Fill the rooms sitting empty tonight.
A couple planned their Shore trip from the couch last week. Now they’re on Route 13, tired, scrolling for a place to sleep. Captain’s Pick puts your inn at the top of their screen — not the chain off the highway.
The top lodging slot in your town is open right now.
No card required. See your own views and booking taps before you pay anything.
Built for Shore inns, B&Bs, and guest houses from Lewes to Cape Charles.
Problem
You’ve got the best porch view on the block. The problem isn’t your rooms — it’s the ten minutes between “we need a place tonight” and the booking that goes to an Airbnb three towns over.
Your Instagram reaches people who already follow you. Google and Booking.com bury you under platforms that take 15–20%. VRBO competes with every spare bedroom on the peninsula. Meanwhile a family driving down for Pony Swim weekend opens our app, checks trip guides, scrolls nearby lodging — and taps the first inn they see.
They didn’t choose them over you. They never saw your availability or your “last room” special.
Solution — Three Things Captain’s Pick Does
📍 Top of “Nearby Businesses”
When a traveler is within a few miles of your inn, you’re the first lodging on their home screen. The digital version of having the warmest light in the window — except they see it before they pass your turnoff.
💬 Inside the local conversation
When someone posts “anyone know a quiet B&B near [Town]?” or “family-friendly inn for Pony Swim?” in the community feed, your listing surfaces to users in your radius — at the moment they’re deciding where to book.
🔔 A shoutout when you’ve got a room
Push one message a month to nearby phones: “🏡 One suite open this weekend at [Your Inn] — porch, coffee, 5 min to the beach. 2 miles away.” You pick the weekend. We deliver it to travelers near your door.
Also included: Custom map pin with your logo and booking link · 0% commission tap-to-call · Pinned above every $49 listing in your town
How It Work
On the map before the next busy weekend.
- Claim your spot — Inn name, address, booking link. Five minutes.
- Go live free for 14 days — Real Home-screen placement through your busiest stretch (Pony Swim, fall festivals, spring birding season).
- Watch your numbers — Log in anytime. Views, calls, booking taps. Keep it if it’s filling rooms.
| Captain’s Pick | $99/mo — $3.25/day |
| Nightly rate (room/suite) | $150–$300 |
| Weekend stay (2 nights) | $300–$600 |
| One booking | Pays for 3–6 months |
| Empty room filled | Pure profit after night one |
There’s one top lodging slot per town. The inn that holds it gets the tired traveler on the road and the last-minute weekend planner. Whoever claims it first keeps it until they cancel.
| On the Map · $49/mo | Captain’s Pick · $99/mo ⭐ | Harbormaster · $249/mo |
|---|---|---|
| Verified listing | Everything in On the Map, plus: | Everything in Captain’s Pick, plus: |
| Web guide inclusion | TOP of Home screen nearby | Built into top guides (Pony Swim, Beach Week) |
| Directory search (below paid) | Live map pin + booking link | Multi-property presence |
| ✗ Home slot | Feed targeting in your radius | 4 push shoutouts/month |
| ✗ Feed | 1 push/month | “Official Lodging Partner” badge |
| ✗ Push | 0% commission book button | Co-branded event lead-gen |
| [ Claim ] | [ Start Free → ] | [ Talk to Us ] |
Annual prepay saves 20% (~2 months free).
FAQ
Good — this catches the shoulder-season birders, the fall festival crowd, and the Thursday night you had two empty rooms nobody knew about. Those bookings don’t find you on their own.
Those platforms take a cut and list every spare room on the peninsula. This is the traveler already on the Shore, already near your inn — on an app built for here, with 0% commission on the call.
There’s one top slot per town. If it’s taken, we’ll tell you straight. If it’s open, first claim holds it.
You don’t pay for 14 days. Your dashboard shows every view, call tap, and booking click. If it’s not filling rooms, walk away.
No. 0% commission. The call goes straight to your phone or booking line.
The next inn we call might take it. Claim yours first — free for 14 days, no card, your numbers in front of you before you ever pay.
[ Claim Your Spot ]