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Pakistan For hosts Β· Pakistan

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 in Pakistan β€” Punjab's three-hour police notice and your provincial tourism department

In Pakistan, lodging is a provincial matter. In Punjab, the Information of Temporary Residents law treats a guest house like a hotel: the owner or manager checks each guest's CNIC or passport and gives the guest's details, with a copy of the ID, to the police within three hours of check-in, and a flat let as a temporary home is reported within 48 hours of handing over the keys. Punjab's police also ask guest houses to log guests on their Hotel Eye system. Licensing of guest houses and homestays is done by each province's tourism department. Mekavo Stay keeps every stay with its check-in time and guests, ready for that report.

Mekavo is software, not an authority. The police report is yours to make, under the Punjab Information of Temporary Residents Act 2015 and the similar laws of other provinces and Islamabad; knowingly breaking it can mean prison and a fine. Ask your provincial tourism department β€” in Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa or Punjab β€” whether your guest house or homestay needs a licence.

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.

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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.

How fast must I report a guest in Punjab?

Within three hours of check-in, to the police, with a copy of the guest's CNIC or passport. Mekavo records each check-in time; the report is yours.

I let a flat for a few weeks. What applies?

In Punjab, a flat let as a residence or temporary abode is reported to the police within 48 hours of handing over possession.

Does my homestay in Hunza or Swat need a licence?

Ask your provincial tourism department. Gilgit-Baltistan's says homestay owners must be licensed before hosting tourists.

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