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# How to build a vacation rental listing website (without code)

![Lennart Visscher](https://www.bookingmood.com/images/lennart.gif?dpl=dpl_AhqA8VUTnBMqJrk2Mz45S6WdMgKo)Lennart VisscherOct 3, 2022Last modified November 10, 20263 min read

**Niche listing sites are popular: dog-friendly vacation rentals, cabins for winter hiking, wedding venues in Cyprus. Today anyone can launch one without writing code. Here's what such a site needs, and two ways to build it.**

## What a listing site is

A listing site brings together rentals from several owners around one theme or area, so guests can compare them in one place. The best ones are specific: “farm stays in Tasmania” or “holiday homes with a pool on Crete” is easier to make known than “holiday homes in Europe”, and it gives guests a reason to start their search with you.

## What a listing site needs

**Search that works.** Guests want to find what's free on their dates, for their group, with the features they care about. Search by dates and number of guests, and add filters for what matters in your niche: dogs allowed, a pool, the number of bedrooms, the region.

**A detailed page for every property.** High-quality photos, an honest description, the rooms and beds, the facilities and the surroundings. Each page should answer the questions a guest would otherwise email about. Unique descriptions also help each page rank on Google.

**Availability and prices on every page.** Nothing frustrates guests more than finding the perfect place and then having to ask whether it's free. Show the calendar and the price next to the photos.

**A simple booking flow.** Clear steps, the full price up front and online payment, or a booking request if the owners prefer to approve each guest.

**Fast and mobile-friendly.** Most guests browse on their phone. Optimize images and keep pages light.

**Reviews.** Ratings in the search results and reviews on each property page build trust in owners guests have never heard of.

**Content about the area.** Guides to things to do, seasonal events and local tips bring visitors early in their planning, and show that you know the area.

## Option 1: Bookingmood's website builder

The quickest route. Bookingmood's [website builder](https://www.bookingmood.com/en-US/features/website-builder) makes multi-unit websites with search, filters, a page per property, reviews and online booking built in. You choose the colors and the layout, add pages for the area, and publish on your own domain. Websites can be translated into many languages, each with its own address.

## Option 2: Your own website builder plus booking widgets

If you already have a website, or want full control over the design, build it with a website builder or CMS such as WordPress, Wix, Squarespace or Webflow. Create a page per property, then add Bookingmood's widgets: a calendar or booking form on each property page, and a search widget that lists what's free on the guest's dates. Our list of [website builders Bookingmood works with](https://www.bookingmood.com/en-US/booking-calendar-for-website-builders) shows how to embed them.

## Let owners manage their own calendars

A listing site only works if availability is right. The easiest way is to let each owner keep their own calendar up to date. In Bookingmood, add owners as team members with access to their own units only. Every change they make shows on the listing site straight away, and bookings from their other platforms follow through iCal sync.

## Start your listing site

Bookingmood is commission-free, so owners and guests pay no extra per booking. [Start your 14-day free trial](https://www.bookingmood.com/en-US/auth/sign-up), or [contact us](https://www.bookingmood.com/en-US/contact) if you'd like help setting up your listing site. For an example, see how [Sicily Seafront Villas](https://www.bookingmood.com/en-US/blog/use-cases-sicily-seafront-villas) built theirs.