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Photography-first design
Full-bleed imagery, editorial galleries, and asymmetrical grids built to showcase every angle of your property.
Direct Booking Microsites
Own the moment.
Own the guest.
Custom microsites for villas and short-term rentals that turn Airbnb guests into repeat direct bookers. Your brand. Your calendar. Zero commission — forever.
- Built for hosts
- 7-day delivery
- Zero commission
Interactive
What are you paying Airbnb?
Slide your average monthly booking revenue to see exactly how much leaves with the platform — and what stays when guests book you directly.
Monthly booking revenue
Your revenue€8,500
€2,000€15,000€30,000
- Airbnb 15.5% fee
- €1,318per month
- Yearly loss
- €15,816commission only
- Saved with Duskglow
- €15,636per year, net of hosting
After €180/yr hosting (€15/mo). Excludes tax treatment and any existing Airbnb-related costs.
The Problem
You own the villa.
Who owns the brand?
Every booking through Airbnb costs 15.5% in service fees. Every guest who stays types the Airbnb logo into their phone — not your villa's name. Your property fuels someone else's valuation.
A direct-booking microsite flips the equation. Your domain appears in Google searches. Your calendar receives enquiries directly. Your guest list compounds with every stay — and the equity stays with you.
01The Solution
Your domain.
Your guest list.
A Duskglow microsite is a full editorial presence for your villa — or any short-term rental — designed, built, and deployed in seven days. We handle the photography layout, calendar integration, payment links, and Google indexing.
You get a direct pipeline to your guests. Email capture, retargeting pixels, and off-season messaging — all under your control. Your property becomes the destination; the platform becomes invisible.
02What You Get
Everything a villa needs
to be independent.
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Stripe payment links
Guests pay deposits by card, right on your site. No app, no account, no 15.5% haircut. Funds settle straight to your bank.
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Your own domain
YourVillaName.com — Google-indexed and Search Console optimised. Guests search your property and find you, not a listing page.
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Live calendar sync
Guests view real-time availability and submit enquiries directly. No double-bookings. No platform holding your dates.
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Mobile-optimised
Seventy percent of travellers browse on phones. Fast-loading, clear, and conversion-friendly wherever guests scroll.
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Guest data — yours
Email capture, guest lists, retargeting — all under your control. Build relationships that bring guests back year after year.
The Timeline
From a call to live in seven days.
- 01Day 1
Discovery
A 30-minute call to understand your property, your photography, and your selling points. We sketch a concept before we hang up.
- 02Day 2–3
Design
Within 48 hours you receive a live preview link. One round of feedback, one revision. You approve — we build.
- 03Day 4–6
Integration
Calendar sync, Stripe payments, domain registration, DNS, SSL — all wired while you focus on your guests.
- 04Day 7
Launch
Site deployed. Domain resolving. Google indexed. You share the link — your rental has its own front door online.
Verified Host
I was losing nearly eight thousand euros a year to Airbnb fees. My Duskglow microsite paid for itself in the first three direct bookings. Now guests remember my property’s name — not Airbnb’s.
- Platform commission avoided
- 15.5%Platform commission avoided
- Days from call to live site
- 7Days from call to live site
- Commission on direct bookings
- €0Commission on direct bookings
Investment
One build. Lifetime returns.
Pay once for the microsite. Hosting is €15/month — recouped with a single direct booking.
Solo
For the independent host ready to go direct.
€499one-time · then €15/mo hosting
- Single-page microsite
- Up to 12 curated images
- Booking calendar embed
- Payment link integration
- Mobile-responsive design
- Domain setup assistance
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Pro
Everything you need to build a direct channel.
€999one-time · then €15/mo hosting
- Everything in Solo
- Unlimited photography gallery
- Custom domain registration (1yr)
- Email capture + guest list
- Retargeting pixel setup
- Google Search Console indexing
- 2 revision rounds
Premium
For the property that operates like a boutique hotel.
€1,999one-time · then €15/mo hosting
- Everything in Pro
- Multi-page site (up to 5 pages)
- Blog integration for SEO
- Multi-language (up to 3)
- Automated guest email sequences
- Monthly analytics reports
- Priority support
Hosting covers your domain renewal, SSL certificate, and 24/7 uptime monitoring. Already have a domain and host? We’ll deploy to your existing setup instead.
Common Questions
Everything hosts ask first.
No. You own the property. Marketing it independently is standard practice — most hosts operate both channels without issue. Airbnb's terms restrict scraping and automated booking, not your right to have your own website.
Next Step
Stop funding the Airbnb tax.
Book a 20-minute discovery call. We’ll look at your listing, your photos, and sketch a microsite concept on the spot. No pitch — just a plan.
Or write to us at hello@duskglow.site