The 5% Booking Fee

We charge one fee: 5% of the stay. There is no second fee anywhere in the process.

What it is for

Hostizzy runs the homes you see on this site. The booking fee covers the part of that which touches your trip directly:

taking and securing the payment
confirming the booking with the house and getting it ready for your dates
the pre-arrival coordination — directions, gate codes, arrival times, the things you asked for in special requests
someone on WhatsApp who can actually do something while you are there

How it appears on your bill

As its own line, labelled Platform & service fee: 5% of the stay, shown in the breakdown before you pay and itemised on your invoice. There is no separate service charge beyond it — that line is the whole of it.

For tax it is treated as part of the accommodation rather than a separate service, so it carries the same GST rate as the room does. That is why you will not see a separate 18% tax line against the fee on a stay taxed at 5%.

What it is not

It is not a cleaning fee, and there is no cleaning fee — the homes are cleaned between stays because that is the job, not because you paid extra for it. It is not a damage deposit. It is not refundable separately from the booking: if a cancellation earns you a refund, the fee refunds in the same proportion as everything else.

The whole list of what we charge

The nightly rate, extra guest charges above base occupancy, this 5% fee, GST, and meals if you chose them. Nothing else. If you are ever asked for money by anyone claiming to be us for something not on that list, do not pay it — call +91 95604 94001 and check.