OwnerRez supports the concept of "Rooms" on listings where you can define any room in your vacation rental and show photos for those specific rooms. Users who are Airbnb Channel Integrated will appreciate this feature that supports the requirement of associating your property photos with rooms and accessibility amenities that will sync to Airbnb. To learn more about all of the OwnerRez Property Photos functionality, we recommend that users view the Photos Overview and Adding Photos, Rearranging & Deleting first.
Before you begin to create your rooms, be sure to review Airbnb's Supported Room Names.
- Create Rooms
- Edit or Delete Rooms
- Connect Your Photos to Rooms
- What Guests See: Room-Sorted Photo Experience
- Private vs. Shared Spaces
- Accessibility Amenities
Create Rooms
Bedrooms
Navigate to Properties > Your Property > Listing Content > Rooms. Any existing bedrooms and bathrooms you had previously added will still be displayed. You can start by adding bedrooms by clicking Add Bedroom.
In the Add Room pop-up, add the following.
- Room Name
- Select whether the Bedroom is a Private vs. Shared Space with other guests outside of their travel companions/party.
- If a bedroom, add the Number of Beds and Type in the Bedroom by clicking the Add Bed button.
- Remove Beds by clicking the trash can icon.
- Add Ensuite Bathrooms by toggling the Ensuite Bathroom Yes/No selections.
- If Room Accessibility Amenities are added, ensure that you connect Photos to that accessible amenity.
- If desired, add additional Notes about the room.
- Delete the bedroom by clicking Cancel.
- Click Add Room to save.
Keep adding bedrooms by repeating this process until finished.
Did you know that "twin beds" mean different things in different countries?
- U.S. terminology refers to a twin bed as a single bed, so you will need to note that your twin bed sleeps 1.
- Other countries understand twin beds to be two single beds in the same room.
Bathrooms
Add bathrooms by clicking Add Bathroom.
In the Add Bathroom pop-up, add the following.
- Room Name
- Select whether the bathroom is a Private vs. Shared Space with other guests outside of their travel companions/party.
- Select from the Type dropdown list.
- Select the bathroom features by checking the appropriate selections.
- If Room Accessibility Amenities are added, ensure that you connect Photos to that accessible amenity.
- If desired, add additional Notes about the room.
- Delete the bathroom by clicking Cancel.
- Click Add Bathroom to save.
Keep adding bathrooms by repeating this process until finished.
Other Rooms
You can add other rooms by clicking on any of the Other Room selections. If your room is not displayed, click on Add Room/Space..
In the Add Room pop-up, add the following.
- Room Name
- Select whether the room is a Private vs. Shared Space with other guests outside their travel companions/party.
- Select from the Type dropdown list.
- If the room has beds for sleeping, click on the Offers Sleeping? link.
- If Room Accessibility Amenities are added, ensure that you connect Photos to that accessible amenity.
- If desired, add additional Notes about the room.
- Delete the room by clicking Cancel.
- Click Add Room to save.
Add the Number of Beds and Type in theOther Room by clicking the Offers sleeping? link, and you can remove Beds by clicking the trash can icon. Click Add Room to save.
Add as many Other Rooms as needed to accurately describe your property. The possibilities are numerous. As long as you have a photo of the Other Room, space, or Accessible Amenity, OwnerRez recommends that Users add that Room/Space.
Edit or Delete Rooms
If you need to edit or delete a room, click on the room's upper-right kebab icon.
Connect Your Photos to Rooms
Navigate to your Photos section by clicking on Properties > Your Property > Listing Content > Photos, conveniently located just above the Rooms section on the left menu. Click on Change.
Click on the pencil icon on any photo, and a pop-up window will appear.
In the Change Details pop-up, select the Room/Amenity from the drop-down list, and select the Room or Amenity you wish to connect to this photo. You can also edit the Photo Caption. Click Save.Repeat these steps to connect all of your photos to rooms. When completed, click Save.
Users can check whether all Photos are connected to a Room or Amenity by clicking on Photos in the left menu navigation. Notice that Photo #3 is listed as General or "Not associated with a specific room or amenity." Click on Change and click on the pencil icon on that photo to connect it to a room.
What Guests See: Room-Sorted Photo Experience
Your room configurations affect how they are displayed to guests on your Hosted Website.
- If 80% or more of your photos are assigned to rooms, the rooms will appear at the top, with individual room photos shown below.
- If 50 to 80% of your photos are assigned to rooms, those rooms will appear at the top, and tabs will organize your photos under labels like All Photos and Photo Gallery. Unassigned photos will be shown under the All Photos tab.
- If 50% or less of your photos are assigned to rooms, all unassigned photos will appear under the All Photos tab with no rooms listed at the top.
Private vs. Shared Spaces
OwnerRez Users can define rooms or spaces in their properties as private or shared. What are shared rooms or spaces?
- Shared rooms or spaces, such as a shared kitchen or outdoor space, are shared with other guests or hosts outside of your travel party.
- Private rooms or spaces, such as living rooms and kitchens, are reserved for the exclusive use of your travel party only, such as renting an entire home or condo.
Properties listed on Airbnb, including Airbnb channel-integrated properties, support shared spaces, and rooms should reflect whether they are private or shared spaces.
Vrbo does not support inside shared spaces.
Accessibility Amenities
It is important to note that for all Airbnb channel-integrated properties that have set Accessibility Amenities, Airbnb requires at least one photo for each Accessibility Amenity. For more specific Airbnb information, see the Airbnb article for hosts, Adding Accessibility Features to Listings.
See the Accessibility Settings section of the Amenities support article for specific information.