Houfy: a vacation rental site with no commission

Vacation rental hosts and property managers, from one home to many.

• No commission on any plan.
• Free plan: $0, with a one-time $5.99 host verification fee per account.
• Lite: from $9.99 a month. Premium: from $14.99 a month. Both cost less per listing as you add listings.
• Your payment processor charges its usual card fees.
• For listings imported through booking software like Hostaway, Lodgify or OwnerRez, guests pay Houfy a 5% connection fee at checkout, and there’s no monthly plan fee.

• You and guests message each other directly, before and after booking.
• You set the cancellation policy in your own rental agreement.
• Lite and up can show your email or phone, and outside links, on your listing. Premium adds website tools.
• Since guests pay you directly, you handle refunds and card disputes yourself.

Hostaway, Lodgify and OwnerRez list Houfy as a connection, and Houfy also imports listings from Hostfully and Rentals United. Without booking software, you can list on Houfy directly.

Most booking software also works as a channel manager, so your rates and open dates stay in sync here, on your own website and on every other site you connect. How that works, with Comal Inn's setup.

Booking software covered on Firsthand Stays that lists Houfy:

• Hostaway
• Lodgify
• OwnerRez

Houfy works more like your own booking page than a booking site. Guests pay you, and you set the rules. It’s much smaller than Airbnb and Vrbo, so it won’t bring the same number of guests. As a low-cost extra listing, it’s easy to try.