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Any way to include cleaning fee in the per-night rate? 3 replies

BlueMtnCabins
May 1, 2022 6:26 PM
Joined Jun, 2016 1182 posts

I am just curious as I see a lot of traveler feedback. They see one nightly rate, but then it "jumps" when cleaning fee (and tax) are added when they see the actual quote. 

So is there a way to "spread" the cleaning fee across the stay? 

 

Example (without tax for simplicity): 

I have fixed $200 cleaning fee. 

 

My (example) nightly rate is $150. 

So for 2 nights when cleaning fee is included, it will show $250/pn

For 3 nights it will show $217 / pn

For 4 nights it will show $200 /pn

And so on. 

Nightly rate shown flat for example simplicity. 

 Thanks

Cleaners 19 replies

Ken T
Apr 30, 2022 10:10 PM
OR Team Member Joined Aug, 2019 1704 posts

Cleaners 19 replies

Lance and Micaela W
Apr 30, 2022 11:14 AM
Joined Apr, 2022 5 posts

How can we do this? We have a cleaner who uses Turnbnb but they charge both the cleaner and myself $10 for every turn. Its costly. I would rather have something that she can see my bookings, and schedule cleans outside of turnBnb. 

Property showing as having shared rooms on ABB, how do I fix this? 7 replies

Doug D
Apr 27, 2022 5:58 PM
Joined Jan, 2020 16 posts

What was the resolution on this?  All of my common rooms (dining, living, etc.) show in ABB as "Shared".

Klarna and Stripe 0 replies

UstlcRentals
Apr 27, 2022 2:38 AM
Joined Oct, 2021 54 posts

I was looking over my Stripe settings and come across which forms of payment I accept with it. I turned on Klarna as a payment method, but I'm not seeing it when I practice a booking on my website. Am I missing something or is it just not something the system supports?

 

Thanks in advance!

Lacey

Klarna pay through Stripe 0 replies

UstlcRentals
Apr 27, 2022 2:37 AM
Joined Oct, 2021 54 posts

I was looking over my Stripe settings and come across which forms of payment I accept with it. I turned on Klarna as a payment method, but I'm not seeing it when I practice a booking on my website. Am I missing something or is it just not something the system supports?

 

Thanks in advance!

Lacey

How do I trigger a message when the security deposit is set up? 17 replies

BlueMtnCabins
Apr 26, 2022 7:23 PM
Joined Jun, 2016 1182 posts

You can set up door code email trigger with condition "security deposit on file" 

HomeToGo - how to pay them?? 6 replies

Mike Mc
Apr 26, 2022 7:22 PM
Joined Feb, 2019 8 posts

Sounds like a plan.  The bill was 3 months late in arriving which I thought was unusual.

 

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HomeToGo - how to pay them?? 6 replies

BlueMtnCabins
Apr 26, 2022 7:19 PM
Joined Jun, 2016 1182 posts

No, just not paying till they give me a normal way to pay. 

Sold API connected property 8 replies

Ken T
Apr 25, 2022 3:07 PM
OR Team Member Joined Aug, 2019 1704 posts

Channel Bridge is an entirely manual tool, and only runs when you manually run it.  So there's nothing you need to "disable".

If you disabled the template, it won't be visible in the regular list, but there's a Show All link that will let you see it again.

Automated welcome message through Airbnb messaging so that guests know that ownerres emails are legitimate 3 replies

Ken T
Apr 25, 2022 2:56 PM
OR Team Member Joined Aug, 2019 1704 posts

If you are connected to Airbnb via API, you can configure OwnerRez to automatically send Airbnb message templates via the Airbnb internal messaging system.  Check the green box on this page:

https://www.ownerrez.com/support/articles/airbnb-request-for-contact-info-real-email-address-and-signed-renter-agreement#sample-template

Automated welcome message through Airbnb messaging so that guests know that ownerres emails are legitimate 3 replies

Vann Brann
Apr 25, 2022 1:54 PM
Joined Sep, 2021 6 posts

Hi All,

I found an earlier post on this topic, but am hoping there is a solution.

I have a growing number of guests that are immediately suspicious that the welcome email sent through ownerreservations is not legitimate or a scam.

I have a welcome template in Airbnb messages, but being software conntected, it seems that feature is disabled.

Is there a way to have Airbnb automated messages still work (or automate one through ownerres) so that the guest can confirm in messaging that the emails they are receiving about deposits, signing the agreement, and providing ID are legitimate?

If not, can this be added to features?

 

Thanks, Heather Brann

Sold API connected property 8 replies

Christine
Apr 25, 2022 11:05 AM
Joined Mar, 2021 3 posts

You mean, accept direct bookings?  That's entirely separate from Airbnb and Vrbo, so, yes.

by Ken T – Apr 24, 2022 2:55 AM (UTC)

Yes. Do I just disable the channel bridge? 

Also, on another note, I typed a template and saved it over the weekend. Now I can't find it. I saved it as Rental Agreement 2022.

Property showing as having shared rooms on ABB, how do I fix this? 7 replies

Harry D
Apr 25, 2022 12:06 AM
Joined Mar, 2022 9 posts

Gotcha. So from "Full Sync" to "pricing and availability only"...... made the changes in ABB...... and change the settings back in OR to ""Full Sync"?

If yes to the above steps, do you still remember what change need to be made in ABB?

Thanks.

Property showing as having shared rooms on ABB, how do I fix this? 7 replies

Ventura County V
Apr 25, 2022 12:01 AM
Joined Mar, 2022 122 posts

Yes, I've gone back and forth on a couple properties now and my reservations and data stayed intact.

Property showing as having shared rooms on ABB, how do I fix this? 7 replies

Harry D
Apr 24, 2022 11:56 PM
Joined Mar, 2022 9 posts

How could this be an ABB issue? I'm having the same issue as well. I don't recall having this issue prior to integrating with OR.

I'm also interested to know, after you change your API integration settings, did you change it back to "Full Sync" and everything stays intact?

Thanks.

Sold API connected property 8 replies

Ken T
Apr 23, 2022 10:55 PM
OR Team Member Joined Aug, 2019 1704 posts

You mean, accept direct bookings?  That's entirely separate from Airbnb and Vrbo, so, yes.

HomeToGo - how to pay them?? 6 replies

Mike Mc
Apr 23, 2022 8:19 PM
Joined Feb, 2019 8 posts

I received an invoice as well.  Any luck finding out how to make payment?

Sold API connected property 8 replies

Christine
Apr 23, 2022 11:01 AM
Joined Mar, 2021 3 posts

Can I disconnect from VRBO and AirB&B and still receive booking through the website? 

Prevent x night gaps? 1 reply

Ken T
Apr 22, 2022 11:13 PM
OR Team Member Joined Aug, 2019 1704 posts

Yes, you can set a gap restriction to disallow bookings that leave a gap of less than 6 nights:

https://www.ownerrez.com/support/articles/property-availability-rules#changeover

Prevent x night gaps? 1 reply

Miapartamentos
Apr 22, 2022 9:36 PM
Joined Nov, 2020 22 posts

Hello, I just got a property to manage where the condominium has  6 day rental minimum.

 

This causes a bit of an issue, since I would not want rents that leave a 5 night gap between bookings. Is there any feature that I can play around as to maximize occupancy?

Thank you!

Cleaners 19 replies

Ken T
Apr 20, 2022 6:12 PM
OR Team Member Joined Aug, 2019 1704 posts

If you are using Portal Access, you can give certain cleaners only visibility to certain properties.

And, you can set up templates that are only sent to the particular cleaner assigned to each property.

You are correct that the tags themselves aren't limited as to who can see them.  But the properties can be.

Cleaners 19 replies

Lindsey Fowkes
Apr 19, 2022 7:23 PM
Joined Dec, 2021 1 post
I am looking for an option as well.  I was thinking about using “tags” for the cleaner.  But it doesn’t limit the visibility to only that cleaner.  It’s basically full transparency.  

Sort seasons by date no longer works properly 1 reply

Ken T
Apr 18, 2022 8:52 PM
OR Team Member Joined Aug, 2019 1704 posts

In what way is this not working?  The recurring seasons don't sort that way, of course, because they don't have a proper beginning or end.  But if you disregard those, the rest do appear to be in descending order, as they should be.

Can't add to Airbnb "move pin closer to your address" error 1 reply

Ken T
Apr 18, 2022 2:13 PM
OR Team Member Joined Aug, 2019 1704 posts

We have a few thoughts here:

https://www.ownerrez.com/support/articles/channel-management-api-integrations-airbnb-common-issues-questions#move-the-pin

Sort seasons by date no longer works properly 1 reply

BlueMtnCabins
Apr 17, 2022 12:18 PM
Joined Jun, 2016 1182 posts

It used to work., By clicking on dates, it used to sort seasons by ascending or descending date. Now the sort seem to work alphabetically resulting in season being sorted out of order date-wise. 

Can I have two different cancellation policies/legal agreements for a single listing? 1 reply

Ken T
Apr 14, 2022 10:10 AM
OR Team Member Joined Aug, 2019 1704 posts

Unfortunately no, because we have to integrate with Vrbo and they don't support that at present.  We've asked, and likely they will eventually.

Can I have two different cancellation policies/legal agreements for a single listing? 1 reply

Mitchell C
Apr 13, 2022 3:27 PM
Joined Jan, 2019 19 posts

My property is highly seasonal. In the winter, a guest will book a year in advance for a 3 month minimum booking. I want a no refund policy associated with those 3 months of the year; i.e., January, February, and March.

For the remaining months, I'm more flexible and can have guests cancel 14 days prior to arrival with no penalty except a $60 cancellation fee.

I'm also integrated with Airbnb and VRBO, but VRBO always handles my seasonal rentals that are booked a year in advance.

Is there a way to set up OwnerRez to handle two different legal agreements and cancellation policies based on the timeframe?

 

Rental Agreement time period 0 replies

Timothy H
Apr 11, 2022 5:12 PM
Joined Mar, 2022 12 posts

Hi all... About how long do you give your guest to sign the rental agreement?  The booking happened on 3/13/2022 and I've just sent my 3rd request for her to sign the rental agreement - it's 4/11/2022.  What's my next course of action?  TIA

How to add FAQ page to hosted website? 11 replies

Ken T
Apr 11, 2022 12:36 PM
OR Team Member Joined Aug, 2019 1704 posts

Sure, you can Create a Custom page in your Hosted Website, and put anything you like on it.