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Payout Check

What every booking channel really pays you · by Chikara Consulting
Payout Check

For hosts, glamping sites and managers already taking bookings

Find out what every channel is really paying you

Upload your past bookings from any channel, or connect Hostaway, and Payout Check shows what you actually received from each booking once commission, payment fees, Genius and deals come off. It flags fees that don't add up and tells you which channel markups to change so every booking pays you properly.

One-off £19.95. No subscription, no renewal, no catches.

The things it catches

Commission

Fees that don't match

Commission or payment fees charged at a different rate from the one you expect, booking by booking.

Extra lines

Charges you didn't set up

City or tourism tax and other lines added to bookings that can make your prices look higher to guests.

Markups

Channels paying you less

Any channel, rate plan or Genius mix that leaves you short of what the same stay pays when booked direct, and the markup that fixes it.

What you get

Payout audit showing which channel markups to change and how much more each stay would pay
Know which markups to change. Every channel compared against a direct booking, with the markup it needs and what you'd gain per stay.
Booking check listing real bookings with commission, fees, payout and flags
Check every booking. What the guest paid, what came off and what you received, with anything unusual flagged.
Spreadsheet upload with columns matched to channel, total paid, commission and fees
Upload your own spreadsheet. CSV or Excel exports from any channel or channel manager. Match the columns once and it does the rest.

Who it's for

Hosts already letting

  • See what each channel really paid you over the past months
  • Spot bookings where fees or extra charges don't look right
  • Get the markup each channel needs, then update your channel manager

Managing agents

  • Audit a new client's channel set-up before you take it on
  • Show owners, with their own bookings, where money is being lost
  • Each pass links to one Hostaway account, so buy one per client account

Owners using a manager

  • Check what your property's bookings actually paid out
  • See whether channel markups cover Genius and promotions
  • Go into your next review with clear numbers

One-off payment

£19.95 for full access

  • No subscription. Pay once. Nothing renews and there's nothing to cancel.
  • Upload as many booking files as you like: CSV or Excel from Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia, Vrbo, your website or your channel manager
  • Or connect Hostaway for a read-only import of listings, rates and bookings (one Hostaway account per pass)
  • Payout audit, booking check and promotion planner for all your properties
  • Use it on your phone and computer, in up to 2 browsers
  • No personal or business data kept. Everything is worked out in your browser. Card payment is handled by Stripe.

£19.95one-off

You'll get your access code on screen and by email.

How it works

  1. Pay £19.95 by card. Your access code appears on screen straight away and arrives by email.
  2. Bring in your bookings. Upload a spreadsheet of past bookings from each channel or your channel manager, or connect Hostaway.
  3. Check your set-up. Enter your nightly rates and the markup on each channel. Typical UK fees are filled in for you to adjust.
  4. See the results. What each booking paid you, anything that looks wrong, and the markup changes that would bring each channel in line.

No personal or business data kept

Payout Check is built so that your information stays with you.

  • Your bookings never reach our servers. Spreadsheets are opened and analysed inside your own browser. Nothing in them is uploaded to this website.
  • Nothing about you, your guests or your business is stored. We don't keep your bookings, prices, payouts, property details or guest information on our website or servers.
  • Results only last while your browser is open. Close the tab and they're gone, unless you choose to save them on your own device. You can clear them at any time.
  • Hostaway is read-only and nothing is kept. Your data passes through only to be fetched, isn't saved or logged, and your API secret is discarded straight away.
  • No logins. We never ask for your Hostaway, Airbnb, Booking.com, Expedia or Vrbo password.

To sell you access we hold only your email address and payment record, with the card payment handled by Stripe, plus anonymous codes that stop a pass being shared. We don't use these for anything else.

Questions

Is it really a one-off payment?

Yes. You pay £19.95 once. There's no subscription, nothing renews and your access doesn't run out.

What booking files can I upload?

CSV or Excel (.xlsx) files. Most booking exports work, from the channels themselves or from a channel manager. You tell Payout Check which column holds the channel, total paid, commission and fees. The file is read in your browser and never uploaded to us. If a file only covers one channel, you can say which channel it's from.

Do I need Hostaway?

No. Hostaway users can connect for a quick import, but uploading spreadsheets works for everyone.

What do you store about me?

None of your booking, pricing or business data. Spreadsheets are read and analysed in your browser and never sent to us, and results last only while your browser is open unless you choose to save them on your device. To provide your pass we keep your email address and payment record (card payments are handled by Stripe) and anonymous codes for the browsers your pass is used in and the Hostaway account it is linked to.

Can I use it for clients?

Yes. Each pass links to one Hostaway account, so agents managing several client accounts buy a pass for each. Spreadsheet uploads work for any property you manage.

How accurate is it?

Booking check uses the actual figures in your files, so it's as accurate as your exports. The markup advice uses the fees and discounts you enter, so check them against a recent payout from each channel.

See what your bookings really paid you

One-off £19.95. No subscription. No catches.

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