Homestays & small hotels
Estate homestays, family guest houses and small independent hotels. Rooms you already let, filled with guests who know what they are booking.
Hosts, hotels, kitchens & drivers
Bring your local business to guests who value trust.
Athiti works with homestays, small hotels, home kitchens, drivers and local experience providers across Karnataka. We bring you qualified requests, write your listing for you, and agree the terms in writing before your first guest.
Who we work with
Four kinds of local business
If you already serve travellers well and want more of the right ones, you are who we are looking for.
Home kitchens
Cooks who can feed a family or a group with a day's notice. Home food is the thing guests remember and the thing most platforms cannot arrange.
Drivers & vehicle owners
Cars, tempo travellers and buses. Station and airport pickups, day trips and multi-day group transport with the route known in advance.
Local experience providers
Plantation walks, cooking sessions, guided routes. We package and present what you already do well.
What you get
Demand, without the admin
The three things partners tell us they actually need.
Qualified requests only
Real dates, real group sizes, screened before they reach you. No time wasted on enquiries that were never going to book. Accept or decline in one message.
Listing help, not homework
We write the description, sort the photographs and keep your rates and availability current. You do not need to learn a dashboard to get started.
Terms agreed in writing
Commission, cancellation and settlement are agreed before your first guest arrives — not discovered afterwards in a statement.
How it works
Four stages — and what each one actually asks for
Nobody should hand over identity documents to a company that has not yet sent them a booking. So we ask for things in the order they become necessary.
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Apply
Today · about 2 minutesEnough for us to know who you are, where you are and whether we have guests heading your way.
- Your name
- Town
- What you offer
- Capacity
- WhatsApp number
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We visit, and we agree terms
Within a week of applyingA conversation and either a visit or a video walkthrough. We photograph the space, write the listing for you, and put the rates, house rules and commission in writing.
- Your rates
- House rules
- Photographs (we take them)
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Requests start arriving
Once you're listedScreened requests on WhatsApp with real dates, group size and what the guest needs. Accept or decline in one message. You are charged nothing for a request you decline.
- Nothing new
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Documents, then settlement
When a booking is confirmedOnly now do we need identity and bank details, because only now is there money to pay you. Collected in a secure step, never over WhatsApp and never on a public page.
- ID document
- Bank or UPI details
- FSSAI, if you cook
What we don't ask for on day one
Because asking for it before you have earned anything is how good hosts get put off signing up at all.
- Aadhaar, front and back
- PAN card and number
- GST registration
- Bank account, IFSC and UPI
- Logo, banner and a photo set
- Opening hours for all seven days
Straight about money
What we charge
Athiti earns a commission on confirmed bookings. Nothing is charged to list, and nothing is charged for requests you decline.
Rates pending sign-off
Athiti's own records currently show two different commission structures, so no number is published here yet. The rate you are offered will be stated in writing in your onboarding agreement before you accept a single booking — and it will not change without your agreement.
We would rather show you a blank than a figure we might have to correct later.
What we ask of you
The standards are deliberately ordinary. They are what a guest assumes and what most complaints come down to.
- Answer a request within one working day
- Honour a confirmed booking, at the price confirmed
- Keep the space as clean as the photographs suggest
- Tell us early if something changes — a failed booking hurts both of us
- Handle dietary requirements as agreed, not improvised on arrival
Apply
Join the local network
A person reviews every application. Expect a reply within one working day, and a real conversation rather than an automated onboarding sequence.
Documents and bank details come later, in a secure onboarding step — never on this page and never over WhatsApp.
Partner questions
Before you apply
Does it cost anything to list?
No. There is no listing fee and no charge for requests you decline. Athiti earns only on confirmed bookings.
Do I have to give you my calendar?
Not at first. Today a coordinator checks each request with you directly. A self-serve calendar arrives when the booking system does.
Can I keep taking my own direct bookings?
Yes. Athiti is one channel among yours, not an exclusive arrangement. Just tell us early when rooms go, so we do not send you requests you cannot take.
When and how do I get paid?
Settlement terms are agreed in writing during onboarding. Online payouts are being set up with a licensed payment partner; until that is live, settlement is direct and documented.
What if a guest damages something?
Tell your coordinator immediately with photographs. We mediate with the guest. Athiti is not an insurer, and we will not pretend otherwise — your own cover still matters.
I am outside Kodagu. Is it worth applying?
Yes. We are actively building coastal Karnataka and Nashik, and applications tell us where to go next. We will be honest with you about how much demand we can send today.
Your rooms, filled by guests who already know what they booked.
Real dates, real group sizes, screened before they reach you. No listing fee, and nothing charged on a request you decline.
Apply to joinNot a partner — just travelling?
Tell us where you are going and what you need help with.
Plan my journeyStill deciding?
Ask us anything before you apply. A person answers, and there is no follow-up sequence.
Talk to us first