Help & FAQs
ZenBooking is a curated platform for unique venues designed for meaningful experiences. We do not list generic hotels or standard accommodation.
We look for venues that offer spaces for retreats, weddings, workshops, corporate gatherings, private events, and transformational experiences. Ideally, venues include dedicated spaces such as yoga studios, ceremony areas, creative spaces, or wellness facilities, with a strong connection to nature, community, and intentional living.
We love to feature places with character, story, and purpose—venues that support sustainability, low-impact travel, environmental practices, garden-to-table concepts, and local communities.
ZenBooking is built around uniqueness, sustainability, and transformation. If you are unsure whether your venue is the right fit, feel free to contact us with your website and more information about your space.
Getting listed on ZenBooking is simple. Before you start, make sure your venue aligns with ZenBooking’s focus on unique, meaningful, and experience-driven spaces.
You can create your venue listing yourself through our guided step-by-step process, or choose our Professional Listing Setup service, where we help craft and optimise your listing for the best presentation.
1. Create your account. Sign up and create your host profile.Creating an account and building your listing is free. You only pay once your listing is ready to go live
2. Add your venue information. Upload photos and describe your space, accommodation, amenities, pricing, and the experiences your venue is designed for.
3. Submit your listing for review. Once your listing is at least 80% completed, you can submit it for publishing. Before publishing, you will need to choose a subscription plan. Every venue on ZenBooking is carefully reviewed to ensure it aligns with our curated platform and community values.
4. Start connecting with guests and organisers. Once approved, your venue becomes discoverable to retreat organisers, conscious travelers, and event hosts looking for spaces with character, purpose, and authenticity.
Yes. ZenBooking promotes your venue to a targeted audience of retreat organisers, conscious travelers, and event hosts through an annual subscription model.
You can choose from different subscription plans based on your venue’s needs and visibility goals. We also offer optional promotional and boosting services to help increase your listing visibility and reach the right audience faster.
Creating your account and building your listing is free—you only pay once your listing is ready to go live.
Yes. You can order our Professional Listing Setup service for €99 directly from your ZenBooking dashboard.
To create your listing, we will need important information about your venue, including:
- your vision and story
- accommodation and venue details
- prices
- amenities and experiences
- and high-quality photos of your space
Yes. All enquiries and booking requests go directly to you.
You will receive email and SMS notifications whenever a guest or organiser contacts you through your ZenBooking listing, including their message and contact details, allowing you to communicate directly and personally.
You will also be notified when someone requests access to your website or contact information, together with their contact details, so you can follow up directly and build meaningful connections with potential guests and organisers.
No. ZenBooking does not charge any commission on bookings made through the platform.
You only pay an annual subscription fee to list and promote your venue. All bookings, payments, and guest communication happen directly between you and your guests or organisers.
ZenBooking is a curated platform created specifically for unique venues, retreats, and meaningful experiences—not mass tourism or generic accommodation.
Unlike large booking platforms that focus mainly on volume and instant bookings, ZenBooking is designed to help the right guests discover places with character, story, and purpose. We feature venues that support retreats, workshops, weddings, conscious gatherings, and transformational stays, often with a strong connection to nature, sustainability, wellbeing, and local communities.
ZenBooking also offers a more personal and transparent approach:
- direct communication between hosts and guests,
- no booking commissions,
- meaningful connections instead of automated transactions,
- and a targeted audience specifically searching for unique venues and retreat spaces.
Yes. Guests and organisers can request access to your website through your ZenBooking listing. Once they submit the request form, they will receive your website information, and you will also be notified about the request.
If you already use your own reservation or booking system, it can be connected through the “Book at Host Website” button, allowing guests to complete their booking directly on your website.
To maintain a clean and consistent user experience across the platform, website links and direct contact details should not be included within your listing descriptions or text content. They are only accessible through the request form.
Yes. Availability calendar synchronisation is possible through an iCal link.
We recommend connecting all available calendar synchronisation links to help keep your availability accurate and up to date across different platforms.
Yes. ZenBooking offers optional Visibility Boosting Services to help your venue gain greater exposure and attract more enquiries.
You can increase your listing's visibility by securing premium and top placement across the platform. For even greater exposure, your venue can be featured in our rotating banner, displayed on key pages throughout the platform, including the homepage.
Boosting services are flexible and can be added at any time to your active subscription plan. You can choose from 3, 6, or 12-month promotional periods, depending on your marketing goals.
These services are available only for published listings. Detailed information, available options, and pricing can be found in your Venue Dashboard once your listing is live.