Creative studios: rent out studio time with online booking

How photo, music and creative studios can rent out studio time with online booking: hourly and half-day slots, rooms as services, gear in the description.

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An empty studio earns nothing. Photographers, bands, podcasters and makers look for space by the hour, sometimes late in the evening, and want to see what's free right away. With Book, renters book studio time on your own booking page, room by room, and full slots disappear so nobody double-books.

One service per room and length

On Book, each service has a name, a price and an optional description, all shown on your public page. Each slot belongs to one service, sits within one day and has its own capacity.

ServiceExample slotPlacesExample price
Photo studio, 2 hours2 h1€60
Photo studio, half day4 h1€110
Rehearsal room, 3 hours3 h1€45
Podcast booth, 1 hour1 h1€25

Durations and prices are examples: set your own. Slots of different services can overlap, so the photo studio and the rehearsal room can be booked at the same time.

Same room, different lengths

If a 2-hour and a half-day service use the same room, their slots can overlap too, so open them at different times, such as half days in the morning and 2-hour slots in the afternoon.

Equipment and rules

Use each description to list what's included, such as lights, backdrops, amps or microphones, the maximum number of people, set-up and pack-down time inside the slot, and the house rules.

What renters tell you

The booking form takes first name, last name, email and phone, plus an optional note that reaches you in the new booking email. Ask for the project, the number of people and any extra gear needed.

Regular renters

For a band rehearsing every Tuesday, book their slots yourself from your bookings list. First and last name are enough; with their email, they get a confirmation with a calendar file. Slots repeat weekly on the weekdays you choose until an end date.

Access and changes

Send door codes by message, not in the note. Renters can't move or cancel online: they contact you, and you move the booking from your list. Book doesn't email clients about changes. Your bookings sync with Google, iPhone or Mac calendars.

What Book doesn't do

Book doesn't take deposits or payments, rent out equipment separately or send reminders. One booking page per business. See the guide on workshops and classes for the public. Book costs €5/month, everything included: unlimited services and bookings, no commission, no contract.

Can I rent several rooms?
Yes. Create one service per room; their slots can overlap.
Can I offer hourly and half-day rates?
Yes. Create one service per length and open them at different times.
Can regulars have a fixed weekly slot?
Yes. Book them from your list.
Does Book take deposits?
No. Book doesn't take payments.

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