SWITCH FROM CHEKIN
Chekin to Calisto Navigator
Check-in, police filing, tourist tax and keys as steps in one guest journey, alongside ordering, messages and the guest's folio, in a portal on your own domain.
Feature by feature
Calisto Navigator beside Chekin
- 19 In both
| 19 features | Calisto Navigator | Chekin |
|---|---|---|
| Journey | ||
| Online check-in form with custom fieldsCalisto: A guest registration step collects the details you set before arrival, with Stays.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Guest registration with the policeCalisto: Guest registration files with the police in Spain, Italy and Portugal, with Stays.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| ID document scanCalisto: An ID check step verifies the guest's document, with Identity.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Upsells at check-inCalisto: An offers step shows extras and upgrades at the point in the Journey you choose.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Smart lock codes after verificationCalisto: A digital key step issues the guest's credential only after the registration and ID steps it depends on, with Access.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Guidebook shown by status and timingCalisto: A guide step opens on the window and prerequisites you set, such as after registration or payment.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Police and statistics reporting in 18 countriesCalisto: With Stays, guests are filed directly in Spain, Italy, Portugal, Croatia and Czechia, the register or file is prepared for every other country on this list, and INE and ROSS 1000 statistics are built each month.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Messages | ||
| Check-in link sent automaticallyCalisto: Journey Messages send the portal link by email, SMS, WhatsApp or push at a time anchored to the booking, with Automations.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Automatic answers in a unified inboxCalisto: With Threads and Automations, guests are answered automatically on WhatsApp, email, SMS, web chat and booking channels from your knowledge base, in the guest's own language, and handed over to a person when unsure.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Records & Documents | ||
| Rental contract signed during check-inCalisto: An agreement step sends the contract to sign, and the signed copy stays in the guest's documents, with Sign.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Payments & Orders | ||
| Tourist tax calculated and chargedCalisto: A tourist tax step charges the tax inside the Journey, with Stays.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Online paymentsCalisto: A payment step takes payment inside the portal, and the guest sees their folio, with Stays.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Damage protection insuranceCalisto: With Stays, the protection plan a guest picks is covered by the insurer you link, and a damage finding opens a claim with them.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Third-party experiences marketplaceCalisto: A portal sells tours, transfers and more from the partner businesses you choose on Calisto, and each sale earns you their commission.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Publishing | ||
| Your logo, colors, fonts and domainCalisto: Each portal carries your design from the website builder and can run on its own custom domain.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Real-time previewCalisto: Preview any portal as a client before you publish it.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| SDK to embed check-in in your own platformCalisto: A Check-In widget goes on any website: the guest types their booking reference and surname and receives their check-in link by email.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Building | ||
| Saved designs applied across propertiesCalisto: Save Template keeps a design in your Library so every property's portal can start from it.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| 35+ PMS and channel manager integrationsCalisto: Stays is the property system and imports from the one you leave, Sync connects the booking channels, and Access opens TTLock, Nuki, igloohome and Salto KS locks.Checked Okt 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Chekin
Your data is read in your own browser and sent to your Calisto account. Calisto never sees your login for the old system.
From an export file
Export your data from Chekin and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Housings
Registered properties and addresses
Rooms
Room inventory and types
Reservations
Guest stays and reservation records
Guests
Guest identity and registration data
Moving from Chekin
Questions about switching
How do guests switch from Chekin's check-in to Navigator?
Each booking's portal opens the guest registration, ID check, tourist tax and payment steps in order, and Journey Messages send the link automatically before arrival. Guests sign in with a single-use emailed link.
Can I keep the domain my check-in page uses?
Yes. Each Navigator portal can run on its own custom domain, carry your design and install on the guest's phone as its own app.
What happens to police filing and signed contracts?
Police filing for Spain, Italy and Portugal runs from the guest registration step, and signed contracts stay in the guest's documents, both tied to the booking in Calisto.
Learn more
Everything Calisto does here
The pages behind this comparison: the sector, the apps and the guides.