checkfront

Checkfront is an <a href="https://www.checkfront.com?cfcp=wp" rel="nofollow ugc">Online Booking System</a> designed for your tour, activity, rental or accommodation business. Checkfront helps streamline the reservation process and grow your business by allowing you to manage availability and inventory, learn about your customers, automate communications, access valuable insights, and plan your day to day operations.
Your guests can view your availability and book directly from your WordPress website at whatever time suits them. They can easily submit their details, sign digital waivers and documents, review their booking history, and make an online payment — all from a desktop or mobile device.
This plugin provides a powerful real-time booking interface that blends in with your existing WordPress theme by connecting your Checkfront account to your WordPress site.
<h3>Features include</h3>
<ul>
<li>Display real time availability, <a href="https://www.checkfront.com?cfcp=wp" rel="nofollow ugc">take reservations, bookings and process payments</a> online within your website</li>
<li>Automatically send confirmations, alerts, invoices, and customized follow-up to customers, staff and partners</li>
<li><a href="https://www.checkfront.com/introducing-guest-form?cfcp=wp" rel="nofollow ugc">Collect information</a> for each participant with Guest Form and plan your day in advance with the Daily Agenda</li>
<li>Over 50 additional integrations including <a href="https://www.checkfront.com/addons?cfcp=wp" rel="nofollow ugc">MailChimp, Zoho, Google Apps, Xero, and Twilio SMS</a></li>
<li>Create Customer Accounts for customers to review booking history, store autofill details and (optionally) modify future bookings from a personal login</li>
<li>Sync your availability with OTAs like Viator, Expedia and TripAdvisor</li>
<li>Detailed analytics and reporting</li>
<li>Track third-party referrals and commissions with Partner Accounts</li>
<li>Responsive, mobile-friendly booking process and back-end</li>
<li>Support for multiple languages and international currencies</li>
<li>Multi-gateway payment processing including Stripe, Square, Paypal, Authorize.net, SagePay & dozens more</li>
<li>SSL support keeps the customer on your website while making payment</li>
<li>Support for shortcodes, or custom theme pages in WordPress.</li>
<li>Tailored onboarding session and a 24/7 support team</li>
<li>No commissions!</li>
</ul>
Checkfront integrates seamlessly into WordPress and does not force customers off to an external website to process bookings or view availability. Checkfront keeps consumer data secure and separate from WordPress.
The combined CMS features of WordPress with the power, flexibility and security of the Checkfront back-end make for an industry leading booking management system.
<a href="https://vimeo.com/108589695" rel="nofollow ugc">See Checkfront and WordPress in action here.</a>
<h3>Installation</h3>
<ol>
<li>Install the Checkfront Booking plugin in your WordPress admin by going to ‘Plugins / Add New’ and searching for ‘Checkfront’, (or) If doing a manual install, download the plugin and unzip into your <code>/wp-content/plugins/</code> directory </li>
<li>Activate the the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress</li>
</ol>
<h3>Configuration</h3>
<ol>
<li>Create your <a href="https://www.checkfront.com/start/?cfcp=wp" title="Checkfront Setup" rel="nofollow ugc">Checkfront account</a></li>
<li>Setup you inventory and configure your account on Checkfront</li>
<li>Enable the Checkfront booking search widget in WordPress</li>
<li>Create a WordPress Post and embed the Checkfront booking system by using the shortcode: <code>[checkfront]</code> (see the plugin for more options to pass to the shortcode)</li>
<li>If you wish to use a theme template instead of a shortcode, see the checkfront-custom-temp late-sample.php provided with the plugin</li>
</ol>
<h3>Frequently Asked Questions</h3>
<ol>
<li><a href="https://www.checkfront.com/wordpress/#faq" rel="nofollow ugc">Checkfront WordPress FAQ</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.checkfront.com/faq?cfcp=wp" rel="nofollow ugc">General Checkfront FAQ</a> </li>
<li><a href="https://www.checkfront.com/support?cfcp=wp" rel="nofollow ugc">Additional Support and Documenation</a></li>
</ol>
<h3>Screenshots</h3>
<ol>
<li>Checkfront Dashboard</li>
<li>WordPress code generator within Checkfront</li>
<li>Booking Interface integrated into WordPress</li>
<li>Booking Interface within Checkfront</li>
<li>Checkfront Guest Form</li>
</ol>

Checkfront Online Booking System

The Premier Wordpress Plugin for Easy Online Booking of Tours, Activities, Rentals & Accommodations.

leslierad

Modern Hotel Booking is a professional hotel booking and vacation rental system for WordPress. It is designed specifically for guesthouses, B&Bs, and boutique hotels looking for a commission-free accommodation reservation engine.
This plugin provides a complete booking calendar with real-time availability. Stop paying 15-25% to OTAs and take direct bookings on your own website. With built-in iCal support, you can synchronize your property across Airbnb, Booking.com, and VRBO seamlessly.
<h3>🤖 Free AI Concierge — Your 24/7 Virtual Receptionist</h3>
The first hotel booking plugin to offer a built-in AI Concierge. Your virtual receptionist answers guest questions about amenities, pricing, and house rules using your property data, guiding guests through the entire vacation rental reservation process.
<h3>💰 Direct Bookings — Keep 100% of Your Revenue</h3>
<ul>
<li>Hotel Booking Logic: Optimized for per-night stays and guesthouse management.</li>
<li>Booking Calendar: A colour-coded, AJAX-powered calendar block for real-time availability.</li>
<li>iCal Sync: Automatic synchronization with external OTA platforms (Pro).</li>
<li>Stripe & PayPal: Professional checkout for secure guest payments (Pro).</li>
</ul>
<h3>💰 Modern Hotel Booking vs Airbnb / Booking.com</h3>
<ul>
<li>Commission per booking: 0% vs 15–25%</li>
<li>Guest data ownership: ✅ Yours forever vs ❌ Theirs</li>
<li>AI Concierge Receptionist: ✅ Free vs ❌ Not available</li>
<li>Professional Invoicing: ✅ Pro vs ❌ Not available</li>
<li>Setup fees: None </li>
</ul>
<h3>📋 Complete Free Feature Set</h3>
Property & Room Management 
* Unlimited Room Types — setup categories for rooms, units, or apartments 
* Individual Room Management — assign units to types with custom availability 
* Min/Max Night Stay Rules — set stay requirements globally or per room 
* Same-Day Turnover — automated logic for check-in/check-out times
Booking Engine & Calendar 
* Availability Calendar: Responsive Gutenberg block with real-time room status 
* AJAX Booking Form: Live price calculation as guests select dates 
* Automated Notifications: Custom email templates for confirmations
8 Native Gutenberg Blocks & Shortcodes 
* Hotel: Booking Form — Price calculator & reservation flow 
* Hotel: Room Calendar — Per-room availability view 
* Hotel: Company Profile — Your property identity 
* Specialized Blocks: WhatsApp Chat, Bank Transfer Details, and Revolut Pay 
* Full Shortcode Support: <code>[mhbo_booking_form]</code>, <code>[mhbo_room_calendar]</code>, and more
Privacy & Performance 
* Zero-Trace Architecture — no tracking, no data sent to our servers 
* Multilingual: WPML, Polylang & qTranslate-X compatible (15 languages) 
* Mobile-First: Fully responsive booking calendar and form
<h3>🏆 Modern Hotel Booking Pro</h3>
Online Payments & OTA Sync 
* Stripe & PayPal: Credit cards, Apple/Google Pay with 3D Secure support 
* Two-Way iCal Sync: Automatic sync for Airbnb, Booking.com, and VRBO 
* Coupon System: (New in 2.3.8) Create fixed or percentage discounts for guests
Advanced Pricing & Rules 
* Seasonal Rates: Custom pricing for any date range or holiday 
* Weekend Multipliers: Automated Friday/Saturday price modifiers 
* Stay Limits: Global property-wide minimum and maximum night constraints 
* Calendar Override: Bulk-set prices across room types and dates
Analytics & Compliance 
* Business Intelligence: ADR, RevPAR, and Occupancy Rate KPIs 
* Tax Engine: VAT Inclusive and Sales Tax Exclusive modes 
* GDPR Suite: Consent checkboxes and automated PII erasure tools 
* AI Logs: Review anonymised conversation transcripts and sentiment analysis
<a href="https://startmysuccess.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">View Pro Features & Pricing</a> | <a href="https://startmysuccess.com/privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a> | <a href="https://github.com/" rel="nofollow ugc">GitHub</a>
<h3>🏡 Built for Independent Properties</h3>
<ul>
<li>Guesthouses — per-night booking logic, WhatsApp, and professional invoicing</li>
<li>Bed & Breakfasts (B&Bs) — min-stay rules, email automation, AI guest support</li>
<li>Vacation Rentals — standalone property management with zero OTA dependency</li>
<li>Cabins & Cottages — seasonal pricing, deposits, and iCal sync</li>
<li>Boutique Hotels — multi-room availability engine with real-time calendar</li>
</ul>
<h3>Quick Start in 5 Steps</h3>
<ol>
<li>Hotel Booking > Room Types — Create your room or unit categories with base price and capacity</li>
<li>Hotel Booking > Rooms — Add individual rooms or units and assign each to a Room Type</li>
<li>Hotel Booking > Settings > General — Select your Booking Page from the dropdown</li>
<li>Edit any page — Add the Hotel: Booking Form Gutenberg block, or use the shortcode [mhbo_booking_form]</li>
<li>(Optional) Hotel Booking > Settings > AI — Paste your free Google Gemini API key to activate your AI Concierge instantly</li>
</ol>
<h3>Credits</h3>
Open-source libraries bundled locally — no external CDN requests:
<ul>
<li>FullCalendar v6.1.20 — MIT License — <a href="https://fullcalendar.io" rel="nofollow ugc">https://fullcalendar.io</a></li>
<li>Chart.js v4.5.1 — MIT License — <a href="https://www.chartjs.org" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.chartjs.org</a></li>
<li>Flatpickr v4.6.13 — MIT License — <a href="https://flatpickr.js.org" rel="nofollow ugc">https://flatpickr.js.org</a></li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy Policy</h3>
Modern Hotel Booking does not collect or transmit guest or admin data to our servers. All booking data is stored locally in your WordPress database.
AI Concierge: When enabled, guest messages and property context are sent to your configured AI provider (Google Gemini or OpenAI) to generate responses. Conversation context is stored as WordPress Transients for up to 2 hours then automatically deleted. No PII is permanently stored by this plugin.
Rate Limiting: Anonymised per-IP request counts are stored as Transients (2-minute TTL) to prevent abuse. No IP addresses are permanently saved.
See our full <a href="https://startmysuccess.com/privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a>.
<h3>External Services</h3>
All connections are optional and only active when configured by the administrator:
<ul>
<li>WhatsApp — Communication links only. <a href="https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
<li>Revolut — Payment links and QR codes. <a href="https://www.revolut.com/legal/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
<li>Google Gemini / OpenAI — AI Concierge responses during active chat only. <a href="https://policies.google.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Google Privacy</a> | <a href="https://openai.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">OpenAI Privacy</a></li>
</ul>
Pro version only:
<ul>
<li>Stripe — Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay processing. <a href="https://stripe.com/privacy" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
<li>PayPal — Account payment processing. <a href="https://www.paypal.com/webapps/mpp/ua/privacy-full" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
<li>iCal Sync — Reads public calendar feeds. No data sent to our servers.</li>
<li>StartMySuccess — License verification and Pro updates. <a href="https://startmysuccess.com/privacy-policy/" rel="nofollow ugc">Privacy Policy</a></li>
</ul>

Modern Hotel Booking — AI Concierge & Direct Bookings

Free hotel booking system for vacation rentals & B&Bs. Includes iCal sync for Airbnb, a booking calendar, and an AI Concierge virtual receptionist.

Checkfront Online Booking System vs Modern Hotel Booking — AI Concierge & Direct Bookings