More and more vacation rental owners are seeing the value of having a direct booking website for their properties. If you’re thinking about creating your own, Lodgify is an increasingly popular option you might be considering. And if you’re wondering what Lodgify websites actually look like in the wild, you’re in the right place.
This post includes a running list of some of the best Lodgify websites we could find on the internet. We hope this post gives you a sense of what you can achieve using a Lodgify template, as well as provide inspiration and ideas for making your own.
The Lodgify Website Builder
Lodgify is a comprehensive vacation rental software platform that includes a channel manager and website builder. The Lodgify website builder is quite basic, but that makes it relatively simple and easy to use. Here are a few of the main features:
- Built-in direct booking form
- Collect and display guest reviews
- Available in over 30 languages
- Custom domain name
- Mobile-optimized, and SEO-friendly templates
- Create custom pages
Lodgify is one of the most popular vacation rental website builders on the market today because it allows you to manage both your bookings and your website all in one place.
Lodgify Templates & Example Websites
Lodgify websites are built on templates and can be customized to match your brand. There are currently four main Lodgify templates: Livingstone, Brooklyn, Capucine, and Tideway. We’ve organized the list below by template.
Livingstone Template
Here are some websites built on the newly updated Livingstone 2.0 template.
1. Tailwaters Lodge
The Tailwaters Lodge website makes excellent use of some of their beautiful outdoor photography, including fishing, to draw their target audience into their site–converting visitors into guests. We love the professional logo and the consistent branding throughout.
Template: Livingstone 2.0
2. Sun King Vacation Rentals
Sun King Vacation Rentals uses active, bright, sunny photography to give their website all the fun vacation vibes their potential guests are seeking. They also include a helpful “Things To Do” and “Plan Your Trip” page to help their guests have a better stay. This type of content is also great for SEO.
Template: Livingstone 2.0
3. Ylläs Villas
The Ylläs Villas website combines stunning photography of Finnish winter landscapes with simple, consistent branding. We especially love the custom-designed icons they’ve created to enhance the brand.
Template: Livingstone 2.0
4. Roccella Villa
Roccella Villa has some beautiful photography, simple, effective branding, and all the information guests are looking for clearly laid out in their main header menu. They include 3D galleries, rates, and reviews to help their potential guests make the decision to book.
Template: Livingstone 2.0
5. Top Florida Rentals
Top Florida Rentals makes you feel like you’re stepping into Disney World when you visit their websites. The bright pink branding adds consistency, and they’ve included lots of helpful content about Central Florida, which is also great for marketing.
Template: Livingstone 2.0
Brooklyn Template
Here are some examples of the Brooklyn template. The Brooklyn template has been recently updated to version 2.0 (see sample website image below).
Brooklyn 2.0 features a hidden left sidebar menu that opens on click. The booking form has also been moved from the top of the homepage to the center.
6. Tahiti Luxury Apartment
This Tahiti Luxury Apartment website uses beautiful, neutral tones that match and enhance the professional property photography. The focus is on the properties, and the menu includes all the information a guest would need to decide to book.
Template: Brooklyn
7. Sunshine Vacation Rentals
Sunshine Vacation Rentals has a fun, playful brand that fits perfectly with their beach rental properties. The “Meet The Owner” page adds a personal touch that many guests who are looking for a connection will appreciate.
Template: Brooklyn
8. Vinalhaven Vacation Rentals
Vinalhaven Vacation Rentals features a custom, illustrated logo, and a simple, effective navigation and content layout. The homepage slider features images of the surrounding area to pique the interest of would-be guests.
Template: Brooklyn
Capucine Template
Here are some websites using the Capucine template. The Capucine template has been recently updated to version 2.0 (see sample website image below).
Capucine 2.0 has a more open layout. The original boxed layout of Capucine v1 (as seen in the websites below) is also still available as of this writing.
9. Monkitail
Monkitail has created a simple, minimal, and effective website. We love the subtle background color choice that complements the beautiful property photography. And of course, loving the custom Monkitail logo, featuring a swinging monkey.
Template: Capucine
10. Kelso Beach Rentals
Kelso Beach Rentals chose a beach photo as their background on the original boxed-layout Capucine template. It’s a simple but effective design that invites their visitors to book right on the homepage.
Template: Capucine
11. Villa Sunset Cruz
The Villa Sunset Cruz website also features a full-width background image of the beach, offset by the photography of their vacation rental villas.
Template: Capucine
Tideway Template
Here are some websites using the Tideway template. Tideway has also been updated to version 2.0 (pictured below).
Tideway 2.0 features a full-width, yet boxed header hero image. If you want the full-screen homepage image like the websites below, you might try the new Livingstone 2.0 template instead of Tideway.
12. In2thewild Tiny Holidays
We love what In2thewild Tiny Holidays has done with their website. They incorporate their branding with the script font overlays on their images. They also feature their beautiful Instagram feed right on the homepage.
Template: Tideway
13. Wildpod
Wildpod Luxury Waterfront Glamping is another example of a modern, Instagram-worthy brand making good use of a Lodgify website template.
Template: Tideway
14. Little Lazy Lodge
The Little Lazy Lodge is an event venue with a simple and effective website They beautifully matched their website colors to the colors in their property photography, and we love the result.
Template: Tideway
15. TRM Luxury Properties
Top Rentals Mexico Luxury Properties uses their photography and font choice to create an elegant, sophisticated feel on the homepage of their website.
Template: Tideway
17. Villa Tres Amores
We love the teal branding of Villa Tres Amores. Combined with their beautiful property photography, it creates a unique, inviting website experience.
Template: Tideway
18. Drakestone Executive Suites
Drakestone Executive Suites offer luxury properties for professionals. The strong pops of color from the property photography work perfectly against the black, white, and gray of the website layout.
Template: Tideway
19. Beachfront Bliss Villas
Beachfront Bliss Villas achieve a fun, playful vibe with their bold branding. The colorful brand is present throughout the website, giving potential guests a consistent, memorable experience.
Template: Tideway
20. El Encanto Villa Rentals
El Encanto Villa Rentals features blue and yellow branding and stunning ocean vacation photography. The result is a website that feels polished and professional, giving potential guests the confidence to book direct.
Template: Tideway
21. Yellow Block Bed & Breakfast
Yellow Block Bed & Breakfast has a bright, bold brand to match their bright, bold properties. Their website features a chat box and social icons to help greet visitors and turn them into guests.
Template: Tideway
More Lodgify Websites
We’ll continue to add to this list as we come across more well-designed Lodgify websites.
Use Lodgify with a Squarespace, Wix, or WordPress Website
If you already have a website, or you want to create one with another website builder like Squarespace, Wix, or WordPress, you can still take advantage of Lodgify’s booking features.
Here are some examples of websites using Lodgify as a booking engine for a website built on another platform.
Rent Nosara has a beautiful Squarespace website that features the embedded Lodgify booking form right on the homepage. Check out our post on using Lodgify and Squarespace together, or create a free Squarespace trial account.
Built with: Squarespace + Lodgify
The Tropic Shores Apartments website also combines a Squarespace website with a Lodgify website to take direct bookings. They have a beautiful website front, and they link to their Lodgify account to handle direct bookings.
Built with: Squarespace + Lodgify
Create a Lodgify Website
If you’re interested in creating a Lodgify website, you can start with a free 7-day trial. Start by choosing a template (you can always change it later), and then customize it by adding your properties, photography, content, and colors. If you liked any of the websites in this post, you can easily create a nice website on Lodgify with a similar look and feel.
