Two booking channels, one set of chairs.
The walk-in at the door and the regular booking online are competing for the same slot, and most tools only see one of them. The result is double bookings, awkward apologies and a diary nobody quite trusts.
Inside the platform
A diary that
thinks for itself.
Walk-ins, online bookings and regulars on the same surface, with safeguards that stop you double-booking yourself. The diary stops being a job and goes back to being a record of a good week.
The problem it exists to fix.
The gaps are invisible until the day is over.
A 15-minute mismatch between appointments, repeated across a week, is hours of lost chair time. Pen-and-paper diaries and basic calendars do nothing to surface it.
How Salono handles it.
01
One surface for everything
Day and week views built around chairs and columns, with walk-ins dropped straight in beside online bookings.
Day & week views
Walk-ins
Per-stylist columns
02
Conflict detection
The diary checks every booking against working patterns, buffers and existing appointments before it lands. Double bookings stop at the door.
Clash checks
Buffer time
Working patterns
03
Drag to reschedule
Move an appointment and the client is told automatically. No phone call, no sticky note, no forgotten change.
Drag & drop
Auto-notify
Recurring bookings
04
Built for the way you work
Processing time, finishing time and per-stylist rules are modelled properly, so a colour appointment books the chair only when the chair is actually needed.
Processing time
Per-stylist rules
Smart slotting
What it looks like in practice.
01
Set your rules once
Working patterns, buffers, processing times and per-stylist services go in during setup. The diary learns how your week actually runs.
02
Bookings land safely
Online bookings, walk-ins and reschedules all check themselves against your rules before they take a slot. Clashes are refused, alternatives offered.
03
The day runs itself
You open the day view and it is simply correct. Who is in, who is due, what is processing, and where the gaps are.
Where it earns its keep.
Hair salons & stylists
Colour appointments book the chair only when the chair is needed, so a processing client never blocks a cut.
Salono for hairBeauty & nails
Tight, back-to-back slots stay tight, with buffers that stop a 45-minute set overrunning into the next booking.
Salono for beauty & nailsBarbershops & barbers
Walk-ins drop straight in beside online bookings, so the board and the app never disagree about a chair.
Salono for barbersLong treatments, room changeovers and finishing time are modelled properly, so the schedule survives contact with a real day.
Salono for
£19.99
per user, per month. No commission on bookings, ever.
One month free for early-access members, while the offer lasts
Smart bookings is included on every plan, alongside every other feature. No tiers, no add-on pricing, no contract.
Change your mind
Cancel during your free months and you pay nothing at all. After that, the subscription rolls monthly.
Questions, answered.
Q. Can the diary handle walk-ins as well as online bookings?
A.
Yes. Walk-ins go straight onto the same diary as online bookings, so both channels see the same availability and chairs never get double-booked.
Q. Can I add buffer or processing time between appointments?
A.
Yes. Buffers and processing time are set per service, and the diary books around them automatically, including freeing the chair during colour development time.
Q. Can I set up recurring appointments for regulars?
A.
Yes. Set the pattern once, and the diary holds the slot for your regular week after week, with reminders sent before each visit.
Q. Can clients reschedule their own appointments?
A.
Yes, within the rules you set. Clients can move a booking online up to your cut-off, the diary checks the new slot, and you are notified of the change.
Q. Does the diary work on a phone or tablet?
A.
Yes. The diary is built mobile-first, so checking tomorrow from the sofa works exactly like checking it at the desk.
Works hand in hand with booking page, waitlists, reminders.