Enjoy the benefits of automated processes
What is Chekin?
Founded in 2017 and trusted by 200,000+ properties worldwide, Chekin automates the entire guest journey — from booking confirmation to check-out. Hotels and vacation rental managers use Chekin to streamline operations, save time, enhance guest satisfaction, and unlock new revenue.
Chekin's mission is simple: take the operational burden off hosts so they can focus on what truly matters — creating memorable guest experiences. Trusted by big players such as Interhome, Greystar, Novasol and Holidu, Chekin keeps evolving to help hosts reduce stress and grow.
While Smoobu streamlines property and booking management, Chekin focuses on the guest experience — covering biometric identity verification, legal compliance, online and onsite check-in, damage protection, tourist tax, upselling, keyless access and more.
Smoobu's integration with Chekin
Before the integration
Hosts handle guest registrations manually, risking errors and fines
Guests fill out forms on arrival, causing long queues at check-in
Manual tax calculation, no identity verification, and missed upsell opportunities
After the integration
Chekin automates registration and reports to authorities across 45+ countries
Guests complete a branded online check-in before arrival, with verified ID
Automated tourist tax, upselling and keyless access — all in one flow
Elevate your guest check-ins easily
Simplify guest check-ins, boost security, and elevate the guest experience with seamless integration into your Smoobu account.
Most frequent questions about Chekin
The Smoobu and Chekin integration simplifies the guest check-in process for vacation rental hosts by automating registration, enhancing security, and ensuring compliance with local regulations.
All guest information and booking details are seamlessly synchronized between Smoobu and Chekin, offering hosts a centralized platform to manage their properties more efficiently. Chekin also enhances security by offering features like identity verification and digital signatures, ensuring secure and verified guest check-ins.
Additionally, hosts can customize registration forms to collect specific information required for their properties, tailoring the process to their needs. By automating the check-in process, reducing administrative workload, and providing a smoother experience for guests, this integration is especially beneficial for properties in regions with strict registration requirements, ensuring both compliance and efficiency.
Chekin elevates the guest experience with a branded, on-brand online check-in — no apps, no queues — plus digital guidebooks with local recommendations. It saves up to 87% of your operational time by automating manual paperwork, and our integrated upselling unlocks extra revenue per booking (clients see up to +35% revenue).
Chekin also ensures legal compliance across 45+ countries, automating guest registration, document storage and mandatory reporting — including e-invoicing in Spain (Verifactu), Italy (Agenzia delle Entrate), Portugal (e-Fatura) and Greece (MyData).
Damage protection and biometric identity verification add an extra layer of security, reducing the risk of fraud, identity theft and costly repairs.Chekin offers flexible pricing based on each property manager's specific needs. Their pricing is designed to accommodate different property sizes and features, starting with a basic plan for smaller operations and customized solutions for larger property portfolios. See more here.
Chekin is available in 45+ countries and supports multiple languages. Key markets include Spain, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Portugal, Greece, the UK, the US, Dubai and many more — with full integration to local authority systems such as SES.Hospedajes (Spain), Alloggiati Web (Italy), AIMA (Portugal), and DTCM (Dubai).
You can contact Chekin's support at [email protected] and also on this page.