Best Guest vs. Chekin

Best Guest vs. Chekin: Which Fits Czech Guest Registration?

How Best Guest and Chekin compare for guest registration, UbyPort reporting, and House Book compliance in the Czech Republic.

Bottom line

Chekin is a broad check-in and guest-experience platform covering 45+ countries. Best Guest is purpose-built for one thing: Czech compliance — UbyPort, the House Book, the Registration Book, and accommodation tax. If Czech compliance depth is what you need, Best Guest is the more specialized tool. If you want one platform across many countries plus upselling and guest-experience features, Chekin's broader scope may fit better — just confirm its current Czech reporting coverage directly with them.

Criteria	Best Guest	Chekin
Primary focus	Czech guest registration & legal compliance only	Multi-country check-in, ID verification & guest-experience platform
Countries covered	Czech Republic only	45+ countries
UbyPort (Czech police reporting)	Built specifically for UbyPort's format and deadlines	Not specified on their public site — confirm current Czech coverage directly with Chekin
House Book & Registration Book (domovní a evidenční kniha)	Native, built for current Czech legal requirements	Not a stated feature — check directly if this matters to you
Local accommodation tax (poplatek z pobytu)	Calculated per Czech municipality rates and exemptions	General tourist-tax calculation across supported markets
Smart locks & keyless entry	TTLock and WeLock — a door PIN is generated automatically for every reservation	Virtual keys (per their public site)
Guest experience & upselling	Not offered — Best Guest focuses only on compliance	Upselling, digital guidebooks, guest app, payments
Works alongside your PMS / channel manager	Yes, via iCal and direct integrations	Yes, integrates with 35+ PMS platforms

Best Guest vs. Chekin at a glance

Both tools automate parts of the guest check-in process, but they’re built for different jobs. Chekin is a general-purpose check-in and guest-experience platform used across 45+ countries. Best Guest does one thing: automate the legal side of hosting in the Czech Republic — guest registration, UbyPort reporting, the House Book and Registration Book, and local accommodation tax.

What Chekin does well

Chekin’s public site describes a broad feature set: online and self check-in with virtual keys, biometric ID verification, digitally-signed rental contracts, upselling (early check-in, activities, add-ons), a unified guest inbox, and integrations with 35+ property management systems. It’s positioned as an add-on layer that plugs into an existing PMS rather than a PMS replacement, and it reports serving over 200,000 properties across many countries.

On smart locks specifically, Best Guest has its own TTLock and WeLock integration — a door PIN is generated automatically for every reservation and revoked or expired the moment the stay is over.

Where Best Guest specializes

Best Guest doesn’t try to cover every country or every part of the guest journey. It’s built exclusively around the specific obligations Czech accommodation providers have: reporting foreign guests to the police via UbyPort within the legal deadline, maintaining a compliant House Book and Registration Book, verifying reservations against your actual booking channels, and calculating the local accommodation tax per your municipality’s current rate and exemptions. Every workflow is built directly against current Czech requirements rather than a generic template adapted for many jurisdictions.

How to choose

If you operate only in the Czech Republic and your priority is getting UbyPort reporting, the House Book, and accommodation tax handled correctly without configuring features built for other countries, Best Guest is the more specialized fit. If you operate across multiple countries, or you specifically want upselling and guest-experience tools bundled into the same platform, Chekin’s broader scope may serve you better — just confirm its current Czech police-reporting coverage directly with them before relying on it for legal compliance.

Informational only

This page is provided for general information and is not legal or tax advice. Rates, deadlines and exemptions are set by law and municipal ordinances and can change — always verify current requirements with your municipality or a qualified advisor.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does Chekin support UbyPort reporting for the Czech Republic?

Chekin's public website doesn't specify Czech police-reporting coverage. If UbyPort reporting is a hard requirement, confirm current support directly with Chekin before choosing a platform.

Can I use Best Guest and Chekin together?

Not typically — both address guest registration, so most hosts pick one. If you need Chekin's upselling or multi-country features but also need guaranteed Czech compliance, verify Chekin's current Czech reporting coverage meets your legal requirements before switching.

Which is cheaper?

Best Guest uses usage-based pricing per completed guest check-in — see the pricing page for current rates. Chekin doesn't publish pricing; request a quote directly from them to compare.

Is Best Guest a good fit if I only host in the Czech Republic?

Yes — because Best Guest is built only for Czech requirements, its UbyPort reporting, House Book, and accommodation tax handling are matched precisely to current Czech rules rather than a generalized multi-country template.

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