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[[Category:Dorms]]<div class="heading">Sell dorms on Airbnb</div> This page explains how setup your property in Beds24 to create a virtual room with one bed to map to a DORM for sell DORMS in Airbnb.com

Airbnb does not support supports dorms. We can not send inventory/how many beds are available. If one bed is available Airbnb will allow a booking for all beds in the dorm which will cause overbookings.

'''Example''': You have a room type (DORM) with multiple individual beds (Unit Allocation = one per guest) connected to room types at a channel or your own web site. You also want to sell them on Airbnb.com or other channel that requires a bed/unit.=Setup ==

It is assumed you already You have setup the a room type (dorm) with the number of multiple individual beds, if not, create this first(Unit Allocation = one per guest). See the details of how You also want to setup DORMS, Hostels https://wiki.beds24sell them on Airbnb.comor other channel that requires a bed/indexunit.php/Hostel_and_Retreat_Setup

Create a new It is assumed you already have setup the room type with a quantity the number of 1 in SETTINGS -> PROPERTIES-> ROOMS->SETUPbeds, if not, create this first. [[Hostel_and_Retreat_Setup|See the details of how to setup dorms]].

'''Individual BedPricing for Shared room'''

Go to SETTINGS<span class="" style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 150%;" >PROPERTIES->ROOMS-{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span>SETUP and set If you use Pricing Model = Per Occupancy Pricing, then Airbnb '''does not''' limit the bed/unit to have number of guests based on the same characteristics of your DORMinventory sent from Beds24.

EXCEPT - Unit Allocation = one per bookingSet:*Sell Priority = Hide (You need to not show the bed on set your own booking page)*Overbooking Protection Daily Price with 'Price for'=PropertyUpto 1 person and NO Extra Person Price.

Go to SETTINGS-PRICES >PROPERTIES-DAILY PRICE RULES >ROOMS->DEPENDENCIES edit your DAILY PRICE and use the following settings for the BED/UNIT room:*Requires Availability in set 'Prices For' = DORMUpto 1 person. *Combination Logic = 1 unit must be available *Dependency Level = Ignore Sub Dependencies*Assign Bookings to = First Available Dependency Room

'''PricesSetup your Property to meet Airbnb DORM setup'''

The individual bed/unit can have their own rates and prices or you can set them up Go to use the DORM prices at {{#fas:cog}}(SETTINGS-) >PROPERTIES->ROOMS-DESCRIPTION >DEPENDENCIES->"Use Prices From"

'''If you manually add a booking you need Go to do this in the "DORM" {{#fas:cog}}(SETTINGS) > CHANNEL MANAGER > AIRBNB> SPECIFIC CONTENT >*Property Type Group = boutique_hotels_and_more*Listing Type = Shared room not in *Bathroom Shared = Choose one of the individual room/bed.'''options with shared bathroom (CAN NOT BE PRIVATE)

It is possible that a booking could be made for the BED where there is always an individual bed available but not the same one on each night. In this case the booking will remain in the BED/UNIT room. It is normally possible Go to reassign the individual room bookings and then manually assign the BED/UNIT room booking to the resulting free space. If you cannot tolerate this situation, you should not be using room types to sell your rooms. {{#fas:cog}}(SETTINGS) > CHANNEL MANAGER > AIRBNB> MAPPING > Sync Type = EVERYTHING

==Common Errors==  '''This listing's property type does not support multiple inventories.''' OR '''room_type_invetory_not_supported''' Check {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > DESCRIPTION > 'Property Type" and the 'Listing Type' match with the 'Property Type Group' you have selected in{{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > AIRBNB > SPECIFIC CONTENT. Check the (?) for Property Type Group for the correct Listing Type for each group. *If {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) CHANNEL MANAGER > AIRBNB > MAPPING > Sync Type = Prices & Availability, then you need to ensure the setup in Airbnb meets the Listing Type/Property Type Group. *Otherwise change the Sync type = Everything to update from Beds24. *Please also note that Airbnb has regional restrictions for some property types. Use the context help <span classstyle="circle" color:#007bff;“ >{{#fasfar:exclamationquestion-trianglecircle}} Note </span> Test dependencies carefully. If you for information on which combinations are using dependencies please test thoroughly to make sure your set up reflects your rulesallowed. If Check with Airbnb support if you are connecting one physical room more than once to have a booking channel you are risking overbookingsproblem with your property type.