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Rates have a start and end date so they apply to a range of dates. Rates Fixed Prices contain many rules about the conditions which must apply to make them available.

*When multiple rates Fixed Prices exist for a given date the system default will calculate and offer the lowest price that matches your criteria. *You can override this setting in the rate by Fixed Pricesby changing "'''Strategy'''" to "Do not allow lower prices or shorter stays"

When creating multiple ratesFixed Prices , you would generally set your highest price to always be available and create discounted price rates prices for longer stays, specific days of the week or date ranges as you require. This way you can create sophisticated rate price models.

The ''PRICE CHECKER'' lets you see which rate price applies to a certain booking situation.

=Create a Rate Fixed Prices =To add a new rate, click Go to PRICES > FIXED PRICES and lick on the button ''ADD RATEAdd Fixed Price'' (there is a limit of 100 rates Fixed Prices per room type, if you need more than this, daily prices may be a better way to define your prices)

*'''Name''' - For your rate price (this will not display on your booking page)

*'''Room Price''' - The room rate price will only be offered if the box is checked. You do not need to offer a room rate, price you can offer one or more of single, double or room ratesprices. The system will identify the appropriate rate price based on the number of guests staying.

*'''Room Price for''' - This rate price will be offered for the room up to the number of people you specify or the maximum occupancy you have specified in SETTINGS -> PROPERTIES -> ROOMS -> SETUP.

If you also have single or double rates prices the system will identify the cheapest applicable rate price and offer that.

*'''Single Price''' - This rate price will be offered for single occupancy, i.e. one person staying. The rate pride will only be offered if the box is checked. You do not need to offer a single rate, price you can offer one or more of single, double or room ratesprices. The system will identify the appropriate rate price based on the number of guests staying.

*'''Double Price''' - This rate price will be offered for double occupancy, i.e. two people staying. If you do not define a single rate, price this will also be offered for single occupancy.

The rate price will only be offered if the box is checked. You do not need to offer a double rateprice, you can offer one or more of single, double or room ratesprices. The system will identify the appropriate rate price based on the number of guests staying.

*'''Extra Person''' - This price will be added per extra person to single or double rates prices when more people are staying.

For example if you allow 3 people to stay, the rate price will be the double rate plus priceplus the extra person rateprice. If you only have a single rate and priceand no double, the price for 3 people will be the single rate plus priceplus two extra person ratesprices. If you also have a room price the system will determine the cheapest combination and offer that.

The rate price will only be offered if the box is checked.

*'''Extra Child''' - This price functions as per the Extra Person Rate Price but only applies to children. The rate price will only be offered if the box is checked. If the children price applies to a certain age group you can change the text on the selector of your booking page. Go to{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > BOOKING ENGINE > PROPERTY BOOKING PAGE > DEVELOPERS "Custom Text" and exchange the default text for children:

*'''First Night''' the rate is priceis valid

*'''Last Night''' the rate rprice is valid

*'''Slice by Date''' - this divides the rate price into individual rates prices with a different start date and end date

*'''Strategy''' - Set whether you allow the rate price to be undercut with a lower rateprice.

**Do not allow lower prices or minimum stays- lower prices or shorter stays (if this rates prices minimum stay is greater than one) will not be allowed (Note for channel management: if you use multiple rate codes this blocks only this rate code)

*'''Minimum Stay''' - this sets the minimum number of nights that must be stayed for this rate price to apply.For example: if you do not want to accept one night stays, set all your rates prices to a minimum stay of 2 or more.

This field can also be used to set a cheaper rate price for longer stays. Create a second rate price with this field set to the required stay period and your cheaper prices and it will be offered when the guest books to stay this period or longer.

*'''Min days until check-in''' - For example a setting of 365 will allow this rate price to be booked up to a year in advance. A setting of 7 means this rate price is only available one week before the first night of the booking. This setting can be used to create special early bird prices that are only available shortly before the booked night.

*'''Max Days in Advance''' - For example a setting of 0 will allow this rate price to be booked for a stay tonight. A setting of 3 means this rate is priceis only available at least 3 days before the first night of the booking. This setting can be used to create special last minute prices that are only available shortly before the booked night.

For example: you could define two ratesprices, one with a 1 night minimum stay as an "Request only" and the second as a 2 night minimum as "Automatic" booking allowed.

*Rate Allowed - Here you can set which nights of the week this rate price applies. If it applies to all nights make sure all check boxes are ticked.

For example: if you wish to define a weekend special rate price you could deselect Monday to Thursday and this rate price will then only be available on Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights. If you deselect certain nights they will show as not available unless you have another rate price set that includes those nights. This rate price will only be offered if all dates of the stay fall on checked days.

This rate price will only be offered if the arrival day is on a checked day.

*'''Check-out Allowed''' - This sets the days that a booking may end on (vacate day). This functions in a similar manner to the start allowed night but for the vacate day. If you allow departures on any day of the week please make sure all check boxes are checked. This rate price will only be offered when the vacate day falls on a checked day.

Select the room the rate price applies to. You have the option to "link" a rateprice. This is a simple way to create rates prices for multiple rooms if they are similar to the originating rate. price An "offset" raises or lowers the linked rateprice.

Optional Upsell items can be enabled/disabled for individual ratesprices. When a booking is made only those optional Upsell items enabled for any rate price involved in the booking will be offered to the guest.

If a combination of Daily Prices and Rates Fixed Prices is offered then all Upsell items will be offered.

Compulsory Upsell items are always enabled and cannot be disabled by a rateprice.

=Copy a RateFixed Price=If you want to use the same rate for price or another room click on ''SAVE AS A COPY''

=Changing RatesFixed Prices=Click on the rate price you want to change and enter your changes.

You can delete a rate price setting and add new ones. You may re-use old rates price that are still in the system by changing their start and end dates.

To bulk delete a number of rates rates Click prices ck on the 'User' icon on the top right and then on 'Account Management (in the old control panel SUB ACCOUNT in the top right) then click on "Manage Account" then "Manage Property" then "Manage Room".

Prices are used for the channels and/or the Beds24 booking page according to what is ticked in the "Channels" tab of a rateprice.

The 'Price Check Tool' shows you which prices and rules apply for specific dates/selections and why a certain price or rule was applied or not applied. You can find links to the 'Price Check Tool' on the RATES, CALENDAR and SUPPORT pages.

= Combination of Rates Fixed Prices and Daily Prices =If you use rates Fixed Prices you do not need to set up Daily Prices for every day. If required you can use a Daily Price to adjust the prices for an individual date or date range.

If you are using Daily Prices and Rates Fixed Preices you can define your price strategy in SETTINGS -> BOOKING RULES click on "Daily Price Strategy" to open and select if your daily prices can be undercut by rates Fixed Prices ("Default") or cannot be undercut by rates Fixed Prices ("Do Not Allow Lower Prices").

If you use the Channel Manager, tick the booking channels the rate price applies to. If you are using the Channel Manager you can set which channels the rate price applies to. The rate price will only be offered to the channels which are checked. This allows you to set different rates prices for different booking channels.

*In the "Summary" tab of the booking you can set a color for each rateprice.

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