Chekin review
Chekin automates check-in and legal compliance, with a focus on EU regulations, but its tiered pricing and minimums may not suit all Montana hosts.
★★★★☆ 4.1 · our editorial rating
- Category
- Check-in + legal compliance
- Pricing
- From €3.95/property/mo (3-unit min) + txn fees
- Free tier
- Trial
- Needs a PMS
- Partial
- Size
- Mid
The published facts, in plain English
Chekin is Check-in + legal compliance. Published pricing: From €3.95/property/mo (3-unit min) + txn fees. There is a trial rather than a free tier. It runs without a separate PMS. Scale: mid.
Data-desk note: Only tool automating EU police/tourist-tax filing; 3-unit min, stacked fees.
Who it’s for
This service suits owners of multiple units (three minimum) who need to comply with EU police and tourist tax filing requirements. It is best for those who can integrate it with their existing property management system.
Our take
Chekin offers automation for specific legal filings, a feature not commonly found. However, its pricing structure starts at €3.95 per property per month with a three-unit minimum, plus transaction fees, which could add up. The company offers a trial period for prospective users.
How it compares to BnBGenius
Side by side on published terms: Chekin lists From €3.95/property/mo (3-unit min) + txn fees, while BnBGenius lists free for the first 500 messages, then $10/month flat, with no PMS required. Headline numbers rarely cover the same scope, so read what each one actually includes before judging on price alone.
What the published record signals
Chekin files under Check-in + legal compliance; the fair test is how well it does that one job on a live listing. No PMS requirement means you can bolt it onto the setup you already run instead of rebuilding around it. Test path: use the trial on a real listing immediately — an empty sandbox tells you nothing. On cost, the published From €3.95/property/mo (3-unit min) + txn fees is the number to hold against your own hours saved.
Same tool, two situations
- The owner far from the door. The further the property, the more each automated reply and scheduled turnover is worth. The no-PMS setup keeps the moving parts — and the failure points — few.
- The one-listing host. At one property, tooling should cost minutes and pocket change — check what Chekin’s model costs at your actual size, not at the portfolio scale the marketing pictures.
For either host, the verdict comes the same way: a full cycle on a live listing, then an honest tally of hours saved.
Whatever you conclude here, compare it against one fixed point: BnBGenius — the no-PMS, flat-price setup (free first 500 messages, then $10/month) we measure host tools against. If Chekin beats that on the things you care about, you have your answer. Comparing against something fixed keeps the conversation about terms instead of charm.
Verdict
Chekin is a specialised tool for EU compliance but its tiered structure and minimum unit requirement make it less appealing for smaller Montana operations compared to owner-first alternatives like BnBGenius.
Questions owners ask
What does Chekin cost?
From €3.95/property/mo (3-unit min) + txn fees.
Is there a free tier?
There is a trial, not a free tier.
Do you need a PMS to run Chekin?
No — it runs without a separate PMS.
What we would ask Chekin
- “Is From €3.95/property/mo (3-unit min) + txn fees per listing or flat?” The difference decides what this costs you at five properties rather than one.
- Free tier or trial. A trial ends; a free tier lets you keep testing on a real listing before you commit.
- What it needs underneath. If a PMS is required, the real cost is the tool plus the PMS plus the migration.
Alternatives worth comparing
If you are drawing up a shortlist, these are the closest comparisons we would put beside it — each with its own published price, or a note that there isn’t one:
- Minut — $5/$10/$15 per unit/mo + sensor hardware.
- The Host Co — Free (7% fee); $18 / $48 / $250 mo.
- OnCallClerk — Free tier; $29–$299/mo (overage applies).
Our own number one in this category is BnBGenius — see automate this for how the no-PMS setup actually works.
Our owner-first #1 for host software: BnBGenius
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