Chekin Review (2026) — Host Software

Who it is for

This service is geared towards property managers with a minimum of three units who need to automate guest check-in and comply with European regulations. It's particularly useful for those managing properties within the EU that require police or tourist tax filings.

The published facts, in plain English

Published detail first, interpretation second, clearly separated so you can disagree with the second half.

Category: Check-in + legal compliance. Chekin is bought as a category before it is bought as a brand. Most owners who feel overwhelmed need messaging first and pricing second; everything else can wait a season.
The price they print: From €3.95/property/mo (3-unit min) + txn fees. Read the unit carefully — per listing, per month, per property and per booking are four very different bills once you own two places, and a per-listing price is a different animal on a four-month season than on a twelve-month one.
Trial only, no free tier. A trial is enough to test the setup but rarely enough to test a season. Start it when bookings are live, not in the quiet month when nothing will exercise it.
Partial PMS integration. It expects to sit alongside something else, so check the integration list against what you already run before you get attached to the idea.
Scale: mid-market. Usually the sweet spot for an owner with a handful of listings — enough product to be finished, small enough to answer a support email.

Our take

Chekin's main draw is its automation of EU-specific legal requirements, including police and tourist tax filings, which is a unique feature. The pricing starts at €3.95 per property per month, but this is subject to a three-unit minimum, and additional transaction fees apply. While it offers a trial, the tiered pricing and minimum unit requirement could be a barrier for smaller owners or those just starting out.

The data-desk note

Summarised in a single line by the dataset behind this site, Chekin comes out as:

“Only tool automating EU police/tourist-tax filing; 3-unit min, stacked fees.”

Where it lands for a Michigan owner

Software does not care which state your property is in, so the Michigan question here is not coverage — it is season shape. A per-listing subscription is charged for twelve months whether your property earns for twelve or for four, and that is the number to hold up against a manager's percentage before you decide which way to go.

Against our pick, on published terms

Both sides of this comparison print a number, which makes it a real one. Chekin publishes From €3.95/property/mo (3-unit min) + txn fees; BnBGenius publishes Free for the first 500 messages, then $10/mo flat. Put them side by side on the revenue you actually expect rather than on the headline percentage, because the base each is charged against is the part that moves.

What this review can't tell you

Everything above came from published material. These are the parts nobody publishes. Ask Chekin these, and keep the reply.

Where your guest history lives, and whether it leaves with you.
Which integrations are genuinely native, since those are the ones that keep working after an update.
What happens in the quiet months: full price, a paused plan, or a cancellation and a rebuild next spring.

Alternatives that publish a price

Worth putting side by side with the ones that publish, since that is the only comparison you can make unaided.

Beyond Insights — Free benchmarking; paid 1%–1.25% of bookings
RemoteLock — $6/door/mo (Premium) / $12/door (Enterprise)
BnBGenius — Free 500 msgs, then $10/mo flat

Verdict

Chekin provides niche automation for EU compliance but comes with a minimum unit requirement. Owners who want published terms to compare against should look at BnBGenius.

Every fact above is taken from this company's own published material or from our checked competitor dataset, on 2026-07-27. Where a field is empty we print that rather than filling it. How we test sets out what we can and cannot verify.

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