Testimonials
- One of the UK's largest self catering booking system providers with over 2000 properties using our system
- We provide comprehensive customer support by phone or email
- Rated 9 out of 10 by our customers.
Shown below is a small selection of comments from rental owners and agents using our online booking system:
| So easy to use! | Clive Gosselin Gosselin Rentals |
| The booking system is easy to use and frees up our time for running the business. | Neil Fernandez Managing Director, Citystay Limited |
| In our first year of operation we achieved 93% occupancy - which is phenomenal for a new self catering business | Toby Clarke, Earl's Villa |
| We love the fact the availability calendar was easy for our customers to use and can be customised to match our website | Tracy Risy, Cornwall Apartment Holidays |
So easy to set up and manage. |
Sophie Elkins, Lazy Dog Cottage |
| The online payment facility means customers can pay the deposit right away. | Katharine Tiernan, Lindisfarne Cottages |
| Something like 50-70% of calls that are not answered hung up without leaving a message, so there's no doubt we lost business before we added a booking system. | Simon Tolson, Above Beach Cottages |
| I have found guests booking at hours when the office would not normally be open and am convinced that this has helped increase bookings. | Nick Compton Elite West Holidays |
| The administration facilities make it easy to see everything you would want to know at the click of a mouse | Julian Wood, White Beach Holiday |
| We have had direct feedback from clients who have commented on how easy and effective the booking system is to use | Tim Saunders, Chalet des Collines |
| Before I had a booking system I spent a lot of time replying to emails asking about availability and prices - this was not productive use of my time. | Linda Harvey, Stickwick Manor Cottages |
| Someone recommended Holiday Bookings Online Ltd to us, and you've more than exceeded my expectations | Sheila Priest, Buchanness Lighthouse Holidays |
| The software has excellent functionality, its well priced and your customer service is excellent | Andrew Dukes Palm Jumierah Villas |
| ...the system ensures we can never make a double booking | Marcus Milton, Peak Weekends and rentavilla-crete.com |
| ...very easy to link to our own web site. | Liz Bray Somerset Spa |
| I looked at other systems but found this one the most affordable and easiest to manage | Ronnie Green, The Library Apartment |
| Combined with the online payment facility the online booking system has helped increase our bookings, simplify our admin and given us a more professional touch | Pat and Ian Foster, Pennsylvania Farm |
| Easy to use and straightforward. Fantastic customer support! | Carol Martin, Bansko Holidays |
| It is straightforward to operate and yet has many useful features | John Hayes Gateholm |
| Customers can book and pay online, meaning we can generate bookings 24/7. Waking up to find new bookings is a real bonus! | Chris Swaine, Doonbank Cottage |
| The booking system is so easy for customers to use to book online and this helps generate more bookings | Ray Clayton Well Cottage |
| The booking system is intuitive, easy to learn and has created a discipline in the way we manage our bookings | Valerie Mills, Preswick Farm |
| I would recommending this system to anyone looking for a fully comprehensive system at a great price | Peter Chalmers, Superior Highland Lets |
| Brand image is vital to our business. Holiday Bookings Online Ltd ensured our online booking system fully matched our web site branding. | Serkan Secgin Private Villa Holidays |
| Easy to use both for us and for our customers. | Philip White, General Manager White Horse Rentals |
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More detailed customer comments, see below:
Holiday bookings online's booking software is extremely user friendly/easily navagatable which allows us more time to dedicate to the running of our business. It is adaptable to our corporate image and not only is the customer service the best I've experienced but the product just gets better and better! Thank you!. |
Neil Fernandez Managing Director Citystay Limited |
I have used Holiday Bookings Online for a considerable time and consider it to be one of the best online booking systems for self catering I have found. Very easy to use and incredibly well priced for its sophistication, this is a really useful addition to my web site. Customising the bookings/payment section to fit in with my own existing site was easy and looks really impressive. I have found guests booking at hours when the office would not normally be open and am convinced that this has helped increase bookings. Overall I have 100% satisfaction with this system and support. |
Nick Compton Elite West Holidays |
As our agency has grown we have spent a long time choosing an online booking system and I've never regretted going for holiday bookings online. Something like 50-70% of calls that are not answered hung up without leaving a message, so there's no doubt we lost business before we added a booking system. It's a perfect example of customer driven development - every time I think of something I need to do the facility seems to have already been built in. Customer support is fantastic they seem to respond immediately every time I need some help! |
Simon Tolson Managing Director Above Beach Cottages Ltd |
| The Holiday Bookings Online system works really well for us. For the customer, it means that they can check availability and book their holiday at any time of the day or night that suits them. They don't have to make lots of useless phone calls, and the owner doesn't have to take them either. The online payment facility means they can pay the deposit right away. The first time I hear of a booking, the customer has chosen their dates, booked their holiday and paid their deposit - all done and dusted, without any input from me at all. Previously, I would have been sending out booking forms, waiting for cheques to come back, dealing with people changing their mind in the meantime - etc etc. It is particularly helpful for late bookings, where payment can be taken immediately. For customers who don't like online booking and paying, details can by simply input by the owner, and cheque payment or bank transfer used. As well as a booking system, it provides a complete administrative system. It lets me know when payments are due, what tenants are coming in each week, creates invoices for me, and has a facility for creating documents such as booking confirmations. It also provides a database which stores all customer details securely. Returning customers are immediately recognised by the system. Because the system is owner managed, one can change prices, make special offers, withdraw dates and so on, so that one is in direct control. So - thumbs up for Holiday-Bookings-Online, we are very pleased with it. |
Katharine Tiernan, Lindisfarne Cottages |
Having used another booking system before switching to Holiday Bookings Online, I immediately appreciated the supremacy of the new system, after 15 months, I've not encountered a double booking, of which I had 2 on the old system, and the administration facilities make it easy to see everything you would want to know at the click of a mouse. Most importantly of all, they really take on board suggestions you would like to see implemented, which to me means they care! |
Julian Wood, White Beach Holiday |
Just a quick email to thank you for a great booking system. We have been looking at similar for a few years now and have been put off by the high prices. Thanks to your system we now have the best site on the net and at a fantastic price. It's so easy to use (says a non computer user) even I can use it. We have had the system live now for 3 months and the amount of work it has saved me on my rental business is amazing - a must have for anyone with rental property. |
Clive Gosselin Gosselin Rentals |
| We liked the fact the Holiday Booking System offered live availability - so any new bookings or changes made were instantly reflected on our website. We also love the fact the availability calendar was easy for our customers to use and can be customised to match our website | Tracy Rist, Cornwall Apartment Holidays |
| This is an excellent online booking system. Having looked at several others this one is definitely superior in functionality and getting results. It was very easy to link to our own web site and has a very professional presentation. | Liz Bray Somerset Spa |
I have now been using Holiday Bookings Online system for 3 years and I am delighted with it. The extra features for housekeeping reports and annual income reports save a lot of time from tasks that previously had to be done manually. The system is very easy to use and whenever I have had to contact support for any help or technical issues the response has been fantastic. I would recommending this system to anyone looking for a fully comprehensive system at a great price. |
Peter Chalmers, Superior Highland Lets |
When we set up our website, we didn't have an integral booking system, and I found most enquiries entailed quite a few phonecalls and e-mails per booking. I Looked into availability calendars in Google- Most of them based in America. Tried a couple in Britain, as I wanted to be able to talk to someone at the end of a line, as a last resort, if we were having problems. Neither of them were flexible enough. Someone recommended holiday bookings to us, and you,ve more than exceeded my expectations: Flexible, user-friendly, Easily contacted by phone or e-mail, and any problems promptly sorted out. Plus, paypal- enabled, so prospective guests can complete their payment online. Definately a 5-star rating from us! I've recommended you to a few people who are currently with holiday booking companies, who take over your booking system and charge 25% commission for the privilege !! No Thanks!! |
Sheila Priest, Buchanness Lighthouse Holidays |
On the recommendation of a friend in the holiday accommodation business, we chose your holiday booking software to link in with our own web site. |
Philip White General Manager White Horse Holiday Rentals |
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| The system is brilliant! It has enabled us to take money securely and automatically 'while we sleep'! We have rental properties in both UK and Greece, we are often away in one country or another. The booking and payment system means people can make reservations automatically online, no matter if we are on a plane or out having a meal. We can operate from any internet cafe, anywhere in the world and still take money securely. What's more the system ensures we can never make a double booking. | Marcus Milton, Peak Weekends, Rent A Villa Crete |
| I have a self catering apartment for short term lets in Glasgow. I use Holiday Bookings Online's system to enable me to take bookings online and just as importantly to manage them. I am sure it has made such a difference in my bookings for clients to be able to book online. I looked at other systems but found this one the most affordable and easiest to manage. It means I can take a booking and even if I am not very efficient with my admin, the calendar will stop any double bookings happening as it updates automatically with every booking. I also like the text alerts as I don't always have email access. Overall I am really pleased I found this system and with the support and facilities offered I can recommend it to other accommodation providers as an ideal solution to managing online bookings. | Ronnie Green The Library Apartment |
We have found the system really helpful. The holiday lettings are only a part of our business, with farming being the biggest enterprise, and our young family also placing demands on our time. This means that we are not always there to answer the phone when customers phone to book. The system, however, is there 24/7! This has also given our international guests more flexibility, by taking away the time zone barriers. Many people like a friendly contact too and that is why we email/call our clients within the first two days of the booking being placed. We then keep in touch until their arrival. Having customers enter their own contact details, chosen accommodation and dates helps avoid confusion and misunderstandings. Also, asking them to agree to our terms and conditions and accepting the cancellation policy at the time of booking has meant that we have only had three cancellations in the last three years, all genuine and where we have not had to put up with the whole loss ourselves. Combined with the online payment facility the online booking system has helped increase our bookings, simplify our admin and given us a more professional touch. |
Pat and Ian Foster, Pennsylvania Farm |
We like that customers can see in real time availability and costs saving us time because it is automated. Also customers can book and pay online, meaning we can generate bookings 24/7. Waking up with more bookings is a real bonus! The online booking system has saved us huge amounts of time tracking bookings, raising invoices, sending receipts through the easy to use admin panel. The booking software allows us to customise the look and feel ensuring customises get a consistent look and feel. Customers who ring can be given a personal service and pointed at the website where they can then book online when it suits them.It is just more professional! |
Chris Swaine, Doonbank Cottage |
| I have recently set up my own website for a holiday property in Pembrokeshire, Wales. I spent a considerable length of time researching different booking systems. Of all the systems that I found, your system was by far and away the best. It is straightforward to operate and yet has many useful features. I am particularly impressed with the online booking and invoicing system. It is perfect for my requirements and excellent value for money. | John Hayes Gateholm |
| I spent hours trawling at the weekend for a booking system and decided to sign up for the booking system from Holiday Bookings Online Ltd. It is great value for money, works effortlessly and very easy to use. So much easier than trying to organise bookings via an Excel spreadsheet! | Gail Speck Apartment las Dunas |
| What a truly excellent system! So easy to set up and change. I'm no computer whizz but I'm up and running already and really pleased with your product, and how professional it looks on our web site Well worth your very reasonable fees and we will definitely be signing up for the year. | Sophie Elkins Lazy Dog Cottage |
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| As a novice IT user I took the plunge to add Holiday Online Booking Ltd's online booking software to my web site and cannot stress enough it's user friendliness. It is very comprehensive and must be the best of any online booking system available. The help and support provided by Holiday Bookings Online has been fantastic. I would highly recommend it to all owners. | Lois Clark Swallow Cottage |
I just wanted to let you know how impressed I am with both your software and company. Prior to retiring a few years ago, I worked in the software industry for 25 years and in that time I have never encountered an organisation and software products like yours - it works, it does exactly what you say it does, it has excellent functionality, its well priced and your customer service is excellent. |
Andrew Dukes Palm Jumierah Villas |
I've finished adding the online booking system to my Spanish house web site, www.casaelena.co.uk . It works a treat and the new admin panel is excellent. It's really easy to use and has a great deal of flexibility. The best bit is the fact that we took a weeks booking for Aug next year using the system within 1 day of going live with it! |
Stephen Oggelsby Casa Elena |
We spent a long time perfecting our web site design so it was essential our accommodation booking software should fully match our site. We're delighted to say the booking system from Holiday Bookings Online is so highly customisable that we've been able to blend it in seamlessly with our web site. |
Andrew Wyatt Kilfinan Hotel |
We spent several days searching for the best on-line booking system and now a year after I signed I am still delighted at our choice. This is a great system, packed full of useful features, easy to use and expand as our business expands and great support if needed. I’m 100% satisfied and it not only adds a very professional element to our business, it also saves us hours of work that we can spend improving other areas of our business. We are also convinced that it has helped increase our occupancy level which is now over 90% |
Simon Cleasby Holiday Cottages Cumbria |
After many hours trawling the web for holiday rental software I knew immediately that Holiday Bookings Online was the one. |
Jonathan Parkin Thirty Two B & B |
Being new to the booking procedure, having purchased a property overseas, I investigated a number of demo sites before deciding on Holiday Bookings Online. |
Carol Martin Bansko Holidays |
We are an ATOL licensed tour operator based in Oxford, UK offering quality accommodation in Turkey. |
Serkan Secgin Managing Director Private Villa Holidays |
Listed below are agents who you may wish to try for your advertising
Holiday-Breaks.com
Holidays-Breaks.com web site is popular with over-seas visitors to Britain and Ireland and increasingly UK based holiday makers.
They were so impressed with our system that they've recommended us to all their existing ones and to each new owner signing up with them.
Mention Holiday Bookings Online sent you and Holidays & Breaks will allow a link to your booking calendar from their pages.
Cottage Holidays
Cottage Holidays has been listing holiday accommodation in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland since 2002. Properties listed in Cottage Holidays are also included in Holiday Accommodation Directory at no extra cost. There are no booking fees or commission charges, just a small annual cost. Owners can set up and maintain their own entries or we can do it free of charge.
Mention Holiday Bookings Online sent you and Cottage Holidays will allow a link to your booking calendar from their pages.
UKLeisureStay
The UKLEISURESTAY Directory offers Low Cost, Easy to Use and Effective online advertising for holiday accommodation providers wanting to reach the UK market! Choice of formats, low prices and speedy, personal service for all advertisers.
Mention Holiday Bookings Online sent you and UK Leisure Stay will allow a link to your booking calendar from their pages.
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You can register for free to try out the service – you don’t have to pay a thing until you have decided it is right for you and are ready to publish your advert.
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Our standard and premium accounts can be linked to Holiday Lettings so updating our system will automatically update the Holiday Lettings availability systems.
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