Website for holiday homes

What should a holiday home website contain?

Groups book a holiday home in a different way from couples booking a B&B. They need to know who sleeps where. So the most useful page is the house itself: bedrooms with bed sizes, bathrooms, the kitchen, the living room, the garden, what is accessible on the ground floor, whether there is a cot and a high chair. A simple floor sketch often helps more than another photo.

Add a calendar and a booking route on that same page. Then a page on the area: what you can do within half an hour by car or bike, where to shop, where to eat.

If you rent out several houses, give each one its own page and a comparison. Huyze Basco in Reningelst presents four holiday homes, Arthur, Lucie, Florent and Albertine, in a converted village café, each with its own character.

Close with arrival information and terms: deposit, cancellation, cleaning, pets, tourist tax. Clear terms in English avoid misunderstandings with foreign guests.

How do customers find a holiday home online?

Families start broad. They search “holiday home Ardennes for 12 people” or “cottage near the coast with garden”, browse platforms and maps, and shortlist a few houses. Then they look for the house by name to check reviews and see if booking direct is possible. Your own site should be the first result for your house name.

That requires a Google Business Profile with matching name, address and photos, and a site that clearly names your village, the region and the capacity of each house. Reviews that you answer help both Google and hesitant guests.

When people ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Claude for “a holiday home for two families in the Ardennes with a big garden”, the assistants recommend places whose pages say those things in plain words. Capacity, garden, distances and dog-friendliness written as text, in each language, make your house easy to recommend.

How does Atelier Web build a holiday home website?

Louis begins with your request and a short exchange about the house, your guests and how they book. A quote follows: how many pages, which languages, and which booking setup fits your volume. Once it is agreed, he walks through the house with you, so the pages describe it the way a guest experiences it.

Ô Mont des R’nauds in Bertrix, run by Myriam and Marc, got a full site for its three holiday homes and its hall. Huyze Basco in Reningelst got its own booking engine synced with Booking.com, so direct bookings no longer carry high commissions.

Copy is written by Louis in English, Dutch and French after your interview, and you review every page. After launch, he helps you align your Google Business Profile. Atelier Web keeps your site modern and secure, and looks after small changes such as new opening hours, your professional email address and your Google Business Profile.

What does a holiday home website cost?

You get a quote as soon as Louis knows the basics. The factors that weigh most are the number of houses, the booking setup (request form, booking engine, platform sync, deposit payment), the number of languages and whether photography is needed.

Every quote covers design, copy, the build, the connection with Google and a handover so you can change seasons, rates and photos yourself. Rates on your site are yours to set.

Should a holiday home publish its rates?

Guests prefer to see a rate before they send a request, and a page that hides it often loses them to a platform. Showing your nightly or weekly rate per season, or letting the booking engine calculate it for the chosen dates, saves both sides time. If rates vary a lot, show the booking calendar with the price per stay rather than a long table.

Be explicit about what is included: linen, towels, final cleaning, heating, the tourist tax. Foreign guests in particular expect a total before they commit. Mention this to Louis in your first message, and the quote will cover the right setup.