Expected duration: 1 - 6 months A website is required to accommodate owners listing their properties for short stays in the UK initially (maybe expanding to Europe in the future). Up to approx. 5,000 properties to be listed.
The website will need to allow property owners to list their accommodation – hence a property owner portal will need to be available for them to add, manage and send communications to guests and prospective guests. They would need to be able to approve and accept a booking, then payment would be taken.
The main administrator for the website would need to be able to add, manage and approve listings, manage owners, manage prospective guests, take a commission from bookings.
It would need to be an easy-to-use CMS for adding properties, pages, news items.
Payments to be taken by Stripe
Easy integration through API to channel manager websites – examples of API documentation available.
Embed option to link to other third-party sites that do not support an API integration.
Full calendar and rates API syncing. Calendar sync would need to be two way and within 5 mins.
Search function and map by distance and name of place/county/area e.g. within 10 miles, New Forest, Dorset or Ringwood
Built with mobile first in mind Please see these websites as examples : https://www.cottages.com/ https://www.newforestcottages.co.uk/
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