Book the lakehouse – A beautiful OSS booking calendar for holiday homes
A new open-source booking calendar called 'Book the Lakehouse' has been developed for families to manage holiday home bookings. The application allows users to claim dates, manage costs, and share photos while maintaining privacy with a PIN system. It is designed to simplify the booking process without the need for a central administrator.
- ▪The booking calendar is built using Next.js, React, Drizzle, Neon, and Vercel Blob.
- ▪Users can edit and delete their own stays without requiring global admin powers.
- ▪The app offers a 'Mary mode' for trusted users to manage paid stays quietly.
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A tiny, beautiful, and free to host booking calendar for the family holiday home. MIT licensed · built with Next.js, React, Drizzle, Neon, and Vercel Blob A small app for sharing the family holiday home without turning the family chat into a booking tribunal: a private calendar with a shared PIN, optional stay costs, bank transfer details, photos from the trip, and just enough ceremony to keep everyone honest. What It Does For families with a lakehouse, bach, cabin, cottage, or other beloved place that people take turns using. Pick your identity, then claim dates on a spacious month calendar. Edit and delete your own stays — no global admin powers required. Optional nightly costs, bank details, and a transfer prompt at booking time.
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