For guesthouses
Direct bookings should feel as considered as the stay itself.
Refugium gives small guesthouses a polished website, direct booking flow, payments and e-Factura support — without relying entirely on commission-heavy platforms.
Your guesthouse deserves more than a Booking listing.
Most guesthouse owners in Romania lose between 15% and 18% of every booking to Booking.com commissions. At 3 rooms and average occupancy, that's €1,500–€2,000 a year that never makes it home.
And yet the alternatives sound just as bad: a WordPress site that breaks at every update, a Wix template that looks like all the others, or an agency that takes €3,000 and disappears after handoff.
Refugium is something else.
Three things, done right.
A website that looks like your guesthouse.
Custom design for every property. Photography, typography, palette — everything raised to brand level. Not a template. Never a template.
One single dashboard.
Bookings, payments, calendar, invoices and guest conversations — all in one place. No more juggling Booking, e-mail and a notebook.
e-Factura, handled.
e-Factura (Romania's mandatory e-invoicing system) integrated from day 1. Every booking automatically issues an ANAF-compliant invoice. No deadlines, no panic.
How we work — two weeks from "hello" to "live".
- 01
Week 1, days 1–3
The conversation
We talk. We see the property (online or in person, if you're nearby). We learn what makes your guesthouse different.
- 02
Week 1, days 4–7
The design
We build your website. You see the first version at the end of week one.
- 03
Week 2, days 8–12
The build
Bookings, payments, e-Factura, your Booking accounts synced (if you want).
- 04
Week 2, day 14
Live
Your site is online. We teach you how to use it. We're one message away, forever.
What you get.
- Custom website (design + guided photography)
- Direct booking system, no commission
- Online payments (card + bank transfer)
- Automated invoicing with e-Factura (RO)
- Calendar synced with Booking.com and Airbnb
- Refugium Dashboard — owner control panel
- WhatsApp support, in Romanian
- Hosting + maintenance + updates included
Cei Zece
Cei Zece — the founding ten.
We want to start with 10 guesthouses — carefully chosen, carefully built. For them, the price is different:
€299 build + €19 / month, for life. Never increases. As long as Refugium exists, this is your price.
Spots remaining: 7 of 10.
After Cei Zece — standard pricing.
Once the cohort fills, prices go up. Here's the standard offer:
Monthly
€39 / month
€599 one-time
Maximum flexibility
Annual
€399 / year
€599 one-time
Save €69
Best value
Cohort closed
€19 / month for life
€299 one-time
For Cei Zece — everyone else pays more
Frequent questions.
Booking brings you guests, but takes 15–18% of every booking. A website of your own doesn't replace Booking — it complements it. Guests who found you there will next time book directly, with no commission.
Let's talk about your guesthouse.
Send us a few details. We'll call you back within 24 hours — no pressure, no aggressive pitch. Just a conversation about what you have and what you'd want.