Guesty's Booking Website lets you showcase listings and collect reservations directly without paying channel fees. When guests use the search bar on your Guesty Booking Website, they see the nightly rates for each listing in the search results. You can control how these prices are displayed.
Control how nightly pricing displays to guests
Choose whether your Booking Website displays guests the final price, which includes all mandatory fees and taxes, or just the base price first. This helps you align with price transparency requirements and guest expectations in different regions.
If they haven't selected dates when searching, the displayed listing's "price per night" will be the value of the listing's base price.
If dates are selected, the "price per night" will be set according to the selected dates' nightly rates, including any adjustments you set for these dates (such as if you overridden the base price, or applied a discount).
Step by step:
- Sign in to your Guesty account.
- In the top navigation bar, click Channels.
- Select Booking Website from the dropdown menu.
- Click
next to the relevant Booking Website, and select Edit booking website.
- In the left menu, select Booking settings.
- Select your preferred pricing visibility setting:
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Show final price (recommended): Display the total price per night, which includes all mandatory fees and taxes.
This option is recommended to meet price transparency requirements in many regions. -
Show base price: Display the nightly base rate first. Additional fees and taxes appear later in the booking process.
Note:
When selecting this option, you must check the box to accept responsibility for compliance with any relevant legal requirements .
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Show final price (recommended): Display the total price per night, which includes all mandatory fees and taxes.
- Click Next.
- In the left-side menu, click Languages to navigate to the last action.
- Click Save Booking Engine to apply your changes.
How search results determine pricing
The price displayed in search results depends on whether a guest has selected specific travel dates.
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No dates selected:
The "price per night" defaults to the listing's base price. This includes manual adjustments you set for these dates, such as overridden base prices.
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Dates selected:
The "price per night" is calculated based on the specific nightly rates for those dates. This includes manual adjustments, such as overridden base prices.
View types and pricing calculations
The way pricing appears also changes depending on how the guest views the search results:
- List view: Displays the average nightly price for the selected period.
- Map view: Displays the listing's base price.
Promotional discounts and special offers do not appear in the initial search results. These are reflected only after a guest clicks Book Now.
Tip:
Create additional fees on reservations made through your Guesty Booking Website.
To avoid guest confusion when using pricing tools, review your rate history to identify typical low-season prices, then set your default base price accordingly. This ensures guests see consistent pricing when browsing without date filters and creates a smoother booking experience.
