Is there a Lodgify alternative for hosts in Switzerland?

What is Lodgify good for?

Lodgify, based in Barcelona, is a website builder with a booking engine and channel manager. Its strengths are its own booking website and its route to Google:

• Integrations with Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo.
• Google partner for holiday rentals, included from the Professional plan. However, Google currently only allows professionally managed properties, not private individual owners.
• Online payments through Stripe or PayPal at the time of booking.
• Dynamic pricing included from Professional, with three months free on Basic and Starter.
• Interface also available in German, French and Italian, with a 7-day trial and no credit card required.

How much does Lodgify cost?

The pricing page offers annual and two-year subscriptions with discounts of 20% and 25%. It is unclear whether the prices shown are for monthly or annual billing. Lodgify does not list a price for 10 properties; its price calculator depends on the number of properties. A year costs USD 168 for Basic and USD 564 for Professional, before discounts and VAT.

What does a direct booking cost with Lodgify and Stovita?

Example for Grindelwald: 4 nights at CHF 180 plus CHF 120 for cleaning come to CHF 840. Over a year, 30% of CHF 23'100 comes from direct bookings: CHF 6'930 across around 8 stays.

With Lodgify, the guest pays online straight away and the payment is secure. With Stovita, you send a QR invoice with a deposit and the balance when you confirm the booking. Stovita reminds you about outstanding payments. You check for incoming payments yourself.

How is Stovita different for Swiss hosts?

What does Google’s advantage mean for private hosts?

Google listings are a real advantage of Lodgify, but only if Google allows your property. According to Google, private individual owners and peer-to-peer rentals are currently not allowed. If you rent out your own holiday apartment privately, you might pay for the Professional plan without being able to use this feature. Before upgrading, ask whether your apartment meets the requirements. Find out more at Google Vacation Rentals.

Who is Lodgify still the better choice for?

• You want guests to pay online by card straight away.
• You professionally manage several properties and want to be visible on Google Vacation Rentals.
• You want to manage prices on Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo centrally through an integration.
• You want dynamic pricing, which Lodgify includes from Professional.

Who is Stovita a better fit for?

• You privately rent out one to three properties and don’t want a monthly fee.
• Your guests are happy to pay by bank transfer or TWINT, and you want to avoid card fees.
• You want tourist tax and guest registration forms to follow Swiss rules, including in places where Airbnb doesn’t collect the tax, such as Bern, Valais and Graubünden.
• You want a guest app with no download, online check-in and extras.

How can you try Stovita alongside Lodgify?

1. Sign up for free with Stovita and import your listing using a link from Airbnb or your Lodgify website.
2. Add your channels’ calendar links so booked dates are blocked everywhere.
3. Check your municipality’s tourist tax and activate your booking website.
4. After a season, compare how much you keep per stay, then cancel Lodgify at the end of your subscription or keep it.