Websites for hotels, guest houses & homestays
Website design for hotels, guest houses and homestays in Kolkata
Every booking that comes through a booking site costs you a commission. Your own website shows your rooms, honest rates and the way from Howrah or the airport, and lets guests send a booking enquiry straight to your WhatsApp. We build sites for small hotels, guest houses, lodges and homestays in Kolkata, and for Kolkata owners running properties in Darjeeling, Digha or the Sundarbans.
What your customers type into Google
- guest house near Howrah station
- budget hotel near Sealdah station
- hotel near Kolkata airport with pickup
- guest house in Salt Lake Sector V
- Darjeeling homestay with mountain view
- Digha sea facing hotel booking
- Sundarban homestay package from Kolkata
Your website and Google listing should answer every one of these.
Why it matters
Why hotels, guest houses & homestays need their own website.
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Direct bookings keep the commission with you
Booking sites bring guests you might never reach alone, but every reservation through them carries a commission. When a returning guest or someone who found you on Maps can enquire on your own site, that booking is yours in full, and so is the guest’s number for next season.
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Guests want to see the actual room
Before paying an advance, travellers want the real room, the bathroom and the view, and to know exactly what the rate includes. A site with your own photos and plain tariffs settles the doubts that one blurry listing photo raises.
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Fewer repeat questions on the phone
“Is there parking?” “What time is check-in?” “Is breakfast included?” A rooms page and a house rules page answer these once, and you can send the link in reply to every enquiry instead of typing it all again.
What we build
What your website includes.
Room types with real photos and honest rates
Each room type, from standard double to family room or dormitory, with your own photos, bed size, AC or non-AC, what the tariff includes and whether it includes GST. Puja, winter and long-weekend rates are shown with their dates, not hidden behind “call for price”.
Booking enquiry on WhatsApp
Guests pick dates, room type and number of guests, and the enquiry reaches your WhatsApp ready for you to confirm availability and take an advance by UPI. Live room inventory, a channel manager link or online card payment can be added as a separate quote.
Location and how to reach
A map, the nearest landmark and plain directions from Howrah, Sealdah and the airport: which metro station, bus or cab fare to expect. For a hill or coastal property, the route from NJP or Bagdogra, the drive to Digha, or the road and ferry route into the Sundarbans.
House rules, check-in times and ID
Check-in and check-out times, early check-in charges, photo ID for every adult guest, passport and visa for foreign guests, your policy on local IDs, visitors, pets, smoking and alcohol, and the cancellation terms for advances.
Amenities, meals and hosts
Parking, lift, power backup, Wi-Fi, hot water and room service, plus the meals you serve, such as a homestay’s home-cooked Bengali or Nepali menu. For a homestay, a few lines about the family who will host the guests.
Google reviews, linked rather than copied
A button that opens your Google reviews, so guests read genuine, current feedback where it was written. We don’t paste reviews onto the site, where they would read like hand-picked praise and quickly go stale.
Price
The plan most hotels, guest houses & homestays pick.
Growth at ₹14,999 covers most small hotels and homestays: room and tariff pages, the booking enquiry system and on-page SEO for searches like “guest house near Sealdah”. If you run more than one property, say a Kolkata guest house and a Darjeeling homestay, Pro’s multi-branch pages suit better.
One-time price. Domain and hosting renewal is about ₹2,500 a year from year two. Pay 50% after you approve the free demo.
Growth
₹14,999one-time
For businesses that want bookings and more Google traffic.
- Up to 8 pages
- Everything in Starter
- Booking or appointment system
- Menu, price list or course pages
- On-page SEO for 10 local keywords
- Google Analytics setup
Google & Maps
How to get found in local searches.
Advice we follow when we set up your Google Business Profile and website. Most of it you can do yourself today.
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Choose the lodging category on your Google Business Profile that honestly fits, such as “Hotel”, “Guest house”, “Lodge” or “Bed & breakfast”. Google’s lodging rules look at things like on-site staff and a public address, so a family-run homestay and a flat let out on its own are not treated the same way.
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Fill in the hotel details Google asks for: check-in and check-out times, amenities such as parking, Wi-Fi, air conditioning and breakfast, and photos of every room type, the bathroom, the building and the approach road.
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Google shows rates from booking sites beside a hotel listing. If you use a booking engine or channel manager, ask whether it supports Google’s free booking links, which can show your direct rate there too.
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Give each property its own profile, verified at that address: a Kolkata guest house and a Darjeeling homestay each need their own listing, photos and phone number. Our setup guide walks through verification.
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Reply to every review, and answer complaints about cleanliness or noise with what you fixed. Offering a discount or a free night in return for a review breaks Google’s rules.
Rules worth knowing
- Foreign guests. Under the Immigration and Foreigners Act, 2025, in force since 1 September 2025, hotels, guest houses and homestays must report every foreign guest on Form C through the Bureau of Immigration’s online system within 24 hours of arrival. Say on the house rules page that foreign guests must show a passport and valid visa at check-in. Registration and filing are on indianfrro.gov.in (opens in a new tab).
- GST on rooms. Since 22 September 2025, rooms with a tariff of up to ₹7,500 a night attract 5% GST without input tax credit, down from 12%, while costlier rooms stay at 18%. Say on the rates page whether prices include GST, and check with your CA whether your turnover means you must register at all. See the GST Council (opens in a new tab).
- Homestays in West Bengal. The state’s homestay policy registers homestays through the District Magistrate after an inspection and police verification, and registered units must display their certificate, check-in and check-out times and house rules. A 2026 revision published by the Tourism Department limits fresh registrations to rural areas, with a separate bed-and-breakfast scheme promised for towns, so confirm what applies to you on wbtourism.gov.in (opens in a new tab) before calling yourself registered online. Treat this as a starting point, not legal advice.
General guidance, not legal advice. Rules change, so check the current version with your council or regulator.
FAQ
Questions owners ask us.
More answers on the FAQ page.
How much does a hotel or homestay website cost in Kolkata?
With us, most small hotels and homestays take Growth at ₹14,999, which adds the booking enquiry system and room tariff pages. A homestay with two or three rooms can start on Starter at ₹7,999, and Pro at ₹24,999 suits owners with more than one property. All are one-time, and domain plus hosting renews at about ₹2,500 a year from year two. See the pricing page.
Can guests see live availability and pay online?
The standard site takes booking enquiries on WhatsApp; you confirm availability and collect an advance by UPI. Live availability, instant confirmation and card payments need a booking engine or payment gateway, quoted separately once we know how many rooms you sell and where else you list them. Our article on WhatsApp booking shows the simpler flow.
Should I stop listing on booking sites?
Usually not. Booking sites bring travellers who have never heard of you. The website’s job is to win the direct bookings: repeat guests, referrals and people who find you on Google Maps. Check your booking-site contract before offering a lower rate on your own site.
Can one site cover my Kolkata guest house and my Darjeeling homestay?
Yes. Each property gets its own rooms, rates, directions and booking enquiry, and each should have its own Google Business Profile. More than one property needs Pro at ₹24,999, whose multi-branch pages give each one a full page of its own.
Can I show different rates for Durga Puja and peak season?
Yes. Rates can be set out by season, such as Durga Puja, winter, New Year and long weekends, with the dates each one applies. Send new figures on WhatsApp and we update them. Showing the peak rate upfront saves an awkward call with a guest who expected the off-season price.
For hotels, guest houses & homestays
See your website before you pay anything.
Send us your Google listing on WhatsApp. In about 2 days you get a homepage made with your name, photos and services. Like it? Pay half and go live in about 7 days.
- Free demo before you pay
- Pay 50% after you approve
- Domain in your name
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