A concept built for The June Motel by Cilantric · not your live site · a direct-booking idea, yours to keep
The June Beaver Valley · Kimberley, ON
8-room boutique motel · on the Beaver River · 20 min to Blue Mountain
Rosé, a fireplace, and a river. Book it direct.
The June, Beaver Valley — eight rooms, a glass of wine at check-in, a sauna under the stars, and pastries in the morning. Every stay booked here goes straight to us, not a booking site taking a cut. This is a concept exploring what your own direct front door could do.
Everything people already come to The June for — now bookable.
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Wine o'clock
Terrace tastings and a well-stocked June bar, sold as an experience instead of a happy accident.
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Gift cards
Instant digital gift of a night at The June — a direct revenue line that never touches an OTA.
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Sauna & terrace
Book the sauna session, the fireplace nook, the quiet river morning — the little rituals guests remember.
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Micro-events
Weddings, retreats, milestones. A proper enquiry flow so the whole-motel asks stop living in your inbox.
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Direct guest list
Every direct booking is an email you own — repeat stays and off-season fills without paying to reach them.
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Add-ons
Pastries, charcuterie, a bottle waiting in the room — one-click extras that lift every average stay.
The whole point
You built a brand people drive three hours for. Keep the booking too.
April and Sarah turned a motel into a name people plan a trip around — Prince Edward County, Sauble Beach, and now Beaver Valley, with a Netflix show along the way. A brand that strong shouldn't hand 15–18% of every night to a booking site.
"Give your name and email for the inside scoop." — the June already asks. This just turns the front door into the place it all happens.
Direct > OTA
every night that stays yours
This is just a concept — the real one's on you.
I built this in an afternoon to show what a direct-booking + wine o'clock + gift-card flow could feel like in The June's voice. Want to talk about the real thing? I'm 20 minutes down the road in Thornbury.