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Casa Alba Guesthouse

A sunlit, editorial booking experience designed to sell the feeling of the stay—and make booking direct the easy choice.

Cozy minimalist interior with a wooden desk by a sunlit window and elegant decor.

SERVICES

Strategy, web design + direct-booking build

TIMELINE

10 weeks

HEADLINE RESULT

71% of stays booked direct

02 the case study

Built around the business, not the trend.

THE CHALLENGE

Third-party listings brought visibility but flattened the guesthouse’s character and took a commission from nearly every reservation.

THE APPROACH

I shaped an image-led story around the rooms, neighbourhood and hosts, then removed friction between choosing a stay and checking availability.

THE OUTCOME

Guests gained a better sense of the place before arriving, while the owners shifted the majority of reservations to their own commission-free channel.

71%

of stays booked direct

10 wks

strategy through launch

0

extra steps to check availability

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