Kayak rentals

Booking software
built for kayak rentals.

Rent by the hour or the day, collect a deposit up front, and keep every kayak, paddle and life jacket accounted for — on one live calendar.

Kayak rental runs on tight, back-to-back slots. A two-hour hire that comes back late pushes the next group down the beach, and a no-show on a busy Saturday is a boat that sat on the rack all day. TimeKey lets paddlers book and pay online in advance, so your morning is planned before you unlock the container.

Set your inventory once — how many singles, doubles and sit-on-tops you run, plus paddles and life jackets — and the calendar never lets two groups book the same hull. Offer hourly, half-day and full-day rates, block out low tide or high wind, and add extras like a dry bag or a guided leg at checkout.

A deposit — or the full amount — is taken when they book, and a digital waiver is signed on their phone before they arrive, so there is no clipboard at the water’s edge. Reminders go out by SMS, email or WhatsApp with the launch time and what to bring, and groups turn up on time and ready.

Villa Palma

3 units · July

High season

Unit A

Airbnb

Unit B

Direct
Direct

Unit C

Airbnb
Booking.com
DirectBooking.comAirbnbBlocked

Jul 1–14 $180/nt · Jul 15+ $240/nt

Cleaning $45Deposit $200Min 3 nts

One availability calendar across your own site and the OTAs — never a double-booked unit.

01

Hourly & half-day slots

Rent by the hour, the half-day or the full day, with turnaround time built in so a late return never double-books the next group.

02

Deposits up front

Take a deposit or full payment at booking. A rained-out no-show stops being a kayak that sat on the rack all day.

03

Digital waivers

Liability waivers are signed on the customer’s phone before they arrive — no clipboard, no queue at the launch.

04

Fleet & gear tracked

Singles, doubles, sit-on-tops, paddles and life jackets are counted as real inventory, so you never over-book your hulls.

05

Weather-proof

Block a session for wind or low tide in a tap, and offer the group a new time or a credit instead of a refund fight.

06

Walk-ups & online, one list

Beach walk-ups and online bookings land on the same calendar, so staff always see exactly what’s on the water.

Every unit accounted for

The whole fleet,
on one board.

  • One board shows every unit — out, due back, or ready for the next hire.
  • A turnaround buffer between hires gives your team time to rinse, refuel and check the gear.
  • Back-to-back bookings can never collide, because each unit carries its own live schedule.
  • A cancellation frees the unit instantly and offers the slot to the next booking in line.

Changeover day

Saturday, July 4

10:00Villa Palma · Unit BThe Harrisons ×6 departCheck-out
10:30Villa Palma · Unit BHousekeeping · 90 min blockCleaning
15:00Villa Palma · Unit BDaniel Kim ×3 · 4 nightsCheck-inAirbnb
16:00Villa Palma · Unit CLena Fischer ×2 · 6 nightsCheck-inDirect

Cleaning blocks are added automatically between stays — a unit can't be sold mid-turnover.

Deposits & no-shows

A no-show stops
costing you a unit.

  • Take a deposit or the full amount at booking, so a no-show isn’t simply lost revenue.
  • Reminders go out on SMS, email and WhatsApp with the time and what to bring.
  • A missed booking is marked on its own and stays on the customer’s history.
  • Freed-up slots are offered to the next customer, so cancellations still get filled.

Appointment

Fade + hot towel

Fri Jul 11 · 14:30 · with Marko

Deposit paid

At booking

€15 deposit held · confirmation sent

24h before

SMS reminder — “Reply C to confirm”

2h before

WhatsApp nudge with directions

!

If it becomes a no-show

Marked automatically · deposit kept · slot offered to the waitlist

You set the channels and the timing — TimeKey sends every reminder and marks the no-shows on its own.

FAQ

Answers before you ask

Yes. Set hourly, half-day and full-day rates with your own turnaround time between hires, and the calendar keeps every hull from being double-booked.

Fill every kayak, every tide.

14-day full trial · No credit card · Free migration help