Clarity is the name of the booking system developed by Independent Hostels UK
Developed for accommodation in the network and never charging commission, Clarity is a full booking system that works seamlessly on your own website, and anywhere you need a booking link.
Commission-free bookings.
- Collect commission-free bookings from your site, the Independent Hostels site and anywhere else you choose to use your booking link.
- NEW Clarity now displays your availability and prices on Google Maps and Google Hotels, providing commission-free bookings direct from Google.
Bookings by the bed, by the room, and for the exclusive hire of the whole property.
- Clarity smoothly closes off options that use the same accommodation. Ideal for selling a mixture of exclusive use and individual bookings.
- You can sell the same room as a twin room, a family room, by the bed as a dorm, or as part of the exclusive hire of the whole hostel. With no risk of double bookings.
- You can sell exclusive hire only for chosen dates and at other times have all options open, knowing that Clarity will auto close off once a booking is placed.
Flexible prices that ensure the booking is always worth your while.
- You can set prices for each room/building. Or set a price based on the number of people, with a minimum value to ensure the booking is always worth your while.
- You can charge more at weekends and holidays. Or you can give discounts for longer stays, charge extra for the first night, and display “4 for the price of 3” style offers.
Integrated payments.
- You can choose to
- take payments online (using the secure Stripe gateway)
- receive payments by bank transfer (with protection from scams)
- record cash payments
- Clarity uses a clear colour system to indicate if a booking is paid, partially paid, or unpaid.
You stay in control.
- You can choose to view and approve bookings before they are taken, or allow immediate online booking.
- Clarity provides clear setup and edit options, ensuring that all aspects of the booking system are in your control.
No technical skills required.
- We will set-up Clarity to suit your accommodation and prices
- We will show you all you need to know, with one-to-one telephone training with our friendly Booking System Support.
- You can call for help or with questions anytime during office hours.
Free to use.
- Clarity will never charge commission and is currently free-to-use for all accommodation in the Independent Hostels network.
- We may bring in a small charge in the future (£5-£8 a month). This is not currently scheduled and when it is we will give you at least 12 months’ notice.
Based on years’ of feedback from hostel and bunkhouse owners, Clarity is the ideal booking system for hostel-style accommodation looking for direct bookings.
Channel management is not part of the plan (although one-way integration with Airbnb is possible). We recommend freetobook and cloudbeds for hostels that need this function. Or if you want to explore the market more, you can find details of all the booking systems used in the network here.
Planned Future developments:-
- We are looking at the options for exporting data to financial packages.
If you would like to find out more about using Clarity for bookings at your hostel or bunkhouse get in touch with [email protected] or call 01629 580427.
Here are some handy help-tutorials
If Clarity is a bit more than you need!
But you still want to show your availability online (On your website and on ours). Our simple calendar might be just the ticket.
The development of this booking system has been part-funded by the UK Government as part of the Community Renewal Scheme. The Cascade tool was part-funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.