Booking software
Lodgify Review for Glamping Owners
An independent look at Lodgify for glamping owners, covering what it does well, where it falls short and who it suits.
Choosing booking software when you run a handful of pods or huts is a big decision, and most reviews are written for city flat hosts. Lodgify is a good all-in-one tool for small owners who want a calendar, payments and a basic site in one place. It’s less good if you want a site that stands out on Google or reflects your field and your guests.
Lodgify review: what it is
Lodgify is software for holiday rental owners. It brings together a booking engine, a calendar that connects to listing sites such as Airbnb and Booking.com, payment handling and a drag-and-drop website builder.
That mix is the appeal. Instead of juggling a spreadsheet, a listing-site calendar and a separate website, you manage it in one dashboard. It’s aimed at vacation rentals in general, so glamping is something you adapt it to, not something it’s designed around.
Features that help a glamping site
The features that matter most for a small site are the booking engine, the synced calendar and online payments. Together they let a guest pick dates on your own site and pay without emailing you first.
For a shepherd’s hut with a hot tub, that means guests see real availability, you avoid double bookings across Airbnb and your own site, and you can take a deposit. Reviewers on Capterra also praise how easy it is to manage several properties, and Lodgify’s own testimonials highlight its onboarding sessions.
Things to check before you commit.
- Check you can set midweek and weekend rates and minimum stays the way you actually price.
- Check it handles extras like firewood, dog fees or a hot tub add-on.
- Check it connects to the listing sites you use, including Canopy & Stars and CoolStays.
Lodgify pricing
Lodgify has three plans called Starter, Professional and Ultimate, and its own pricing page has the current figures. The higher plans add features, so the cheapest plan isn’t always the one you’ll end up on.
The honest question for a small site is whether the monthly cost pays for itself in direct bookings. One Capterra reviewer calls the cost “a little expensive, especially” for small operators. Add up the monthly fee, any booking or payment fees, and any extra tools, then compare that with the commission you pay on listing sites today.
The website builder and its limits
The builder is quick to use, but it gives you a template site. You pick a design, drop in photos and text, and publish.
That’s fine for getting online fast. The trade-off is that your site looks like many others, and you work inside Lodgify’s layout options. If you want a layout built around your own field, your story and your guests, or lots of custom pages, you’ll hit the edges.
Because the builder is part of the booking tool, moving later also means rebuilding your website. Some owners avoid that by running the booking system on a separate site from day one. We cover how that works on our Lodgify integration page.
Lodgify and SEO
Lodgify covers SEO basics such as page titles, descriptions and image text. What it can’t do for you is the part that wins searches, which is useful content about your area, your stays and what guests ask.
Most glamping owners get found by guests searching for things like “pet-friendly pods near Hay-on-Wye”. That takes dedicated pages and guides, and a builder with fixed templates makes this slower to do well. Guests who find you on a listing site also often search for your own website afterwards, hoping for a better deal, so a site that shows up and feels like you matters.
UK support and onboarding
Lodgify offers onboarding sessions and a help system, and its users mention both. Before you sign up, check the support hours against UK time and how you reach someone when a guest can’t book.
Support matters more for a tiny business than it sounds. If your calendar glitches on a Friday in August, you want a person, not a help article.
Pros and cons at a glance
| Area | Works well | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|
| Setup | One dashboard for calendar, bookings and site | Built for general rentals, not glamping |
| Bookings | Own-site booking with online payments | Fees and plan limits add up for one or two units |
| Website | Quick, no design skills needed | Template look, limited layout control |
| SEO | Basics covered | Little room for the content that earns searches |
| Flexibility | Handles multiple properties | Moving away later means rebuilding your site |
Plan names and features accurate as of October 2026.
Who Lodgify suits
Lodgify suits owners with a few units who want to get bookings on their own site this season with minimal fuss. If you currently rely on Airbnb or a listing site and have no website, it’s a sensible first step.
It suits you less if search traffic is the goal, if you want a site that looks nothing like a template, or if you’d rather keep your website and add only a booking system. In that case a custom site with a booking system embedded, or a tool used purely for the calendar, often fits better. A tidy example is the booking page we built for Millie the Hut, with an availability calendar, enquiry form and seasonal rate card on one page. It brought 42 direct bookings in its first year.
If you’re still comparing options, our guide on website builders versus a web designer goes through the wider choice.
FAQs
Is Lodgify any good for glamping?
It can be, if you run a few units and want one tool for your calendar, bookings and a simple website. It was built for general holiday rentals, so you’ll need to shape it around glamping yourself. Owners who want a distinctive, search-focused site often outgrow its templates.
What does Lodgify cost?
Lodgify sells three plans called Starter, Professional and Ultimate, and its own pricing page is the place for current figures. Reviewers on Capterra say it can feel expensive for very small operators, so work out the cost against how many direct bookings you expect.
Is Lodgify good for SEO?
It gives you the basics, such as editable page titles and descriptions. But a template site with the same layout as thousands of others, and little room for guides or location pages, makes it harder to stand out on Google than a custom-built site.
Can I use Lodgify just for the booking system?
Yes. Many owners keep their own website and add a booking system to it. That keeps your design and search work in your hands while Lodgify handles the calendar and payments.
If you’re not sure whether Lodgify, another builder or a custom site is right for you, send us your website and we’ll tell you, for free, what’s stopping it getting bookings.