Hotel SEO services:
Stop Paying 18% Commission to OTAs

Drive direct bookings and reduce
commissions with expert hotel SEO.

UK based team

Work with a dedicated SEO team based in the UK, offering local expertise and reliable support.

Results driven

Our SEO strategies focus on measurable growth and long-term results for your business.

No tie-ins

We don’t lock you into contracts – stay with us because it works, not because you have to.

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The OTA "Tax" is Killing Your Margins 💸

Rent vs. Own

Every time a guest books via an OTA, you lose a chunk of your profit. But guests only use OTAs because they rank higher than you. We fix that. We build “Brand Defence” strategies that ensure when someone searches for your hotel name, your official site ranks #1, not Booking.com bidding on your brand.

Fill Rooms in the Off-Season

Anyone can sell rooms in August. We focus on the “Shoulder Months.” We build “Experience-Led” content silos targeting specific winter/autumn demands (e.g., “Winter Wedding Packages,” “Corporate Retreats,” or “Christmas Market Breaks”). We smooth out your seasonality curve by driving demand when you need it most.

AI & Hotel Search: The Digital Concierge

Travellers are using AI to plan their perfect trip, asking tools like ChatGPT and Gemini about amenities, location and vibes, queries like “luxury hotel in [City] with sea views” or “best family stay near [Attraction].”

To secure the booking, you must be the top recommendation.

Our Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) strategy checks you in as the favourite. We optimise your amenity data and local content so when AI suggests a hotel, it sends guests to your reception.

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What’s Included in Your Hotel Strategy

Paying 15-20% commission to OTAs like Booking.com hurts your bottom line. Our monthly packages are designed to shift the balance. We optimise your digital presence to capture guests during their research phase, driving traffic directly to your own booking engine for commission-free revenue.

Experience-Led Keyword Research

Guests don’t just search for “hotels”; they search for experiences. We target high-value, niche phrases like “luxury spa break,” “dog-friendly suites,” or “romantic sea views.” This connects you with guests looking for exactly the amenities you offer, leading to higher conversion rates.

Map Pack & Google Travel

Tourists live on Google Maps. We ensure your hotel dominates the local “Map Pack” and appears correctly on Google Travel. We optimise your listing with high-quality photos and accurate facility details, ensuring you are the standout choice for visitors exploring the area.

Hotel Schema & Rich Results

We use specific code (Structured Data) to display your star rating, price range, and availability directly in the search results. This visual advantage helps you stand out against competitors and gives potential guests the confidence to click your site over an OTA.

Brand Defence Strategy

OTAs are aggressive at bidding on your brand name. We analyse where third-party sites are stealing your traffic and implement organic strategies to ensure your official website ranks #1 for your own hotel name, reclaiming those lost direct bookings.

Weddings & Events SEO

Room nights are only half the story. We build dedicated strategies to rank for high-revenue terms like “wedding venues in [Location]” or “corporate conference rooms.” This fills your function space and drives significant ancillary revenue throughout the year.

Destination Content Guides

You aren’t just selling a room; you’re selling the destination. We create “Things to Do” guides and local attraction itineraries. This captures travellers early in their planning journey, positioning your hotel as the helpful local expert and the natural place to stay.

Award winning, trusted SEO Agency

We’re proud to be recognised as a leading SEO agency by businesses across the UK. With multiple awards, including best nationwide SEO services provider, and top ratings on Trustpilot and Google, our reputation is built on delivering real results.

Our clients value our transparent communication, data-driven strategies and dedication to helping businesses grow online. With over 10 years experience in SEO and a proven track record in delivering results, you can trust us to drive sustainable growth online.

We Speak "RevPAR" & "ADR" 🇬🇧

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Beyond the Bedroom

A hotel isn’t just beds; it’s a venue. We treat your Weddings, Spa, and F&B (Food & Beverage) departments as separate businesses. We build dedicated strategies to rank your restaurant for “Best Sunday Lunch [City]” or your function room for “Conference Venues near me,” maximising your Total Revenue Per Available Room (TRevPAR).

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Google Travel & Map Pack

Guests search visually. We optimise your presence on Google Travel and Google Maps. We ensure your amenities (Pool, Gym, Parking) are correctly tagged in Google’s knowledge graph so you appear in filtered searches (e.g., “Hotels with EV Chargers”), capturing the specific needs of modern travellers.

Meet our Lead SEO Strategist...

Andrew is the founder of Studio 36 Digital and an advanced SEO specialist with over 10 years of experience helping businesses and brands across the UK improve their online visibility. He holds professional certifications in SEO, including the Ahrefs Certification, and has led data-driven strategies that have significantly increased organic traffic and search engine rankings for clients in a wide range of industries.

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A Strategy for Every Guest Type 🛎️

Experience-Led Content

Guests don’t search for “Standard Double Room.” They search for feelings. We optimise your site for “Vibe” Keywords such as “Romantic Getaway with Hot Tub,” “Dog Friendly Hotel near Beach,” or “Family Staycation with Pool.” This matches your room types to the specific intent of the booker.

Wedding & Event Silos

Weddings are high-ticket. We build a “Wedding Ecosystem” on your site. Instead of one generic page, we create specific guides on “Intimate Wedding Venues,” “Civil Ceremony Licensing,” and “Winter Wedding Packages.” This captures couples at the research phase, long before they book a venue tour.

Get started with a FREE SEO audit

We offer a free, no-obligation SEO audit for your website. This includes a review of your keyword rankings, content quality, on-page and off-page SEO, backlinks, and technical issues. You’ll receive a detailed report along with a recommended SEO strategy.

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More features, more reasons to choose us ✨

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Detailed monthly reports

Transparency is at the heart of what we do. Every month, you’ll receive a clear, comprehensive SEO report tailored to your chosen hotel SEO package. These reports provide practical insights into your website’s performance, including traffic volumes, sources, ranking positions, and new backlinks.

Powerful SEO tools

We use industry-leading tools like Google Analytics and Ahrefs to deliver effective SEO for your business. Our investment in these platforms means we can uncover valuable data about your website, competitors, and growth opportunities, ensuring your SEO strategy is always data-driven and results-focused.

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Dedicated Client Portal

Our client portal puts everything you need at your fingertips. Easily access your invoices, subscription details, and reports, or chat live with our team, all in one secure, convenient place.

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Monthly SEO Packages

Our hotel SEO packages include everything you need to improve search rankings and grow your online visibility, from on-page optimisation and keyword targeting to technical fixes and reporting. No long contracts, no hidden fees, just flexible monthly plans with 30 days’ notice.

  • AI Ready
  • No Tie-ins
  • SEO Guarantee

Bespoke

£POA

Free Setup

Custom keywords

Keyword Research

Competitor Analysis

Custom Link Building & PR

On-site Optimisation

Keyword Monitoring

Monthly Reporting

Technical SEO

Blog Optimisation

Custom Content Plan

Dominate

£999 +VAT/month

Free Setup

up to 50 Keywords

Keyword Research

Competitor Analysis

Link Building (Level 3)

On-site Optimisation

Keyword Monitoring

Monthly Reporting

Technical SEO

Blog Optimisation

Monthly Blog Post

Grow

Popular
£699 +VAT/month

Free Setup

up to 20 Keywords

Keyword Research

Competitor Analysis

Link Building (Level 2)

On-site Optimisation

Keyword Monitoring

Monthly Reporting

Technical SEO

Blog Optimisation

Monthly Blog Post

Starter

£399 +VAT/month

Free Setup

up to 10 Keywords

Keyword Research

Competitor Analysis

Link Building (Level 1)

On-site Optimisation

Keyword Monitoring

Monthly Reporting

Technical SEO

Blog Optimisation

Monthly Blog Post

Recent SEO Case Studies 🎯

We’ve helped businesses across various industries achieve significant improvements in their search rankings, organic traffic, and lead generation. Here are a few examples of our recent results:

Healthcare Clinic

Period:
6 Months
Impression increase:
600%
Click increase:
200%
Location:
London
Outcome:
+359% increase in bookings

Equipment Supplier

Period:
15 Months
Impression increase:
310%
Click increase:
140%
Location:
National
Outcome:
+129% increase in leads

Energy Grant Company

Period:
14 Months
Impression increase:
10200%
Click increase:
4300%
Location:
National
Outcome:
+5460% increase in leads

Highly rated by our clients

Our clients consistently rate us as a top agency to deliver results and drive growth for their businesses online. See our latest feedback on Trustpilot and Google.

"Andrew really helped our brand grow and fixed issues while improving our SEO performance over the few months he was with us. Would definitely recommend to other people looking for great SEO help."

Hannah
UK Clothing Brand
5 star Trustpilot review rating, green stars

"Would highly recommend Andrew at Studio 36 Digital to anyone looking to do more with there website. From start to finish he transformed our companies website to exactly what we wanted it be! Studio 36 are our go to now for all our blog writing, SEO and website content. Thanks again guys."

Marc
Commercial Services Business
5 star Google review rating, gold stars

"These guys are fantastic. I cannot recommend them highly enough. They have technical expertise and a great eye for design. They were a pleasure to work with, and are now my go to for web design."

Bradley
Architect Firm
5 star Google review rating, gold stars

"I have been using Studio36 since 2020 for my business web development and branding. I’m very happy with the service I receive, communication is always quick and work is of a high standard."

Sarah
Health Product Brand
5 star Trustpilot review rating, green stars

"Really recommend Studio 36, they helped us with our SEO campaign and we saw some great rank increases. Andrew even helped optimise some extra keywords and always responded quickly to any questions I had. Would definitely recommend!"

Charlene
Kids Entertainment Brand
5 star Google review rating, gold stars

"We've been using Studio 36 Digital for just over 3 years now and they have provided a great service. They're very price competitive and have secured position one on Google for some very competitive keywords. Highly recommended."

TCG
Pet Care Company
5 star Trustpilot review rating, green stars

"Andrew went above and beyond for us, delivering an absolutely fantastic product to such a high standard. He helped us every step of the way until we were happy with how things looked and performed. Couldn't recommend Studio 36 Digital enough!!"

Jason
Custom Clothing Business
5 star Google review rating, gold stars
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

How does Hotel SEO help reduce the commission we pay to OTAs?

OTAs (like Booking.com or Expedia) charge commissions ranging from 15% to 25%. Our goal is to shift that business to your own website where the commission is 0%. We do this by optimising your site for “Brand Plus” keywords and “Location” searches. We ensure that when a guest finds you on an OTA and then Googles your name to check for a better deal (known as the Billboard Effect), your website appears #1, looks professional, and offers a compelling reason to book direct.

Can you help us market our Wedding Venue and Conference facilities?

Yes. For many hotels, Food & Beverage (F&B) and Events are major profit drivers. We treat these as separate business units. We build specific landing pages targeting “Wedding venues in [Location]” or “Corporate meeting rooms near me.” We use visual SEO (optimising your high-res gallery images) to attract couples and event planners who are searching for the perfect aesthetic, ensuring your function rooms are booked year-round.

How do you handle seasonality and "Shoulder Months"?

Every hotel can fill rooms in August. The challenge is November and January. We adjust our SEO strategy seasonally. In the quiet months, we focus on promoting “Staycation offers,” “Christmas Parties,” or “Spa Breaks” to drive local and domestic traffic. We plan content 3 to 6 months in advance so that your offers are ranking in Google just as customers start looking for them.

Why is Site Speed (Core Web Vitals) critical for hotels?

Travellers are increasingly booking on mobile devices, often while on the move. If your hotel website takes more than 3 seconds to load, potential guests will bounce back to the OTA app where the experience is fast and easy. We optimise your site speed, compress heavy images, and ensure your “Book Now” engine loads instantly. A faster site directly correlates to a higher conversion rate and more direct bookings.

How do you measure success? Is it just traffic?

No, traffic is vanity; bookings are sanity. We integrate with Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and your Booking Engine (where possible) to track Ecommerce Revenue. We look at:

  • Total Direct Revenue: The cash value of bookings made via organic search.
  • Wedding/Event Enquiries: The number of brochure downloads or tour requests.
  • Conversion Rate: The percentage of visitors who book. This allows you to see the exact ROI of your SEO spend compared to the commission you would have paid an OTA for the same bookings.

Do you work with independent hotels or chains?

We work with both, but we specialise in helping Independent Hotels and small groups fight back against the big chains and OTAs. Independent hotels often have more flexibility to create unique, localised content that Google loves. We leverage your unique story, history, and local character to outperform the generic listings of major international chains.

Does Local SEO matter for hotels?

Absolutely. For hotels, local SEO is vital: Google Travel and the “Hotel Pack” are distinct search features. We manage your Google Business Profile to ensure your amenities (Free Wi-Fi, Pool, Parking) are correctly listed so you appear in filtered searches. We also ensure your hotel shows up for “Near Me” searches, capturing last-minute travellers looking for a room for the night in your immediate vicinity.

Do I need to sign a long-term contract?

No. We understand that hospitality is sensitive to economic shifts. We operate on a 30-day rolling basis. We believe that by driving consistent direct revenue and reducing your OTA commission bills, we provide enough value to keep you as a long-term partner without needing a contract to enforce it.

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Ambitious SMEs and national brands in competitive categories, publishing buying guides and product content at scale, earning coverage on trusted sites, and driving monthly growth in high intent traffic, basket value, and revenue.

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Medium to large businesses looking for a bespoke approach, enhanced brand authority, recognition and visibility for competitive markets.

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Growing small businesses that need a smoother, faster site and regular improvements, for example salons, studios, and local retailers, targeting more visibility, calls, and form enquiries.

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SMEs and multi location small businesses competing across towns and regions, for example estate agents and regional service providers, using helpful content to increase rankings, leads, and sales.

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Ambitious SMEs and national brands in competitive markets, for example franchise groups and national service providers, publishing content at scale and earning coverage to drive monthly growth in traffic and revenue.