Goliday

Overview

Goliday gives owners and managers a hosted website for vacation rentals, with a booking engine for reservations made directly. It is best for smaller lodging businesses that want a dedicated booking site alongside external channels. Its commission-free approach is attractive, but plan pricing, property caps and a 40-photo limit should shape the decision.

Key features

Modular templates are intended to let owners build a site without technical knowledge, while hosting, maintenance and support are included. That keeps website operations under one service; Goliday claims 99.9% accessibility, which is not a guarantee of uninterrupted service. Support is offered by live chat, email and phone.

The direct booking engine works with calendar synchronization for external platforms, and owners can enter outside bookings manually. Goliday says it has been a Google Vacation Rental Partner since 2025, with listings appearing on Google Hotels and Maps. This combination suits operators who want direct reservations without giving up coordination with other booking channels.

PRO supports credit-card payments and 13 website languages, with manual or automatic translation. The site also lists bank transfer, PayPal and cheque payments in France. Goliday says it charges no booking commissions or service fees. Its terms cap uploads at 40 photos per dwelling during a subscription, a meaningful constraint for properties whose presentation depends on extensive imagery. The terms also describe physical access security for servers, an upstream firewall and email alerts for abnormal events. When credit-card payments are processed through PayPal, Goliday says it does not access customer payment-method data.

Pricing

The FREE plan is free, billed yearly, and covers one property, one language and up to 100 additional pages. It is a useful way to establish a small direct-booking site, but the single-language and single-property limits make it unsuitable for growing or multilingual operations.

PRO costs 25.00 EUR per month, billed monthly, before VAT. It covers 1–50 properties, multiple languages, a custom domain and up to 100 additional pages. This is the practical fit for owners who need a branded site, multiple languages or more than one property; the monthly price and VAT matter when comparing it with the free tier.

PREMIUM costs 299.00 EUR per month, billed monthly, before VAT, for 50–5000 properties, multiple languages, a custom domain and up to 100 additional pages. It targets larger portfolios, though the 50-property starting point overlaps with PRO's stated upper limit. Goliday's pricing note also gives paid access from €15/mo (annual), while the detailed PRO price is €25.00 per month on monthly billing.

The 15-day trial is free, requires no credit-card or other payment details, and ends automatically. That makes it possible to assess the service without an automatic paid renewal. Goliday says it never charges booking commissions or service fees, a useful counterweight to subscription costs for operators taking direct bookings.

Platforms

Goliday runs on the web. Choose it if a browser-based service is sufficient; the stated platform coverage does not include mobile apps.

Who it's for

Goliday names bed-and-breakfasts, boutique hotels and serviced apartments as suitable businesses. The free plan is most relevant to a single-property operator willing to use one language; PRO better serves operators needing a custom domain, multiple languages or a portfolio of up to 50 properties. The 40-photo-per-dwelling cap may make it a poor fit for listings that need a large image library.

Pros and cons

• Pros: Direct booking, calendar synchronization and manual entry of external bookings support a mixed-channel workflow.
• Pros: Included hosting, maintenance and support avoid the need to manage a separate website infrastructure.
• Pros: No booking commissions or service fees keep direct reservations free of those charges.
• Cons: FREE is limited to one property and one language, so expansion requires a paid plan.
• Cons: PRO and PREMIUM are priced before VAT, and the 40-photo cap can restrict property presentation.
• Cons: The stated platform is web, which may not suit operators looking for a dedicated mobile app.

Alternatives

Vacation Rental Website Builders is the broader category to compare if Goliday's property, language or image limits do not fit.

Dtravel is worth considering for a free plan with up to 25 listings; its Starter plan charges 5% booking fees and 9% on referred bookings, unlike Goliday's no-commission approach.

Lodgix may suit a smaller portfolio seeking a paid plan for 1–7 properties at 79.99 USD per month.

Tokeet is an alternative with a free plan and an AdvanceCM plan at 14.99 USD per month that includes 50+ channel connections, automated messaging, dynamic rates and invoicing and payments.

i-Rent offers a Rental Manager plan for 5–24 properties at 72.00 EUR per month; consider it if that stated property range better matches your operation.

iGMS has a paid FLEX option at 1.00 USD per month per booked night, with a 20 USD per property monthly minimum and 0% booking fee.

Lodgify is another paid alternative, with a Basic plan shown at 73.00 USD per month and 20% savings.

Hospitable offers a free Essentials plan with unlimited active properties; it is an option for readers prioritizing that stated free-plan capacity.

Hostex is another vacation-rental software alternative.

Verdict

Choose Goliday if you run a small lodging business and want a hosted direct-booking site connected to external calendars without booking commissions. Its included site operations and multilingual PRO tier are compelling, but the property tiers, monthly prices before VAT and 40-photo cap make it worth looking elsewhere if your portfolio or listing needs exceed those limits.