Retreat payment plans
Let guests reserve their place with a deposit, then collect the balance in instalments before they arrive. PlanPacer gives retreat organisers a clear payment schedule without manual invoices, awkward reminders, or a custom booking system.
Example schedule
£2,400 retreat place
The manual workaround
A full retreat fee paid in one go puts people off reserving, so you lose places you could have filled.
You calculate the split, send bank details or invoices, and track each payment in a spreadsheet.
Reminders for the next instalment and the final balance create admin and uncomfortable conversations.
Payment dates tie to your retreat date and venue cutoff, not a generic monthly cycle.
How PlanPacer helps
Set the deposit, instalment dates and a final-balance date tied to the retreat.
The guest sees the deposit, future dates and amounts before they pay the first instalment.
PlanPacer collects each instalment on schedule and retries failed payments.
You and the guest share the same clear view of paid and upcoming payments.
Examples in GBP
£900 place: 30% deposit today, final balance 14 days before arrival.
£2,400 place: 30% deposit today, then two instalments before arrival.
£3,600 place: deposit plus monthly payments, final payment before the venue cutoff.
PlanPacer handles the schedule. Your own cancellation and refund policy still applies.
Where it fits
Straight answers
A large upfront fee is the main reason people hesitate to book. Letting a guest reserve with a deposit and spread the balance over a few dated instalments removes that barrier, so more enquiries turn into confirmed places — while you still protect venue and catering costs with the deposit.
You set a deposit amount and a final-balance date when you create the plan, for example 14 or 30 days before arrival. The guest pays the deposit on a checkout link, and PlanPacer collects the balance and any instalments on the dates you chose.
Yes. PlanPacer does not lend money and does not pay you upfront. You are simply collecting your own retreat fee over a few dates. There is no third party in the middle — the guest pays you directly through Stripe on the schedule you both agreed.
Yes. You create a payment plan, take the deposit, then collect the remaining balance on the dates you set.
Yes. You choose the final-balance date, for example 14, 30 or 60 days before the retreat.
No. Guests pay through a hosted checkout link and can view their plan through a private link.
PlanPacer retries the payment automatically and keeps you informed so you can follow up if needed.
Yes. Keep your existing form, email or booking workflow, then send a PlanPacer payment link when someone is ready to pay.
Yes. It works anywhere you need a deposit, staged payments and a final balance before a fixed retreat date.
Send over your booking value and dates. We will sketch the payment plan and get you set up. Concierge launch from €199, then 1% per successful payment-plan transaction.
Set up your first payment plan