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[[Category:How toFixed Prices]][[Category:Daily_Prices]][[Category:RatesPrices]]<div class="heading">Minimum Stays and Maximum Stays</div> ''This page explains how to set minimum stays.''Minimum and/or maximum stays can be set and overriden at prices for different levels:length of stay.

*You can define different prices for different length of stay using the "Minimum Stay" and "Maximum Stay" settings.  Minimum and maximum stays can be set and overridden at different levels: '''Minimum Stay'''*At the room level ({{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS->) PROPERTIES->ROOMS-> SETUP) set the lowest allowed value of minimum stay at all timesany time.*At the offer level ({{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > OFFERS) *Each Daily Price can have it's own value.*Each RATE Fixed Price can have it's own value of minimum stay.*Minimum stays can be overridden in the CALENDAR. This minimum stay value cannot be lower than that set for the room for an offer , a Daily Price or a rateFixed Price. <span class="" style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 250%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> <span style="font-weight: bold;" >Tip</span> You can use a [[Sell_Remaining_Single_Nights|Gap Filler]] to sell remaining nights. <embedvideo service="youtube">https://youtu.be/n-6TeuFzrQ8</embedvideo> '''Maximum Stay'''*At the room level ({{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP) set the highest allowed value of maximum stay at any time.*Each Daily Price can have it's own value.*Each Fixed Price can have it's own value.*Maximum stays can be overridden in the CALENDAR. This maximum stay value cannot be higher than that set for the room a Daily Price or a Fixed Price.  The '''restriction strategy''' which you can set in {{#fas:cog}} (SETTINGS) PROPERTIES > ROOMS > SETUP sets how the Fixed Prices minimum and maximum stay settings are applied. In most cases the appropriate setting is "Stay Through". *When set to "Stay Through", this prices minimum and maximum stay restrictions must be satisfied for each day of the stay where this price applies. The value of all booked days applies.*When set to "First Night Only", this prices minimum and maximum stay restrictions must only be satisfied for the arrival date of the booking. Only the value of the check-in day applies to the booking.

In the CALENDAR go to the date you want to change the minimum stay for. Click in the field "Min Stay". In the pop up enter the number of nights you want to override your rates prices with. If the change applies to a range of date also set the end date. <span class="" style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 250%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> <span style="font-weight: bold;" >Tip</span> If you normally require a minimum stay but allow shorter stays when you have gaps you can create a special [[Rates:_Sell_Remaining_Single_Nights|Gap Filler]] =Examples=== Guest who stay only one night pay a higher price than guests who stay two or more nights =='''Solution 1 multiple daily prices:''' Daily Price 1:*Minimum stay = 1 night  Daily price 2:*Minimum stay = 2 nights.  '''Solution 2 multiple Fixed Prices:''' Fixed Price 1:*Minimum stay = 1 night  Fixed Price 2:*Minimum stay = 2 nights.  <span class="" style="color: #f3e504; font-size: 250%;" >{{#fas:lightbulb}} </span> <span style="font-weight: bold;" >Tip</span> You can create as many prices as you need to reflect your pricing strategy.

'''Solution 1 override in the CALENDAR:''' Go to the date you want to change the minimum stay for. Click in the field "Min Stay". In the pop up tick the weekend days and set the date range. '''Solution 2 multiple Fixed Prices:''' By creating two rates Fixed Prices you can specify a different minimum stay based on the day of the check-in.

Rate Fixed Price 1:

*Rate Allowed = deselected for the Friday.Make sure the check-in and check-out tick boxes are enabled on all days otherwise this rate rprice will not be allowed for a booking that arrives or departs on a weekend but also includes weekdays.

Rate Fixed Price 2:

*If the price is the same or higher than the first rate Fixed Price you can leave this rate Fixed Price available on all nights. If the 2 night weekend price is lower and not allowed on weekdays you can deselect the "Rate Allowed" tick boxes for the weekdays.  Again make sure the check-in and check-out tick boxes are selected for all nights so the two Fixed Prices can be combined for bookings which overlap both. 

== Minimum Stay only on Weekends ==Example: Weekdays have a 2 night minimum stay, Friday and Saturday have a minimum stay of 3 nights. A guest wants to arrive on Thursday and stay 2 nights. Stay Through: booking not possible because for Friday a 3 night minimum stay applies. First Night: Booking possible because on Thursday a minimum stray of 2 nights applies and the rule for Friday will be ignored.  '''Solution 1 override in the CALENDAR:''' Go to the date you want to change the minimum stay for. Click in the field "Min Stay". In the pop up tick the weekend days and set the date range. '''Solution 2 multiple Fixed Prices:''' By creating two rFixed Prices you can specify a different minimum stay based on the day of the check-in.This example shows how to make a 2 night minimum for Friday arrivals while a 1 night minimum applies to arrivals on every other day. Fixed Price 1: *Minimum stay = 1 night *Allowed = deselected for the Friday.Make sure the check-in and check-out tick boxes are enabled on all days otherwise this Fixed Price will not be allowed for a booking that arrives or departs on a weekend but also includes weekdays.  Fixed Price 2: *Minimum stay = 2 nights. *If the price is the same or higher than the first Fixed Price you can leave this Fixed Price available on all nights. If the 2 night weekend price is lower and not allowed on weekdays you can deselect the "Allowed" tick boxes for the weekdays.  Again make sure the check-in and check-out tick boxes are selected for all nights so the two rates Fixed Prices can be combined for bookings which overlap both.

'''Solution 2 multiple ratesFixed Prices:'''

1. Normal RateFixed Price:

2. Create a high season rate Fixed Price with these settings:

3. Normal RateFixed Price:

 Example 2: The normal minimum stay is 2 nights. For check-ins between 27th Dec and 5th Jan you want a minimum stay of 5 nights and the price to be higher for the first 5 nights if checkin check in is at any given date between these dates.

Create a holiday rate Fixed Price with these settings:

Break your normal rate Fixed Price so it ends on the 26 of December and start a new one on January 8th

Create your holiday rate Fixed Price with these settings:

Create a filler rate Fixed Price for your normal price with these settings: (this rate Fixed Prices allows people checking in on the 6th or 7th to pay the normal rate price but people checking out on the 6th or 7th do not)

'''Solution 1 set minimum stay in the CALENDAR:''' Go to the date you want to change the minimum stay for. Click in the field "Min Stay". In the pop up enter 2 and tick only Monday and set the date range.  '''Solution 2 multiple Fixed Prices''' Normal RateFixd Prices:

*Rate allowed "Allowed = All days

Monday RateFixed Price:

*Rate allowed Allowed = All days