Direct bookings

A commission-free room booking engine built to convert

Take direct bookings and keep the commission you’d otherwise hand to OTAs. A fast, mobile-first reservation flow designed to turn interest into confirmed stays.

£399/mo No setup fees Live in minutes
Room Booking Engine for hotels and travel agents
Room Booking Engine · part of the Marhala AI platform
What is it?

A room booking engine is the software that lets guests reserve and pay for rooms directly on your own website. Marhala AI’s booking engine gives you a smooth, mobile-first reservation flow with no per-booking commission, so you keep more revenue, own the guest relationship and reduce your dependence on online travel agents.

0%
commission on direct bookings — you keep the revenue
15–25%
typical OTA commission you avoid on direct stays
Mobile
first checkout, where most travel research happens
How it works

Up and running in three steps

1

Set up your rooms

Add room types, rates and availability. We help you get everything configured and looking premium.

2

Embed the flow

The booking engine sits on your own website with your branding — no clunky redirects to third parties.

3

Take direct bookings

Guests reserve and pay directly, and the booking and guest data land in your CRM automatically.

Why teams choose it

What the Room Booking Engine does for you

Keep your commission

Every direct booking avoids the 15–25% an OTA would take, straight to your bottom line.

Mobile-first

A checkout designed for the phone, where most guests browse and book today.

Own the data

Guest details flow into your CRM so you can market to them directly for the next stay.

Pairs with the chatbot

Let the AI chatbot answer questions and drop guests straight into the booking flow.

Built for your world

Made for hotels and travel agents

For hotels

Reduce reliance on OTAs, protect your margins and give guests a premium direct-booking experience that reflects your brand.

For travel agents

Offer partner properties a clean, direct reservation flow and capture booking data you can build long-term relationships on.

FAQ

Room Booking Engine — your questions answered

Yes. Unlike OTAs that take 15–25% per booking, Marhala AI’s booking engine is a flat monthly fee with no commission on your direct bookings.

It’s built mobile-first, because that’s where most travellers research and book. The checkout is fast and optimised for conversion.

Every booking and guest record flows into your Leads Dashboard & CRM, so you own the relationship and can remarket directly.

The Room Booking Engine is £399 per month with no setup fees and no per-booking commission.

Ready when you are

Add Room Booking Engine to your Marhala AI workspace today.

Start free, switch on the tools you need and let AI handle the busywork while your team closes the bookings.

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