Flexible Pricing for South African Holiday Hosts
– Choose What Works for You
Predictable flat monthly plans — no booking fees, ever. Far cheaper than OTAs.
3-month free trialNo subscription charges for 90 days
No Hols booking commissionNo booking fees, ever
Choose Your Plan
All plans include a 3-month free trial. No credit card required to start. Host subscriptions are paid through Paystack; guest booking payments use TradeSafe.
Essentials
Solo & new hosts
R329 /mo
Subscription payments through Paystack · No Hols booking commission
- Basic calendar sync (iCal — Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo)
- Unified guest inbox & message templates
- AI guest messaging
- Free host website & restaurant website
- Dynamic AI Pricing
- Multi-channel distribution
- Cleaning & task automation
- Advanced analytics & reports
- Paid extras (breakfast, parking, pets etc.)
- Custom guest registration forms (auto-deleted after check-out)
- Team accounts & permissions
- Secure guest booking payments through TradeSafe
- Guest review collection
- South African tax & VAT compliance tools
- TradeSafe escrow with automatic payout 24h after check-in
- Cleaning fees & refundable security deposits
- Website gallery, captions, hero photo & section switches
- Your own contact details, WhatsApp button & enquiry form
- English & Afrikaans pages and guest messages
- Google-ready listings (structured data & SEO review)
- AI listing writing & photo descriptions
- Branded invoices & booking confirmations
- Instant push & email booking alerts
- Local area price benchmarks & SA season pricing
- Priority South African support
Standard
Growing hosts
R549 /mo
Subscription payments through Paystack · No Hols booking commission
- Basic calendar sync (iCal — Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo)
- Unified guest inbox & message templates
- AI guest messaging
- Free host website & restaurant website
- Dynamic AI Pricing
- Multi-channel distribution
- Cleaning & task automation
- Advanced analytics & reports
- Paid extras (breakfast, parking, pets etc.)
- Custom guest registration forms (auto-deleted after check-out)
- Team accounts & permissions
- Secure guest booking payments through TradeSafe
- Guest review collection
- South African tax & VAT compliance tools
- TradeSafe escrow with automatic payout 24h after check-in
- Cleaning fees & refundable security deposits
- Website gallery, captions, hero photo & section switches
- Your own contact details, WhatsApp button & enquiry form
- English & Afrikaans pages and guest messages
- Google-ready listings (structured data & SEO review)
- AI listing writing & photo descriptions
- Branded invoices & booking confirmations
- Instant push & email booking alerts
- Local area price benchmarks & SA season pricing
- Priority South African support
Pro
Professional hosts & managers
R1,099 /mo
Subscription payments through Paystack · No Hols booking commission
- Basic calendar sync (iCal — Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo)
- Unified guest inbox & message templates
- AI guest messaging
- Free host website & restaurant website
- Dynamic AI Pricing
- Multi-channel distribution
- Cleaning & task automation
- Advanced analytics & reports
- Paid extras (breakfast, parking, pets etc.)
- Custom guest registration forms (auto-deleted after check-out)
- Team accounts & permissions
- Secure guest booking payments through TradeSafe
- Guest review collection
- South African tax & VAT compliance tools
- TradeSafe escrow with automatic payout 24h after check-in
- Cleaning fees & refundable security deposits
- Website gallery, captions, hero photo & section switches
- Your own contact details, WhatsApp button & enquiry form
- English & Afrikaans pages and guest messages
- Google-ready listings (structured data & SEO review)
- AI listing writing & photo descriptions
- Branded invoices & booking confirmations
- Instant push & email booking alerts
- Local area price benchmarks & SA season pricing
- Priority South African support
Every feature is included on every plan — you only choose how many properties you need. Premium real-time calendar sync is a separate optional add-on.
3-Month Free Trial
Subscription fee waived · All plans
No subscription charges for your first 90 days — no credit card required. Before the trial ends we'll remind you and ask you to choose a plan and add payment details. Nothing is charged until you do; if you don't, your listings are paused.
No credit card required · No booking fees, ever · No VAT charged
What a booking platform actually costs you
Real published prices, in rand. Checked October 2026. Platforms change their pricing, so confirm before you commit.
The same month, on each platform
- Hols Essentials, all bookings direct (R329 + 3% card fees)R 977
- Booking.com (15%)R 3 240
- LekkeSlaap standard (15%)R 3 240
- Airbnb host fee (15.5%)R 3 348
- LekkeSlaap boosted (18%)R 3 888
Read this fairly. Hols saves you the most against Airbnb, Booking.com and LekkeSlaap, where a commission of 15% or more comes off every booking. Airbnb now charges a single 15.5% host fee taken from your payout, and guests no longer pay a separate service fee. Hols only saves money on bookings that arrive direct, so it works best next to your OTA listings, not instead of them.
Platforms that charge a commission
| Platform | What the host pays | Setup | Guest demand |
|---|---|---|---|
| AirbnbHost fee | 15.5% per bookingSingle fee taken from your payout; guests pay no separate service fee | None | Very high |
| Booking.comAverage | 15% per booking (range 12–18%)Card processing of 1.1–3.1% can apply on top | None | Highest in SA |
| LekkeSlaapStandard | 15% per bookingVAT added if not VAT-registered | R500–R600 once-off activation, excl. VAT | High, local |
| LekkeSlaapBoosted ranking | 18% per booking | R500–R600 once-off activation, excl. VAT | High, local |
| Hols marketplace | 0% commission | None | Building. Few live listings yet |
Software plans: you keep 100% of the booking
| Platform and plan | Per month | Properties | Booking fee | Direct booking site | Free trial |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HolsEssentials | R329 | 1 property | 0% | Included | 3 months |
| HolsStandard | R549 | Up to 5 | 0% | Included | 3 months |
| HolsPro | R1,099 | Unlimited | 0% | Included | 3 months |
| NightsBridge1–5 units | R660 ex VAT | Priced by room count | 0% | Booking button included; full website via Springnest R400/month + setup from R3,500 | None listed |
| NightsBridge6–9 units | R715 ex VAT | Priced by room count | 0% | Booking button included; full website via Springnest R400/month + setup from R3,500 | None listed |
| NightsBridge10–19 units | R1,150 ex VAT | Priced by room count | 0% | Booking button included; full website via Springnest R400/month + setup from R3,500 | None listed |
| LodgifyStarter | US$26 (about R429 at R16.50/US$) | Up to 2 | 0% | Included | 7 days |
| LodgifyProfessional | US$47 (about R776) | Per plan limits | 0% | Included, plus automated messages and dynamic pricing | 7 days |
NightsBridge prices exclude VAT. Lodgify prices are the yearly-billing rate for the smallest property count, charged in US dollars, so the rand cost moves with the exchange rate. Card processing fees apply to online card payments on every platform here. NightsBridge Pay, for example, publishes 2.75-3.25% plus R185 a month. Hols hosts can also choose to add the card fee to the guest's booking total instead of paying it themselves.
What you get for the money
| Platform | Calendar sync | Dynamic pricing | AI guest messaging | Local support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hols | iCal sync with Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo | All plans | All plans | South African |
| NightsBridge | Channel manager with partner-site connections | Not listed in plan | Not listed in plan | South African |
| Lodgify | Two-way API with Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo | Higher plans | Writing assistant and automated messages from Professional | International |
Power-Up Your Hosting with Add-Ons
Bolt these on to any plan — only pay for what you actually need. Add-ons are billed separately and can be cancelled independently at any time.
Premium Calendar Sync
Real-time, two-way calendar sync with Airbnb, Booking.com and Vrbo. Every plan already includes basic iCal sync — upgrade to premium for instant updates and full double-booking protection.
- Real-time two-way sync with Airbnb, Booking.com & Vrbo
- Instant availability updates — no iCal delay
- Double-booking protection across every channel
- Rates and minimum-stay push to all channels
- Sync activity log & failure alerts
Social Media Poster
Create designed social posts with AI, receive reminders and share each post yourself. Hols does not publish to social networks on your behalf.
R129 /month
Monthly recurring subscription via Paystack · separate from your host plan
- AI-generated post copy & captions
- Share posts yourself to your social accounts
- English and Afrikaans captions
- Scheduled reminders to share
- Cancel anytime — no contracts
Add-ons are optional and managed separately from your core Hols plan. You can add, change, or cancel them independently at any time.
Savings Calculator
See exactly how much you'd save on Hols compared to OTAs like Airbnb and Booking.com.
Hols vs OTAs vs Competitors
We built Hols because existing platforms charge too much and give hosts too little control.
| Feature | Hols From R329/mo | Airbnb 15.5% host fee | Booking.com 15–18% | LekkeSlaap South African booking channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booking fees | 0% Hols commission | 15.5% host fee | 15–18% | 15% (18% for boosted ranking) |
| Monthly subscription from | R329/mo | None (charges booking fees instead) | None (charges booking fees instead) | None — commission only, + once-off ~R500 signup fee |
| Free trial | 3 months | |||
| Guest registration forms (auto-deleted after check-out) | ||||
| Listings Page | ||||
| Free host website & restaurant website | ||||
| Calendar sync (multi-OTA, iCal) | ||||
| Real-time premium calendar sync | Add-on | |||
| Dynamic AI Pricing | All plans | |||
| Guest messaging & automation | Basic | Basic | ||
| Cleaning task management | ||||
| South African tax & VAT tools | ||||
| Social media posting | Add-on | |||
| AI guest messaging | ||||
| Team accounts & permissions | ||||
| Escrow-protected payments & auto payouts | ||||
| Cleaning fees & security deposits | ||||
| Own website with gallery, WhatsApp & enquiries | ||||
| English & Afrikaans | ||||
| Google structured data & SEO tools | ||||
| AI listing writing & photo descriptions | ||||
| Branded invoices & confirmations | ||||
| Area price benchmarks | ||||
| 0% booking fees — no Hols commission | ||||
| Own your guest relationships | ||||
| South Africa-based platform & support | Yes — Cape Town HQ |
LekkeSlaap is a booking channel — list there for guest reach, and run your operations commission-free on Hols.
Hols never charges a booking fee — no Hols commission applies on any plan; TradeSafe fees are separate. Competitor data based on publicly available pricing as of October 2026 and may vary.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Hols Always in Your Reach
Install the Hols web app on your phone for a faster, full-screen, app-like experience — manage bookings and discover South African stays in one tap.
Free • Works on iOS & Android • No app store needed