The £720 a year you’re giving away for free.
Based on 10 stays a month and 3 in 10 guests buying a £20 extra - run your own numbers below.
ExtraWelcome gives UK short-term rental hosts one link to sell early check-ins, late checkouts and extras to guests they’ve already booked. Money lands in your own Stripe account, on your normal payout schedule - we never hold a penny of it.
The first 50 hosts lock in 10% for life.
No sale, no fee. You only ever pay when you earn.
Nothing changes on your listing - guests book as usual, extras run through your own link
- Airbnb
- Booking.com
- Vrbo
- Direct bookings
Your number, not ours
Slide or tap - two numbers are enough to see what a year looks like.
How we work this out
We assume about 30% of guests add one extra. That’s our working estimate, not a measured result - we’re new, and we won’t publish host numbers we don’t have yet. Your own inbox is a good guide: count the early check-in requests you answered for free last month. When you sell through ExtraWelcome you keep 88% - our 12% cut is only ever taken when a guest actually buys.
Three steps. Ten minutes. Done.
Right now it happens over WhatsApp - guests ask, you say yes for free or chase a bank transfer on arrival. One link replaces all of that. No PMS to connect, no contract, nothing to install.
Step 1: Build your store
Pick from ready-made extras - early check-in, late checkout, mid-stay clean, welcome hamper. Set your prices. Send us your listing link and we'll even build it for you.
Step 2: Share the link
Drop it into your Airbnb or Booking.com welcome message, or print the QR for the kitchen counter. Set it up once - the same link serves every future booking. Guests buy in a few taps, no account needed.
Step 3: Get paid
Money lands straight in your own Stripe account. You approve anything time-sensitive before the guest is charged, so you never promise what you can't deliver.
This is what your guest sees.
One link, no app and no account. They tap, pay with Apple or Google Pay, and you get a message.
Ty Grug
Your host, Elin Pryce
Make it your stay
- Welcome hamper (Pembrokeshire produce)£32
- Early check-in£15Host confirms
They pay once. Instant extras are confirmed straight away, and anything you don't confirm is never charged.
See a live store - the same store, all 7 extras.
No app, no account
The link opens in their browser, on whatever phone they already have.
They pay the way they already pay
Apple Pay, Google Pay or card, through Stripe, straight into your own account.
You keep the final say
Anything marked "Host confirms" only takes their money once you have confirmed it.
Why hosts actually keep it
It’s built to make you money without ever risking a bad review.
Free for guests, free until you sell
Your guests never pay a booking fee - the price they see is the price they pay, exactly how UK pricing law now says it must be. And it can never cost you money: we only take a small cut when a guest actually buys.
Paid on your own Stripe schedule
Every sale settles directly into your own Stripe account - you are the merchant, we never hold your money. No platform wallet, no "payouts processed monthly", no waiting weeks for someone else to release what you earned.
Live in 10 minutes, no listing changes
Nothing to integrate and nothing to change on Airbnb or Booking.com. Build your store, drop the link into your welcome message, and it's running before your next check-in.
Never a bad review
Guests are never charged for anything you haven't approved. If you can't do an early check-in, they simply aren't billed.
Your guests already ask for this
Early check-in and late checkout are the two most-requested extras in short lets - you've answered those messages for free before. Send the link to guests already booked, and the next request pays.
Nothing for guests to install
No app, no account, no password. They tap the link, pay, done. The whole thing takes under a minute.
Your next guests are already booked - start earning from the stays you’ve got coming up.
You only pay after a guest has paid you.
Free to start, always free if you never sell. For the first fifty hosts, there’s something better.
£0
until you sell
- Founding rate
10%
per sale, locked for life
12%
standard, after the first 50
10% for life. For the first fifty hosts, then never again.
Only ever charged when a guest actually buys - a cut of money you weren’t collecting at all before.
- We build your store for you - send one listing link
- Ready-made extras, a QR pack and guest message scripts
- A direct line to the founder while we grow
Sam Pope
Founder, Dorset
Limited to 50 hosts
Most places are still open.
Start free and lock in 10%No card required. If it never sells, it never costs you a penny.
Questions hosts ask
The practical stuff - pricing, payments, and how it fits with the platforms you already use.
Can I charge Airbnb guests for early check-in or late checkout?
Yes. Early check-in, late checkout and other extras sit outside the room booking itself, so hosts are generally free to offer them directly to their guests. ExtraWelcome gives you one link to send, and the money goes straight to your own account - you’re not changing the reservation, just selling the add-ons guests already ask for.
How much should I charge for a late checkout or early check-in?
Most UK hosts charge between £10 and £30 for an early check-in or late checkout, depending on how much time it involves and how tight your turnaround is. A good rule of thumb is to price it against your nightly rate - very roughly 10-20% of a night for a few hours’ flexibility, and more when it blocks you from taking another booking. Early and late check-ins are the two most-requested extras, so even modest pricing adds up across a year of stays. Set it high enough to cover the disruption, low enough that saying yes still feels like a treat.
How do guests pay - do they need an app or account?
No app and no account. You send guests a link, they open it in their browser, choose what they want and pay by card, Apple Pay or Google Pay. Payment is handled securely by Stripe, and the whole thing takes under a minute.
When and how do I get paid?
The money settles straight into your own Stripe account on Stripe’s normal payout schedule - we never hold your cash or make you wait for a payout from us. For extras that need your approval, the guest’s card is authorised up front and only charged once you confirm. Everything else is charged at the point of sale.
What happens if I can’t honour an early check-in?
Then the guest simply isn’t charged. Extras that depend on your availability are set to need your approval, so the guest’s card is authorised but not actually taken until you accept. If you decline, or the time passes, the hold is released and the guest keeps their money - which is why an early check-in can never turn into a bad review.
Does it work with Booking.com, Vrbo and direct bookings?
Yes. ExtraWelcome works alongside any platform because it sits outside the booking - you just send guests your link, whether they booked through Airbnb, Booking.com, Vrbo or came to you directly. There’s no integration to set up and nothing for the platform to approve. One store link works for every guest.
What does ExtraWelcome cost?
It’s free to start and free to keep - you only pay when you make a sale. When a guest buys an extra we take a 12% commission on that sale and nothing else: no monthly fees, no setup cost, and no charge to your guests. If you never sell an extra, ExtraWelcome never costs you a penny.
Is ExtraWelcome affiliated with Airbnb or Booking.com?
No. ExtraWelcome is an independent product and isn’t affiliated with, endorsed by or connected to Airbnb, Booking.com or Vrbo. It simply works alongside the platforms you already use to take bookings.
More questions? hello@extrawelcome.co.uk
The only promise we make is one we can’t break
You pay nothing unless a guest buys. And anything that depends on you - an early check-in, a late checkout - is only charged after you approve it, so a request you can’t honour never becomes a charge or a bad review. The maths only ever runs one direction: money you weren’t collecting before.
Ready to turn the extras your guests already want into income?