πŸŽ’ Hostel software + marketing, one flat fee

Run your hostel in one app,
and get more direct bookings
without paying commission.

Vostel replaces your spreadsheet, channel manager and website builder. Every property gets a fast booking site that Google and AI assistants can actually read β€” so travellers find you, not just Hostelworld.

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Availability Β· next 7 nights

MoTuWeThFrSaSu8-bed mixed dorm6/87/88/88/85/84/86/86-bed female dorm3/64/65/66/63/62/63/6Private double2/33/33/33/32/31/32/3

Direct bookings this month

38%
Direct + Google38%
Hostelworld41%
Booking.com21%
Commission saved+US$412
πŸ’Έ0% commission on direct bookingsπŸ”—Hostelworld + Booking.com syncπŸ“Google free booking links🌐Arabic + English
The maths

How much are the apps really costing you?

Move the sliders to your hostel. Vostel's job is to shift a slice of those bookings to your own site.

Beds40
Average price per bed / nightUS$12
Occupancy65%
Bookings coming from OTAs today80%
Share you move to direct with Vostel25%
US$3,370
saved per year
βˆ’ US$1,123You pay OTAs per month
+ US$281saved per month
Vostel Growth costs $59/mo. Everything above that is yours.
Two halves, one login

Run the hostel. Grow the hostel.

🏨 Run

A front desk that fits on a phone

  • πŸ“…Calendar & tape chart β€” beds and rooms, 14 nights at a glance.
  • 🧾Reservations β€” check-in, check-out, balances, notes, no-shows.
  • πŸ‘₯Guest profiles β€” history, nationality, WhatsApp in one tap.
  • πŸ›οΈRooms & rates β€” dorm beds, privates, weekend and seasonal prices.
  • πŸ”—Channel manager β€” Hostelworld, Booking.com, Airbnb, Google β€” one availability.
πŸ“ˆ Grow

Marketing that runs itself

  • 🌐Auto-built website β€” generated from the beds, photos, prices and reviews you already have.
  • πŸ”SEO done for you β€” hostel schema, multilingual pages, fast loads, local content pages.
  • πŸ€–GEO for AI search β€” factual pages ChatGPT, Claude and Google AI can quote and recommend.
  • πŸ“Google Maps & Hotels β€” live prices in Google's free booking links; the click lands on your site.
  • ⭐Review collection β€” automatic WhatsApp or email requests after checkout.
How it works

Live in an afternoon

1

πŸ›οΈ Add your rooms

Dorms, privates, prices. Import from Hostelworld or type them in.

2

πŸ”— Connect your channels

Availability syncs both ways, so you never double-book a bed.

3

πŸš€ Publish your site

Your booking site, FAQ and content pages go live with schema and two languages.

The marketing side

What a hostel gets, beyond the booking engine

🌐

Auto-built hostel website

A fast, mobile-friendly site with a booking engine, built from data already in Vostel: beds, photos, prices, reviews.

πŸ”

SEO basics, automatic

Hotel structured data, Arabic + English, fast pages, and content like β€œThings to do near your hostel in Dahab”.

πŸ€–

GEO for AI assistants

Clear, factual pages (location, prices, facilities, FAQs, reviews) that ChatGPT, Claude and Google's AI answers can understand and recommend.

πŸ“

Google Business Profile & Google Hotels

Prices and availability synced so you appear in Maps and Google's free booking links β€” often more direct bookings than SEO alone.

⭐

Review collection

Automatic WhatsApp or email requests after checkout. Reviews drive both Google ranking and AI recommendations.

🎯

Win the searches you can win

Your own name, niche searches like β€œdiving hostel Dahab”, and Google Maps β€” not a fight with Hostelworld for β€œhostels in Egypt”.

Honest timeline

The management tools pay off on day one. SEO takes 6–12 months.

We don't pitch SEO as magic. Here's what to expect, in order.

Day 1

Front desk sorted

Calendar, reservations and guests replace the spreadsheet. Channels sync.

Week 1

Your site is live

Google free booking links show your price next to the OTAs. Walk-in and phone bookings get a link.

Month 2–3

Your name and Maps

You rank for your hostel's name and show up in Maps with live prices. Reviews start flowing in.

Month 6–12

Niche searches & AI

β€œDiving hostel Dahab”, β€œbudget stay near Giza” β€” and AI assistants start citing your pages.

🎯The goal isn't to replace Hostelworld. It's to move some bookings from 15–20% commission to direct β€” which still saves owners real money.
Pricing

One flat fee. 0% commission on direct bookings.

Cheaper than one night of OTA commission on most hostels.

Starter
$29/mo
Up to 20 beds
  • Calendar, reservations & guests
  • Hostelworld + Booking.com sync
  • Auto-built booking website
  • 0% commission on direct bookings
Pro
$99/mo
Unlimited beds Β· multi-property
  • Everything in Growth
  • Custom domain + multilingual site
  • Airbnb + more channels
  • Priority WhatsApp support

Frequently asked

Do I have to leave Hostelworld or Booking.com?

No. Keep them connected β€” they bring guests who've never heard of you. Vostel just makes sure returning and searching travellers book direct instead.

How is this different from Cloudbeds?

Cloudbeds organises your hostel. Vostel organises it and brings you guests: a site built for Google and AI search, free booking links, and review collection are included, not add-ons.

Is the website really mine?

Yes. It's on your own domain if you want, in Arabic and English, and every page is generated from your real data so it never goes stale.

Does it work in Arabic?

The whole app and every hostel site are bilingual with full right-to-left support. Switch at the top of the page.

What does 'GEO' mean?

Generative Engine Optimisation: making your facts easy for AI assistants to read and cite β€” prices, location, facilities, FAQs, reviews β€” so they recommend you when someone asks for a hostel in your town.

The pitch in one line

Run your hostel in one app. Keep the commission.

Start free β€” import your rooms, connect your channels, publish your site.