HostHives
Direct-booking marketplace

Beautiful places to stay.
Honest prices, no middlemen.

A hand-picked catalogue of villas, apartments and cabins across the Balkans and the Adriatic — booked direct from the owner, with the platform fees you save staying in your pocket.

11
properties
4
countries
0%
guest service fees
Sun-lit villa exterior on the Albanian coastPrivate pool overlooking the Adriatic seaBright stone-walled living room with open shutters
Why book here

Three reasons travelers come back.

Book direct, save the fees

No guest service fee, no booking premium. The 15–25% the big OTAs add at checkout stays with you instead.

Talk to the host, not a bot

Every listing is run by the actual owner. Ask about the kitchen, the dog, the road — you'll get an answer from a human.

Local, hand-picked

We onboard hosts one at a time. No bait listings, no copy-pasted descriptions, no faceless aggregator drift.

How it works

Three steps from search to keys.

  1. 01

    Browse

    Filter by country, dates, and size. Every photo is the actual place — no stock shots.

  2. 02

    Message the host

    Send a question or a request before you book. Most hosts reply within a few hours.

  3. 03

    Book with confidence

    Pay securely through Stripe. The host gets paid, you get a confirmation, no middleman skim.

For hosts

Run your rentals. Keep your margin.

HostHives is the operations layer behind the listings — calendar sync, guest messages, payouts, taxes — and a direct-booking page that brings repeat guests back to you instead of the OTA.

  • Multi-channel calendar sync — your Airbnb, Booking and Vrbo bookings stay in one calendar.
  • A direct-booking page with your own branding, photos and house rules.
  • Per-tenant analytics, statements and guest CRM — built for owners running 1 to 100 units.
hosthives · today
Net 30d
€2,840
Nights
17
Occupancy
94%
Sea-view villa · Saranda
Direct · 4 nights
€680
Old town apt · Berat
Airbnb · 2 nights
€220
Cabin · Lake Ohrid
Direct · 3 nights
€345
Getting started, for hosts

Live in an afternoon.

  1. 1

    List your properties

    Upload photos, set your rules. Or import from an existing Airbnb listing.

  2. 2

    Plug in your iCal

    Two-way sync with Airbnb, Booking and Vrbo. Stop double-bookings in 10 minutes.

  3. 3

    Get direct bookings

    Share your booking page. Past guests rebook without paying OTA fees.

  4. 4

    Get paid via Stripe

    Stripe Connect pays you on your schedule. We never hold your money.

Pricing

Simple monthly pricing.

No per-booking fees, no platform commissions. Pick a plan, start with a free trial. Tighten or grow at any time.

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Prices shown per month. Operators can change the plan catalogue at any time — this section reflects whatever /admin/plans currently advertises.

From the hosts

What owners told us in year one.

I switched off Booking.com for half my units. The same calendar I used to lose 17% to, I now keep — and guests can actually reach me before they show up.
Anila K.
Apartments in Saranda
The iCal sync just works. My wife runs the cleaning rota off the same calendar; we haven't had a double-booking in eight months.
Marko D.
Two stone houses in Dubrovnik
I came for the direct-booking page and stayed for the statements. End-of-year tax went from a weekend to an hour.
Elena P.
Boutique stays in Athens

Quotes are representative of host feedback during the private beta.

FAQ

Common questions.

How does pricing work?
A flat monthly subscription per host account — pick the plan that fits the size of your portfolio. There are no per-booking fees and no commissions on guest payments. Every plan starts with a free trial, no card up front.
Can I import my Airbnb or Booking listings?
Yes. Paste your Airbnb, Booking or Vrbo listing URL and we pull in the title, cover photo and description to get you started. Add the rest and connect your iCal feed in a couple of clicks before going live.
Do you charge guests a service fee?
No. The price the guest sees is the price the guest pays. The host pays a flat monthly subscription; nothing comes off the guest side.
How do I get paid?
Through Stripe Connect, directly into your bank account on the schedule you set (daily, weekly, monthly). We never hold your guest payments.
Can I keep using other channels at the same time?
Absolutely — that's the point of the channel manager. Keep Airbnb, Booking and Vrbo, and use HostHives for your direct page and a single source-of-truth calendar.
What countries do you cover today?
Hosts are live in Albania, Greece, Italy and Croatia. We accept hosts from any country in the EU, the UK, Western Balkans and Turkey; guests can book from anywhere.