How much of your Batumi rent goes to booking sites?
Enter your own numbers. See what booking sites take each year, what you keep, and how much more you would keep with your own website, including when it does not pay.
Your numbers
These are example numbers. Replace them with yours.
Out of 365. Each lit window in the city behind this page is a booked night.
Booking.com starts at 15% and is often 17 to 22% with extras. Airbnb is about 15.5%. Your statement shows the real figure.
Returning guests and people who look you up by name. It starts small, so try a low number too.
Other costs, for what you really keep
Leave at 0 if you manage it yourself.
Depends on your status. Ask your accountant and enter your own rate.
Optional. Enter it to see your yield.
Booking sites take from you each year
11,475 ₾
From 67,500 ₾ that guests pay for 450 nights.
With your own site, if 30% of guests book directly, you keep more each year
+2,003 ₾
- The site pays for itself in about 6 months.
- Over 5 years you are 9,113 ₾ ahead, after paying for the site.
Only 57 direct nights a year cover the site’s 1,440 ₾ yearly care.
A year extra, by direct share
| Today | Own site | |
|---|---|---|
| Guests pay | 67,500 ₾ | 67,500 ₾ |
| Commission | -11,475 ₾ | -8,032 ₾ |
| Site care and hosting | 0 | -1,440 ₾ |
| Your other costs | -13,275 ₾ | -13,275 ₾ |
| You keep | 42,750 ₾ | 44,753 ₾ |
Not counted above: building the site once, from 900 ₾.
See the booking system on a demo hotelHow we count
- Commission, management and tax are counted on the full price the guest paid. For Booking.com, published 2026 figures start at 15% and often reach 17 to 22% with extras. Airbnb is reported at 15.5%. Your own statement shows the real figure, so use that.
- Site prices are our starting prices. The one-page site is in one language; each extra language adds 300 ₾. Care is 120 ₾ a month and includes hosting, updates, backups and small edits. Without it you would pay for hosting elsewhere.
- Card payments on your own site are counted at 2.5%, which TBC Bank publishes for foreign cards. On the WhatsApp site guests pay you another way, so no card fee is counted.
- The share of guests who book directly is your guess, and it decides the result. It usually starts small, with returning guests and people who look you up by name. Your own site does not bring guests by itself, so try 10% as well as 30%.
- This is an estimate for planning, not financial or tax advice.
Questions owners ask
How much does Booking.com take from an apartment in Batumi?
Published 2026 figures put the base commission at about 15%, and many owners pay 17 to 22% once programme discounts and payment charges are added. Your monthly statement shows the exact amount, so enter that rate in the calculator.
Will guests really book with me directly?
Some will, not all. Returning guests and people who find you on a booking site and then look you up by name are the most likely. Most owners should keep the booking sites too and move part of the guests over time. That is why the calculator asks for a share, and shows 10%, 30% and 50% side by side.
How much does my own booking site cost?
At SureIT a one-page site where guests write to you on WhatsApp starts at 900 ₾. A full booking site with card payments starts at 4,500 ₾. Care, including hosting, is 120 ₾ a month. You get a fixed price in writing before work starts.
When is my own site not worth it?
With one apartment and few nights, the yearly care can cost more than the commission you save. The calculator tells you so, and shows how many direct nights a year would cover the cost.
What yield can I expect from a Batumi apartment?
Agency adverts often promise 10 to 15% a year, while one market article puts the average nearer 8%. Enter your apartment price under other costs and the calculator shows the yield from your own numbers, after commission and costs.
What tax do I pay on short-term rent in Georgia?
It depends on your status and how you rent, and the sources we checked disagree. The 5% in the calculator is only an example, so ask an accountant or the Revenue Service and enter your own rate.
Do you save the numbers I enter?
No. The sums run on your own device and nothing is sent to us. We only see your numbers if you send them on WhatsApp.
Want the commission to stay with you?
Tell us how many apartments you have. We show you the booking demo on your phone and send a fixed price before any work starts.