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Case studyTourism & hospitality2026

Steven's Guesthouse — direct bookings on a coastal-magic guesthouse site

We built Steven's Guesthouse in Swakopmund a coastal-style booking site that takes reservations directly — no OTA commission, no double bookings.

Client
Steven's Guesthouse
Shipped
2026
Steven's Guesthouse — Steven's Guesthouse — direct bookings on a coastal-magic guesthouse site
3 wks
Build time
+62%
Direct bookings
OTA commission
01The challenge

Steven's Guesthouse was paying booking commissions to OTAs on most of their reservations while their own site couldn't accept a booking — it could only collect contact-form leads they had to chase by phone.

02Our approach

Editorial brand site with a Foxglove-Street coastal aesthetic, integrated availability calendar, on-site booking with deposit pay-now, automated confirmations to guest and host, and a small admin to update rates and block dates.

03The outcome

Direct bookings now bypass the OTA commission for most stays. Owner gets a daily manifest, guests get instant confirmation, no double bookings.

What we built

The features that made it work.

  • Build time

    3 wks

    01
  • Direct bookings

    +62%

    02
  • OTA commission

    03

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