Case study
Mi Casa de Luna
A website of its own for a furnished studio in Cebu City: photos, an availability calendar, booking requests, and an owner page to run it.
- What we did
- Logo and design, website, booking requests, owner page
The brief
Mi Casa de Luna is a fully furnished studio in Cebu City, between Ayala Center and IT Park, rented by the night, the week or the month.
The owner wanted a website of her own, where guests could see the studio, check which dates are free, and ask to book directly.
What we built
A logo and a look
A new mark and a warm, simple design that lets the photos of the studio do the work.
Photos, room by room
A gallery guests can open full screen, and a tour of the space: the bed, the TV wall and desk, the kitchen and the bathroom.
An availability calendar
Booked dates are crossed out. The calendar also reads the studio’s Airbnb and Booking.com calendars, so the site never offers dates that are taken elsewhere.
Booking requests
Guests choose their dates and the number of guests, see the price, and pick how they’d like to pay. Nothing is charged on the site: the owner confirms and sends the payment details.
Guest reviews
Guests can leave a review of their stay right on the site, and reviews from Airbnb and Facebook can appear there too.
Run by the owner
Everything runs from one owner page, on a phone or a laptop.
- Confirm or decline each request. Confirming blocks the dates straight away.
- Block dates for personal use or maintenance.
- Set the nightly rate, the extra-guest fee, the minimum stay and check-in times.
- Choose which payment methods to offer. Account details stay private.
- Manage guest reviews, and add ones from Airbnb and Facebook.
- Get an email for every new request and review.
What a direct booking saves
Booking platforms commonly keep around 15% of each booking as a fee. A request through the website goes straight to the owner, with no platform fee.
Example
10 nights a month at ₱1,599 a night, the studio’s rate for two guests: ₱15,990.
| How the booking comes in | Fee | Fee on ₱15,990 | Owner keeps |
|---|---|---|---|
| A booking platform · 15% | 15% | ₱2,399 | ₱13,591 |
| The website · 0% | 0% | ₱0 | ₱15,990 |
That’s about ₱2,400 more a month, or about ₱28,800 a year at the same pace.
An example to show the math at typical rates, not Mi Casa de Luna’s actual sales. Platform fees vary by platform, plan and country, and change over time. Payment fees aren’t included.
“They brought my vision to life beautifully! The site is highly professional, seamless, and user-friendly, making it perfectly convenient for guests to explore the property and book their stays with absolute confidence.”
Shared with our client’s permission.
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