Salon software and booking system for UK salons
Elite Booker is salon booking software for UK hair, beauty, nail and barber businesses. Give clients a place to choose a service and book an available appointment from any phone. Elite Booker brings your salon's service menu, staff availability and bookings together, with reminder and payment options to review for your account.
Launch offer
Previously 14 days. Now 60 days to try Elite Booker.
Your booking page. Set up with you.
Personal setup included: we’ll add your services, prices and durations, help set your availability and walk you through your booking page.
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From your service menu to a confirmed appointment
1. Set up your diary: add a service with its price and duration, choose the team members who offer it, and set their working hours and time off.
2. Check the client journey: open your booking page, choose that service, select a specialist and available time, then review the client details and payment options before confirming.
3. Manage the visit: review the appointment in your admin diary and check the confirmation. If enabled for your account, reminders prompt the client before their appointment.
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Build a service menu that reflects your salon
Set the duration for each service or variant instead of giving every appointment the same length. A cut and finish can have a different duration from a consultation or colour service. Use descriptions to explain what is included and when a client should speak to the salon first.
Allow preparation and turnaround time around services. Elite Booker works out free times from each service's duration and your booking buffers, so the times clients see already include that turnaround. Choose timings based on your team's actual work rather than a generic salon timetable.
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Match appointments to staff availability
Keep each stylist's working hours, date-specific schedule and time off up to date. Check which services each team member offers so a specialist appointment is presented with appropriate staff and times.
Before opening bookings, try a normal working day, a day off and a longer service from the client's perspective. For multi-stage colour work, book the full time the client is with you: the diary doesn't model processing stages or shared equipment separately.
Planning consultations and colour appointments
Add reminders and explain deposit arrangements
Reminders go out automatically by email, and by text with the SMS add-on: the first 2 to 48 hours before the appointment (you choose), with an optional second one 1 to 3 hours before. They include the service, specialist and time. Replies are not processed in Elite Booker, so make your salon's contact method easy to find.
Booking payment options can include paying now, paying a deposit or paying in the salon, depending on your setup. Review the available options and any payment-provider charges. Explain the deposit amount and cancellation conditions before payment; reminders do not replace that information.
How salon SMS appointment reminders work Review deposit and cancellation tools
Compare the workflow and the total cost
Use the same sample appointment when comparing salon booking systems: a service with a realistic duration, a named stylist, a deposit if needed and a reminder. Check what the client sees and what your team has to manage after the booking.
Basic is £0 a month with a £0.99 booking fee paid by your client; Stripe charges its standard card fees and text reminders are an optional add-on. There is no automatic import from another platform: during personal setup we add your services, prices and availability with you.
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FAQs
How long does a salon booking software migration usually take?
Timing depends on the size of your service list, staff schedules and existing bookings. Start by setting up services and availability, then check a test booking and confirmation before sharing your booking link.
What booking rules should UK salons set first?
Start with accurate service durations, staff availability, preparation time and a clear cancellation policy. Reminders and deposits are available on every plan.
How do we handle patch-test and consultation requirements?
Describe your business's consultation or patch-test requirements in the relevant service information and provide a way for clients to contact you before booking. The salon must determine the appropriate requirements for each treatment.
What should salons compare when choosing booking software?
Compare service setup, staff calendars, client records, reminder options and payment arrangements. Review current plan pricing and any separate payment or messaging charges against your team's needs.
See the booking page and diary
Screenshots of Elite Booker with sample appointments. Your services, team and availability depend on your business settings.
Clients choose a date and an available appointment time.
See your team's appointments, payments and attendance at a glance.Try a complete salon booking workflow
Use your 60-day trial to check one service from setup to the diary. This is a product checklist, not a live booking demo. Use contact details you control; bookings can trigger real confirmations, reminders or payments.
Set up one representative service
Add the service name, price and duration in Services, then assign a specialist who offers it. Use your real timings, including any preparation or turnaround time.
Check: the published service describes what is included and how long the appointment takes.
Check the specialist's availability
Set working hours and time off, then open your business's public booking page. Select the service and specialist to inspect the available dates and times.
Check: offered appointments fit the specialist's hours and do not overlap time off.
Review the client booking journey
Choose a time and review the contact form, price and available payment choices. Only confirm a test appointment when you are ready for any configured messages or charges; stop before payment if you only want to inspect the journey.
Check: the client can understand the service, appointment time and any amount due before confirming.
Reconcile the appointment in the diary
If you completed a controlled booking, open the admin diary and verify the service, specialist, time and payment status. Keep your existing booking system available until you have checked the new workflow.
Check: the client confirmation and admin appointment agree. Review SMS access separately before enabling reminders.
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