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If not mistaken, this can be set up in Pricelabs if you use it.
I'd like to request that there be an option to make "Hold these dates" checkbox for quotes be checked by default, instead of having to check it for every single quote we send out (which is a large part of our business). It would also be super handy to be able to set what the default duration of the hold is.
I would love to be able to set some seasonal rates to be relative to other seasons instead of a hard-coded number. For example, it would be great for Labor Day Weekend to just be 10% higher than whatever September is set to, instead of having to update 2 separate numbers. I realize this can be achieved by building a spreadsheet to do all my calculations in, and then import them. But it would be super handy to be able to skip that step.
This would be amazing, the new airbnb fee is SUPER challenging on the book keeping side for PM's
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TL;DR
Custom fields are great to have, and in their current state, offer very little value. There have been a considerable number of mentions of custom fields that have gone unanswered.
CONTEXT
I've reviewed SO many feature requests and various forum posts surrounding custom fields. Many, if not most, of these have gone with little notice or comment from the OR team or from other users. I can only imagine that it is because the current functionality of them is a) weak and b) misunderstood as to the possibilities.
https://www.ownerrez.com/forums/requests/custom-fields-enhancement#72515An email exchange between me and a team member at OR:
There is room to improve the inclusion of non-booking fields in the pre-agreement form. As it stands, I need to open their license image and manually enter their birthday. It seems like unnecessary work for something that could be automated.
And I hear you: the perception of the powers that be at OR is that an agreement is the transactional part of the relationship. Really, it's so much more. Not to mention, what harm could there be in allowing non-booking fields to be inserted into the POC form? Why not give us the flexibility to collect any information we'd like?
I'd also like to make mention of the lack of creativity in the custom field design. Most notably, why are there no formatting options (e.g., MM/DD/YY, checkboxes, radials, etc.)?
In the end, there is considerable room for improvement regarding custom fields. I love the product and the team, and I hope to see more in this area to lay the groundwork for more automation.
To add further context, I want to invite guests to enter their DOB on the point-of-contact form (pre-contract). This field gets to stay with the contact, not the reservation. Unfortunately, only "booking" fields can be used on the POC form. And in case you don't know, booking fields are considered transactional and relevant only to the current booking. In other words, the information (e.g., Driver's License) doesn't remain with the contact.
Think about the potential use cases, especially in marketing and automation...
All of this information (and undoubtedly much more I'm not considering at the moment) should be associated with the contact record, not just the one booking. The entire purpose of OR, in my opinion, is to create an incredible guest experience that does NOT end when the guest leaves.
As I said in my email exchange, there is considerable work to do regarding custom fields. As it stands, (respectfully) it feels like a slapped-together afterthought that was given very little consideration.
I very much hope that other users see value and possibility in custom fields and UPVOTE THIS POST in hopes of OR taking action.
showing the location of their home and its proximity to nearby ski resorts.
Are you asking for different functionality than the multi-property map on the site already, you want that to just show the properties but also have a map on the booking page showing nearby landmarks?
Hi Katie,
We do plan to surface those tasks via portal, yes. Thanks for submitting this. We'll take your thoughts here into consideration once we're ready to get work on this feature underway!
While we don't have plans for this at the moment, we're always open to suggestions!
Thanks for writing this up. Feel free to share with likeminded users who would be willing to vote for it as well.
Hey Bri, any update when stacking will come back for VRBO? This was a core feature we relied on to fill empty space with longer bookings.
We are property managers that integrate schlage with OR. Can OR bill the cost of the lock as a expense in the property it is integrated with? Or is there a easier way to bill the owner for the cost of the lock integration each month through automation.
A couple of things you can do:
Create a process that when you create a block for the property, or an Owner creates a block, you also add a descriptive title (i.e. Deep Cleaning Block). That title will show on the block in the ribbon calendar much easier than notes will.
Or, In their Team Access settings, you can check the box that allows the owner/team access user to view notes for calendar items.
If you have any issues finding that section, drop us a note at help@ownerrez.com and we'll be happy to assist!
Ah, jeez. Yes, I see what you mean. Sorry about that, I was testing without rates visible on my widgets.
We'll discuss this internally. For now, this request remains open for voting! Feel free to share it with likeminded users who would be willing to give it an upvote.
That doesn't work because Australian English changes the currency to $ not £.
Australian dollars are even more confusing than Sunday week start!
I did write a help ticket about this too.
Hey Piers C,
Those calendar widgets should have a "Display Culture" setting available. While we don't have an option for English (UK), we do have English (Australia) which appears to display those calendars with Monday as the start of the week while keeping the language to English.
Looking at your current website configuration, you can play with this in Settings > Hosted Websites > select website > click into the Availability page, then click Change next to the Multi-Month Calendar widget, like so:
That's where you'll find the Display Culture setting:
I suggest giving that a try, and comparing the calendar view on the website to your Bookings calendar to make sure everything is still displaying as it should.
After speaking with our developers, we see no reason this shouldn't accomplish what you're after. If you run into any trouble, feel free to write to help@ownerrez.com so that our support team can investigate.
Hey that's a great idea!
Could we add a custom field to the booking/inquiry widget that they pick something like this?
YES! Date-specific seasons really don't make much sense in this industry!
Just in case someone's searching for this with different text, some less-common names for it would be: rule-based; recurrence; weekday-defined; floating date range.
I would find it very useful to be able to use AVIF images instead of having to downgrade my entire library to the outdated, much slower and bigger JPG format.
Requested Feature: Add a trigger that automatically sends a reminder message (email/SMS) to the guest if they sign the rental agreement but fail to upload the required documents
If the Custom Field definitions are set as being Required entries, the Point of Contact form cannot be completed without uploading those files. That requirement negates this feature request from being necessary.
If you are seeing bookings come in where they complete their POC form and sign their Renter Agreement but have not uploaded their ID, please write in a support ticket including that Booking ID via email, or using the in-app Ticket option under your Help menu.
Greetings!
Yesterday, we had an owner very upset wondering why her property was blocked. We were confused at her confusion as to why she would be frustrated at our 'lack of communication' because we had detailed notes for the reason for the block (construction and deep clean) in the block notes. However we realised that from the owner's view they cannot see the details of the 'note' portion. All it says is "block" - Doesn't really make sense, there is options to share what the owner can see but it's nothing you can fill in or give details on.
While we could directly let the owner know, OwnerRez could be great for streamlining block communication. This way we don't have to do double work with contacting the owner separately when they could have seen it on OwnerRez in the first place.
Thanks!
Hi Jennifer,
We're glad to hear that you're interested! New partnerships are always exciting.
Lake.com is currently in private beta testing at this time. It's coming soon! Just not quite "there" yet as we continue to work with their team to get everything smoothened out for global release.
We are happy to announce that we are now targeting Q1 (of 2026) to begin work on this integration, and we are cautiously optimistic that we will have an early alpha or beta release out by Q2.
Our partnership and engineering teams are already looking at putting together the resources necessary to do this MHV integration. A Marriott partnership is significant for us, and we want to make sure we approach it with the focus and commitment it deserves.
More will be announced as the roadmap and tasking is finalized over the next two months.
Hi Evan,
Thanks for this request!
We've doubled the maximum allowed CSS length on hosted websites from 16,000 to 32,000 characters, giving you more flexibility when styling your site. 🙂
Actually it's probably a bit more complex than what you would provide but I've been thinking of a work around.
I have "2" properties, one is our rental home, the other is our rental car. I would love when someone books the house, to create a task to follow up x days before arrival to confirm they have a car rental. I do this manually now but to have an actual task especially when it's busy would be great.
Ideally I'd love to say something to the effect of: If the house is reserved but the car is not for the same timeframe, create a task. b/c sometimes ppl will go ahead and book the car with the house. But having a reminder task to confirm works for me.
I also ask for people's travel information x days before arrival, especially if they're renting the car b/c we need to know where to leave the car for incoming guests. I need that info b/f the automated email to my staff is sent and sometimes I don't get it so they get an empty email. Having a task for their travel info when their booking is created would be great.
Those are 2 examples I can think of that would be super helpful.
Thanks for your consideration!
Paul's screenshot was just pointing out where you would be able to set the months. If you set the first to "On or after January" you wouldn't be able to put a second for February. There are two configuration options available:
1) Your first would need to be "Arrival Month" is "on" "January".
2) You can do ranges such as "Arrival month" is "on or after" "February" combined with "Arrival month" is "on or before" "March":
You just can't have the same month in multiple Length of Stay discounts.
I believe the "We don't do this" response you received was meant to be regarding the flat monthly cost option. That is not currently available.
We do have plans for this, yes! Though, if I'm honest, it may be a while before we get there. There are a number of Rezzy enhancements in the works right now, and we've still got some heavy lifting to do to get Rezzy AI out of beta and rolled out to the masses.
This request is open for voting, so please share it with likeminded users who would be willing to give it an upvote!
Hi Laura,
I've moved this to the Feature Request forum. Please cast your vote at the top!
We have discussed this internally and we understand the concerns here. While we don't have a work card open to address this yet, this request is open for voting and commentary in the meantime.
Thanks for writing this up!
Thanks, Bri! I love the OR platform and appreciate the update. It is frustrating seeing the pace of improvement vs some others (e.g. hospitable). OR is still more fully featured as a whole, but they (and others) are closing the gap quickly.
Hi Renee,
Could I ask you to give us a little more detail on how you foresee this working for you?
I'm having a little trouble envisioning a use case for this. Maybe something like if you have a trigger for no Rental Agreement signed that has to fire, Rezzy creates a task for you to follow up with that user?
Let me know, please!