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Verification before the key turns.

Guests add a photo of their travel ID — national card or passport — plus any local formalities. Codes unlock when you’re ready.

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The door waits until check-in is done.

Europe · Local law · Access on approval

Why this is the centre

Most platforms bury check-in as an add-on. We put the threshold first.

Most platforms bury check-in as an add-on. We put verification-before-access at the front: guests complete a simple ID check (national card or passport — whatever they travel with) on an encrypted stay link — not WhatsApp — plus registration where the city asks for it, and clear local guidance. Then door codes, digital keys, and house instructions release when you’re ready.

The verification theatre

From sealed door
to open threshold.

Step through the guest flow. Access stays locked until ID and local formalities are done — then the stay opens.

A private stay link

Reservation syncs. Guest receives one branded link — not a public listing.

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Guest · staySealed
Online check-in — guest confirms details from their stay link

From the live guest demo

Data security · GDPR

Safer for hosts.
Calmer for guests.

Guests should not send ID photos over WhatsApp or personal phone cameras. Hosts should not ask staff to photograph travel documents on a private phone. That practice is risky — and sits poorly with GDPR.

NextStay keeps check-in data on the encrypted stay link between guest and host — processed for the stay, not scattered across chat threads.

  • No WhatsApp ID photos
  • Encrypted guest ↔ host link
  • GDPR-minded stay processing
How we handle data →

White space · Nobody else owns this

On your city.Not a generic EU footnote.

Competitors stop at “local compliance.” NextStay surfaces destination requirements at check-in — registration, tax, house rules — and publishes city guides hosts can trust.

  • Lisbon

    Guest register · tourist tax

  • Barcelona

    STR licence · neighbourhood rules

  • Vienna

    Meldezettel-style registration

  • Athens

    AADE / local guest filing

  • Vilnius

    Migration & city obligations

  • Prague

    Municipal guest reporting

Browse destination guides →EU security & compliance

Without verification-first

Inbox theatre.
Doorstep doubt.

  • ID photos in WhatsApp at midnight
  • Codes sent before you know who arrives
  • City rules explained in three languages by you
  • Reception re-checks details for every guest

With NextStay check-in

Cleared before
they arrive.

  • ID captured on the stay link before arrival
  • Codes sealed until check-in clears
  • City obligations surfaced for that destination
  • Desk greets — paperwork already done
Verified guest check-in complete before arrival

Arrival modes

Every path still verifies

01

Remote

Contactless arrival

Self-service on web so guests arrive without a desk queue — verification already finished.

02

Ops

Staff mobile check-in

Same status on the host phone when someone needs the desk or a knock at the door.

03

Legal

Agreements & e-sign

House rules and acknowledgements captured with check-in — not lost in threads.

04

Access

Locks & digital keys

Smart locks and key delivery timed to approval — under your control.

05

Property

Kiosk & lobby path

On-property self-service when remote pre-arrival isn’t enough.

06

Exit

Online check-out

Departure status, late exit asks, handoff to housekeeping — calm goodbye.

Capability register

Everything check-in peers offer — and the city layer they miss.

Full competitor union. Stamped into one arrival product.

  1. 01

    Guest self-service / online check-in

    Private stay links and digital registration before arrival.

  2. 02

    Contactless & pre-arrival portals

    Forms, instructions, and status without inbox ping-pong.

  3. 03

    Photo ID upload

    National ID card or passport — whatever guests travel with in Europe.

  4. 04

    ID scanning paths

    Digital capture and partner hardware routes where needed.

  5. 05

    ID check before access

    Codes and keys stay hidden until check-in clears.

  6. 06

    Guest registration cards

    Registration-ready guest data for your records.

  7. 07

    Regional / police-style registration

    EU and partner-country registration depth — match the strongest peers, exceed with city guides.

  8. 08

    City & destination local-law guidance

    NextStay white space — on-your-city requirements, not generic policy text.

  9. 09

    Access codes & smart lock automation

    Timed delivery tied to check-in approval.

  10. 10

    Digital keys in guest surface

    Unlock instructions live in the guest dashboard.

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    Kiosk / on-property self-service

    Lobby and property paths when remote isn’t enough.

  12. 12

    Guest agreements / e-sign

    Rules acknowledged with the stay, not after the fact.

  13. 13

    Device / lock manager

    Access devices as part of the arrival product.

  14. 14

    Staff mobile check-in / out

    Ops-side arrival and departure on phone.

  15. 15

    Online check-out

    Clean departure status for guests and housekeeping.

Put verification before the key

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Wire check-in to your city.

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