How It Works

When a host accepts a venue's offer, a deposit is charged immediately and transferred directly to the venue's account. The remaining balance is due 3 days before the event, and the host pays it from their dashboard — BAP sends reminders as the due date approaches. For bookings made within 3 days of the event, the full amount is charged at booking instead. If the balance isn't paid by the due date, the venue may cancel the booking and keep the deposit. BAP never holds your funds — payments route directly between host and venue through our payment partner.

Posting an event and reviewing offers is completely free for hosts. When you book, BAP charges an 8% platform service fee on top of the venue's price. That fee is automatically waived on your very first booking — no code needed.

You don't browse venues — venues come to you. Once you post your event, verified venues in the network review your listing and submit offers. When you receive an offer, you can view that venue's full profile, room details, and menu packages before deciding.

When creating your event, you choose how long your listing stays open for bids. Once that window closes, no new offers can be submitted. You can then review all the offers you received and accept the one that works best for you.

Yes. Once a venue submits an offer, you can message them directly through the BAP platform. All communication must stay within the platform — sharing external contact information or arranging bookings outside of BAP is a violation of our Terms of Service.

Both the host and venue are invited to leave a review of one another. Reviews help build trust across the platform for future bookings.

You can cancel a booked event anytime from your dashboard. If you cancel more than 72 hours before your event, you'll receive a full refund — issued directly by the venue to your original payment method. If you cancel within 72 hours of your event, no refund applies. For anything else that comes up with a booking, email support@bapapp.org and we'll respond within 2 business days.

Venues must complete full business identity verification — including providing their tax ID and business information — before they can submit any offers. This ensures every venue on the platform is a verified, legitimate business.

The most important rule is that all bookings must be completed through BAP. Attempting to take a booking off-platform — or sharing contact information to do so — results in immediate and permanent account suspension. The platform messaging system automatically prevents the sharing of phone numbers, email addresses, and external links.