Calls during service
You can’t answer the phone, reply to emails and look after guests at the same time.
For restaurants, tours and small venues
Take direct bookings
without the phone tag
Requests, bookings and blocked dates in one place.
- Staff approval
- Blocked dates
- Individual logins
- CSV export
OpenSample data
Main hall10–40
Gallery10–30
Library8–20
Courtyard10–35
Room A10–32
Room B10–32
Studio6–16
Archive6–12
Roof garden8–24
Trail north10–30
Trail south10–30
Theatre20–60
Visitor centre10–30
Made for restaurants, tours and visits, cafés, event spaces, private dining, tastings.
The problem
Bookings by phone and inbox cost you hours
Requests in five places
Messages, inboxes and notebooks all hold bookings, so things slip through.
No shared view
When the diary lives with one person, the rest of the team works from guesses.
The solution
Take requests, decide in one tap, and keep the whole team in sync
Plainbooking gives your venue its own booking page. Guests request a free date, the date is held while your team decides, and everyone works from the same diary.
- Own booking page
- Held requests
- Shared diary
How it works
Everything you need to run bookings
Book a visit at The Larder
- 1People
- 2Date
- 3Time
- 4Send
How many people?
Pick a party size to start.
Booking page
Take requests from anywhere
Share one link on your website, social profiles and emails. Guests only see dates that are still open.
SaturdayOpen
Terrace 1
Ines BrookMarta Hale
Terrace 2
Ade Okafor
Window
Lior BenRhea Patel
Booth
Group of 8
Bar
Sam ItoNell Ford
Complete overview
See every booking at a glance
Switch between timetable, calendar and list views with one click, so the whole team sees the same day.
Requests
- Priya ShahSat 14 June · 11:00 · 6 people
- Tom EllerySun 15 June · 14:30 · 12 people
- Ana DuarteWed 18 June · 10:00 · 4 people
Requests
Approve or decline in one tap
A request holds its date until someone decides, so two guests are never promised the same slot.
JuneClick a date to block it
Blocked: guests can’t request these dates
Blocked dates
Close dates before anyone asks
Block a holiday, a private event or a staff day off. Blocked dates disappear from your booking page.
Team
- Jo MarshOwnerAuthenticator on
- Kofi AsanteStaffAuthenticator on
- Rosa LindStaffPassword only
Every approval records who made it.
Your team
Give every teammate their own login
Invite each person individually. They can turn on an authenticator app, and every decision shows who made it.
Made for service
Built for venues
just like yours
Venue packs
One booking core,
set up for your venue
Every venue gets the same requests, approvals, team logins and exports. A pack adds the words and rules that fit how you work.
In pilot
Tours and visits
Date requests for guided visits and group tours, approved by your team.
- One request per date or slot
- Group size on every request
- Blocked dates for closures
Next
Dining
Table bookings for restaurants and cafés, built on the same core.
- Covers and service times
- Timetable by table
- Walk-ins and phone bookings
Planned
More venue types
Event spaces, tastings and private hire, configured rather than rebuilt.
- Same approvals and team
- Your own labels
- Tell us what you need
Keeping bookings in a spreadsheet?
Check the import before you move
Spreadsheet import is planned. We review your file with you first and only bring bookings across once you’ve checked the result.
Talk to us about importingPlanned
In the core
What every venue
gets from the start
A page for your venue that only offers open dates. Share the link anywhere.
Requests hold their date. Staff approve or decline, and the guest hears back by email.
Close a day or a single date with a note for the team. Guests can’t request it.
Invite-only accounts for each teammate, with authenticator-app sign-in they turn on themselves.
Download bookings for any date range. Opens in Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets.
Deposits and prepayment are still being decided. Today, no guest is charged through Plainbooking.
How to get started
Go live in
three steps
Step 1
Create your venue
Add your venue name and invite the people who handle bookings.
Step 2
Set dates and rules
Choose when you take requests, how many people, and which dates are closed.
Step 3
Share your booking link
Put the link on your website and social profiles. Requests arrive in the diary.
Pricing
Fair pricing, agreed up front
Prices are confirmed with you before anything is charged.
Pilot venues
Agreed with you
Before anything is charged
Talk to us- 14-day trial, activated with us
- No card or automatic charge
- Help with setup
Sample workspace
Try it now
No account needed
Open the sample- Every staff view
- Fictional bookings
- Resets when you reload
Public plans
Not launched yet
Paid plans for any venue
Ask to be told- Publish without a pilot agreement
- Prices shown here before launch
- Nothing charged without your agreement
Let’s help you get started
Tell us how you take bookings today. We’ll go through your dates, rules and team with you, and answer questions from a person rather than a chatbot.
Is Plainbooking available now?
You can create an account now and set up your venue. Publishing a booking page needs approved pilot access, which we arrange with you. Public paid plans haven’t launched yet. You can also try the sample workspace or contact us.
Do guests pay through Plainbooking?
Not yet. Guest payments are still being decided. Today a request holds the date until your team approves or declines it.
Can each staff member have their own login?
Yes. Every teammate is invited individually and can turn on an authenticator app for two-step sign-in.
Can we bring our existing bookings?
Spreadsheet import is planned. We review your file with you first and only import once you’ve checked the result.
How will billing work?
Plans and prices haven’t been published yet. Pilot venues agree terms with us first, and nothing is charged without your agreement.
Does the demo save anything?
No. The demo on this site uses sample data in your browser tab, sends nothing and resets when you reload.