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Guides on guest registration, compliance and how to welcome your guests without queues or paperwork.
The guest scans a QR code at the door, takes a selfie and, if it matches the check-in, their smart lock code appears. How it works step by step, and why it matters in Italy and Spain.
The real story of a host who went to report the damage and found they only had made-up data. What goes wrong with form-based online check-in, and how a document scan plus selfie prevents it while complying with GDPR.
A host was asked for traveller reports. One had no signature — data typed by hand, ID never shown. Why OCR without storing the document is lawful, and why WhatsApp can cost you the business.
Bookings, guest check-in and police reports from your phone. What you can do with the app, why we built it this way, and how to get started in two minutes.
Introducing the property check-in link: a single, stable landing page per property you can paste into Booking.com message templates and Airbnb scheduled messages. Every guest receives their check-in automatically, with their reservation dates already filled in.
Our team joins your support chat directly, replies with screenshots, and everything lives in your panel: every incident, every conversation, every answer — including the ones sent by email. Because at HazCheckin, support is done by people.
Spain has won the World Cup and we're celebrating at HazCheckin: 20% off for 3 months on any plan with the code CAMPEONESMUNDIAL. This week only, from 20 to 26 July 2026.
Catalan accommodations can now use HazCheckin: we detect that your property is in Catalonia, generate the official Mossos d'Esquadra file after every check-in and send it to you ready to upload to MossosHotels.
Spain's data protection authority warns that photocopying or photographing an ID isn't allowed and can cost up to €100,000. What the law actually says, why the traveller register doesn't require a copy, and how to comply without storing ID scans.
Stop typing your accommodation details by hand. Paste your Airbnb or Booking.com listing URL into HazCheckin and we read the listing for you — name, description, capacity, amenities, location and photos.
What online check-in is, how it works in hotels and short-term rentals, and what your property gains by dropping manual registration: shorter queues, fewer errors and the guest report filed for you.
A practical hotel GDPR checklist: lawful basis, ID copies, retention, supplier contracts and access controls, with a separate guide to Spanish registration rules.
Why a scanned document is no longer enough, what liveness detection adds against photos and deepfakes, and how to verify a guest's identity without turning check-in into an interrogation.
The real numbers behind moving from desk registration to online check-in: minutes per guest, hours per season, and what changes in the operations of a small property.
We comply with the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Your data — and your guests' data — stays safe.
