Get paid before the trip.
Take a deposit or the full amount, paid straight to your own Stripe account. Tarn sends the balance link and the reminders, so nobody has to call the office.
Tarn never holds your money, and its fee comes out of each charge, so there's no monthly bill.
Connect your own Stripe account
Set it up from Settings → Payments without leaving Tarn, and if you ever disconnect, your payment history stays.
Send a link for the balance
Send Payment Request and the guest gets an email with what they owe and a pay button. They can pay all of it or just part, and the page won't let anyone overpay.
Cash, check, or card
Record Payment takes a card, cash, or a check right from the booking, and card payments go through on the spot.
Refunds from the booking
Refund any payment in full or in part, and card refunds go back through Stripe. The booking keeps the refund on record, so your reports still add up.
- Full payment close to the trip, if you want it
- A card on file, with the guest's consent saved on the booking
- Who owes what on every trip, updated as payments come in
- Tarn takes card, cash, and check, and you can record Venmo, Zelle, or a bank transfer as cash with a note.
- On a full refund, Tarn's fee comes back to you, but Stripe keeps its processing fee, as it does for everyone.
- Guests agree to your cancellation policy at checkout, but Tarn doesn't enforce it, so you decide every refund.
Who pays the fees?
Your call, in Settings → Payments. You can build Tarn's fee into your prices, add it at checkout as a booking fee, or split it with the guest. Card processing can be passed on too, and guests see it all as one Booking fee line.
When do I get paid?
The money reaches your Stripe account the moment the card is charged, and Stripe pays it out to your bank on its normal schedule.
Can a group pay separately?
Yes. Send one payment link, and each person picks how many people they're paying for and pays that share. The booking shows every payment and what's still owed.
What happens on a chargeback?
Tarn flags the booking and sends you an urgent alert, and the dispute runs between you and Stripe. The booking's waiver and payment history are right there for your evidence.