Description
Modern Hotel Booking is a hotel booking plugin for WordPress that lets vacation rental owners, B&B hosts, guesthouse managers and boutique hoteliers accept direct bookings on their own website — with zero OTA commission fees.
Built as a complete direct booking engine with a real-time availability calendar, AI-powered guest concierge and full page builder support, it replaces the need for costly OTA platforms like Airbnb or Booking.com.
💰 Direct Bookings — Keep 100% of Your Revenue
- Per-Night Booking Engine — Optimized for hotels, guesthouses, bed and breakfasts and vacation rentals
- Color-Coded Availability Calendar — Real-time room availability as a Gutenberg block, shortcode or Elementor widget
- Zero Commission — Accept direct room reservations on your WordPress site without paying 15–25% OTA fees
- Manual & Automated Availability — Free manual date blocking + Pro automated 2-way iCal sync with Airbnb, VRBO & Google Calendar
🤖 AI Concierge — 24/7 Virtual Receptionist
The first hotel booking plugin with a built-in AI Concierge. Your 24/7 virtual front desk answers guest inquiries about room availability, amenities, pricing, check-in policies and house rules — then guides guests through booking. Connect your own free Google Gemini or OpenAI API key with zero ongoing fees.
📋 Free Core Features
Property & Room Management
- Unlimited room types and room units with base per-night pricing and guest capacity
- Flexible min/max night stay rules, globally or per room
- Manual date blocking and offline guest booking creation
- Same-day turnover logic for check-in and check-out management
Page Builder & Theme Compatibility
- 8 native Gutenberg blocks — Booking Form, Room Calendar, Room Grid, Company Profile, WhatsApp Chat, Bank Transfer, Revolut Pay, AI Concierge
- Full shortcode support — [mhbo_booking_form], [mhbo_room_calendar], [mhbo_room_grid], [mhbo_company_profile]
- 3 optional Elementor widgets with visual controls and live editor preview
- Works with any WordPress theme — Block themes, Classic editor, Divi, Beaver Builder, and more
Guest Communication & Payments
- AI Concierge chatbot with 13 native WP 7.0 Abilities in 15+ languages
- Custom HTML email templates for booking confirmation notifications
- Offline payments — Pay on Arrival, Bank Transfer, Revolut Pay link/QR, WhatsApp inquiry
Privacy & Performance
- Zero-trace architecture — all data stored locally in your WordPress database, no external tracking
- Multilingual — WPML 4.x/5.x, Polylang, Bogo and qTranslate-X compatible with 15 localized languages
- High-concurrency MySQL locking (GET_LOCK) to prevent double-booking
🏆 Pro Features
Online Payments & Channel Management
- Stripe (Credit Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, 3D Secure), PayPal and Braintree (3DS2) payment gateways
- Automated 2-way iCal sync — Airbnb, VRBO, Szallas.hu, Travelminit, Google Calendar and any iCal feed
- Deposit payments — percentage or fixed amount at checkout
Dynamic Pricing & Promotions
- Seasonal rates for date ranges, holidays, and peak seasons
- Weekend price multipliers for Friday and Saturday
- Extra guest and child tier pricing
- Coupon and promo code engine integrated with AI Concierge
- Visual calendar editor for bulk rate and stay rule management
Analytics, Invoicing & Compliance
- Business intelligence dashboard — ADR, RevPAR, Occupancy Rate and revenue charts
- Professional HTML and PDF invoicing with VAT inclusive/exclusive tax breakdowns
- GDPR compliance suite with consent checkboxes and automated PII erasure
- Zero-trust AI identity verification with 6-digit OTP email for returning guests
Official Documentation | Pro Features & Licensing | Privacy Policy | GitHub
🏡 Who Is This For?
- Guesthouses — per-night booking logic, WhatsApp inquiry and professional invoicing
- Bed & Breakfasts — min/max stay rules, email automation, AI Concierge guest support
- Vacation Rentals — standalone property management with zero OTA commission dependency
- Cabins & Cottages — seasonal pricing, deposit payments and iCal sync
- Boutique Hotels — multi-room availability engine with real-time booking calendar
Quick Start in 5 Steps
- Hotel Booking > Room Types — Create your room or unit categories with base price and capacity
- Hotel Booking > Rooms — Add individual rooms or units and assign each to a Room Type
- Hotel Booking > Settings > General — Select your Booking Page from the dropdown
- Edit any page — Add the Hotel: Booking Form Gutenberg block, shortcode [mhbo_booking_form] or optional Elementor widget
- (Optional) Hotel Booking > Settings > AI — Paste your free Google Gemini API key to activate your AI Concierge instantly
Credits
Open-source libraries bundled locally — no external CDN requests:
- FullCalendar v7.0.2 — MIT License — fullcalendar.io
- Chart.js v4.5.1 — MIT License — chartjs.org
- Flatpickr v4.6.13 — MIT License — flatpickr.js.org
Privacy Policy
Modern Hotel Booking does not collect or transmit guest or admin data to our servers. All booking data is stored locally in your WordPress database.
AI Concierge: When enabled, guest messages and property context are sent to your configured AI provider (Google Gemini or OpenAI) to generate responses. Conversation context is stored as WordPress Transients for up to 2 hours then automatically deleted. No PII is permanently stored by this plugin.
Rate Limiting: Anonymised per-IP request counts are stored as Transients (2-minute TTL) to prevent abuse. No IP addresses are permanently saved.
See our full Privacy Policy.
External Services
All connections are optional and only active when configured by the administrator:
- WhatsApp — Communication links only. Privacy Policy
- Revolut — Payment links and QR codes. Privacy Policy
- Google Gemini / OpenAI — AI Concierge responses during active chat only. Google Privacy | OpenAI Privacy
Pro version only:
- Stripe — Card, Apple Pay, Google Pay processing. Privacy Policy
- PayPal — Account payment processing. Privacy Policy
- Braintree — Credit Card & Debit Card processing. Privacy Policy
- iCal Sync — Reads public calendar feeds. No data sent to our servers.
- StartMySuccess — License verification and Pro updates. Privacy Policy
Screenshots
Blocks
This plugin provides 8 blocks.
- Hotel: AI Concierge Embed the AI Concierge chat widget anywhere on your site.
- Hotel: Business Card A compact summary of your hotel for headers or footers.
- Hotel: Booking Form A modern, elegant booking form for your rooms.
- Hotel: Banking Details Displays bank account information for direct bank transfers.
- Hotel: Company Info Display your hotel address, contact details, and social links.
- Hotel: Room Calendar Show an interactive availability calendar for a specific room.
- Hotel: WhatsApp Button Floating or inline WhatsApp chat button for direct bookings.
- Hotel: Revolut Details Information for payments via Revolut (RevTag or Link).
Installation
- Go to Plugins > Add New in your WordPress admin.
- Search for “Modern Hotel Booking”.
- Click Install Now and then Activate.
FAQ
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Is this hotel booking plugin completely free?
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Yes. The core plugin — including unlimited room types and units, real-time availability calendar, AJAX booking form, AI Concierge virtual receptionist, 8 Gutenberg blocks, shortcodes, 4 optional Elementor widgets, email notifications and manual date blocking — is 100% free with no booking limits or hidden transaction fees.
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Does it work with any WordPress theme?
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Modern Hotel Booking works with any WordPress theme. It includes 8 native Gutenberg blocks and full shortcode support for Block themes, Classic editor, Divi, Beaver Builder, and any page builder. For Elementor users, 4 dedicated widgets are included.
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Can I accept direct bookings without Airbnb or Booking.com?
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Yes. Modern Hotel Booking is a direct booking engine designed so guests book on your WordPress site and you keep 100% of the revenue with zero OTA commission fees. The Pro version adds optional two-way iCal sync to keep your OTA calendars synchronized.
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How does the iCal sync work for Airbnb and VRBO?
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The free version supports manual date blocking to prevent double bookings. Modern Hotel Booking Pro adds automated two-way background iCal synchronization for Airbnb, VRBO, Szallas.hu, Travelminit, Google Calendar and any platform that supports iCal feeds.
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Which payment gateways are supported?
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The free version supports Pay on Arrival, Direct Bank Transfer, Revolut Pay links and QR codes, and WhatsApp booking inquiries. The Pro version adds Stripe (Credit Cards, Apple Pay, Google Pay, 3D Secure), PayPal, and Braintree (3DS2) for automated online checkout.
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How does the AI Concierge virtual receptionist work?
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The AI Concierge acts as a 24/7 automated receptionist on your website. It uses your property data — room rates, check-in policies, amenities, house rules — to answer guest questions instantly in 15+ languages and guide guests through booking a room. You connect your own free Google Gemini or OpenAI API key with zero ongoing subscription costs.
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Is this a good hotel booking plugin for bed and breakfasts?
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Yes. Modern Hotel Booking is purpose-built for small independent properties including bed and breakfasts, guesthouses, vacation rentals, cabins, and boutique hotels. It provides per-night booking logic, min/max stay rules, and a professional reservation system without OTA dependency.
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Is guest data kept private and GDPR compliant?
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Yes. Modern Hotel Booking uses a zero-trace architecture. All property data and guest reservations are stored locally in your WordPress database. No tracking scripts or guest data are sent to external servers. The Pro version includes a full GDPR compliance suite with consent checkboxes and automated PII erasure tools.
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Where do I get the Pro version and documentation?
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Visit ModernHotelWP.com for official documentation and guides, and StartMySuccess.com for Pro licensing, plans and priority support.
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Does this plugin support seasonal pricing and coupons?
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Yes. Modern Hotel Booking Pro includes seasonal rates for any date range, weekend price multipliers, extra guest and child tier pricing, and a coupon and promo code engine. All pricing features are managed through a visual calendar editor.
Contributors & Developers
“Modern Hotel Booking — Direct Booking Engine & Availability Calendar” is open source software. The following people have contributed to this plugin.
Contributors
“Modern Hotel Booking — Direct Booking Engine & Availability Calendar” has been translated into 3 locales. Thank you to the translators for their contributions.
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Interested in development?
Browse the code, check out the SVN repository, or subscribe to the development log by RSS.
Changelog
2.4.8
- MOD (Free & Pro): Updated bundled FullCalendar library to v7.0.2.
2.4.8.1
- NEW (Pro): RAG 2.0 Enhanced Knowledge Base — Structured room feature indexing, seasonal policy documents, local attraction recommendations, and Google Hotel Feeds XML generation.
- NEW (Free & Pro): Smart Context Windowing — Query-aware context injection with UTF-8 multi-locale tokenization.
- NEW (Free & Pro): Smart llms.txt Parsing — Enhanced AI visibility discovery without duplicate H1/Blockquote headers.
- MOD (Free & Pro): Security Hardening — Audited all debug log telemetry behind WP_DEBUG_LOG guards.
2.4.7.1
- NEW (Pro): Braintree Payment Gateway Integration — Direct credit card, debit card, and 3D Secure 2 (3DS2) processing via Braintree Web Drop-in SDK.
- NEW (Free): Enterprise Elementor Widget Pack — 4 native Elementor widgets (Booking Form, Room Grid, Calendar, AI Concierge) with live editor preview.
- MOD (Free & Pro): AI Model Landscape Refresh (July 2026) — Added gemini-3.6-flash, OpenAI gpt-5.6 family, and Anthropic claude-sonnet-5 and claude-opus-5.
- NEW (Free & Pro): Extended WPML 4.x/5.x Deep Compatibility for Room post types, taxonomies, and metadata.
2.4.5
- MOD (Free & Pro): Improved translation plugin compatibility — WPML, Polylang, and added Bogo compatibility.
2.4.4
- NEW (Free & Pro): Atomic Availability Locking using MySQL native locks (GET_LOCK) for high-concurrency environments.
- MOD (Free & Pro): Improved mobile responsiveness for the Booking Modal.
- FIX (Free & Pro): AI Concierge Abilities API fixes for WP 6.9+ and WP 7.0+ compatibility.
For the full changelog of all versions, see changelog.txt.