Custom Direct Booking Websites Built for Hospitable
Hospitable gives short-term rental operators a powerful backend for direct bookings, payments, and guest automation. Maverick STR builds the custom frontend that turns that backend into a branded, high-converting growth engine. We design sites that rank on Google, sync live availability through the Hospitable API, and hand guests off to Hospitable's secure checkout without friction.
Why Pair Hospitable with a Custom Maverick STR Site
Hospitable's native direct booking tools are solid, but generic templates limit how far your brand and SEO can go. A custom site gives you full control over design, content architecture, and search visibility while Hospitable continues handling the booking logic, calendar sync, and payments behind the scenes.
This is the stack that drives real direct booking growth: Hospitable for operations, Maverick STR for acquisition.
How We Integrate with Hospitable
We connect directly to the Hospitable calendar API so your website always shows real availability. Booked dates grey out automatically in the search bar. Guests cannot select unavailable windows, which cuts down on abandoned searches and support emails.
Hospitable's multi-property search widget has a known limitation inside Wix's sandboxed iframe environment. We bypass this entirely by building a native search bar from standard Wix elements that queries the Hospitable API directly. Guests pick their location, dates, and guest count, then route to the right property page with their selection already carried in the URL.
Each property page hosts Hospitable's single-property booking widget, pre-filled with the guest's search parameters. The guest never re-enters dates. The checkout, payment, and confirmation all run through Hospitable's hosted system, so your payments and protections stay intact.
Because the site is tied to Hospitable-connected property data, pricing, minimum stay rules, and listing details stay current without manual updates. What guests see on the site matches what they will book.
The organic strategy runs on inkSTR, our AI SEO content engine. We pull search demand data from Google Search Console and build destination-focused content around your actual properties. Every article targets real traveler questions, local keywords, and AI search visibility so your site keeps climbing while you manage guests.
What We Build for You
Custom Wix Studio site designed around your brand, not a template
Multi-property or single-property search with live Hospitable availability
Property pages that convert with photography, amenity breakdowns, and local context
FAQ and structured content architecture that ranks in Google and AI Overviews
Mobile-first booking flow that keeps guests on-site until checkout
Automated content publishing through inkSTR to close ranking gaps over time
How It Works
1
Connect your Hospitable Account
We set up a read-access API token and map your property IDs.
2
Design your Site
We build the frontend in Wix Studio with your brand, photography, and copy.
3
Wire the Search and Booking Flow
Native search queries your Hospitable calendar, booking widgets pre-fill checkout details.
4
Launch the SEO Engine
inkSTR publishes location and property-focused content on a daily schedule.
5
Optimize Monthly
We review Search Console data, adjust content strategy, and refine conversion paths.
The Outcome
A direct booking site that actually functions as a lead channel. Live availability keeps guests from bouncing. Native UX keeps your brand intact. SEO content keeps new travelers finding you every month. And Hospitable handles the rest.
Want to see it in action? Book a call or get 25% off your first 3 months of Hospitable.
Frequently Asked
Questions
No. We build a custom website layer that sits in front of Hospitable's booking engine. Your Hospitable account, calendar, and payments stay exactly where they are. Guests just get a better branded experience before they hit checkout.
Yes. Our integration pulls live calendar data from the Hospitable API with a 15-minute cache to respect rate limits. Booked dates are blocked automatically in the search bar.
No. Maverick STR handles the full build, API setup, and ongoing content strategy. You approve the design and review the content calendar. We handle the technical work.
We build both single-property and multi-property versions of this system. The booking flow and SEO strategy scale up or down based on your portfolio.
