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[[Category:Set up InstructionsTroubleshooting]]<div class="heading">Hostelworld</div> ''Synchronising Beds24.com This page is about the menu {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > HOSTELWORLD and explains how the connection with Hostelworld group (HostelWorld.com, HostelBookers.com, Hostels.com, Bedandbreakfastworld.com)'http://www.hostelworldworks and how to set it up.com

*Beds24.com can export Pricesmultiple prices

For details please [[Channel_Manager_Capabilities|click here]] ==Limitations==*"Extra Person" prices cannot be exported.*Hostelworld will reserve inventory for a booking as soon as the guest starts the booking process. We can not close the room once a booking is in progress even if the availability changed during this period. == Before you connect =='''Prices'''*We can only send availability if you have set up prices which are activated for this channel. This tutorial gives general information how to [[Setting_Prices_for_Booking_Channels|set prices for channels]].*Beds24 checks can map a different Beds24 price to each Hostelworld rate code. Currently Hostelworld only supports refundable and non-refundable rates. *Prices for "Extra Person", "Extra child" and discounts set in the "Discounts" tab of the Fixed Prices can not be sent. *If you use daily prices with "Extra Person" prices your daily price needs to be set for the max occupancy and the "Extra Person" price needs to be added with a negative value so the price for the full occupancy can send. *The maximum stay accepted by HostelWorld is 14 days. '''Private Rooms''' To sell a complete room at Hostelworld set it to a "Private" room type in this order:their system. We will still send the bed price as per a bed but Private rooms will only be sold if all the beds in the room are booked together. '''Bookings''' New Bookings are imported.

1. room price: it a room price Existing bookings are not automatically imported when the connection is set the system will divide the room price by the number of beds established and send this to Hostelworld groupshould be entered into Beds24 manually.

2. double price: if no room price is found the system will look for a double price, divide it by 2 '''Extras and send this to Hostelworld groupTaxes'''

3. single price: if no room price and no double price are found the system will send the single price as bed price to Hostelworld group. For dorm beds just set a single price"Upsell Items" can not be exported.

==Limitations=='''Rooms and room types''' *Hostelworld group do not accept minimum stay information. All availability will be sent with If you sell rooms individually at another channel or your own web site and want to sell them here as a one night minimum.*"Extra Personroomtype" prices cannot be exported.*Hostelworld will reserve inventory for with a booking as soon as the guest starts the booking process. We quantity of more than one you can not close the room once a booking is in progress even if the availability changed during this period[[Combine_individual_rooms_into_a_roomtype|set up virtual roooms]].

Open the <embedvideo service=" Open the link to view the room and rate mapping for your propertyyoutube" link to view the room mapping for your property>https://youtu. be/-SbeMMSk8wc</embedvideo>

2) Map Rooms:*Click on the "Get Code" link next to the room type id setting.*Choose theHostelworld room id you want to map to each Beds24 room and click on it.*When the correct room id has copied to the room type id setting, click Save.[[Image:hostelworld_2agoda_room_mapping.png|350px500px|link=]][[Media:hostelworld_2agoda_room_mapping.png|view large]]

23) Map RoomsRates: *Click on the "Get Code" link next to the room rate plan id setting, a list of room ids will be retrieved from Hostelworld and displayed.*Choose the Hostelworld room you want to map to the Beds24 Hostelwrold standard rate for this room and click on it.*When the correct room rate plan id has copied to the room rate plan id setting.[[Image:agoda_standard_rate_mapping.png|500px|link=]][[Media:agoda_standard_rate_mapping.png|view large]]  4) Number of Beds: *select the number of beds in the room if they are different from the Max number of guests. Ensure you set the same number of beds in Beds24 as you have specified at Hostelworld, you can check the details when you click Save'Get the HostelWorld.com Room Codes for this Property Code'.*Click SAVE

[[Image<span style="color: #f3e504; font-size:bookingcomrooms.png|350px|link=]][[Media150%;" >{{#fas:bookingcomroomslightbulb}} </span>If the room has a double bed, this will be 1 bed, not 2 to match the number of guests.png|view large]]

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==Prices==For dorms Beds24 checks the prices in this order: 1. single price:  2. double price: if no single price is found the system will look for a double price and send this to Hostelworld group 3. room price: if no single or double price are found the system will look for a room price and send this to Hostelworld group. This includes the export price.   For private rooms Beds24 checks the prices in this order: 1. room price 2. double price: if no room price is found the system will look for a double price, divide it by 2 and send this to Hostelworld group as the price per bed for the private room.  3. single price: if no room price and no double price are found the system will send the single price as bed price to Hostelworld group.  The price paid by the guest is the bed price multiplied by the number of beds in the private room.   <span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 250%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span>Click on the "View Actual Data" Button to check which prices and availability will send. ===Multiple Rates===Hostelworld support multiple rate codes.  Beds24 can map a different Beds24 rate or offer to each Hostelworld rate code. Currently Hostelworld only supports refundable and non-refundable rates. [[Setting_Prices_for_Booking_Channels#Mapping_channel_rate_codes|Please use these instructions]]. If you do not have the appropriate rate ids you need to request Hostelwrold to add them. ===Price Multiplier===

'''roomtypeid="1234" code=Notes==''' If the room has been deleted in Hostelworld untick "Prices", "Inventory" and "Bookings". If the room has not been deleted in Hostelworld please check if it is properly set up there.

The password '''Incorrect Price, Invalid rate plan(s)''' You have added a number which is not a valid Hostelworld rate id into the field in the "Channels" tab of a special API password not rate/daily price. *Open your rates (Channel Tab) and make sure the correct rate id is selected from the 'get codes' list. *Open your regular Hostelword passworddaily prices (Enable list) and make sure the correct rate id is selected from the 'get codes' list. Changing *Go to Prices > Channel Mapping enter the password will break Rate id in the Search box and click on the Rate and make sure the correct rate id is selected from the connection'get codes' list.

==Notes==*The password is a special API password not your regular Hostelword password. Changing the password will break the connection.*To sell a complete room at Hostelworld set it to a "Private" room type in their system.We will still send the bed price as per a dorm but Private rooms will only be sold if all the beds in the room are booked together.*Hostelworld can send credit card details but they will not send a CCV.

If for some reason you need to make a change in Beds24 and do not want an update from the channel to override it, you can set "Allow Channel Modifications" = No ("Details" tab of the booking").