Question 1

What is Ownia?

Accepted Answer

Ownia is a direct booking website builder for vacation rental owners. You create your own booking website, accept payments through Stripe, and pay 3.7% per booking, card fees included, with no listing fees and no platform lock-in.

Question 2

How can I build my own vacation rental booking website?

Accepted Answer

Sign up for Ownia, upload your property photos, set your nightly price, and your booking website goes live. No coding is required. You can also connect your own custom domain.

Question 3

What is a good alternative to Airbnb or Booking.com for direct bookings?

Accepted Answer

Ownia lets you accept direct bookings on your own website while keeping your listings on Airbnb and Booking.com too. Your calendars stay in sync through iCal, so you avoid double bookings, and you keep 96.3% of your booking revenue instead of paying marketplace commissions.

Question 4

How much does Ownia cost?

Accepted Answer

Every booking carries a single 3.7% commission, card processing included: Ownia keeps about 1.9% and the rest covers Stripe's payment fees. The Free plan covers one property with no monthly fee. The Advanced plan (5 properties) and Business plan (unlimited properties) add team features and priority support for a monthly or annual subscription.

Question 5

How is the 3.7% commission split between Ownia and Stripe?

Accepted Answer

You pay the same 3.7% on every booking, whatever card your guest uses, and nothing else. Stripe's card processing and payout fees come out of it, and Ownia keeps the rest. Stripe charges more for some cards, so Ownia's share varies: about 1.9% on a standard European card, and less on premium, UK and international cards. Example for a €1,000 booking:
Guest's card: Standard European card, Stripe fees: ≈1.8%, Ownia's share: ≈1.9%, You pay: 3.7%
Guest's card: Premium European card (business cards), Stripe fees: ≈3.1%, Ownia's share: ≈0.6%, You pay: 3.7%
Guest's card: UK card, Stripe fees: ≈2.8%, Ownia's share: ≈0.9%, You pay: 3.7%
Guest's card: International card, Stripe fees: ≈3.4%, Ownia's share: ≈0.3%, You pay: 3.7%
Based on Stripe's published rates for European accounts: card fee plus €0.25, and 0.25% + €0.10 per payout to your bank.

Question 6

Do I need technical skills to use Ownia?

Accepted Answer

No. Ownia is designed for property owners, not developers. Creating your booking website, managing pricing, and handling guest messages all happen through a simple dashboard, and AI-assisted tools help generate property descriptions.

Your own booking website.
Zero hassle.

How it works

Create your website

Express registry on Stripe

Receive direct bookings

Grow your vacation rental business outside traditional rental platforms

Build and nurture your own customer base

Ready to own your bookings?

Manage customer service the way you like it

Simple, transparent pricing

Frequently asked questions

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Your own booking website.Zero hassle.