Airbnb vacation rental website software was a game-changing idea which emerged in the USA in 2008. This idea turned out to be an astounding success and there are no doubts that a number of players were interested in developing a clone for it.

German clone 9flats and Rocket Internet’s Wimdu are the highly successful outright clones for Airbnb which enjoy immense popularity like the original version. Another silent player which is making waves in this arena is Airhotels developed by Apptha, an Indian based marketplace for Magento extensions and open source plug-ins and themes.

Why choose Airhotels over Wimdu and 9flats?

Airhotels perfectly replicates Airbnb system and is also packed with some impressive features. The level of customization which it offers is what that separates Airhotels from the best airbnb clones. Airhotels has 1000+ customers all over the world and this number is steadily increasing.

Adaptability of Airhotels:

Customization can be done up to any level where this accommodation booking and renting software can serve other rental service providers as well. One of the standing examples for this is ridemyride.com which is an Australia-based bike renting site. The hotel renting mechanism was transformed into a bike renting mechanism by replacing bikes in the place of hotels and this stands as a proof for the flexibility which Airhotels offers when it comes to customization.

Features:

Apart from customization, Airhotels offers a galaxy of features which will prove useful for the buyers. The first and foremost thing which comes into play is its search-engine friendly nature. This extension will help your vacation rental website to get crawled in search engines in a flash.

The responsiveness of the theme ensures that the same feel and look is maintained when a user browsers in mobile devices. Expedia database which contains huge number of potential customers can be imported easily.

Multiple payment options (180+ payment gateways) allow users to make their payments in their own currencies without having the need to convert or exchange them. Smart and sensible search options can help users in narrowing down their search process while searching for accommodation spaces.

Admin friendly controls:

Advanced back-end tools to manage hosts (hotel owners) and guests (customers), to add additional information on hotels, set commission rates for hosts, service fee for customers, moderate Email notification contents, place social sharing icons on post detail pages etc. Any number of hotels can be added and managed under categories and sub-categories.

Improved user experience:

The social login support enables users to login through their social accounts without having the need to remember a separate username and password for the site. ‘My Account’ can be used by customers to manage their address book, trip list, view recently stayed hotels, receive notification mails from admin, manage reviews and comments etc.

Upon analyzing the functionalists of, considering the cost and benefits it offers, I personally feel that Airhotels is a perfect clone script for suiting businesses of all sizes even it is not the best one in the market. The adaptability of this script to fit into any kind of rental (or booking) service business is the USP of this script. I have no second thoughts in recommending this clone script for those wishing to start their own marketplace for accommodation booking and renting.

What’s new?

Airbnb Website Clone Comes with Home Page Video Banner

Make a first impression with HQ videos

Airhotels gives you the splendid opportunity to impress your site visitors with real-life HQ home page videos of the property listed in the website.

Exquisite Video banners

Video banners go a long way in capturing the visitor’s fancy about a property. With home page video banners, Airhotels will scale your property’s beauty quotient that will lead to more conversions.

Recently added functional requirements

• Know what properties visitors from all over the world have come to like and booked mostly of late from ‘Most Popular’ tab.

• As a property owner, write your own review under ‘Reviews by you’. Know what previous guests have to say about the property from ‘Reviews about you.’

• Shout out to your friends your favorite properties using ‘invite friends’ option.

New functionalities introduced for the admin

List your property and earn in the form of:

• commission fees

• Processing fees &

• Property listing fee

This feature has just scrapped the feature of all the extensive features that Airhotels is providing its users. Stay tuned to this space to know more about the awesome features that will drive your business to top ranks.

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