For hostels and budget accommodation
A hostel website that books the bed direct and sells the vibe
Backpackers compare on price, vibe and location, and book on Hostelworld unless your site gives them a reason not to. Same beds, better price, more personality.
One job, done properly
A backpacker choosing a hostel is choosing a vibe as much as a bed. Hostelworld shows a grid; your site can show the rooftop, the kitchen, the Tuesday night event and the staff. If it also shows the same beds at an equal or better price with a direct perk, the booking comes to you. Hostel sites that are a logo and a link to Hostelworld leave that on the table.
We build hostel sites for that traveller. Booking engine for beds and rooms synced with the platforms. Real photos of dorms, common areas and events. Events and tours page with booking. Direct-booking perk. Location and getting-here page. Group enquiry. House rules. And reviews.
The problems we hear most from hostels
Every booking through Hostelworld
Direct booking engine with the same beds and a perk.
Grid thumbnails hide the vibe
Real photos of the common areas, events and staff.
Tours sold at the desk only
Events and tours bookable online.
What a hostel website must get right
Booking engine for beds and rooms
Cloudbeds, SiteMinder, Beds24 or Sirvoy.
Photography
Dorms, common areas, events, staff.
Events and tours
Weekly page, bookable.
Direct perk
Stated.
Getting here and rules
Plain.
Group enquiry and reviews
Form; from platforms.
Works with what you already use
If your team already knows one of these, you keep it. We embed it, style it to match, and connect the calendar.
- Cloudbeds
- SiteMinder
- Beds24
- Sirvoy
- FareHarbor
Related specialisms
The same build, tuned for a neighbouring practice type. Or go back to hospitality and experiences in general.
What hostels usually ask first
Which booking engines handle dorm beds?
Cloudbeds, SiteMinder, Beds24 and Sirvoy handle dorm bed inventory and private rooms, synced with Hostelworld and Booking.com, with direct booking on your site.
How do we compete with Hostelworld?
Direct-booking perk, the same availability, and a site that shows the common areas, the events and the staff, which is what backpackers actually choose on.
Events and tours?
A page for what happens each week, with bookable tours or activities where you sell them through FareHarbor or Bookeo.
Groups?
A group booking enquiry with dates, numbers and room preferences.
Built to the rules and payment habits of your country
Price display law, accommodation licensing, food safety and consumer cancellation rights differ by country. The country pages below cover what applies where you operate.
- United StatesNine to twelve hours ahead of the US. Your morning is our evening, and we keep those hours for US calls.
- CanadaNine to thirteen hours ahead of Canada. Your morning is our evening, and we keep those hours for calls.
- United KingdomFour to five hours behind us. We overlap for most of your working day.
- AustraliaFive to seven hours ahead of us. Your afternoon is our morning.
- NetherlandsThree hours ahead of you. We overlap for almost the whole working day.
- IrelandFour to five hours behind us. We overlap for most of your working day.
- New ZealandSeven to eight hours ahead of us. Your afternoon is our morning.
- DenmarkOne Danish client already.
- SingaporeThree hours ahead of us. We overlap for almost the whole working day.
- United Arab EmiratesOne hour behind us. We overlap for the entire working day, and we work a Sunday-to-Thursday week when you need it.
- PakistanOur home time zone. Same hours, same city for many of you, and calls or visits are straightforward.
- South AfricaThree hours behind us. We overlap for the whole working day.
- IndiaHalf an hour ahead of us. Same working day, same evenings.
- MalaysiaThree hours ahead of us. We overlap for almost the whole working day.
- SwedenWe work in English.
- NorwayWe work in English.
- GermanyWe work in English.
- AustriaThree to four hours behind us. We overlap for most of your working day.
- SwitzerlandThree to four hours behind us. We overlap for most of your working day.
- BelgiumThree to four hours behind us. We overlap for most of your working day.
- FranceThree to four hours behind us. We overlap for most of your working day.
- SpainWe work in English.
- PortugalFour to five hours behind us. We overlap for most of your working day.
Tell us about your hostel
What you do, how people book you now, and what is going wrong. You get a fixed price and a live date within one business day, and if we are not the right studio for it, we say so.