API Connection Fees & Houfy Connect: Property Management Integration

What is Houfy Connect?

We're pleased to announce the launch of Houfy Connect, a new feature designed to seamlessly integrate properties managed through leading software solutions. By partnering with these platforms, we're enhancing the booking experience for both hosts and guests. Your listings will always be up-to-date, bookings will synchronize effortlessly, and managing your property on Houfy will become more efficient than ever.

Understanding the Houfy Connect Charge

As part of Houfy Connect, there will be a new charge when a guest books a Houfy Connect property. This applies only to properties using our software partner integrations. This is not a commission or a service fee—Houfy remains committed to upholding its mission. Instead, this charge is essential to cover the costs linked to properties that depend on these external systems.

Here’s why the API Connection Fee exists:

• Contractual Requirement: When a property is connected through a software partner, Houfy is contractually obligated to pay a portion of the booking value to the partner. These partners provide vital services, such as real-time property updates and booking synchronization. The Houfy Connect charge ensures we fulfill this obligation, allowing the integration to run smoothly for both hosts and guests.
• Clear and Transparent: This charge is applied only to bookings made on properties that use these external software partners. The amount may vary based on the partner's terms, but it will always be displayed transparently during the booking process.

How Houfy Connect Can Benefit You

• Seamless Property Management: By collaborating with our software partners, Houfy Connect ensures your property's availability and pricing are always up to date and synchronized across all booking platforms. This reduces manual effort on your part and minimizes potential errors.
• No Hidden Costs: The Houfy Connect charge is presented clearly during the booking process and only applies to properties using software partner services. While this charge is necessary to maintain the integration with these systems, we remain committed to keeping Houfy free from service charge-based costs.
• Efficient Booking Process: With Houfy Connect, hosts benefit from efficient, automated processes, ensuring that bookings are managed effortlessly across platforms. Guests also enjoy a smoother booking experience, knowing that the property’s availability and details are always accurate.

Our Commitment to Transparency

We want to emphasize that the Houfy Connect charge is not a fee for Houfy's core services but a necessary cost associated with fulfilling and maintaining our obligations to our software partners. As we continue to grow and enhance our platform, we'll continue to ensure all charges are clearly explained, with no surprises for you or your guests.

Embrace the Future with Houfy Connect

For hosts using PMS or channel manager integrations, Houfy Connect offers a powerful way to streamline property management while staying true to Houfy's commitment to commission-free bookings. We believe this solution strikes the perfect balance between upholding our core values and supporting the advanced systems you rely on.