How Affiliate Bookings Actually Work (And Why It's Good For You)
Whenever you book a hotel or vacation rental through Sojourn House, your reservation is handled directly by our partner — Booking.com, Expedia, VRBO, Agoda, or one of dozens of others. We earn a small commission from the partner, paid by them, not added to your bill. Here's exactly how that works.
Your price is identical to direct
We don't mark up partner inventory. The nightly rate you see on a hotel page is the same rate you'd see on Booking.com directly. The commission we earn comes out of the partner's margin, not yours.
Some partners actually surface lower 'mobile' or 'member' prices to us first — so on occasion booking through us is cheaper, never more expensive.
What clicking 'check availability' does
When you click through to a partner site, we attach an affiliate marker — a small parameter in the URL — that tells the partner this booking came from us. We don't see your name, payment info, or check-in date. We just get credited if the booking completes.
Your booking is with the partner. Their cancellation policy, customer service, and terms apply. If something goes wrong, you contact them — but feel free to copy us at help@thesojournhouse.com if it doesn't get resolved.
Why this is good for you
It funds the platform. Every commission lets us curate Atlanta inventory, build features (saved searches, alerts, eventually direct booking), and keep the site free of intrusive ads.
It aligns incentives. We're not paid to push you toward a specific hotel — we're paid when you successfully book one you actually wanted. That's why we surface ratings, photos, and our own featured stays alongside aggregated inventory.
What's not affiliate
Our own listings — labeled 'Featured by Sojourn House' — are properties we curate or operate directly. We earn directly on those rather than via affiliate commission.
Long-term rental and for-sale leads are different again — those route to local agents and property managers in our network, who pay a referral fee on closed business.