Changes

== '''Step 1''' - Setup your [[Category:How to]][[Category:Rooms ==]][[Category:Rates]][[Category:Properties]]Go to '''SETTINGS''' -> '''PROPERTIES''' -> '''ROOMS''' and add a room for each dorm you have. For each dorm click on EDIT and*set ''Quantity of This Type'' and ''Maximum People'' page explains how to the number of beds in this dorm. If you do not offer a special children price set up dorms or other shared rooms''Maximum Adults'' and ''Maximum Children'' to ''Dont Ask''==Setup ==

*go === Step 1 - Setup your Rooms ===Go to '''ASSIGN BOOKINGSSETTINGS''' and set -> '''PROPERTIES'''Unit Allocation-> '' to 'ROOMS'One per Guest''and add a room for each dorm you have.

[[Image:hostel1.png|600px|link== '''Step 2''' - Set your Rates ==]]Go to '''RATES''' click on ADD RATE[[Media:hostel1.png|view large]]

*set ''Room Price For'' to ''Max Room Capacity''Set the "Accommodation Type" = Dorm

*enter === Step 2- Set your price per night under Prices ===''Single Price'Using Daily Prices:' and ''Extra Person''

'''Depending on your price strategy you can setExample:'''

*if you offer the whole dorm If a discounted price enter the price for the whole dorm in ''Room Price''can accommodate three guests you will need three daily prices:*if you offer a discounted Daily price for children enter this into ''Extra Child''1: "Maximum Guests" = 1. If you use this go go '''SETTINGS''' -> '''PROPERTIES''' -> '''ROOMS'' and set ''*Daily price 2: "Maximum Adults'' and ''Guests" = 2. *Daily price 3: "Maximum Children'' to the max number you allow in this dormGuests" = 3.

== Then go to the CALENDAR and enter your price. '''Using Rates:''' Go to '''Step 3RATES''' - Adjust click on ADD RATE to open the rate popup. *enter your Booking Pagebed price per night under both ''Single Price'' and ''Extra Person'' Bookings for one person will be offered the Single price. Bookings for two people will be offered the Single plus Extra person price. Bookings for three people the Single plus two Extra person etc. [[Image:hostel2.png|600px|link=]][[Media:hostel2.png|view large]] '''Optionally you can also:''' *Offer the whole dorm at a discounted price. Enter the price for the whole dorm in ''Room Price'' and set ''Room Price For'' to ''Max Room Capacity'' or the minimum number of people this rate applies to. [[Image:hostel3.png|600px|link=]][[Media:hostel3.png|view large]]  Go to *if you offer a discounted price for children enter this into ''Extra Child''. If you use this go go '''SETTINGS''' -> '''BOOKING PAGEPROPERTIES''' -> '''ROOM DESCRIPTIONSROOMS''' and change set ''Unit TypeMaximum Adults'' and ''Maximum Children'' to the max number you allow in this dorm. ==Manage bookings ==For online bookings containing multiple beds the system will create a group booking with one master booking showing the invoice for all beds and and individual linked bookings for each bed. The [[Group_Bookings]] help page gives more information on how to manage group bookings. When manually adding a booking for a dorm you can assign a free bedvia the "Unit" selector in the "Summary" tab of the booking. If you are adding a booking for multiple beds use the "Allocate" button to allocate beds. ==Channels / OTAs ==If you plan to sell your Dorm Beds on a booking Channel, then please check the specific requirements for pricing and dependencies to ensure you meet their requirements.