Why your lodge has void weeks
Even a well-run hot tub lodge rarely sells out. Peak weekends and school holidays book early, but midweek nights and shoulder-season weeks often sit empty. Those gaps are where most of your lost income hides — and discounting your whole calendar to chase them just lowers your average rate.
The goal is to fill specific empty dates with incremental bookings, without dropping your headline pricing for everyone.
What the OTA fees actually cost you
Listing platforms take a meaningful cut of every booking, and many also charge the guest a service fee on top — which raises the total price the guest sees and can dampen demand. Across a year, those percentages add up to real money off your bottom line.
Reducing your dependence on any single channel — without abandoning it — is how you keep more of each booking while staying visible where guests already search.
What drives hot tub lodge bookings
Guests booking a hot tub break are usually choosing on a few things: a genuinely private hot tub, good photos that show it, the right location for the occasion (romantic, family, celebration), pet-friendliness, and a clear total price with no surprise fees.
Strong, recent reviews and fast responses to enquiries matter more than almost anything else for conversion. Make the hot tub and any extras (log burner, views, sauna) obvious in your first photo and your listing copy.
- Lead with a clear photo of the private hot tub.
- State exactly what's included so the total price is unambiguous.
- Reply to enquiries fast — speed wins bookings.
- Keep a steady flow of recent reviews.
Fill the gaps with an additional channel
The most efficient way to fill specific empty dates is to let demand come to you. On a reverse-marketplace model, guests post the break they want — dates, group size, budget — and you send your best offer only for the dates that suit your existing calendar. You are not discounting your whole listing; you are pricing individual gaps.
Because it works alongside Airbnb and Booking.com rather than replacing them, you keep your existing listings and simply add a channel that targets the voids — at a lower all-in cost and with no fee charged to the guest.
Frequently asked questions
Does an additional channel clash with my Airbnb calendar?+
It's designed to work alongside Airbnb and Booking.com — you only send offers for dates you choose, so you fill gaps around your existing calendar rather than double-booking.
How is the cost different from the big OTAs?+
Offer2Stay charges 10% all-in (VAT and processing included) with 0% charged to guests — typically less than Airbnb and Booking fees combined, and the guest sees a cleaner total price.
How do I get enquiries?+
Guests in your area post the dates and budget they want; you see relevant enquiries and send your best offer. The guest compares offers and books.
What actually converts a hot tub lodge enquiry?+
A clearly private hot tub shown in the first photo, an unambiguous total price, recent reviews, and a fast reply. Speed of response is one of the biggest factors.
When do I get paid?+
Payout is made 24 hours after the guest checks out, via the platform's secure payments.