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🍽️ Restaurant
Your place?
Your city
For restaurants & hotels
Your guests don't choose alone anymore.
They send each other links, save places, talk it over in the group chat and turn it into a plan together. HelloWhere is where that happens: the social guide to restaurants and hotels. Only one thing is missing: your place.
Free to get started · no payment details · no paid rankings
How it starts
Example
‘Where shall we go?’
Someone shares a link. Is it yours, or the place next door?
Example
What you share
Example
Where they sleep
Is your place already on here?
Search by name and city. You'll see your place straight away, before you create an account.
- Free profile with photos, menu and opening hours
- 0% commission on bookings
- Guests save you, follow you and pick you together
How it works, in 45 seconds
From sharing a new dish to a confirmed table.
The video only loads from YouTube when you press play.
How a guest finds you
From ‘ooh, nice’ to a table for four.
- 1Example
You show something
A new dish, a package, live music on Friday. One photo and one sentence is enough.
- 2Example
Someone saves you
‘Want to go.’ You end up on someone's list, and sometimes in a collection their friends follow.
- 3Example
The group decides
A link in the group chat, choosing together. No more ‘I'm fine with anything’.
- 4Example
This is the one
Your place in the plan, booked and confirmed. Now all they have to do is show up.
Let's be honest
Why you can't really say no
No small print, no ‘first month free’. Just six reasons.
Getting started costs nothing
Creating a profile and showing your place is free. No payment details, no sneaky subscription: if anything ever changes, you'll hear about it first and decide for yourself.
Nobody can buy you out
There are no paid rankings. You show up based on location, filters and how many real guests put you in their collections and plans. Not on who pays the most.
No commission on your guests
You pay no commission on tables or rooms booked through HelloWhere. Prefer your own system? Then we send guests to your own link.
Word of mouth, but visible
Saves, follows, collections and plans: tips from people your guests know, instead of anonymous stars. HelloWhere deliberately has no review scores.
You stay in control
You decide what you make available and at what price. Approve yourself or confirm instantly. What you don't fill in, we don't make up.
Start small
Name and location, a few photos and a good description. Turn on posts and bookings whenever it suits you.
How we differ
HelloWhere next to the rest
An honest overview by type of platform. No brand names: you'll recognise them.
Commission per guest
- HelloWhere:
- None
- Booking platforms:
- Often per guest
- Deal sites:
- Share of the deal price
- Review sites:
- Not applicable
Discounts to stand out
- HelloWhere:
- No, at most an extra you choose
- Booking platforms:
- Sometimes, in promotions
- Deal sites:
- Yes, that's the model
- Review sites:
- No
Paid spot at the top
- HelloWhere:
- Doesn't exist
- Booking platforms:
- Often possible
- Deal sites:
- Often possible
- Review sites:
- Ads possible
Review scores
- HelloWhere:
- No: tips and plans from real guests
- Booking platforms:
- Usually
- Deal sites:
- Usually
- Review sites:
- Yes, that's the model
Keep your own booking system
- HelloWhere:
- Yes, or tables via HelloWhere
- Booking platforms:
- Usually theirs
- Deal sites:
- Through their vouchers
- Review sites:
- Yes
Start free, no payment details
- HelloWhere:
- Yes
- Booking platforms:
- Varies
- Deal sites:
- Varies
- Review sites:
- Varies
General picture by type of platform; terms vary per provider.
Restaurant, hotel or day out? All welcome.
Eating, sleeping and doing something fun go together. That's why they sit side by side on HelloWhere, and end up in the same plan.
Example
Eat
For restaurants
- Menu, opening hours and photos, as lovely as your place is
- Posts: new dishes, offers and events that disappear by themselves once they're over
- Tables via HelloWhere from your own allocation, or simply your own booking link
- Guests add you to their collections and plans, and that's how you reach their friends
Example
Stay
For hotels
- Rooms per room type, with your price per night and your number of rooms
- Approve yourself or confirm instantly: your choice
- ‘Make a weekend of it’: guests combine your hotel with restaurants nearby
- Your cancellation policy, payment at your place. HelloWhere charges nothing
Do
For days out
- Boat tour, museum, workshop or tour: with your own start times and places, never overbooked
- Ticket types such as Adult and Child, confirmed instantly or on request: you choose
- Prepayment through your own Stripe: the money goes straight to you, 0% commission
- Groups choose your outing together and add it to their plan, next to eating and sleeping
The best moment
Not in a list of a hundred. In ‘This is our weekend’.
On HelloWhere, a search ends in a plan friends make together. There, your place isn't lost among the rest: it's in the row of chosen places. With a tick as soon as you confirm.
All sorted. Now all that's left is to go.
Example
Extras
Fill quiet moments without discounts
No discounted menus and no commission per guest. You give something extra, a drink or a dessert, at times you choose. Guests see it on your page and next to the times; the extra is on every booking, so you always know what you promised.
- You choose days, times and a weekly maximum
- A quiet moment or a welcome for new guests
- Only shown when you really have space
- Free, also without Crown
Example
Quiet moment
A drink on the house
With a table on Tue, Wed and Thu between 17:00 and 18:00.
From the place itself: no discount, just something extra
What we don't do
No empty promises. Just a fair place.
- We don't promise reach or bookings. Your place appears based on location, filters and how recent things are.
- We never make up reviews, busyness, ‘15 people are looking now’ or availability. Ever.
- No connection to your till, PMS or channel manager: whatever you make available through HelloWhere, you manage yourself.
- There are no paid rankings. Every place gets the same offer; paying never changes your position.
How to get on
- 1
Create your profile
Free account, the name and location of your place. We check right away whether your place is already listed.
- 2
Complete it
Photos, description, opening hours or rooms. A progress list shows what's still missing.
- 3
We take a look, you go live
We briefly check that you really represent the place. Then you're on.
Frequently asked questions
What does HelloWhere cost?
A profile, posts, Extras and bookings through HelloWhere are free, with no payment details and no commission. If you want more tools, there's Crown, an optional monthly subscription.
Can I pay to rank higher?
No. There is no paid placement. The order depends on location, filters and how many real guests save you and add you to their plans. Crown doesn't change your position either.
Do I have to replace my booking system?
No. You can send guests to your own booking link. If you want to offer tables or rooms through HelloWhere, you release a number of spots yourself and manage them in your dashboard.
My place is already listed. How come?
Many places are listed as a basic listing, with public data from OpenStreetMap. Claim your place for free and you manage the photos, texts and opening hours yourself.
What are Extras?
Something extra instead of a discount: a drink, a dessert or a welcome, at times you choose. The extra is on every booking it belongs to, and HelloWhere charges nothing for it.
Do payments go through HelloWhere?
Only if you want: a deposit or prepayment through your own Stripe. The money goes straight to you; HelloWhere charges no commission.
Shall we save you a seat?
Your guests are already choosing. Make sure they can choose you.
Pricing: Free for every business. Crown if you want more.
Questions? Email hello@hellowhere.app. A real person will reply.