Pet Boarding Software That Prices Stays by the Night
Guests pick a drop-off and pick-up date, see the whole stay priced instantly, and pay a deposit. The nights they book are held on your calendar automatically.
Try the Pet Boarding booking widget
This is exactly what your clients see — pick a service, get an instant quote, and book in seconds.
What it looks like in practice
Real screens from a pet boarding business running on BookingMachine.
Embed on Your Site
Already have a website? Embed the booking widget so owners can check your dates without calling.
Share a Booking Link
No website? Share your booking link on Facebook, Instagram, or your Google Business Profile.
Free Microsite
Want a branded page? Your free BookingMachine microsite shows your kennels, rates and reviews.
Auto-Collect Reviews
After every stay, auto-collect photo reviews from owners who just got their dog back happy and tired.
Sound Familiar?
These are the problems that cost you time, money, and clients every week.
Every enquiry starts with "how much for five nights?" and ends with you doing sums in your head.
Owners pick their dates and the total appears instantly — nights, size, room type and extras all included.
You accidentally take a second dog for a night that was already in the middle of somebody else's stay.
A booked stay blocks every night it covers. Your capacity is respected across the whole range, not just the first day.
Holiday weeks fill up and you are still fielding calls about whether you have space.
Full dates grey out in the calendar automatically. Owners see what is actually available before they ask.
Someone books a fortnight in August then cancels the week before, and you never took a deposit.
Require a deposit — any percentage you choose — or full payment at booking. Cancellations stop being free.
Why Pet Boarding Businesses Choose BookingMachine
Priced by the Night, Not the Hour
Set a nightly rate and the widget does the arithmetic. A guest choosing 8-11 September sees "3 nights × $45" before they commit — no quoting by phone.
Check-In and Check-Out Windows
Tell guests when they can drop off and collect. The windows appear on the booking, the confirmation and the calendar export, so nobody turns up at 6am.
The Whole Stay Holds the Kennel
Book a dog in from Tuesday to Friday and every night in between is blocked. No more double-booking the middle of a long stay.
Everything You Need to Run Your Pet Boarding Business
By-the-Night Pricing
Set a nightly rate per service. The stay is priced by the number of nights, with a minimum and maximum stay if you want them.
Minimum and Maximum Stays
Require at least two nights over a bank holiday, or cap stays at fourteen. The date picker enforces it before the guest can continue.
Daycare by the Hour
Run daycare alongside boarding. Hourly services get their own stepper so owners choose how long, and the slots respect your closing time.
Kennel Capacity
Say how many guests you can take at once, per service or across a shared pool. Availability stops when you are full.
Pet Profiles on the Customer Record
Feeding routine, medication, vet details and temperament notes live on the owner record, ready for the next stay.
Deposits and Balances via Stripe
Take a deposit at booking and collect the balance when the stay ends. Funds go straight to your account.
Smart Pricing That Fits Your Business
An owner books a medium dog into a private suite from 8 to 11 September. The widget shows 3 nights, applies the size and suite rates, and quotes the full stay before check-out.
“We were quoting every stay by hand over Facebook Messenger. Now people pick their dates, see the price for the whole stay and pay a deposit — and the calendar blocks the nights so we stopped double-booking over Christmas.”
Marie L.
Willow Creek Boarding
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- 25 bookings/mo
- 1 team member
- Unlimited locations
- Microsite
- 102 MB photo storage
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Turn your website into a booking machine
Billed as $168/year
- Unlimited bookings
- 4 team members
- 2 locations
- Online payments (Stripe)
- Analytics dashboard
- Google Calendar sync
- Microsite
- 1 GB photo storage
Business
For teams and multi-premises
Billed as $408/year
- Unlimited bookings
- 15 team members
- 6 locations
- Online payments (Stripe)
- Analytics dashboard
- Google Calendar sync
- Microsite
- 10 GB photo storage
30-day money-back guarantee. No questions asked.
Pet Boarding Booking Software FAQ
Can I charge per night instead of per appointment?
Yes. Set a service to be sold by the night and give it a nightly rate. Guests choose a check-in and check-out date, and the widget prices the stay by the number of nights.
Can I set a minimum stay?
Yes. Set a shortest stay and, if you want, a longest one. The date picker will not let a guest select a range outside those limits.
How do check-in and check-out times work?
You set a drop-off window and a collection window. Guests see both when they book and again on the confirmation, and the times carry through to the calendar file they download.
Does a multi-night booking block the whole stay?
It does. Every night between check-in and check-out counts against your capacity, so the middle of a long stay can never be sold twice.
Can I run daycare and boarding from the same page?
Yes. Boarding can be sold by the night and daycare by the hour on the same booking page. Each service uses the right picker automatically.
Can I take a deposit for a stay?
Yes. Choose a deposit percentage or take full payment at booking, and collect any balance when the stay is finished.
What if I do not have a website?
You get a free hosted microsite and a direct booking link. Share either one on social media or your Google Business Profile.
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