Booking software for kayak, paddleboard and bike rental shops

Small items, quick turnover, a line of people at ten in the morning and a quiet shop at two. Rental shops like yours need booking that is light on the website, quick at the counter and clear about what is left on the rack.

01

Singles, doubles and everything in between

A kayak rental can offer a single or a double as options, each with its own name, a line of words customers read, and a price. When a customer picks a double, the booking takes a double from your count.

Tell Upwind how many of each you own and how many can be booked online. The rest stay on the rack for walk-ins.

02

By the hour, the half day or the day

List the lengths you rent with a price for each, or offer any length in hourly steps. Set your opening hours, with longer days for the summer dates you choose, and how often a rental can start.

Start from the Kayak or paddleboard card and the basics are filled in; you adjust what is particular to your shop.

03

Fit, height and the extras

Ask each rider's height when they book, in inches or centimetres, with a minimum or maximum if you need one. Bike shops can start from the Bike or e-bike card and add what they need, such as sizes.

Add-ons sell the extras: a dog, a child trailer, a photo package. The cards also offer ticks for the usual extras: a waiver everyone signs, terms to tick, a question, an add-on.

04

Guided tours and shuttles from the same account

Run a guided kayak tour at set times with a number of seats, or a shuttle you book with a rental at the desk. Rentals, tours and shuttles sit in one catalog and one calendar.

05

Book from your website, pay by card

Customers book from your own site: put the booking in the page, as a button over the page, or as a plain link. A day with only a couple of boards left shows how many are left, and a full day is simply struck through.

Questions

Questions kayak, sup & bike rentals businesses ask

Can customers choose between a single and a double kayak?
Yes. They are options on one offering, each with its own price, and the booking takes the right one from your count.
Can I charge by the hour?
Yes. You can list fixed lengths such as two hours or a full day, or let customers choose any length in steps by the hour.
How do I make sure riders get the right size?
Ask for each rider's height when they book. Bike shops can also start from the Bike or e-bike card and add sizes.
Can I rent gear and run guided tours in one account?
Yes. Rentals, guided tours and shuttles live together in your catalog and your calendar.

See it in a private demo

We will walk you through it and answer your questions. No pressure.

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