# Haven - Direct Booking Platform for Vacation Rentals

> Haven is a direct booking platform that helps vacation rental hosts create professional booking websites, accept reservations, and manage their properties — without relying on Airbnb, Vrbo, or other OTAs.

## About Haven

Haven provides hosts with everything they need to run a direct booking business:

- Professional property pages with custom domains and branding
- Calendar sync with Airbnb, Vrbo, and iCal-compatible platforms
- Stripe-powered payment processing with transparent fees
- Guest screening and up to $50,000 damage protection via Truvi
- AI-powered guest communication and help system
- Property collections for hosts managing multiple properties
- Configurable pricing with seasonal rates, discounts, and custom fees
- Document builder for house rules, QR codes, and guest guides

## Property Pages

Each property on Haven has a dedicated page at:
https://www.bookwithhaven.com/properties/{code}

Property pages include:
- High-quality photo galleries organized by room/area
- Detailed descriptions and amenities
- Real-time availability calendar
- Instant booking or inquiry-based booking
- Location information
- House rules and check-in/checkout details
- Pricing with nightly rates, fees, and discounts

## Property Collections

Hosts with multiple properties can create collections at:
https://www.bookwithhaven.com/properties/group/{code}

## SEO and Discoverability

Haven property pages are optimized for search engines and AI-powered discovery:

- **Keyword search**: Guests can find properties via Google search (location, amenities, property type)
- **Reverse image search**: Property images are indexed; guests can use Google Lens or reverse image search to find booking pages
- **AI model discovery**: Structured data, llms.txt, and sitemaps help AI assistants discover and recommend Haven properties
- **Indexing**: New or updated pages may take a few days to a few weeks to appear in Google; sitemaps and robots.txt facilitate crawling

See the Help Center article on SEO and Discoverability: https://www.bookwithhaven.com/help/seo-and-discoverability

## Structured Data

All property pages include Schema.org VacationRental structured data with:
- Property details (name, description, location, amenities)
- Pricing (nightly rate, currency)
- Availability (check-in/out times, guest capacity)
- Images with captions
- Booking action (ReserveAction)

## API and Machine-Readable Data

- Sitemap: https://www.bookwithhaven.com/sitemap.xml
- Image sitemap: https://www.bookwithhaven.com/image-sitemap.xml
- robots.txt: https://www.bookwithhaven.com/robots.txt

## Help and Documentation

Comprehensive guides at: https://www.bookwithhaven.com/help

Topics include:
- Getting started with Haven
- Property setup (photos, location, amenities, pricing)
- Calendar sync with external platforms
- Custom domains and branding
- Payment processing with Stripe
- Guest screening and damage protection
- Managing bookings and reservations
- Property collections and multi-property management

## Contact

- Website: https://www.bookwithhaven.com
- Contact: https://www.bookwithhaven.com/contact
- Help Center: https://www.bookwithhaven.com/help