Fair, transparent earnings
A clear, fixed commission shown upfront. No hidden fees, no surprise deductions, no promo discounts forced on your bookings.
For homestay hosts across India
Share your home & your story with travelers who’ll actually appreciate it.
Thehrao is a small, hand-picked network of Indian homestays and host-led experiences — built with hosts, not just for them.
Takes ~4 minutes · reviewed by a real person within 7 days
- 100%
- Personally vetted hosts
- 7 days
- From apply to first call
- 0₹
- Joining or listing fee
Curated, not crowded
Onboarding our first hosts — one home at a time.
Why hosts join Thehrao
A platform built for hosts who care about their home.
Thehrao is small on purpose. We’d rather work closely with a few hundred wonderful hosts than list every property we can find.
Every host personally vetted
We visit or verify each home ourselves before it goes live. You won’t share a marketplace with thousands of unreviewed listings.
Earn beyond just the room
Offer a cooking session, a village walk or a craft afternoon — we help you build experiences that add real income on top of stays.
We’re starting small with you
You’ll work closely with our founding team. Real humans, real calls, real help — not a ticket queue or chatbot.
Homes we love
The kind of homes we’re looking for.
Heritage homes, hill retreats, beach cottages, lakeside cabins — the kind of places a traveler crosses the country for.
Lived-in heritage homes
Stays high in the hills
Wake up to the sea
Cabins by quiet lakes
Where the road ends, your home begins
Slow afternoons, palm shade
How it works
Three calm steps. No surprises.
From application to your first guest, we walk with you the whole way. No automatic listing, no overnight launches.
01
Tell us about your home
Fill out a short application with a few photos — phone photos are completely fine.
02
We personally verify & help you set up
Our team visits or video-verifies your property, and helps polish your listing and experiences.
03
Start hosting travelers who get it
Welcome thoughtful guests, host experiences, and earn fairly — with real support along the way.
An honest estimate
See what your home could earn.
Drag the sliders. These numbers are conservative — we’d rather you be pleasantly surprised than overpromised. Real numbers depend on your location, season and care.
No hidden commission. What you see, you keep.
3 rooms
₹2,500
40% of nights
Offer experiences alongside?
A cooking class, a walk, a craft — ~4 days a month.
Estimated monthly
₹1,08,000
Estimated yearly
₹12,96,000
We’ll share location-specific, comparable numbers from real Thehrao hosts during your verification call.
A note from the founding team
“We’ve seen too many beautiful homes get lost on giant marketplaces. Thehrao exists so the hosts who put real care into hosting get the travelers, the prices, and the support they deserve.”
We’re a small team based in Bangalore, talking to hosts every week. Every application that comes through here is read by one of us — not a bot, not an algorithm. That’s a promise we intend to keep as we grow.
— The Thehrao team
Apply to host
Tell us about your home.
Takes about 4 minutes. We’ll personally review and reach out within 7 working days.
Step 1 of 3 · About you33%
We'll only use this to reach out about your application.
We never share your contact details. Only the founding team sees this application.
Our team will personally review your application and reach out within 7 working days. There’s no automatic listing — every host is verified by us.
Honest answers
Questions hosts usually ask us.
Still have a question? You can ask us right inside the application.