Direct booking

Un site de réservation directe FR/EN pour votre riad.

A French–English direct-booking website for your riad.

Keep Booking.com for discovery. If your website’s “Book” button leads to an error, to “#” or to a bare request form, we repair it on your existing engine: €149 fixed price, refunded if we cannot fix it. Free scan preview first.

✓ Payment via Stripe ✓ Target timing after materials arrive ✓ Repair refunded if we cannot fix it ✓ No access to guest or payment data

Proof of craft

Deux démos fictives pour illustrer le format; elles ne représentent pas des clients.

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A separate website to display your own booking link.

Booking.com can help new guests discover your riad. The separate site is intended to direct repeat guests to your booking link.

Illustration: €80 × 3 nights × 17% = €40.80 estimated OTA commission per stay, before direct-booking costs. This is not a savings forecast or break-even point.

Clear pricing · EUR

Paiement via Stripe. Réparation d’un parcours existant : 149 € à prix fixe. Intégration d’un moteur sur un site neuf, traduction, hébergement et support : options distinctes.

Free scan preview → €149 repair (one-time) → €290 site (one-time) → Care €19/month, cancel anytime. Check only: €49.

Step 1 · Free scan preview

Send your riad’s URL. We test the “Book” / “Check availability” button on mobile and reply by email with what is blocking it, before any payment. — Ahmed, Riad Direct

Request the free scan preview

Step 3: a new site only if you need one. Step 4: Care for upkeep.

Option

Booking-path check

€49

Paiement unique · Stripe

  • Included: a human review of the public booking path (where a path exists) — tested booking journey, visible engine or payment friction, and a short prioritized fix list. One-page report (FR or EN).
  • Not included: implementing the fixes, software subscription, SEO ranking, guest payments, Google Business Profile claim. The automated OTA-cost estimate is the free preview below, not this paid check.
  • Delivery: target timing after all required materials arrive: within 48 working hours. Confirm the schedule before ordering.
Tier 2

4–6 page starter

€290

Paiement unique · Stripe

  • Included: a templated 4–6 page starter site using your text and photos. WhatsApp button, Google Maps embed, basic schema.org Hotel markup.
  • Not included: repair of an existing booking path (a separate €149 offer), integration of an engine into the new site (quoted separately), translation (quoted separately), hosting and support (see Care), a booking-engine subscription, guest payment handling, or a booking guarantee.
  • Delivery: target timing after all required materials arrive: about 7 days. Confirm the schedule before ordering.
Ongoing

Care

€19 /mo

Mensuel · résiliable à tout moment

  • Included: hosting and routine support — hosting continuity, small text / price / photo refreshes, 1 seasonal rate-table update per month. Priced separately; not included in the €290 site.
  • Not included: major redesigns, new pages beyond light edits, booking-engine integration, translation.
  • Billing: €19/mo via Stripe · cancel anytime (no long lock-in).

Paiement sécurisé par Stripe. La page de paiement affiche le nom du compte marchand « Wedge » : c’est notre compte de paiement pour Riad Direct (Northlab Research). Stripe peut présélectionner la devise de votre pays avec des frais de conversion indiqués sur la page ; choisissez EUR (149,00 €, 49,00 € ou 290,00 €) dans le sélecteur pour les éviter. Le total débité est celui affiché par Stripe avant validation ; pour toute question sur la TVA ou la facture, écrivez-nous avant de payer.

Carte refusée ? Les cartes marocaines doivent avoir les paiements internationaux en ligne activés auprès de votre banque. Sinon, écrivez-nous et nous vous enverrons une option de virement.

After Stripe payment — email us at sefr.ahmed@hotmail.com:

Indicative OTA-cost estimate

Free preview · not the paid audit · editable assumptions · also at leak-calculator/

FAQ

How much commission does Booking.com charge a Moroccan riad?

There is no universal published Moroccan riad rate. Booking.com says the exact rate depends on the country, property type and accommodation agreement. Check your agreement and Finance reservation statements. Any 17% figure in our calculator is an editable modelling assumption, not your contractual rate.

Should I leave Booking.com to get direct bookings?

Not automatically. Keep profitable discovery channels while giving guests who already know the property a clear official booking route. Compare contribution after commission, payment, software and acquisition costs. Do not divert an active OTA enquiry in breach of its terms.

Is direct booking free?

No. Avoiding OTA commission does not remove payment processing, booking-engine subscriptions, website costs, staff time or acquisition costs. Use a cost worksheet with your own figures rather than a guaranteed-savings claim.

Can a riad take direct bookings without replacing its PMS?

Often a supported link or embed from an existing booking engine is enough for the website layer. Compatibility must be confirmed with that supplier and plan. A website does not replace the PMS or synchronize OTA inventory by itself.

Is a WhatsApp button a booking engine?

No. It starts a conversation. Unless a separate system checks inventory and confirms the stay, label it a booking request rather than instant confirmed availability. Someone at the property must own the response.

What is the difference between a PMS, a channel manager and a booking engine?

A PMS supports property operations; a channel manager distributes inventory and rates across supported channels; a booking engine is the guest-facing booking flow. A supplier may bundle these roles, but verify the actual functions and integrations.

Will a new website automatically get Google hotel booking links?

No. A website alone is not proof of eligibility or a working hotel price/availability connection. Confirm the requirements and connection with a supported provider. Having a booking engine is not enough either: it depends on the engine and plan. Octorate (Booking Engine plus Metasearch), HotelRunner and Cloudbeds (Cloudbeds Booking Engine) can connect an eligible property with the right product; Google then decides what is shown. Riad Direct does not promise hotel free-booking-link activation.

What does the €149 booking-path repair include?

Diagnosing and fixing the “Book” / “Check availability” button on your existing engine (HotelRunner, Octorate, Cloudbeds, Lodgify or a WordPress button), a mobile test, before/after screenshots and a 7-day re-check. Scope is confirmed by email before any work, with the owner’s written authorization; no access to guest or payment data. Full €149 refund if, within the written and authorized scope, the agreed button or link does not open the agreed public booking page in our mobile check (no booking or payment made); request by email within 14 days of our final report (after the 7-day re-check). The check stops at the engine’s public booking page: we do not access the engine admin without written scope. This does not limit your statutory rights. No engine switch, subscription or booking guarantee.

What does the €49 Riad Direct audit include?

A human-reviewed check of the public booking path: a test of the journey where one exists, notes on visible engine or payment friction, and a one-page prioritized fix list. Target timing: within 48 working hours after required materials arrive; confirm the schedule before ordering. One-time payment. The automated OTA-cost estimate is a separate free preview. It is not a software subscription, implementation project, ranking guarantee or promise of more bookings.

Does the €290 website include a booking engine subscription?

No. The €290 offer is a 4–6 page starter site built from your text and photos. It does not include integrating an engine into the new site; that is quoted separately. Repairing an existing booking path is a separate fixed-price offer at €149, subject to the confirmed scope. Hosting and routine support are available via Care at €19/month. No third-party subscription or payment-processing fees are included.

Who provides Riad Direct?

Riad Direct is the riad website and public booking-path audit offer presented under the trade name Northlab Research. Payments are processed securely by Stripe; the checkout page shows the merchant account name “Wedge”, which is our payment account.

Why does the Stripe page show another currency or the name “Wedge”?

Stripe may preselect your local currency and add a conversion fee shown on the page. Pick EUR in the currency selector to pay exactly €149.00 (or €49.00 / €290.00) without that fee. “Wedge” is the name of our Stripe merchant account for Riad Direct (Northlab Research). The amount charged is the total Stripe shows before you confirm; if you have a VAT or invoice question, email us before paying.

FAQ FR · FAQ EN · Source Booking.com

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