Do I need to leave Hostfully to use CraftedStays?
No. Hostfully stays your PMS — that's the entire model. CraftedStays runs as a conversion layer on top of your Hostfully data. Listings, calendar, pricing, payments, and guest messaging all stay in Hostfully. CraftedStays adds a polished, conversion-tuned website on your own domain.
Where does CraftedStays fit alongside what Hostfully already offers?
Hostfully handles the operations layer — listings, calendars, guest messaging, payments — and they do that beautifully. CraftedStays adds a dedicated conversion layer on top: e-commerce-grade website design, pages structured to be cited in AI answers, and your own branded domain. We complement Hostfully's operations stack rather than replace any part of it. Most CraftedStays customers continue using Hostfully's full feature set; we just give their guests a polished website to book on.
Where do guests check out — Hostfully or CraftedStays?
CraftedStays integrates natively with Hostfully's checkout. The browsing, listing, and search experience lives on your CraftedStays site, and when a guest is ready to book, payment and reservation creation run through Hostfully's existing checkout — no third-party processor layered in between, no second account to reconcile. Reservations land in Hostfully the same way they do today.
What payment processors does CraftedStays support for Hostfully operators?
CraftedStays integrates with Hostfully's native checkout. Payments settle the way they do today; CraftedStays adds zero markup on bookings.
Do guest reviews from Hostfully appear on the CraftedStays website?
Yes. Guest reviews and star ratings sync from Hostfully automatically. Written reviews, ratings, and reviewer details flow into the CraftedStays site so guests see real social proof on listing and property pages. New reviews appear on the website without manual republishing.
What happens to bookings already in Hostfully?
Nothing changes. Existing bookings stay in Hostfully. New bookings from your CraftedStays site flow back into Hostfully in real time, so your operations team works in one place. We don't take a cut of bookings; you keep the full guest payment minus standard payment processing fees.
How long does the Hostfully direct booking website build take?
Most operators are looking at their first preview within 15 minutes of connecting Hostfully, and live within a week. Compared to a custom WordPress agency build (8–14 weeks, $15k–$50k), it's a different tier of speed.
Can I move my existing domain?
Yes. Bring your existing domain (yourbrand.com) and we'll handle DNS + SSL. If you have an existing site, we'll set up redirects so your SEO equity transfers cleanly.
What if Hostfully changes their API?
That's our problem, not yours. We maintain the integration. Hostfully API changes are handled by our engineering team without you needing to lift a finger.
How does CraftedStays optimize for AI search visibility?
Our research across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude found that schema volume and backlinks do not separate the property managers AI cites from the ones it ignores. Two things do: a broad library of local, guest-focused pages, and pages structured so an AI can lift an answer out of them. Every CraftedStays site is built that way by default, and after launch Aria researches the questions your market is asking, audits your pages against that structure, and your team makes the changes in plain language, no developer. We publish original quarterly research on what patterns ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude cite, then build the findings into the platform.
