Setting the length of stay is a useful option for owners of accommodation facilities who want to flexibly control the duration of reservations covering a specific day of the week. Here are the steps on how to do it:
Step by Step: How to Enable “Minimum/Maximum Length of Stay”:
Step 1: Go to the "Price list" section in the menu and then click on the "Configuration" tab or click on the "Settings" button in the "Set prices" tab.
Step 2: Click on the “Availability” tab.
Step 3: Enable "Minimum length of stay" and/or "Maximum length of stay" by checking the appropriate button in the availability restrictions list.
Step 4: Save your changes.
Once activated, this option becomes available in the price edit window in your Price list.
How do I set the “Minimum/Maximum Length of Stay” restriction?
Go to the main view of your Price list and select the dates during which you want this limitation to apply, then enter the number of nights and select the days of the week to which the limitation should apply.
“Minimum/Maximum Length of Stay”:
By entering the number of nights, you specify the minimum/maximum duration of reservations for a specific day of the week.
Example:
If you set the "Minimum length of Stay" to 3 nights, your property will not appear in search results for guests looking for a 2-night stay. Similarly, if you set "Maximum Length of Stay" to 7 nights, your property will not be visible to guests looking to stay longer than 7 nights.
Additionally, if you select days of the week, guests will only be able to make reservations on covering selected days, starting, ending or ongoing in any way on a given day of the week.
Example:
If you set the Minimum Stay to "e.g. 2 nights" and select Friday and Saturday, guests can make reservations starting on Friday or Saturday, ending on Friday or Saturday or covering Friday or Saturday either way, but all must be at least 2 nights.
Thanks to this setting, you can be sure that weekends will be booked either completely or not at all. This means that there will be no reservations, for example only from Friday to Saturday, and the night from Saturday to Sunday will remain unbooked.
Will the “Minimum/Maximum Length of Stay” restriction be sent to the Reservation System?
Yes
Will the “Minimum/Maximum Length of Stay” restriction be sent to Booking.com?
Yes
Will the “Minimum/Maximum Length of Stay” restriction be sent to Airbnb?
No
How to disable the restriction?
Go to the Price list settings, then to the "Availability" tab and uncheck the button next to "Minimum/Maximum length of stay", and save the settings.
Tip: Flexibility in Moderation
The more restrictions you set, the more you will adapt the offers to your needs. However, remember that your object will not be displayed in the results if it does not meet the restriction conditions. Settings that are too restrictive may limit the number of potential guests.