Properties that stopped
working for the OTAs
Read how B&Bs, apartments, and property managers in Italy (and beyond) have increased direct bookings and recovered thousands of euros in commissions every year.
2.400+
Active properties
€4.2M
OTA commissions saved
4.8/5
Average rating
18
Countries we operate in
Marco Gentile
Owner, Casa Bella Vista
Positano (SA) · Apartment, 3 units
€9.200/year
saved in commissions
Before GoHostDirect
After GoHostDirect
I used to spend hours on Airbnb and Booking.com. Now 60% of my bookings come from my own website and newsletter. GoHostDirect changed the way I work.
Marco has managed three apartments in Positano for 7 years. Before GoHostDirect, he relied almost entirely on Airbnb and Booking.com, paying commissions of up to 22%.
The main problem was that satisfied guests left without him having any way to reach them again. No email list, no website of his own, no way to build loyalty.
With GoHostDirect he built his website in a weekend, integrated the booking widget, and started collecting guest emails. In 8 months he took direct bookings from 8% to 61%.
Saving €9.200 per year in OTA commissions
Giulia Ferrante
Owner, B&B Le Rose
Firenze (FI) · B&B, 6 rooms
€14.500/year
saved in commissions
Before GoHostDirect
After GoHostDirect
The channel manager eliminated the overbooking risk that kept me up at night. And the automated messages reduced repetitive guest questions by 80%.
Giulia runs a historic B&B in the center of Firenze with 6 rooms. With so many platforms to update manually, overbooking was a constant risk and the daily workload was exhausting.
The direct channel was nearly nonexistent: satisfied guests came back, but booked on Booking.com because they didn't know they could book directly.
After 6 months with GoHostDirect, the calendar is always in sync, automated messages handle check-in and checkout, and she has built a newsletter of 800 loyal guests who book directly.
Freed up 3 hours 20 minutes of daily management
Riccardo Conti
Property Manager, Conti Rentals
Milano (MI) · Portfolio of 12 apartments
€31.000/year
saved in commissions
Before GoHostDirect
After GoHostDirect
Managing 12 apartments with just one assistant seemed impossible. GoHostDirect centralized everything: calendar, messages, cleaning, analytics. Now I'm a real business.
Riccardo started with 2 apartments and within 3 years manages 12 on behalf of third-party owners. The growth brought enormous complexity: calendars across 5 platforms, messages to answer 24/7, cleaning to coordinate.
The critical issue was fragmentation: every piece of information was in a different app. He wasted time searching for guest information across Airbnb, WhatsApp, and his Excel spreadsheets.
With GoHostDirect he centralized everything. He also activated the Owner Portal, which allows the 6 apartment owners to see their property performance without calling him every week.
+€31.000 recovered from OTA commissions every year
What users are saying
"Finally software that doesn't require a 40-hour course to understand. Intuitive and complete."
Anna P. · Bari
"As a Spanish property manager, I love that GoHostDirect works in multiple languages. Superb."
Tomás L. · Barcelona
"Support responds in under an hour. Rare in software. Well done."
Carla M. · Roma
"A few features still in development, but the team listens to feedback. I recommend it without reservations."
Luca F. · Venezia
"From 8 different platforms to a single dashboard. It saved my life (and my holidays!)."
Maria S. · Palermo
"Le channel manager est excellent. Plus d'overbooking depuis 8 mois. Merci!"
Pierre D. · Nice
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