The Widget – Bring i-Reserve to Your Own Environment
Visitors come to your website with a purpose: to book something. A boat trip, a bowling lane, a guided tour, a meeting room, or a time slot in your fitness studio. What they don't want? To be redirected to another platform, fill in a form, or wait for a confirmation email. With the i‑Reserve booking widget, you remove all that hassle. You add a smart booking tool directly to your own website, allowing customers to book instantly without ever leaving your site. Simple, professional, and efficient. In this blog, we show you how the widget works, what you can do with it, and why it is such a valuable addition for organisations that handle reservations – in any industry.
What is the i‑Reserve booking widget?
The booking widget is a compact, ready-to-use app that you can place on your own website. By adding a short script tag, any page is transformed into a direct booking tool. Technically speaking, a so-called "mount point" is created within your page, on which the widget initialises itself.
But don't be put off by the technical terminology – installation is straightforward. The widget is designed as plug-and-play: once you place it, it works. You simply display the pages you have created for your environment within the widget.
The widget opens as a pop-up and immediately shows visitors what is available. They can reserve a selection of products specified by you, without being redirected to another system or a separate booking page. Everything happens in real time, with data drawn directly from your i‑Reserve environment.
Why this widget truly delivers
What makes this widget so powerful is how natural it feels to your visitors. Everything revolves around simplicity and speed. The less friction involved, the greater the chance that someone will actually complete a booking – and you will see that reflected in your conversion figures.
Whether someone wants to book a meeting room, hire a motorboat for an afternoon on the water, or join a guided tour of a historic building, the process is clear. Visitors are presented with an overview of what is available, including times, prices, capacity, and additional amenities. Those who prefer a visual experience can switch to a calendar view that shows at a glance which slots are still open, by day or by week.
Does your i-Reserve environment also feature a search page? The search function helps visitors quickly filter through your offering. Whether that involves a specific date, the number of participants, or, for example, the preference for a guide during a tour. The system updates results in real time, without the page needing to reload. This makes the process smooth and intuitive.
Combining options is equally effortless. Imagine someone hiring a venue and wanting to add lunch or a projector straight away. Or a customer reserving a boat and immediately selecting a package that includes a drinks platter and a skipper. You configure it once, and the widget takes care of the rest.
The widget can also be set up in multiple languages, making it suitable for businesses with a more international clientele. Particularly useful if you welcome tourists or operate across borders. And if you want to provide additional information about your offering, your integrations, or your working methods, you can make use of an extra information block to highlight your key points.
How to go live with the widget on your site
As briefly mentioned, adding the widget to your website is very straightforward. It is simply a matter of copying and pasting. From within your i‑Reserve environment, you receive a snippet of script that you place wherever you want the widget to appear – for example on your hire page, your offering page, or even your homepage.
Once you have done that, the widget does the rest. It loads itself, retrieves real-time data from your i‑Reserve account, and displays exactly what you have configured: think rooms, boats, time slots, packages, filters, and your own styling. Everything runs seamlessly within your own page.
When a visitor clicks on an available time or product, they are taken straight into the booking process. No detours, no interruptions, no distractions. It works smoothly on mobile too, and thanks to intelligent styling, the widget automatically scales to fit any screen size.
Want it to align just a little more closely with your brand identity? Simply adjust the colours and style variant to achieve a better match.
What is the widget suitable for?
The i‑Reserve booking widget is highly versatile and suitable for a wide range of applications. Whether you hire out spaces such as meeting rooms, sports halls, or studios; work with time slots for activities such as bowling, padel, or escape rooms; or have fixed start times for tours and workshops – the widget supports it all. The tool also offers full flexibility for boat hire, outdoor activities, or group bookings with packages such as lunch or a guide. Because the widget automatically adapts to the type of offering and you retain complete control over what is displayed, the system is suitable for virtually any organisation looking to make reservations smarter and simpler.
Want to try it? Go right ahead
Curious to see the i‑Reserve booking widget in action? Take a look at vergaderzalen.i-reserve.net. In this demo environment, you can see exactly how visitors navigate, select, and book. Clear, fast, and entirely within the website. Would you like to experience how it works with your own offering? You can test the widget yourself in a free trial environment. We set up a test site for you with sample products, filters, and styling, and you receive access to the widget code so you can try it out directly on your own site. Everything works as if you are live, but with no obligations. And if you need help setting up or styling the widget during the trial period, we are happy to assist. Try it for yourself and discover just how easy online booking can be! Request your free trial environment today.