each booked on their own, so one can't be promised to two guests.
Nights you're closedBlock nights for painting, repairs or your own family visiting, and nobody can book them.
Holds for groupsHold the festive week or a wedding weekend for a family or group, and invite them to book into it.
Per-night pricesA price per night for each room, plus pricing rules and tiers.
Front desk calendarPlans change. Drag a stay to another room or date in the day or week view.
Every guest, rememberedStays, invoices and payments sit on one guest record, so returning guests aren’t strangers.

Questions owners ask

Can guests book rooms on my guest house website?

Yes. Add the BX1X booking page to your website or share it as a link. Guests choose check-in and check-out dates and book a room that is free for every night.

How does BX1X stop a room being double-booked?

Each room, cottage or campsite has its own calendar, and BX1X won't let two stays overlap on it. Nights you close for maintenance can't be booked either.

Can I ask guests for a deposit?

Yes. Set a deposit for the booking and BX1X works it out to the cent. The stay then turns into an invoice on the guest's record in one step.

Can I hold dates for a wedding party or a returning family?

Yes. Hold the dates for a guest or group and invite them to book into them, so nobody else takes those nights in the meantime.

Does BX1X sync with Booking.com, Airbnb or Google Calendar?

No. BX1X doesn't sync with other booking sites or calendar apps. Confirmation emails include a calendar file your guest can add to their own calendar. It runs the bookings made on your own booking page and by your team.

See your front desk in one screen.

Get a demo account with sample data. Book a stay as a guest, then move it to another room and turn it into an invoice.