Modern Hotel Booking is a free WordPress plugin with an AI concierge, direct Stripe/PayPal payments, iCal sync, and 0% commission for hotels and rentals.
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Payments
Pricing
Freemium — free forever tier plus paid Pro plans starting at $89 for the first year (renews at $49/year) for one site, $249/year for up to 5 sites, and $749/year for up to 25 sites., from $0
Modern Hotel Booking is a free WordPress plugin built by Leslie, a vacation-rental owner on Romania's Black Sea coast, to let hotels, guesthouses, B&Bs, and vacation rentals accept direct bookings on their own website without commission fees or WooCommerce. The free tier includes unlimited rooms and bookings, a real-time AJAX availability calendar, eight native Gutenberg blocks, OTP guest verification, WhatsApp integration, and a 24/7 AI Concierge that answers guest questions using the property's own room and pricing data (the site owner supplies their own Google Gemini or OpenAI API key). Upgrading to Personal Pro ($89 the first year, then $49/year, for one site) unlocks native Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay, and Google Pay checkout, two-way iCal sync with Airbnb, Booking.com, and VRBO, seasonal and weekend rate overrides, revenue analytics (ADR, RevPAR, occupancy), coupon codes, automated GDPR data erasure, and REST API access. Business ($249/year, up to 5 sites) and Agency ($749/year, up to 25 sites) extend the same Pro feature set for property managers and WordPress agencies running multiple hotel client sites.
Key Features
24/7 AI Concierge — Chat assistant that answers guest questions using the property's own room types, pricing, and house rules, using the site owner's own Google Gemini or OpenAI API key.
Real-Time Booking Calendar — Color-coded, AJAX-powered availability calendar with no page reloads, embeddable via native Gutenberg blocks.
Native Stripe & PayPal Payments (Pro) — Direct payment processing via Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay, and Google Pay without requiring WooCommerce.
Two-Way iCal Sync (Pro) — Syncs reservations with Airbnb, Booking.com, VRBO, and Google Calendar to prevent double bookings.
Revenue Analytics (Pro) — Tracks ADR, RevPAR, and occupancy rates with commission savings estimates.
OTP Guest Verification — Six-digit one-time code sent to guests before reservation confirmation to prevent fraudulent bookings.
Pros & Cons
Pros
Free tier has no artificial limits: unlimited rooms, bookings, and guests, plus a genuine 0% commission model.
Built-in AI Concierge and OTP guest verification are unusual features for a booking plugin at this price point.
Pro tier adds real payment processing (Stripe, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay) and two-way iCal sync without requiring WooCommerce.
Cons
The AI Concierge requires the site owner to supply and pay for their own Google Gemini or OpenAI API key — it is not bundled into the price.
The free plan has no native payment processing; Stripe/PayPal checkout is a Pro-only feature starting at $89/year.
As a single-developer WordPress plugin rather than a hosted SaaS, support and update cadence depend on one person rather than a larger team.