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Guyana For hosts Β· Guyana

Your own booking page. Guests pay you. No commission.

Mekavo Stay is free software for anyone who rents out a room, a flat, a house or a guest house: your page in your guests' languages, your calendar linked with Airbnb and Booking.com, and your whole day on one screen.

Start hosting β€” free

No card. Keep Airbnb and Booking.com if you use them.

Guest houses and apartments in Guyana β€” the GTA licence, your guest register and the monthly occupancy report

In Guyana, the Tourism Accommodation Establishments Regulations of 2008 cover hotels, apartments, guest houses and inns. You apply to the Guyana Tourism Authority on its licensing portal, with reports or certificates from the EPA, environmental health, the fire service, CH&PA or your local authority, the NIS and the GRA; the place is inspected, you get 40 days to fix anything found, and then pay the licence fee. Guests show identification and go in a register β€” name, address, nationality, arrival and departure dates, room rate β€” and occupancy goes to the GTA every month. Mekavo Stay keeps every stay with those dates and rates, ready for the monthly report.

Mekavo is software, not a regulator. Licensing is the Guyana Tourism Authority's, at license.guyanatourism.com; the register and the monthly occupancy report are yours. Rates, taxes and service charges must be displayed, and a responsible person must be on call 24 hours a day.

Why is it free?

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Paid for by our other software

Mekavo earns from the tools other businesses pay for. Stay is free for hosts β€” every feature, every place, your whole team. If that ever changes, we will tell you well ahead of time.

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Never a cut of your booking

Guests pay you directly β€” cash, bank transfer or the payment apps people use where you are. Mekavo takes nothing.

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Your guests stay yours

Your page, your guests' phone numbers, your reviews on your own Google listing. Nothing is hidden behind a platform.

How it works

1

Add your place

Photos, rooms, price a night, house times. Choose whether guests see the street, or only the area until you accept them.

2

Link your calendars

Paste your Airbnb, Booking.com or Vrbo calendar link once. A night booked anywhere is closed everywhere.

3

Share your page

Switch your booking page on and send the link. Guests ask to book in their own language β€” no account needed.

4

Answer in a tap

Accept on your phone and send your answer on WhatsApp β€” already written in the guest's language β€” then the arrival info.

β˜€οΈ Your day on one screen

Open Today and see who arrives, who leaves, who is staying and which place to clean β€” across every place you have.

πŸ“… Bookings without double bookings

Keep the sites you already use. Mekavo reads their calendars and shares yours, so every night is in one place.

πŸ—οΈ Guests who feel looked after

Everything a guest needs, in their language, on the WhatsApp or Telegram they already use.

πŸ’³ Your money, your rules

Write down what was agreed and what was paid, and let guests pay online straight to you.

βœ… Proof your place is real

Guests worry a place is not what the photos show. Each proof carries its date; the on-the-spot check and the filming fade after a year unless you renew them.

Questions hosts ask

Is Mekavo Stay really free?

Yes. Every feature, every place and as many people on your team as you need, with no commission on your bookings. Mekavo is paid for by its other software. If that ever changes, we will tell you well ahead of time.

Do I have to leave Airbnb or Booking.com?

No. Link their calendars and a night booked there is closed on your page, and the other way round. Many hosts keep them and take direct bookings with no commission on the side.

Who do my guests pay β€” me or Mekavo?

You. In cash, by bank transfer, or online through your own payment account where one works in your country. Mekavo never holds your guests' money.

Can my cleaner use it without seeing my guests' details?

Yes. Invite them as a cleaner: they see the places and the times to clean, and their checklist β€” never guests' phone numbers, bookings or money.

Will my home address be public?

Only if you choose. By default guests see the town and area; the full address is sent to a guest once you accept them.

Does Mekavo register my guests with the authorities or pay my taxes?

No. Where your country requires a guest report or a registration number, Stay reminds you and keeps the record, but you file it yourself, on the official service.

Does my apartment in Georgetown need a licence?

Yes, if you let it to guests: the 2008 regulations cover apartments as well as hotels, guest houses and inns. Apply on the GTA's licensing portal.

What goes in my guest register?

Each guest's name, address and country of residence, nationality, arrival and departure dates and room rate, after seeing their identification. Mekavo keeps each stay's dates and rate.

What do I report to the GTA?

Your occupancy, every month. Mekavo counts your occupied nights from every booking it knows.

Ready to take your first direct booking?

Add your first place in a few minutes. Free, no card, no commission.

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