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Is Albatross a good free hotel WordPress theme in 2026?
Albatross is a free hotel theme from MotoPress with 1,000+ active installs and a 4.4 rating from 5 ratings on WordPress.org, checked on 18 October 2026. It is built with Elementor and runs bookings through the free MotoPress Hotel Booking Lite plugin. OTA sync and Stripe need the paid PRO plugin at $139 per year. The last theme update came on 12 May 2025.
Best for: small hotels, B&Bs and vacation rentals that want direct bookings on a free Elementor theme
The Albatross hotel WordPress theme is a free theme from MotoPress, the team behind the Hotel Booking plugin. It has 1,000+ active installs and a 4.4 rating from 5 ratings on WordPress.org. We checked those numbers on 18 October 2026.
What the Albatross hotel WordPress theme gives you for free
MotoPress built Albatross for hotels, vacation rentals, B&Bs and apartments. The theme itself costs nothing. In addition, it works with the free MotoPress Hotel Booking Lite plugin. So you get rooms, rates, an availability calendar and a booking form without paying for software. That puts it next to our other hotel themes and booking themes for WordPress.
Hotel Booking Lite vs PRO in Albatross
The Lite plugin covers the basics well. You can set seasonal rates, add coupons and sell extras such as breakfast or transfers. Guests pay through PayPal, a bank transfer or on arrival. You can confirm bookings automatically or approve them by hand. Besides that, an admin calendar shows every booking, and you can export reports to CSV.
Some tools need Hotel Booking PRO, though. The PRO list includes iCal sync with Airbnb or Booking.com, custom search filters, and Stripe or Braintree payments. It also adds rates by length of stay and bookings entered from the dashboard. On its own, PRO costs $139 per year for one site. For example, a single apartment with direct guests can stay on Lite. A villa that is also listed on Airbnb will want PRO.
Elementor design and Stratum widgets
Albatross is built with Elementor, so you edit every section visually. The front page header can show a video, a slider or a single image. Meanwhile, Stratum, the free MotoPress widget pack, adds Lottie animations, image hotspots, maps and galleries. The demo includes pages for rooms, amenities, a restaurant, a gallery, news and contacts. You change the accent colours globally in the Customizer.
Setup, updates and limits
A one-click importer makes your site look like the demo. MotoPress also offers the XML and widget files for a manual import. After the import, you add your own Mailchimp and Google Maps API keys. The theme is ready for WPML or Weglot, and it ships GDPR consent options. On the other hand, the last theme release is version 1.2.4 from 12 May 2025. The Lite plugin is fresher: version 6.4.0 arrived on 13 October 2026.
Key features:
- Free theme with 1,000+ active installs on WordPress.org
- Works with the free MotoPress Hotel Booking Lite plugin
- Seasonal rates, coupons, extras and an admin booking calendar
- PayPal, bank transfer and pay on arrival in the free plugin
- Elementor layouts with Stratum widgets
- Pages for rooms, amenities, restaurant, gallery and news
- WPML and Weglot ready, GDPR consent options
Our verdict on the Albatross hotel WordPress theme
Do you want to test direct bookings before you spend money? The Albatross hotel WordPress theme lets you do that for free. Later, you can upgrade the plugin to PRO when you need OTA sync. Open the Free Theme Demo and try the availability search!
Finally, MotoPress last updated Albatross on 12 May 2025, and the theme is free on WordPress.org.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Albatross theme really free?
Yes. Albatross is free on WordPress.org under the GPL. The Hotel Booking Lite plugin it uses is free, too.
Does Albatross include the MotoPress Hotel Booking plugin?
It works with the free Lite version of the plugin. The PRO version is a separate purchase at $139 per year for one site.
Can Albatross sync bookings with Airbnb?
Only with Hotel Booking PRO. MotoPress lists OTA calendar sync as a PRO feature. After the upgrade, you can sync with Airbnb and Booking.com through iCal.
Which page builder does Albatross use?
Albatross is built with Elementor. MotoPress adds its free Stratum widgets for animations, maps and galleries.
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What we like
- Free theme on WordPress.org with 1,000+ active installs
- Works with the free MotoPress Hotel Booking Lite plugin
- Built with Elementor, plus Stratum widgets from MotoPress
- One-click demo import with rooms, restaurant and gallery pages
- PayPal, bank transfer and pay on arrival in the free plugin
Worth noting
- OTA calendar sync and Stripe need Hotel Booking PRO at $139 per year
- Only 5 ratings on WordPress.org
- The last theme update dates from 12 May 2025
- Mailchimp and Google Maps need your own API keys after the import
