Your direct booking site follows a predefined structure designed to guide guests from browsing your properties to completing a booking.
While the layout is controlled by your selected template, understanding how your site is organized helps you manage content and improve the guest experience.
How Your Site Is Structured
Your site is made up of two main parts:
Homepage – where guests browse your properties
Property pages – where guests view details and complete bookings
These pages are automatically created and connected as part of your site.
Direct booking site showing a homepage with listings and a property detail page
Homepage Overview
The homepage is the main entry point for your site.
It typically includes:
A hero section with your site title and images
A list of properties available to book
A footer with additional information and links
Guests use the homepage to:
Browse your properties
Select a listing to view more details
Property Pages
Each property has its own dedicated page.
On a property page, guests can:
View photos and descriptions
Check availability and pricing
Submit a booking request
Property pages are automatically generated based on your property details.
Property page showing image gallery, description, and booking calendar
Navigation Flow
Your site follows a simple navigation flow:
Guest lands on your homepage
Guest selects a property
Guest views property details
Guest submits a booking request
This flow is consistent across all sites and cannot be changed.
The booking flow and navigation structure are standardized and cannot be customized.
Single vs Multi-Property Sites
Navigation differs slightly depending on your setup:
Multi-property sites
Guests start on the homepage
They can browse and compare multiple properties
Single-property sites
Guests are directed straight to the property page
The homepage may be simplified or skipped entirely
This creates a faster booking flow for single listings.
Multi-Property Search
Multi-property sites include a property search feature that lets guests search availability across all your properties, with results displayed on a map.
All properties appear for every search. Results are sorted by location and availability, not filtered. When a property isn’t available for the selected dates, guests see why (e.g. length of stay requirements, guest count limits, or unavailable dates).
Property search is not recommended for single-property sites. The search widget’s availability display may not match your actual property availability, which can confuse guests.
Setting up the location list
Hospitable automatically creates a basic location list from your property cities. You can customise it:
Click Add Location to add a new entry
Enter a display name and double-click the map to place the pin
Create up to three location levels (e.g. country → city → neighbourhood) by dragging and dropping
Locations sort your properties rather than filter them. All properties still appear in every search. Use the location list strategically: add nearby tourist attractions, local landmarks, or points of interest that help guests understand where your properties are.
Disabling search or the map
You can disable the map view or the property search feature entirely from your site settings if needed.
Wix compatibility
The property search widget is not compatible with Wix sites. Wix embeds external scripts in an iframe, which prevents the widget from functioning correctly. Use individual booking widgets for each property instead.
How Navigation Is Controlled
Navigation is handled automatically by Hospitable and your selected template.
You cannot:
Add custom navigation menus
Change page structure
Modify the booking flow
Site navigation is fixed to ensure a consistent and reliable booking experience.
What You Can Control
While the structure is fixed, you can influence the experience by:
Updating property content (photos, descriptions)
Reordering how properties appear on your homepage
Customizing homepage content (hero section, footer)
These changes affect how guests interact with your site without changing the structure itself.
Important Things to Know
Your site structure is automatically generated
Navigation follows a fixed booking flow
Property pages are created from your property details
Single-property sites skip or simplify the homepage
You can update content, but not the structure