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  • March 18, 2026
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aimee
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Hello- is there any way to gather from a guest who directly books how they found our direct booking site? I have ads, word of mouth, Social Media, google, etc. wondering if there’s a way to ask how they found us similar to asking what the “purpose of travel” is. Thanks 😊 

Best answer by Yle Labata

Hello, ​@aimee. Currently, there is no built-in way to add custom questions (such as "How did you find us?") to the direct booking form in Hospitable. But, this is a great idea! I found out that this existing feature has been requested, but it is not available yet.

 

For now, you have a couple of options:

  • Use a free text fillable field in your rental agreement where guests can type their answer (note: this will not provide a dropdown menu) .
  • Ask the question in your automated messaging using a messaging rule.

You can upvote the feature request here - https://feedback.hospitable.com/p/custom-questions-for-direct-bookings 😊

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Yle Labata
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  • March 18, 2026

Hello, ​@aimee. Currently, there is no built-in way to add custom questions (such as "How did you find us?") to the direct booking form in Hospitable. But, this is a great idea! I found out that this existing feature has been requested, but it is not available yet.

 

For now, you have a couple of options:

  • Use a free text fillable field in your rental agreement where guests can type their answer (note: this will not provide a dropdown menu) .
  • Ask the question in your automated messaging using a messaging rule.

You can upvote the feature request here - https://feedback.hospitable.com/p/custom-questions-for-direct-bookings 😊


Will.Fraser
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  • March 18, 2026

Great automation thoughts from Yle above! 

 

Generally I try to ask this casually in a way like “out of curiosity how did you come across our direct booking site?” and then followup with language intentionally tryin not to communicate too much surprise (like, wow, I can’t believe you’re shopping here!) but rather interest.


aimee
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  • March 18, 2026

Thanks everyone!