Software for the Netherlands
Hotel software for the Netherlands: tourist tax and night register
For small hotels and B&Bs in the Netherlands: guest data for the night register arrives before arrival, the tourist tax (toeristenbelasting) shows in the price and on the invoice, and your team uses everything in Dutch.
- Tourist tax as a fixed amount or a percentage
- Interface also available in Dutch
- Postcode and place search with official data for the Netherlands
In short
Hotel software for the Netherlands combines bookings, guest data, tourist tax and invoicing for a small property in one system. STRYK runs in the browser, and the interface is available in Dutch. Billing is a base fee plus a monthly amount per room. The night register remains your obligation: STRYK supplies the guest data it has collected and does not report anything to Dutch authorities.
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Where small properties in the Netherlands lose time
Properties that keep a night register, show a municipal levy and rarely employ a dedicated receptionist lose time at the door and at the calculator.
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The night register gets written late in the evening from slips of paper. Name, place of residence and ID type are scattered across emails and notes, and when the register is checked against the bookings, half of the departure days are missing.
With STRYKGuests enter ID details, address and signature before arrival through a secure link. Your reception checks the details, and the data for each stay is in one place. You still ask guests to show their ID on arrival.
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Your municipality charges tourist tax as a percentage of the room rate. For every enquiry you work it out on a calculator, and the invoice ends with a figure the guest cannot place.
With STRYKYou set the calculation method as a fixed amount per person and night or as a percentage of the room rate. The tax appears in the price on the booking page, in the booking and on the invoice. The price calculator shows it before you commit to a quote.
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A receptionist for the 15:00 to 18:00 arrival window does not pay off with nine rooms. So the couple who run the property stay at the door all afternoon and get nothing else done.
With STRYKGuests complete the registration in advance or on a tablet in the hallway. The hosts check the details when it suits them. Staff and temporary helpers get their own logins, and extra users cost nothing more.
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A day at a B&B in central Utrecht
A sample day at a B&B with 9 rooms in central Utrecht. A couple runs the B&B, and a temporary helper steps in at the weekend.
Invoice for the guests from Münster
The guests check out. Breakfast extras and drinks appear as open items on the invoice, and the tourist tax has its own line. The PDF can be issued in German, with your logo.
New guest by phone
A company reserves two rooms for a training course. When the address is entered, the postcode and place search uses official municipal data for the Netherlands. The company gets its own guest profile.
Booking during the lunch break
While the host goes to fetch bread, a reservation for room 6 comes in through the B&B's own booking page. It appears in the calendar without anyone refreshing the page, and STRYK removes room 6 from availability for every other booking route.
Arrival on a tablet in the hallway
A couple from Antwerp looks up their booking at the kiosk and adds the missing details. Your reception checks the entry and asks to see the ID. The kiosk takes no payment and opens no door.
Enquiry for the May weekend
A family asks about three nights with two children. In the price calculator you check the dates, category, the children's ages and the tourist tax, without creating a booking. The reply is sent from a template.
Checking guest details before closing up
The host opens the bookings of the stayover guests and sees whose ID details and signature are still missing. One group has entered only two of its four guests, and the reminder goes out in the morning.
Features for a property in the Netherlands
Small hotels and B&Bs with Dutch guests and Dutch obligations mainly need these features.
Dutch interface
The interface is available in 18 languages, Dutch included. Invoices, quotes and housekeeping plans can be issued as PDFs in these languages, with your logo. Guest pages appear in the languages your hotel activates.
Read moreOnline check-in for the night register
Guests enter ID details, address, a photo of the document, consent and signature before arrival. STRYK sends the invitation and the reminder automatically. Your reception checks every entry before it is accepted.
Read moreTourist tax (toeristenbelasting)
Calculation method, amount or percentage, children, season and length of stay are set once under Settings → Hotel. The tax then appears in the website price, the booking and the invoice. The rate and basis of calculation are set by your municipality's ordinance.
Read moreDutch addresses
The postcode and place search uses official municipal data for the Netherlands, and likewise for Austria, Germany and Hungary. You will need to correct company and guest addresses less often.
Read moreDirect booking with the tax in the price
Guests book directly on a STRYK address or on your own domain, with six design templates and prices from your calendar. The booking page costs nothing extra. Integrated online payment carries a platform fee.
Read moreTablet in the hallway for late arrivals
On a tablet or terminal, guests find their booking, add details and check in. At the end they see the start page, a key code as text, or a message. Your reception registers walk-ins.
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Day-to-day work in a Dutch B&B, without and with STRYK
What a B&B with nine rooms still does by hand today, and what STRYK takes over.
| Task | With slips of paper and a calculator | With STRYK |
|---|---|---|
| Collect data for the night register | Slips, emails and notes are copied into a list in the evening. | Guests enter ID details and signature in advance, and reception checks them. The register itself and its format remain your responsibility. |
| Show the tourist tax | The percentage or amount is worked out by hand for each enquiry and written onto the invoice. | One setting for amount or percentage. The price calculator, the booking and the invoice use the same calculation. |
| Answer an enquiry | Email to the guests, a follow-up about the children's ages, a second email with the price. | Price calculator with dates, category, children's ages and tourist tax. The reply is sent from a template. |
| Record an address | Street, postcode and place are retyped from emails. | The postcode and place search uses official municipal data for the Netherlands. |
| Depend less on booking portals | City guests book through two portals. A direct booking means email, a query and a bank transfer. | The booking page shows price, availability and tourist tax from your calendar. Portal contracts and commissions remain yours if you keep using portals. |
| Check-in without someone at the door all day | Someone has to stand at the door during the arrival window and write everything down. | Data is collected in advance or on a tablet. Checking the details and looking at the ID remain with your team. |
One price that grows with your property
A B&B with nine rooms pays per room, not per person: temporary helpers and hosts each get their own login at no surcharge. If guests pay online through STRYK, for example with iDEAL, a platform fee applies to those payments.
Pricing in detail€59 base fee + €6 per room or unit per month
Example with 9 rooms€113per month
- 14-day free trial
- No setup fee
- Personal onboarding
Net prices, annual billing. 20% off the base fee in the first contract year.
Dutch obligations and setup
Status: October 2026. The notes on laws are guidance and do not replace legal advice. The law and your municipality's rules are binding.
Night register under Article 438 Sr (Criminal Code)
Anyone who provides overnight accommodation as a business has to ask to see a travel document or ID on arrival. They must also keep a running register with name, place of residence, arrival date, type of document and departure date. The municipality may inspect it. The text is in Article 438 of the Dutch Criminal Code (Wetboek van Strafrecht), checked on 12 October 2026 (in force). STRYK records guest data in advance; check with your municipality whether it accepts a digital register.
Guests without lawful residence
Anyone who gives overnight accommodation to a foreign national whom they know or must assume is not lawfully in the country reports this to the police without delay. This follows Article 4.40 of the Aliens Decree 2000 (Vreemdelingenbesluit 2000), checked on 12 October 2026 (in force). STRYK sends no such report and no data to Dutch authorities.
Set up the tourist tax
Under Article 224 of the Municipalities Act (Gemeentewet), a municipality may levy tourist tax on the stay of persons who are not registered there (in force, checked on 12 October 2026). The rate and the basis of calculation are set out in your municipality's ordinance, often as a percentage. In STRYK you choose an amount per person and night or a percentage of the room rate, and check a test booking against the ordinance. Whether, for example, breakfast or VAT are part of the basis is decided by the municipality. Filing the tax return and paying the tax to the municipality happen outside STRYK.
Migrate your data and set a cut-off date
You import rooms, guests and bookings from a file; a test run before the real import shows which rows do not fit. Then you set the cut-off date from which new bookings exist only in STRYK.
Frequently asked questions
Can I keep the night register digitally with STRYK?
Partly. Guests enter ID details, address and signature in advance, your reception checks them, and the data for each stay is stored in STRYK. There is no export in a format used by Dutch authorities. Under Article 438 Sr you still ask to see the ID on arrival; whether a digital register is sufficient is for your municipality to decide.
How does STRYK calculate the tourist tax?
According to the calculation type you set: an amount per person and night or a percentage of the room rate. Rules for children, season and length of stay are added on top. You enter the rate from the ordinance yourself, so check a test booking, especially with percentages.
Is STRYK available in Dutch?
Yes, the interface is available in 18 languages, Dutch included. Invoices and other hotel documents can be issued as PDFs in these languages. Guest pages appear in the languages your hotel activates.
Can my guests pay with iDEAL?
Yes, if iDEAL is enabled in your online payment account. Online payments run through this account; which payment methods your guests see depends on how it is enabled.
Does STRYK report guests to Dutch authorities?
No, STRYK sends no reports and no data to Dutch authorities. The guest data is ready for your night register. Obligations such as the report under Article 4.40 of the Aliens Decree and remitting the tourist tax are yours to handle.
Do children pay tourist tax?
That is set by your municipality's ordinance. In STRYK you set separate rules for children, for example an exemption up to a certain age. The tax then appears accordingly in the price and on the invoice.
Does the address search work for Dutch postcodes?
Yes, the postcode and place search uses official municipal data for the Netherlands. The same applies to Austria, Germany and Hungary. You still check a guest's address at check-in.
Check your tourist tax calculation in STRYK
Send an enquiry with the number of rooms, your municipality and your current booking route. In the 14-day trial you set your municipality's tourist tax and check it on a test booking.