str market mapIn many European markets every guest must be identified and reported to the police or a municipal registry, and tourist tax must be calculated and collected for each stay. Done by hand, this means copying passport data, filing registry submissions and chasing payments for every booking.
Chekin is a guest check-in and legal compliance platform for vacation rentals, apartments, hotels, villas, campsites and glamping sites. It automates online and onsite guest registration, identity verification, authority reporting and tourist tax collection, and adds guest-facing modules for access, payments and upsells.
Chekin connects to PMS and channel manager platforms such as Avantio, Guesty, Hostaway, Lodgify, Smoobu, Mews and Cloudbeds, so each new reservation triggers an online check-in link. Guests upload their ID, pass a biometric match against a selfie and sign the required documents. The data is formatted and sent to the relevant police or registry systems, including Spain's SES Hospedajes, Italy's Alloggiati Web and Portugal's SEF channel. Tourist tax is calculated per stay and charged online, and e-invoices can be issued automatically. An OCR scanner speeds up onsite check-in at reception. Further modules cover self check-in with digital keys through smart lock partners such as Nuki, Salto, TTLock and Akiles, a unified inbox with AI replies, digital guidebooks, damage protection plans, a white-label branded guest app, and upsells and experiences. An SDK lets software platforms embed the check-in flow natively. The guest flow runs in EN, DE, ES, FR, IT, PT, CS and EL.
Property managers, hotels and campsite operators in countries with mandatory guest registration who need authority reporting and tourist tax handled within the check-in process.
Listed on STR Market Map, the short-term-rental software marketplace.