LinkandBook is an all-in-one hospitality platform with the same direct booking engine, channel manager and guest comms as Cloudbeds — plus an in-house F&B POS and a multilingual AI voice phone agent in the same subscription, not as paid add-ons.
Cloudbeds is a strong PMS + channel manager but its restaurant POS, guest messaging and AI tools are paid add-ons or third-party integrations. LinkandBook bundles all of it: direct booking engine, channel manager (Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia, Vrbo), guest communications, contactless check-in with smart locks, full restaurant POS for in-house F&B, multilingual AI phone agent, and a B2B partner marketplace where local transfer companies and tours can sell to your guests for a referral commission. Same subscription, no add-on creep.
Cloudbeds POS = extra. Cloudbeds messaging = extra. Cloudbeds upsell = extra. The bill grows quickly. LinkandBook bundles it all.
Most boutique hotels run a separate POS for breakfast or restaurant. LinkandBook's POS posts charges to the room folio for one combined checkout.
Tourists call your hotel in any language. Cloudbeds doesn't answer your phone. LinkandBook's AI agent handles 30+ languages and books directly.
Cloudbeds' guest journey is mostly pre-arrival emails. LinkandBook's marketplace lets local transport, tours and restaurants list inline cards on your booking pages — you earn referral commission on every guest extra.
| Capability | LinkandBook | Cloudbeds |
|---|---|---|
| Direct booking engine (0% commission) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Channel manager (Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia, Vrbo) | ✓ Included | ✓ Included (Cloudbeds Channel Manager) |
| Guest communications (pre-arrival, in-stay) | ✓ Included | ✓ (Cloudbeds Whistle add-on) |
| Contactless check-in + smart locks | ✓ | ✓ |
| In-house F&B POS (breakfast, restaurant, bar) | ✓ Same platform | 3rd-party integration only |
| Multilingual AI voice phone agent | ✓ 30+ languages | ✗ |
| B2B partner marketplace (transfers, tours) | ✓ Built-in | Third-party marketplace integrations |
| Multi-property single backend | ✓ | ✓ (more $) |
| Country-specific e-invoicing | ✓ (Greek myDATA, more) | Limited |
| Pricing | Flat per property, add-ons opt-in | Tiered + add-on creep |
Comparison reflects public information as of April 2026. Cloudbeds pricing varies by tier and add-ons.
Cloudbeds exports rooms, rates, guests, and active reservations. We import the lot into your new LinkandBook tenant.
Re-link Booking.com, Airbnb, Expedia and Vrbo to LinkandBook's channel manager. Calendars sync within minutes.
Pick a low-occupancy week to make the channel switch. Existing Cloudbeds bookings stay there until checkout; new ones flow into LinkandBook.
There's typically a brief overlap (a few hours) where you re-authorize Booking.com / Airbnb / Expedia to point at LinkandBook instead of Cloudbeds. We recommend a low-occupancy weekday for the cutover. No availability is lost during this window because both PMSes hold the same calendar.
Yes — Cloudbeds exports guest list, contact info, past stays, internal notes. We import all of it. Past invoices stay in Cloudbeds (you keep export access for accounting); new invoices generate from LinkandBook.
LinkandBook includes guest comms in the base subscription — automated pre-arrival, in-stay, checkout and post-stay emails plus SMS. You don't need a separate add-on.
Yes for breakfast, hotel bar and pool/spa. For a full standalone restaurant inside the hotel, our POS handles modifier groups, KDS, split bills — same depth as Toast or Square. Charges post to the room folio if the guest puts it on the room.
Each property is its own tenant on the platform. Multi-property pricing is bundled — you save vs. buying one subscription per property. Single owner login covers all properties.
Yes — free to start, no credit card required.