Your hotel’s own booking engine. Keep 95% of every booking.
One Hotel Company gives your hotel a branded web booking engine and app booking engine at no setup or initial cost. We take 5% of the bookings made through them - OTAs take 15% to 25%.
Why are hotels losing margin to OTAs?
Online travel agencies charge hotels 15% to 25% commission on every booking - including guests who already know your hotel and would have booked direct. A direct booking engine lets those guests book on your own website and app, so the margin stays with you.
- A repeat guest booked through an OTA costs you commission every time they return.
- The OTA keeps the guest relationship - their email, their phone, their next booking.
- On every listing, your hotel sits next to the competitor down the road.
| Line item | Via an OTA | Via your site |
|---|---|---|
| Room, 2 nights | ₹10,000 | ₹10,000 |
| Commission | − ₹2,500at 25% | − ₹500at 5% |
| You receive | ₹7,500 | ₹9,500 |
+₹2,000more for the same stay. No setup fee, no subscription.
What do you get with the booking engine?
A complete direct-booking setup: a web booking engine for your website, an app booking engine for your guests’ phones, and one dashboard to manage rooms, rates, payments and guests - all under your hotel’s brand.
Web Booking Engine
A mobile-first booking flow on your own domain, with live room availability and rates.
App Booking Engine
Your hotel’s own guest app. Returning guests rebook in a few taps.
Online payments
Guests pay at checkout through Razorpay or Cashfree, straight into your account.
Rates and promotions
Manage room rates and run offers and promo codes for direct guests.
Loyalty points
Reward repeat stays so guests come back to you, not to an OTA.
Events and ticketing
Sell event tickets and scan guests in at the gate from a phone.
Guest records and reviews
Every guest profile, booking and review stays with your hotel.
Performance reports
Bookings, revenue and app usage across all your properties.
Where does the guest’s money go?
Straight to your bank. Guests pay through your own Razorpay or Cashfree account, so the money settles with you - we never hold it. Our 5% is invoiced separately at the end of each billing cycle.
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Guest pays online
At checkout on your website or app.
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Money settles with you
Through your own Razorpay or Cashfree account.
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We invoice 5%
Each billing cycle, on the net amount excluding GST, after refunds.
Why does a hotel need its own app?
Because your best guests are the ones who come back. A branded app keeps your hotel on their phone, so the next stay is booked with you directly - at 5% - instead of being searched for again on an OTA.
- Sign in with a mobile OTP
- No passwords for guests to forget.
- Book stays, experiences and events
- Everything your hotel sells, in one app.
- Earn and redeem loyalty points
- A reason to book the next stay with you.
- Invite friends and family
- Your guests share your hotel for you.
How does One Hotel Company compare with OTAs and subscription booking engines?
OTAs take a large commission on every booking. Subscription booking engines bill you every month, even when nothing sells. One Hotel Company does neither: you pay 5% only when a booking comes in.
Commission per booking
- OTAs
- 15% - 25%
- Subscription
- Usually none
- With us
- 5%
Setup or onboarding fee
- OTAs
- Varies
- Subscription
- Often charged
- With us
- ₹0
Monthly subscription
- OTAs
- No
- Subscription
- Usually yes
- With us
- No
Cost in a month with no bookings
- OTAs
- ₹0
- Subscription
- Full subscription
- With us
- ₹0
Guests book on your brand
- OTAs
- Subscription
- With us
Your own mobile booking app
- OTAs
- Subscription
- Rarely
- With us
Guest money lands in your account
- OTAs
- Often collected by the OTA
- Subscription
- With us
You own the guest relationship
- OTAs
- Subscription
- With us
How much can your hotel save with a 5% booking engine?
The saving is the gap between your OTA commission and 5%. At ₹5 lakh a month in online bookings and 18% OTA commission, that is ₹65,000 a month, or ₹7.8 lakh a year.
- OTA commission a year
- ₹10,80,000
- Our 5% a year
- ₹3,00,000
You keep an extra
₹7,80,000
a year, from the same bookings.
- Per month
- ₹65,000
- Over 5 years
- ₹39,00,000
How do you start taking direct bookings?
In four steps, without paying anything upfront.
- 1
Share your hotel details
Rooms, rates and photos. No card and no upfront payment.
- 2
We set up your web and app engine
Branded as your hotel, configured for you, free of cost.
- 3
Connect your payment gateway
Link your own Razorpay or Cashfree account so payments reach you.
- 4
Take direct bookings
We invoice 5% on those bookings at the end of each billing cycle.
Who is it for?
- Independent hotels
- Win back margin on every room you sell online.
- Resorts and tent cities
- Sell stays, experiences and events directly.
- Multi-property groups
- Run every property from one dashboard.
- Boutique stays
- Keep your brand in front of guests, not an OTA’s.
How much does it cost?
Nothing to start. There is no setup fee, no initial cost and no subscription. We earn 5% of each booking made through your web or app booking engine, so we only earn when your hotel does.
5%of each booking made through the software
- ₹0 setup fee
- ₹0 initial cost
- No monthly subscription
- Web Booking Engine
- App Booking Engine
- Hotel dashboard
- Loyalty and promotions
- Events and ticketing
The 5% is on the net booking amount - excluding GST and after refunds - for stays, events, experiences and add-ons booked through the software.
No bookings, no fee
Request free setupWhat is a hotel booking engine?
A hotel booking engine is software that lets guests check availability, choose a room and pay for it directly on a hotel’s own website or app, without going through an online travel agency (OTA). It turns your website and app into a direct sales channel.
How much does One Hotel Company cost?
There is no setup fee and no initial cost. One Hotel Company charges 5% only on bookings made through its web or app booking engine. If you receive no bookings, you pay nothing.
How is the 5% calculated?
It is 5% of the net booking amount, excluding GST and after any refunds. It applies to everything booked through the software - stays, events, experiences and other add-ons.
Where does the guest’s payment go?
Straight into your hotel’s own Razorpay or Cashfree account. We never hold your money. Our 5% is invoiced to you separately at the end of each billing cycle.
How is 5% cheaper than an OTA?
OTAs typically charge 15% to 25% commission per booking. On a ₹10,000 booking that is ₹1,500 to ₹2,500. With One Hotel Company you pay ₹500 on the same booking and keep ₹9,500.
Do I need to stop listing on OTAs?
No. Most hotels keep OTAs for discovery and use a direct booking engine to capture returning guests and visitors to their own website, where the commission is 5% instead of 15-25%.
Do I get a mobile app for my hotel?
Yes. Along with the web booking engine you get an app booking engine, so guests can book rooms and events, earn loyalty points and invite friends from your own branded app.
Who owns the guest data?
You do. Guests book directly with your hotel, so their contact details, booking history and reviews stay with you rather than with an OTA.
Does it work for hotel groups with many properties?
Yes. Each property gets its own rooms, rates and bookings, and you manage all of them from a single dashboard with group-wide reports.
Every OTA booking costs you up to 20% more than it should.
Your next booking can pay you ₹9,500 instead of ₹7,500. Tell us about your hotel and we will set up your web and app booking engine free of cost.