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- HBook v2.1.2
Introduction to HBook
Product Overview
HBook is a hotel and accommodation booking management plugin for WordPress websites. It is designed to provide a complete online booking solution for all types of accommodation businesses, including hotels, vacation apartments, B&Bs, campgrounds, and more. The core function of the plugin is to streamline the booking process so that your customers can easily check availability, select dates, and complete booking and payment. At the same time, it provides powerful backend management tools for webmasters, such as booking calendar view, order list, automatic price calculation, iCal synchronization function (supports synchronization with Airbnb, Booking.com, etc.), as well as automatic email notification and invoice generation. hBook helps you solve the complex accommodation booking management problems, improve customer booking experience, reduce manual operations and ensure efficient order flow.
Key Features
- Flexible pricing system: Supports setting seasonal pricing, per-person pricing, discounts (e.g., long-stay discounts), vouchers, and surcharges (e.g., taxes).
- Convenient online payment: Built-in Stripe and PayPal payment gateways support taking deposits, charging customers directly from the back office and refunds.
- Multi-platform booking synchronization: Powerful iCal synchronization feature enables automatic two-way synchronization with Airbnb, Booking.com, Google Calendar and other mainstream booking platforms, effectively avoiding overbooking.
- Intuitive booking calendar and forms: Provide a responsive booking calendar and customizable booking forms to enhance the user experience.
- Efficient booking management: Features booking calendar view, list view, order confirmation/cancellation/deletion operations, automatic invoice generation, CSV data export, and more.
- Automated notifications: Automatically send customer and administrator booking notification emails (new orders, confirmations, cancellations).
- Height can be customized: Customizable form appearance and fields to adapt to your website theme and branding style.
Target audience and usage scenarios
The HBook plugin is perfect for the following website types, users or business needs:
- Hotels and boutique hotels: We hope to accept online reservations and manage rooms efficiently directly through our website.
- B&Bs and vacation apartments: Flexible pricing strategies and multi-platform booking synchronization capabilities are required.
- Campgrounds and resorts: Manage availability and bookings for different accommodation units.
- Any site that offers per-day or per-night accommodations: Looking for a booking solution that is easy to implement and fully functional.
- Merchants seeking to increase their direct sales bookings: Reduce dependence on third-party OTA platforms by providing a seamless online booking experience.
Comparison of similar topics
| Functions | Current products:HBook | MotoPress Hotel Booking | WP Hotel Booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| real time calendar | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Seasonal/number pricing rules | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Long Stay Discounts & Extras | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| deposit mechanism | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| PayPal / Stripe Payments | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Offline Payment Support | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| iCal Synchronization OTA | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Multilingual support (WPML, etc.) | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Email Notification & Auto Confirmation | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| CSV Export Order | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
| Mobile Backend Management App | ❌ | ✅ (Free App) | ❌ |
| Third-party integration (WooCommerce) | ❌ | ✅ (paid extension required) | ✅ |
| Role-based back-office rights management | ✅ (4 roles) | ✅ (including client accounts) | ✅ |
Unique Highlight Description:
- HBook's unique deposit payment mechanism is suitable for businesses that require a security deposit.
- iCal synchronization is more complete than WP Hotel Booking and is suitable for OTA linkage.
- MotoPress has a mobile backend management app and rich integration extensions for multi-functional management needs.
- WP Hotel Booking's WooCommerce integration is lighter, but lacks deposit and OTA synchronization.
User Feedback Highlights
- “The HBook plugin is very easy to use and has made our hotel booking process more automated and professional.”
- “The integration of iCal to synchronize with Airbnb has resulted in a significant drop in repeat bookings and clearer back-office management.”
Suggestions for pairing with other plugins/themes
It is recommended to use it in combination with the following plug-ins for better site functionality:
- Page Builder: Gutenberg support (with its own block) + shortcodes can be used with Elementor/Divi
- E-Commerce / Payment Integration: Work with WooCommerce elements to display promotional items or additional services.
- Membership System: Provide membership benefits and points system in conjunction with MemberPress or Paid Memberships Pro.
- multilingual support: WPML, Polylang Enhance Multilingual Visitor Experience
- Email Subscription: MailChimp plugin collects subscribers and works even better with HBook email alerts.
HBook is a well-positioned, full-featured WordPress hotel/B&B booking plugin for independent sites seeking direct bookings, flexible pricing and OTA synchronization.
