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[[Category:Content]]<div class="heading">Properties can be Hotels, B&B´s, appartmenthouses, campgrounds etc. </div> This page is about the menu {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES

=Summary=<div class="summarybox">A property can have one or more rooms. Rooms can but do not need to represent physical roomsbe a hotel, a hostel, a B&B, a holiday house, an apartment house, they are a way of splitting your property into separately bookable sectionscampground, etc.

If you renting your Properties are divided into '''rooms, representing individually bookable sections'''. Each property as a whole you still need to define must have at least one room which in your case represents your complete property.

Beds24 can handle multiple propertiesEven if you rent your property as a single unit, such as a '''vacation rental, you need to define one room to represent the entire property'''.

You can '''Add create a property in several ways''':*Manual setup*Import from Airbnb*Import from Booking.com*Copying an existing property</div>  <embedvideo service="youtube">https://youtu.be/Jd6mFFWhpRE</embedvideo> <span class="" style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 250%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> We recommend you let the [https://www.beds24.com/wizard/wizard1.php Setup Wizard ] guide you through the set up process. = Use of properties and rooms =Hotels, B&B´s and inns are usually set up as one property with a number of rooms. If you have several independent lodgings e.g. apartments or villas you can still set them up as rooms if it suits your marketing strategy. Each room (which can also be an apartment, house etc) can have its own pricing and booking rules. Making different properties means each can have it's own property booking page (if required with individual design). You can also use an agency booking page with advanced search functions (e.g. facilities, location) showing all properties. If you are using the channel manager we advise to set the booking system up as similar as your booking channels. If your lodgings have different hotel codes for booking.com etc. then they must be setup as different properties in the system. = Creating a property===Import from Airbnb==If you have a listing on Airbnb you can import it and create a new property with a new room or add a room in a propertyyou already have in Beds24. Click [[Airbnb:_Import_listings_from_Airbnb|here]] for instructions. ==Import from Booking.com==You can [[Booking.com_XML:_Create_and_update_properties_and_rooms_on_Booking.com#Import_Properties_from_Booking.com|import your property from Booking.com to Beds24]]. ==Import via Beds24 API ==Use [[API_V2.0| these instructions]] if you want to import your property via the Beds24 API. ==Manual creation ==Click on "Add Property" then go to '''PROPERTIES''' -> '''DESCRIPTION''' and complete your property information. [[File:Property_and_Room_Setup.mp4|640px]] =Import existing bookings=After you have created a property you will need to import upcoming bookings.  For Booking.com, Airbnb and Expedia we have the option to automatically import all upcoming bookings. We recommend to use this method because for bookings imported directly we will then be able to automatically import changes. These options are available in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS ) CHANNEL MANAGER > AIRBNB MAPPING / BOOKING.COM / EXPEDIA after you have connected the channels. Use the channel help pages for instructions. Other bookings can be uploaded as a .csv file. Via the .csv import can import a maximum of 100 bookings at a time. The import is designed for upcoming bookings but you can import bookings up to one year in the past. <span style="color:#019cde; font-size: 150%;“ > PROPERTIES{{#fas:info-circle}} </span> click Carefully check which bookings will be imported. If you have upcoming bookings on Airbnb, Booking.com Expedia make sure you import them directly from the button ADD NEW PROPERTYchannels and do not duplicate them.