Setting/custom airbnb

Custom values can be defined to specify specific values for this channel only. This will override the values you have set generally. Add the parameters one per line. Available parameters are:

SHOWEXACTLOCATION - show the exact location on the Airbnb map

REQUESTABOVEDAYS 28 - if a guest selects more than this number of days the booking is an unconfirmed request which has to be manually approved. The value has to be 28 or higher.

WIFINETWORK mynetworkname - the Wifi network

WIFIPASSWORD topsecretpass - the Wifi password

WIFI_SPEED 100 - The Wifi speed, replace 100 with your speed

1. Taxes

1.1 Tax ID

TAXBUSINESSID

1.2 Airbnb Sales Tax

TAXPERCENT

TAXPERSON

TAXPERSONNIGHT

TAXEXCEPTION

Example:

TAXPERCENT 10

In this example the tax of 10% will be sent.

1.3 Other taxes

Airbnb Hotel tax

HOTELTAXPERCENT

HOTELTAXPERSON

HOTELTAXDAILY

HOTELTAXPERSONNIGHT

HOTELTAXEXCEPTION

Airbnb Lodging tax

LODGINGTAXPERCENT

LODGINGTAXPERSON

LODGINGTAXDAILY

LODGINGTAXPERSONNIGHT

LODGINGTAXEXCEPTION

Airbnb Room tax

ROOMTAXPERCENT

ROOMTAXPERSON

ROOMTAXDAILY

ROOMTAXPERSONNIGHT

ROOMTAXEXCEPTION

Airbnb Transient occupancy tax

OCCUPANCYTAXPERCENT

OCCUPANCYTAXPERSON

OCCUPANCYTAXDAILY

OCCUPANCYTAXPERSONNIGHT

OCCUPANCYTAXEXCEPTION

Airbnb VAT/GST

GOODSANDSERVICESTAXPERCENT

GOODSANDSERVICESTAXPERSON

GOODSANDSERVICESTAXDAILY

GOODSANDSERVICESTAXPERSONNIGHT

GOODSANDSERVICESTAXEXCEPTION

Airbnb Tourism assesment fee

TOURISMTAXPERCENT

TOURISMTAXPERSON

TOURISMTAXDAILY

TOURISMTAXPERSONNIGHT

TOURISMTAXEXCEPTION

Airbnb Tourist tax

TOURISTTAXPERCENT

TOURISTTAXPERSON

TOURISTTAXDAILY

TOURISTTAXPERSONNIGHT

TOURISTTAXEXCEPTION

1.4 Tax exception

Add a exception code if your tax only applies up to a certain number of nights.

Example: TAXEXCEPTION 28

The tax does not apply to stays longer than 28 nights.

Use the exception value from the tax type it refers to.

1.5 Custom Taxes collected by Airbnb and passed though to the host

You can use CUSTOMSTAYFEE to create custom tax rules using the amount, type, how the tax is collected, the length of stay for which the tax applies and the base for the collection if the tax is a percentage.

Types (the default is TAX):

TAX

GOODSANDSERVICESTAX

HOTELTAX

LODGINGTAX

OCCUPANCYTAX

ROOMTAX

TOURISMTAX

TOURISTTAX

How the tax is collected (the default is NIGHT):

NIGHT

GUEST

GUESTNIGHT

PERCENT

Base for PERCENT taxes only (the default is BASE=ALL):

BASE=ALL

BASE=RENT

BASE=FEES

Max length of stay charged (for per night or per person night tax), nights above this are not subject to the tax

MLOS=10 (exchange 10 for the maximum number of nights the tax is charged)

Long stay exemption from the tax, do not charge this tax at all if the stay is longer than this many nights.

LOS<11 (exchange 11 for the length of stay that has no tax)

Examples:

CUSTOMSTAYFEE 2 HOTELTAX GUESTNIGHT LOS<31

This will send a hoteltax of 2 per guest per night for stays less than 31 nights

CUSTOMSTAYFEE 2 HOTELTAX PERCENT BASE=RENT

This will send a hoteltax of 2% on the lodging price excluding taxes and fees

2. Fees

Airbnb fees are flat fees per stay.

CLEANINGFEE

CLEANINGSHORTFEE (for short stays)

LINENFEE

COMMUNITYFEE

COMMUNITYFEEPERCENT

MANAGEMENTFEE

MANAGEMENTFEEPERCENT

PETFEE

RESORTFEE

RESORTFEEPERCENT

Examples:

CLEANINGFEE 100

This will send a cleaning fee of 100 to this channel instead of the cleaning fee you have globally defined.

CLEANINGFEE 0

This will send no cleaning fee to this channel instead of the cleaning fee you have globally defined.

RESORTFEE 20

This will send a resort fee of a fixed amount of 20 per booking.

RESORTFEEPERCENT 10

This will send a resort fee of 10% per booking.

Setting one fee to zero will remove all fees in Airbnb.

Example:

RESORTFEEPERCENT 0 will remove all fees in Airbnb.

3. Permit

PERMIT

Example:

PERMIT AB01244

This will send AB01244 as permit ID for this room to this channel instead of the one defined per property.

4. Rules & Policies

LONGSTAYCANCELFIRM - sets the cancellation policy for long term stays to "Firm"

LONGSTAYCANCELSTRICT sets the cancellation policy for long term stays to "Strict"

CHILDRENNOTALLOWED Mandatory text explaining why do not allow children and/or infants.

REQUIRESSTAIRS Mandatory descriptive text.

POTENTIALNOISE Mandatory descriptive text.

LIMITEDPARKING Mandatory descriptive text.

SHAREDSPACES Mandatory descriptive text.

LIMITEDAMENITIES Mandatory descriptive text.

SURVEILLANCE Mandatory descriptive text.

WEAPONS Mandatory descriptive text.

ANIMALS Mandatory descriptive text.

HASPETS Mandatory descriptive text.

Example:

CHILDRENNOTALLOWED Our stairs are not suitable for children.

In this example the text "Our stairs are not suitable for children." will be sent to Airbnb as explanation why you do not allow children and/or infants.

5. Property type

You can use this option for property types which are not preset in Beds24.

PROPERTYTYPE cave

PROPERTYTYPE dammuso

PROPERTYTYPE dome_house

PROPERTYTYPE earthhouse

PROPERTYTYPE guest_suite

PROPERTYTYPE holiday_park

PROPERTYTYPE hut

PROPERTYTYPE igloo

PROPERTYTYPE island

PROPERTYTYPE lighthouse

PROPERTYTYPE minsu

PROPERTYTYPE pension

PROPERTYTYPE plane

PROPERTYTYPE ranch

PROPERTYTYPE religious_building

PROPERTYTYPE ryokan

PROPERTYTYPE shepherds_hut

PROPERTYTYPE shipping_container

PROPERTYTYPE tiny_house

PROPERTYTYPE tipi

PROPERTYTYPE train

PROPERTYTYPE trullo

PROPERTYTYPE yurt

5. Accessibility

Airbnb requires a picture for "Accessibility" features. You can add the pictures for each feature you want to send in (SETTINGS > BOOKING ENGINE > PICTURES. Then click on "Manage" and get the picture ID. Add the picture ID after the amenity.

Example:

PARKING_DISABLED P-12345

This will send the feature PARKING_DISABLED and the picture P-12345 as picture for this feature.

Available features are:

PARKING_DISABLED

STEP_FREE_ACCESS_BATHROOM

GRAB_RAILS_IN_SHOWER

GRAB_RAILS_IN_TOILET

ROLLIN_SHOWER

SHOWER_CHAIR

WIDE_DOORWAY_BATHROOM

TUB_WITH_SHOWER_BENCH

WIDE_CLEARANCE_TO_SHOWER_AND_TOILET

STEP_FEE_ACCESS_BEDROOM

WIDE_DOORWAY_BEDROOM

SINGLE_LEVEL_HOME

COMMON_SPACE_STEP_FREE_ACCESS

COMMON_SPACE_WIDE_DOORWAY

HOME_STEP_FREE_ACCESS

PATH_TO_ENTRANCE_LIT_AT_NIGHT

HOME_WIDE_DOORWAY

FLAT_SMOOTH_PATHWAY_TO_FRONT_DOOR

6. Check-in / Check-out

Use the values below if you want to

• send different times to Airbnb than to other channels
• send 25 for check-in
• send 25 or 26 for check-out
• offer flexible check-in

CHECKINSTART 25

CHECKINSTART FLEX

CHECKOUTEND 26