Short answer: Tokeet lets you create booking engines that run on a Tokeet domain or your own domain, and provides a booking widget and direct booking links for external websites. Connect a Stripe account first, since Tokeet’s booking engines take payments through Stripe. Then add the widget or links to your website, and write your property content on your own pages so it can rank.

Tokeet is popular with managers who want strong channel management and automation. For direct bookings, it offers booking engines plus tools for connecting them to a website you already have, or one you’re about to build.

What you need first

  • A Stripe account connected to Tokeet. Booking engines process payments through Stripe, so this comes before anything else.
  • Rates and availability set up for each rental you want to sell directly.
  • A decision on the domain: Tokeet’s domain, or your own subdomain such as book.yourdomain.com.

Three ways to connect Tokeet to your site

  1. Booking widget. Tokeet provides a booking widget for non-Tokeet websites. Place it on property pages so guests can check dates right there.
  2. Direct booking links. “Book now” buttons link each property to its page in your booking engine. Simple and reliable.
  3. Booking engine on your own domain. Running the engine on your subdomain keeps checkout on your brand. You’ll need to update DNS settings, and Tokeet supports SSL for custom domains.

How to structure the website

  • Homepage: who you are, where your rentals are, and your best properties.
  • One page per property with its own written description, amenities, photos, FAQs and a booking widget or button.
  • Destination pages for the places guests search for, linking to the right properties.
  • Guides and blog posts that answer guests’ questions and link back to properties.

SEO essentials for a Tokeet website

  • Content on your main domain. The booking engine is for checkout; your pages are for ranking.
  • Booking engine URLs out of the index where possible, so they don’t compete with your property pages.
  • VacationRental and FAQ schema on property pages.
  • Descriptive images: real file names and alt text.
  • Consistent details across your website, Google Business Profile and listings, since conflicting information confuses search engines and AI assistants.

Before you go live

  • Make a test booking and confirm it appears in Tokeet and blocks the dates on your channels.
  • Check the payment lands in Stripe as expected.
  • Test on a phone, from the homepage all the way to confirmation.

Check your account’s options

Tokeet’s features vary with your setup and change over time, so review the booking engine and widget settings in your account, or in Tokeet’s help centre, before planning the site.

See how I build custom Tokeet websites, or read the vacation rental SEO guide.