The Vacation Rental Website Builder for Serious Operators
CraftedStays helps professional property managers create guest-first websites that showcase your properties beautifully, convert more bookings, and build your professional brand.
$60K
0%
5
14 days
Why Vacation Rental Websites Need More Than Basic Booking
Leisure Travelers Have Different Needs
Vacation guests don’t just book accommodation—they’re planning an experience. They want to see local attractions, understand seasonal activities, and feel confident about their destination choice. Generic website builders can’t capture this vacation-focused mindset.
Destination Appeal Drives Bookings
Vacation travelers choose properties based on location experiences, not just amenities. Your website needs to sell the destination as much as the property—highlighting nearby attractions, local culture, and unique experiences guests can only get in your area.
Seasonal Marketing Matters
Vacation rentals experience seasonal demand fluctuations. Your website needs to adapt content, highlight seasonal amenities, and showcase different experiences throughout the year—from summer beach access to winter ski proximity.
Mobile-First for Travel Planning
Over 60% of vacation rental searches happen on mobile devices. Vacation travelers browse while commuting, during lunch breaks, or while already traveling. Your website must deliver a flawless mobile experience.
Vacation Rental Website Features Built for Success
Destination Marketing Pages
Advanced Photo Galleries
Showcase your vacation property with professional image galleries, multiple property views, and visual storytelling that helps guests imagine their perfect getaway experience.
SEO-Optimized for Discovery
Built-in SEO optimization helps vacation travelers find your properties through organic search. Clean URLs, fast loading times, and search-friendly structure drive more direct traffic.
Mobile-First Vacation Booking
Vacation Rental Calendar
Property Showcase Templates
Launch Your Vacation Rental Website in 3 Simple Steps
Connect Your PMS
Choose Vacation Template
Launch & Start Booking
Perfect for Every Type of Vacation Rental Operator
Starting your direct channel
Your first direct booking site
A few cabins, beach houses or city apartments and no brand yet. Start from a preview built from your own listings and launch on your own domain without a custom build.
- Checkout on your own domain
- Templates designed for hospitality
- Local area pages that get found
- Mobile-first booking experience
Running a growing portfolio
Portfolios across destinations
Market pages, collections and one brand across every location, with the whole path from search to purchase in your analytics.
- Market and collection pages
- One brand across every location
- Analytics on the whole booking path
- Email list fed by your own site forms
Replatforming at scale
Replatforming at scale
Moving a large vacation rental brand or a boutique hotel group off an agency site, with rankings to protect. We scope the migration, build custom sections, and the platform keeps improving the site after launch.
- Migration with SEO continuity
- Custom templates and sections
- Enterprise integrations
- Advanced analytics and reporting
Vacation Rental Success Stories
“We had to migrate PMSes and rebuild our website at the same time — usually a 3-month agency project. With CraftedStays + Guesty, we launched in days. New site ranks better in organic search than the old one, and we’re at 48% direct bookings.”
Results From Our Vacation Rental Clients:
48%
$60K
34%
3 days
Why Choose CraftedStays for Your Vacation Rental Website?
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Feature
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CraftedStays
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WordPress Solutions
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PMS Website Builders
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Custom Agency Builds
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After launch
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Platform updates, weekly
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You maintain plugins
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PMS vendor template
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Agency, by the hour
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Mobile-First Design
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✓
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Varies
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Limited
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✓
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PMS Integration
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Deep Integration
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Via Plugins
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Built-in
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Custom Built
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Ongoing Maintenance
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Included
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Additional Cost
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Included
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Additional Cost
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Technical Expertise Required
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None
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Moderate
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None
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None
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SEO Optimization
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Built-in
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Requires Plugins
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Limited
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Custom
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Security & Updates
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Automatic
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Manual/Plugin
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Automatic
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Additional Cost
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Upfront Cost
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$0
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$500-2,000
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$0
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$5,000-25,000
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Ongoing Cost
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starting at $89.99/mo
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starting at $30-100/mo
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starting at $0-40/mo
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starting at $100-300/mo
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Simple, Transparent Pricing
Choose the plan that's right for your business.
Self Service Plan
$89.99/month for first 2 properties
+$8/month for each additional property
- Easy-to-use website builder
- PMS integrated
- Mobile-first design
- SEO-friendly structure
- Optimized for direct bookings
- Secure & fast hosting
- Easy-to-use website builder
Custom Plan
Custom/based on your needs
See detailed pricing options below
- Tailored website design
- Advanced booking optimizations
- Lead capture & email marketing
- Retargeting & ad setup
- White glove onboarding
- Custom filter & collections
- Analytics & tracking setup
Enterprise Pricing
$140/month base (includes 10 properties)
Volume discounts for larger portfolios
- 11-39 properties: $5.00 per property
- 40-79 properties: $4.50 per property
- 80-119 properties: $3.80 per property
- 120+ properties: Tiered discounts
- Annual commitment
- Custom onboarding packages available