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[[Category:InventoryDaily_Use]]<div class="heading">Close rooms to stop selling</div> ''This page explains how to close, black-out or block rooms to make them unavailable for online booking''
There are a number of ways to close rooms, use the method most suitable for your needs.
== Exceptional Period (close property) ==
Each property has an exceptional period in it's booking rules settings. This can be used to close the whole property for a period. {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS->) PROPERTIES->BOOKING RULES).
== Calendar Blackout ==
 
The CALENDAR view in the control panel has an override setting for each room and date. Set this value to "blackout" to completely close the room. Multiple dates can be set at once by choosing the start and end date of the range you want to change. If you cannot see the override row check it is enabled in the filter settings.
== Calendar Inventory ==
The CALENDAR view in the control panel has an inventory setting for each room and date. Set this value to zero to close the room on any date. Multiple dates can be set at once by choosing the start and end date of the range you want to change. If you cannot see the inventory row check it is enabled in the filter settings. The inventory value can also be changed by CSV file upload using the API, api.beds24.com
The CALENDAR view in the control panel has an inventory setting for each room and date. Set this value to zero to close the room on any date. Multiple dates can be set at once by choosing the start and end date of the range you want to change. If you cannot see the inventory row check it is enabled in the filter settings. The inventory value can also be changed by CSV file upload using the API, www.beds24.com/api == Bookings Black Booking == When the room is fully booked it is closed. You can add use a booking with the status "Black" to close a room for a period. If you have more than one of this room type set the quantity of rooms booked within the booking to book all the rooms. You could also block some but These bookings will not all of the rooms using the booking quantity settingbe considered in reports.
== No Valid Price or Rate ==
 
Any date that does not have a valid price will be closed. You can do this by ending all rates on the day before the closure and starting new rates when the room should re-open.
== Bookings from CSV file ==
 The API at wwwapi.beds24.com/api has a function to import bookings from a specially formatted CSV file. This can be used to import many bookings efficiently.
== Hide from Booking Page ==
Room can be hidden from the booking page in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES->ROOMS->SETUP "Availability" Sell Priority=hide room
Room can be hidden from the booking page in SETTINGS->PROPERTIES->ROOMS->SETUP "Availability" Sell Priority=hide room= Close rooms at a channel ==Use these [[Close_rooms_or_rates_at_a_channel|instructions]] if you want to close channels,
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