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Guestbud

Features

Features of the Guestbud guest portal and owner dashboard

One platform for the guest journey before arrival and the paperwork after it — multi-property, multi-user, with a full API.

Guest portal

  • Branded welcome screen with photo, dates and booking reference
  • Online check-in: lead guest, ID document, address, co-travellers, signature, ID photo
  • EU Digital Identity Wallet: verified identity data prefilled in seconds
  • German Meldeschein for foreign guests (§§ 29–30 BMG), printable
  • Tourist tax and refundable deposit as separate, clearly explained payments
  • Card, Revolut Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay via the host's own Revolut account
  • Door codes (incl. automatic Nuki keypad codes), Wi-Fi with copy buttons, arrival steps
  • Rubbish & recycling calendar for the exact stay — or hide it
  • Local tips, extras shop (hampers, transfers, late check-out), arrival time

Owner dashboard

  • Arrivals, departures and stayovers with payment and portal status
  • Waive a payment with a reason, release deposits in full or in part
  • Quarterly MTA eco-contribution return (official template, CSV, working file)
  • Tourist-tax definitions per country or town (Kurtaxe, city tax, % of price)
  • Guide editor with live phone preview for every property
  • Local calendar with double-booking protection, date blocks and iCal export
  • Customer directory with stay history and GDPR erase
  • Users with roles, sign-in with password, Google or phone.codeb.io
  • Channels: Hostaway, RentalsUnited, Channex, Leviathan, iCal

For developers

  • REST API with OpenAPI 3.1 documentation
  • Per-tenant API keys with roles
  • Signed webhooks for bookings, check-ins and payments
  • Idempotent booking upsert from any PMS

API reference →

Platform

  • Each host gets an isolated account and data folder
  • Own domain per host with automatic Let's Encrypt certificates
  • Self-service signup with email confirmation
  • Emails in the portal's look, sent from your own server

Security & data protection →