Guides for short-term rentals, B&Bs and hourly spaces

Before you book your trip to Italy, you should factor in the tourist tax. It is often charged on top of your accommodation price, so if you are travelling as a group or visiting several cities, it is worth keeping in mind as an extra expense.

With Shelly devices and Roraima, your property can prepare itself for a guest's arrival and power down once they have checked out. This guide explains what you can control, what you need, and how to get everything connected.

With a Tedee lock, its Keypad PRO, and Roraima, every guest receives a unique code that only unlocks the door for the duration of their stay. This guide explains what you need and how to get everything connected.

A Nuki smart lock paired with its Keypad and Roraima gives every guest a unique access code, valid only for the duration of their stay. Here is what you need, how to set it up, and how it handles your bookings.

With a TTLock lock and Roraima, every guest receives a unique code, valid only for the dates of their stay. This guide explains what you need, how to connect everything, and what happens from the moment a booking is made until the guest departs.

When you start looking for free property management software for your B&B, you will find plenty of offers claiming to be "free," yet almost none of them are free in the same way. Before making a choice, it is worth understanding where the costs actually lie, because there is almost always a catch, and it can significantly change your bottom line at the end of the year.

When you open a B&B with two or three rooms and list them on multiple booking sites, you will soon be told that you need a channel manager. Sometimes that is true, but more often than not, an iCal calendar is perfectly sufficient, provided you understand how it works.

The Alloggiati Web form is the official method used by hosts in Italy to report guest details to the State Police. While it may look like a simple list of personal details, every field is governed by specific rules and codes. Understanding these requirements is the best way to avoid rejections and save yourself a lot of unnecessary hassle.

If you have been running a property for a few years, you will likely remember the digital certificate that had to be installed in your browser and renewed every two years. Today, accessing Alloggiati Web works differently, and an expired certificate is no longer a problem you need to worry about.

When Alloggiati Web rejects a guest registration form, the error message will point out which field is causing the issue, but it rarely explains why. Here are the most frequent errors, where they stem from, and how to fix them before your deadline expires.