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You are only This page explains how to set up your account__TOC__=What you should know and do before getting started=<div class="bluebox">This self-setup guide assists you through your initial setup. Beds24 is designed as a few steps away from accepting online bookings:self-service system so you can set up and change all functions yourself at any time.

'''Step 1 *We provide a range of [[videos|video tutorials]]. There is also a [https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxiq- bz-RFGEbM44Yk4SYmGt09UISNzEw&si=kgIZPd_ekiExQGk0 Youtube playlist].*There are recordings of previous [https://wiki.beds24.com/index.php/Webinars webinars] and webinar announcements.*You can let our [http://beds24.com/wizard/index.php Setup Wizards] guide you through the set up process.*We also offer online training sessions for a fee in which we help you set your Settings'''account up. Send us a support ticket from the SUPPORT button at the top if you want to book a session.

Click on SETTINGS in <span class="" style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 150%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> <span style="font-weight: bold;" >Tip</span> Where you see this <span class="" style=color:#008ACC;“>{{#fas:copy}}</span> icon you can click and then copy the top menu barvalue of this setting to other rooms or properties.</div>== Properties and Rooms =='''Properties''' can be Hotels, Hostels, B&B´s, holiday houses, vacation rentals, apartment houses, camp sites. You can have one properties or multiple properties of different types.

*Go '''Rooms''' are a way of splitting your property into separately bookable units. Rooms can, but do not need to ACCOUNT -> BUSINESS INFO and fill , represent ''physical'' rooms. They are a way of splitting up a property into separately bookable sections i.e. bedrooms in your information*If you want to use another language than Englisch on your booking page click on LANGUAGES and tick the ones you want to usea hotel or B&B, vacation rentals, holiday homes, beds in hostel dormitories, camp sites, houseboats, cabins, tours, classes or cars etc.

*Go to PROPERTIES - click on "EDIT" and enter the name and If you rent your property as a whole because it is a vacation rental you will still need one room which is what the currency symbol you want to useguest books.

*Go to ROOMS. A click on EDIT wil open a field where you Each room or room type/category can set the name and set the quanity of rooms of that type availablehave ''multiple inventories'''.

'''Room Allocation:''' "One Room Per Booking" will allocate one room for each === Multiple Properties or Rooms ===If you are using the channel manager we advise to set the booking system up as similar as your bookingchannels. This is the normal setting If your lodgings have different hotel/property codes for a hotel room Booking.com etc. "One Room Per Guest" will allocate one room for each person then they must be setup as different properties in the booking. This is typical for a hostel selling beds or for activity or event tickets which are allocated per personBeds24 so you can connect them.

Making different properties means each can have it'''Collect Number of Guests:'''s own property booking page (if required with individual design). You can also use a multiple property booking page with advanced search functions (e.g. facilities, location) showing all properties.

MaximumPeople: This is the total number of people this room can accommodate. A booking cannot be made for this room for more than this number of people. '''Vacation rentals'''If Maximum Adults and Maximum Children are non zero the lowest of Max imumPeople or Maximum Adults plus Maximum Children will apply you're renting your property as the maximum room occupancya whole, you still need to define one "Room" which in your case represents your complete property.

Maximum Adults: This is the maximum number of adults this room can accommodate. A booking cannot be made If your rentals have different hotel/property codes for this room including more than this number of adultsBooking. This can be used with the Maximum Children setting to specify the maximum number of adults and children that can be occupiedcom etc. If both Maximum Adults and Max Children are zero then Maximum People is used and the booking form will only ask for the number of gueststhey must be setup as different properties.

Maximum Children: This is the maximum number of children this room can accommodate. A booking cannot be made for this room including more than this number of children. If you set this to zero the booking page will simply ask for the number of guests. There will be no field for the number of children. If required you can specify any age restrictions in your description and policy fieldsFor further information see [[Agency_%26_Multiple_Property_Setup|here]].

Maximum Nights: This sets the maximum number of nights a booking will be accepted for. If Max. Nights is set to 1 only the arrival date will be collected'''Hotels, the departure date will be automatically set to the next dayB&B´s.hostels'''

Dont forget *Go to SAVE.ACCOUNT and complete your details

* If you have more than one room type add another room for each room type == '''Step 2''' - Create properties and set uprooms==You can import properties and rooms or create them manually.

*If you want to display desciptions and<embedvideo service="youtube">https:/ or pictures on your booking page go to BOOKING PAGE -> DESCRIPTION and enter the Property Description in each language you have enabled/youtu. The Booking instruction can be used to give important information e.g. a minimum booking period./CsjMXF2vzEs</embedvideo>

In BOOKING PAGE -> PICTURES ===Import from Airbnb===If you select for which have a listing on Airbnb you can import it and create a new property/with a new room or add a room in a property you want to upload a picturealready have in Beds24. Click [[Connect_Airbnb_Account|here]] for instructions.

===Import from Booking.com===You are done with a basic setup of can [[Booking.com:_Import_Properties_from_Booking.com_to_Beds24|import your booking pageproperty from Booking. If you want com to customise the design of your booking page you can optionally do so under BOOKING PAGE -> DESIGNBeds24]].

*Now set your prices. The easiest way to do a basic pricing is[[File: Go to DASCHBOARD -> ROOM GRID. This is a table giving you a complete overview on your bookings, rates and inventory. By ticking the boxes you can select what you want to displayProperty_and_Room_Setup.mp4|640px]]

*To avoid double bookings it is advisable set rooms up go to enter the bookings you already have. In DASCHBOARD - '{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOM GRID you will find a row INVENTORY. The number shows ROOMS rooms remaining to sell is also shown. They can be edited to quickly change your availability. Doubleclick to open a popup and save the changes.A click on '''INVENVORYEDIT''' The number of rooms remaining to sell is also shown and they can be edited to quickly change your availability. Doubleclick to will open a popup and save the changes. 'To ''Add Bookings''' add a booking click on field where you can set the person+ icon, fill in the information name and SAVE. Your booking has now been entered into the systemquantity of "Rooms" of that type available.

'''Step 2'''Check your booking page. *Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > OFFERS and click on SHOWdefine your offer(s).An offer is the price combined with certain conditions. Each room/unit has one or more offers. "Offer 1" is your standard offer to the guest which is always displayed.

'''Step 3'''Booking widgets connect your website <span style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 150%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}}</span> If you copy a room all settings will be automatically applied to your booking page. Click on BOOKING WIDGETS in the left menucopy. Choose the widget If you want to use. If required link prices between different rooms remove the prices before you can customise copy the appearancerooms.

Copy ==== '''Step 2''' - Customize and add offers (optional)====An '''Offer''' is the price combined with certain conditions. Each room/unit has one or more offers. "Offer 1" is your widget standard offer to your websitethe guest which is always displayed. == '''Step 3''' - Create prices ==Without prices the system can not show availability.  If you have several rooms with a similar pricing structure you can "link" prices with or without offsets to multiple rooms.  Beds24 has two types of prices:*Daily Prices (recommended)*Fixed Prices This [https://beds24.com/wizard/wizard3.php setup wizard] guides you though the setup. To install  <span class="" style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 150%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> Click on the "Price Check" button on the booking widgets CALENDAR or SUPPORT page then on your web site "Calculate" to find our why you will need have not price or how a price is calculated. '''Daily Prices (recommended)''' Daily Prices are prices for one date. Daily prices are easy to manage and are the best choice for most customers. Multiple prices per date can be defined for example for different minimum stays or different offers. Please find more information on the ability help page for [https://wiki.beds24.com/index.php/Category:Daily_Prices daily prices]. <embedvideo service="youtube">https://youtu.be/E4TYnrHwnDA</embedvideo> '''Fixed Prices''' Fixed Prices have a start and end date so they apply to edit a range of dates. Fixed Prices contain many rules about the HTML conditions that must apply to make them available.  Use Fixed Prices instead of Daily prices only:*If your prices are fixed ahead and you do not want to adjust them and you have none or few seasons*If you want to allow guest to enquire when no price can be found but the room is not fully booked*If you want to grant referrer discounts Please find more information on the help pagefor [https://wiki.beds24.com/index.php/Category:Fixed_Prices Fixed Prices]. '''Combination of Daily Prices and Fixed Prices''' <span style="color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} </span> If you use Fixed Prices you do not need to set up Daily Prices for every day. This may involve knowing If required you can use a Daily Price to adjust the prices for an individual date or date range. *You can use Daily Prices to override the passwords Fixed Price for a few individual dates. If you often adjust prices use Daily Prices only.*You can add a Gap Filler to fill gaps when using daily prices with minimum stays required <span style="color:#fe746c;“ >{{#fas:exclamation-triangle}} </span> Rules in Fixed Prices have no effect on daily prices. == '''Step 4''' - Set up payment collection (optional)==You need to connect a payment processor to automatically [[:Category:Payments|collect payments]] in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) >PAYMENTS > PAYMENT COLLECTION. [[Stripe|Stripe]] is our preferred partner which offers the best functionality. == '''Step 5''' - Set up the Channel Manager (optional)==Set up the [[:Category:Channel_Manager| channel manager]] to synchronise your web server sales channels.  Here some short example videos. For detailed instructions see: *[[Airbnb_Mapping| How to connect Airbnb]]*[[Booking.com:_Synchronise_bookings_prices_availability | How to connect Booking.com to sync prices and availability]]*[[Expedia_Mapping | How to connect Expedia to sync prices and availability]]*[[VRBO_Setup | How to connect to Vrbo]]*[[:Category:Channel_Manager| List of all channels with link to detailed setup instructions]] <embedvideo service="youtube">https://youtu.be/_KORtELJyNk</embedvideo> == '''Step 6''' - Enter existing bookings==To avoid double bookings it is advisable to enter the bookings you already have.  *For Booking.com, Airbnb and Expedia we have the ability option to transfer your filesautomatically import all upcoming bookings. We recommend to use this method because for bookings imported directly from Booking. Your web hosting service should com we will then be able to provide information and assist you with automatically import changes. You can use thisfunction when the channel manager is set up but not activated. The button is available in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER->AIRBNB/BOOKING.COM/EXPEDIA. *Other bookings can be uploaded as a .csv file from in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES.

Test everything *If you do not need the actual booking you can adjust the availability in the CALENDAR in the row "Inventory". The number shows rooms remaining to sell. They can be edited to quickly change your availability. Double-click to open a pop-up and save the changes. (it is working only possible to lower the number based on the value in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP "Quantity of this type" and your doneany existing bookings).

== '''Congratulations! You are now receiving online bookings.Step 8'''- Customize and connect the booking engine for commission free direct bookings (optional)==Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) BOOKING ENGINE.

Once You have the option to fully customise the setup is completed Properties shows you each property with its rooms look and the next content of your booking coming up for each. New online bookings will be added automaticallypage. You can also enter new bookings manuallyFor an overview of your options please go to [[Customise Booking Page]].

Setting up Booking widgets connect your Beds24website to your booking page.com account There is free if you do it yourselfa choice including booking buttons, booking boxes, booking strips, calendars. Go to {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > BOOKING ENGINE > BOOKING WIDGETS. We can do Choose the setup for widget you for a small one off fee starting from $19want to use. Technical support for If required you or your webdesigner to integrate can customise the availability calendars and booking widgets into your website is freeappearance. Upon request we can do this for If you as well. Please contact clicking need help please click on the HELP button on SUPPORT in the top menurights of the widgets page.

If you want to set refined = More functions and options=*Customise the display of the [[Properties/Booking Rules:category:Calendar|Booking Rulescontrol panel CALENDAR]], page in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > ACCOUNT > PREFERENCES. *Customise the display of the [[Properties/Discount CodesPreferences|Discount Codescontrol panel]], [[Properties/Upsell Items|Upsell Items]], use deposit collection through [[Properties/Paypal|Paypal]] collect [[Properties/Credit Card|Credit Card ]], [[Rooms/Dependencies|Room Dependencies]] choose from in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) > ACCOUNT > PREFERENCES.*When you click on FUNCTIONS in SUPPORT you will see links to the menu on pages of key features and functions or check the leftstart page of this support wiki.