How to make a website for a homestay

People choose a homestay for the family, the home-cooked food and the place around it, not for a lobby. Before they message you, they want to see the rooms and the view, know who the hosts are, what meals cost and how to reach a house that may be off the main road. A small website tells that story and sends them to your WhatsApp.

Updated 2026-11-09

What people look for on a homestay website

Photos of each room, the bathroom, the sit-out and the view from the house
Who the hosts are and what staying with the family is like
Meals: what you cook, whether food is included, vegetarian options and meal timings
The tariff per room or per person, and the price with and without meals
How to reach: nearest bus stop or station, the last stretch of road, and whether you can pick guests up
House rules: quiet hours, smoking, alcohol, pets, check-in time
What to do nearby: walks, viewpoints, plantations, the local market, and the weather by season

The pages your website needs

Home: Your home in one line, a photo of the house and the view, the number of rooms and a WhatsApp button to ask about dates
Rooms and meals: Each room with photos, beds, attached bath, tariff with and without meals, and a sample day's menu
Your hosts: The family, how long you have hosted guests, the languages you speak and what guests can join in, like cooking or a plantation walk
Around us: Walks, viewpoints and places nearby with distance and time, and the weather and what to pack in each season
How to reach and contact: Directions from the nearest town, bus stop and station, pickup charges, house rules, phone, WhatsApp and a Google Maps button

Sample words for your home page

A coffee estate home with three rooms, near Madikeri, Coorg

Stay with the Ponnappa family, eat home-cooked Kodava meals and walk through our plantation. Ask about your dates on WhatsApp.

Kaveri Estate Homestay is our family home, 8 km from Madikeri town. We have hosted guests in three rooms since 2016. Meals are cooked in our kitchen with vegetables from the garden, and our son takes guests on a morning walk through the coffee and pepper.

Use these as a starting point and write them in your own words: AppCub can rewrite them for you in the chat.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide the pages. Most homestay websites need these pages: Home, Rooms and meals, Your hosts, Around us, How to reach and contact.
Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, with your own name, address, prices and timings.
Check the plan. AppCub lists the pages and what goes on each. Ask for changes until it is right; seeing the plan is free.
Add your details and photos. Replace every sample with your real details, attach your own photos, and check each page on the phone and computer preview.
Publish and share. Choose your address (your-name.sites.appcub.ai), put the website live and share the link on WhatsApp.

Copy this request, change the details to match your homestay, and paste it into AppCub:

Make a website for my homestay, Kaveri Estate Homestay, 8 km from Madikeri in Coorg. Pages: home, rooms and meals, your hosts, around us, and how to reach and contact. Three rooms with attached bath and hot water. Tariff ₹3,200 per room per night with breakfast, or ₹4,800 with all meals for two. Home-cooked Kodava food, vegetarian on request. Check-in 1 PM, quiet after 10 PM, no smoking inside. Pickup from Madikeri bus stand ₹400. Plantation walk in the morning. WhatsApp 98XXXXXXXX. Use my photos. Green and brown colours.

Tips for a homestay website

Photograph the house as it is, including the road leading to it, so guests aren't surprised by a mud track or steps.
Write the last part of the route in plain words, such as 'turn left after the temple and drive 2 km on the estate road', and add a Google Maps button.
Say honestly what the house doesn't have, like no TV, weak mobile network or no lift, since it helps the right guests choose you.
Put the house rules on the contact page so families and groups know them before they come.
Show your state tourism homestay registration number if you have one.
Add the homestay to Google Maps with a free Google Business Profile so guests can find the gate at night.

What it costs

Describing your website and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
Making it and changing it in chat uses credits for the work done: start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499 (200 credits, no autopay). Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
Publishing is free for an account that has paid AppCub once, at your-name.sites.appcub.ai.
Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

Guests can't see free dates, book a room or pay an advance on the website; they message or call you. To keep your few rooms, meals and advances in order, a small homestay app is the better fit.
The pages are written in English. You can talk to AppCub in English, Hindi or Hinglish.
A website has no forms, bookings, payments or logins: visitors reach you on WhatsApp, by phone or on Google Maps.
Every page carries a small “Made with AppCub” badge and a “Report this site” link.

Questions

Can guests book my homestay directly on the website?

No. The website has no calendar or payment. Guests message you on WhatsApp with their dates and you confirm and share how to pay the advance.

What makes a homestay website different from a hotel's?

Guests choose a homestay for the family and the place, so the hosts page, the food and the area around matter as much as the rooms.

Should I show meal prices separately?

Yes, if guests can stay with or without meals. Give both tariffs and a sample day's menu so they can compare with eating out, which may be far away.

Can I write the website in Hindi or my local language?

The website pages are in English. You can talk to AppCub in Hindi or Hinglish while making it, and mention on the hosts page which languages you speak.

How do I help guests find a house that isn't on the main road?

Write the route from a landmark they will pass, add a Google Maps button to your gate, and offer pickup from the nearest bus stand if you can.

Will travellers searching for a homestay find my website?

The pages are made so Google can read them, with your location and contact in the format search engines use. Where they appear is Google's decision.

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