Every year, Queenstown Lakes hosts pay
$50,000,000+
in booking fees to the big platforms.
Estimated annual booking fees, by market1
MarketBooking fees @ 15.5%
Queenstown$38,629,000
Wanaka$10,066,000
Jacks Point$1,869,000
Arrowtown$1,707,000
Lake Hawea$741,000
Albert Town$807,000
Lake Hayes$470,000
Glenorchy$368,000
Arthurs Point$373,000
Lower Shotover$266,000
Cardrona$239,000
Lake Hayes Estate$181,000
Kawarau Falls$288,000
Millbrook$254,000
Hawea Flat$159,000
Luggate$122,000
Arrow Junction$209,000
Kingston$108,000
Mount Creighton$150,000
Total Departed$57,004,000

And that's just Queenstown Lakes. Across New Zealand, hosts pay more than $190 million a year to the big platforms.

~$16,000
what the average Queenstown listing pays the big platforms in booking fees. Every year.1
But times are changing.
The Past 20 took 20%.

The Next 20
takes 0%.

0% booking commission. 0% guest service fee.
Your place. Your guests.
Your money.
Register your interest
Made for Kiwi hosts

More than a booking site.

Everything you need to run your place, built in.

AI Host Assistant

Builds your listing, drafts your replies, and helps you price.

AI Concierge

Helps travellers find and book you, around the clock.

Digital guidebook

A live in-property guide on the guest's phone: Wi-Fi, access, house rules, local tips, check-out.

Welcome booklet & cards

Print-ready welcome booklet plus Wi-Fi, house-rules, emergency and check-out cards.

Scan to rebook

Every guide and card carries a code that brings guests back to book on Bookably.

Verified guests

An ID, selfie and biometric check before any guest can book.

Two-way reviews

You review guests and they review you, kept honest by a blind window.

Bookably Loyalty

Reward returning guests with discounts you set, and win repeat stays.

So, what does it all cost?
A pile of peanuts
Peanuts.

Zero commission. Zero guest service fee. Listing your place is free, and the one flat yearly Plan only kicks in once you've booked, coming straight out of that booking, not your pocket. One booking covers the year and then some, because every booking is yours.

Your flat yearly Plan, per listing. List more, and each one costs less.
1 listing
$129per year
2 listings
$119per year
3 listings
$109per year
4+ listings
$99per year
Zero risk to list. You're not charged a cent until a booking comes in.
Property managers with large portfolios: we're open to custom deals. Register your interest and we'll talk.

Be one of the Next 20.

Register your interest and we'll be in touch. No commitment.
We'll only use your details to talk to you about Bookably.

You're on the list.

Thanks for registering your interest. We'll be in touch soon.
In the meantime, have a look around bookably.nz.

Sign In

Register

Reset Password

Please enter your username or email address, you will receive a link to create a new password via email.