Frequently Asked Questions

Booking Cove is a free scheduling platform built for businesses that rent out chairs, seats, and stations — think salon chairs, barber seats, beauty rooms, studio desks, or treatment stations. Each business gets their own branded booking portal at a unique URL, making it easy for the professionals who rent from you to check availability and book their slots online.

Our platform is ideal for hair and beauty salons, barbershops, nail bars, tattoo studios, wellness and treatment spaces, co-working and hot-desk operators, and any business that rents chairs, seats, or stations to independent professionals. If you have stations to fill and renters to manage, Booking Cove is for you.

Absolutely. We take data security seriously. All data is encrypted in transit (HTTPS), and we never store any payment card details on our servers. Our platform is fully GDPR compliant. See our Privacy Policy for full details.

Yes. Booking Cove is free to use — there are no subscription fees, no per-booking charges, and no commission taken on the arrangements you make with the professionals renting your chairs. You handle rent collection with your renters however you already do; we simply give you the scheduling and management tools.

Getting started is free and takes just a few minutes. Simply create an account, choose a unique URL slug for your business, add your chairs, seats, or stations, and you're ready to take bookings. No credit card required.

Not at all. Booking Cove is designed for business owners, not developers. Setting up your booking portal is as simple as filling in a form. If you do have a website, you can also embed your booking calendar directly onto it using our embed widget — just copy and paste a single line of code.

Yes. Each business gets a branded portal at a unique URL (e.g. www.bookingcove.com/your-business-name). You can add your business name, logo, station descriptions, and photos so the professionals who rent from you enjoy a fully polished experience that feels like your own.

Once your portal is set up, simply share your unique booking URL with your clients by email, social media, or on your website. Depending on your settings, clients can either self-register or you can add them directly from your admin dashboard.

Yes. Your booking portal is always online. Clients can check availability and make bookings at any time of day or night. You'll receive email notifications for new bookings, and everything is reflected instantly in your admin calendar.

Yes. You can configure buffer times per chair or station so the platform automatically blocks out time between bookings for cleaning, setup, or changeover. This prevents double-booking and keeps your schedule running smoothly.

Yes. The platform supports recurring bookings so regular clients — such as weekly therapy sessions or standing rehearsal slots — can be easily managed without having to re-enter the same details every time.

Absolutely. You can embed your live availability calendar directly onto your existing website using a simple embed widget. Copy one line of code from your admin settings and paste it wherever you want the calendar to appear — no coding knowledge needed.