We aim to keep you informed about updates and new releases in Guesty on a regular basis. See the updates below, along with relevant information from our Help Center.
- Reservations - Group quote
Send group reservation offers to guests, allowing each guest to independently confirm and pay for their own reservation. Learn more.
- Payment automations - Enhanced feature
Customize payment schedules for each listing or booking channel, ensuring smooth payment collection and reducing the risk of missed payments. Learn more.
- Vrbo - Updating compliance information
You can now edit your license details directly within the Guesty platform and submit required license details during the Vrbo onboarding process, ensuring a smoother, faster listing publishing experience. Learn more.
- [BETA] Inbox - Send photos directly to Airbnb
Easily send photos to Airbnb guests directly from the Guesty Inbox, with the ability to preview and open right in the Inbox.
- Message automations - New payment conditions
Send automated messages based on success/failure of authorization hold and/or security deposit payments, for more flexibility communicating with guests who don't pay in full in advance. Learn more.
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[BETA] Accounting - New features
- Use bank reconciliations to verify that the amounts recorded in Guesty are accurate compared to the amounts in your bank accounts. Learn more.
- Set up and manage multiple cash accounts to accurately track financial transactions across different bank accounts within Guesty. Learn more.
- Generate a balance sheet report for a snapshot of what is owned (assets) and what is owed (liabilities), to determine if your trust account is in balance and to see the breakdown by ledger of assets. Learn more.
- Generate NACHA (National Automated Clearing House Association) bank files, enabling efficient ACH transfers for owner payouts. Learn more.
- Disbursements: Ability to "select all" to efficiently select all filtered disbursements within a ledger at once, so you can process multiple payments with stellar speed and accuracy. Learn more.
- New report: The advanced deposit report provides a detailed overview of all upfront payments received from guests for future stays. Learn more.
- GST functionality: When entering one-time or recurring owner charges or expenses, you will be able to choose between GST or VAT categories. Learn more.
- New distribution channel - Bellvilla by Oyo
Belvilla by OYO has expanded across Europe, attracting guests from countries like the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, and Spain. Using Guesty, Belvilla by OYO enhances booking management and guest communication across its European markets. Learn more.
- Listings - Enhanced marketing page
This enhancement includes a revamped Property Card design for all unit types, new menu design, and new experience to navigate between multi-units and complexes, offering a clearer view of property information. Learn more.
- [BETA] Calendar - Reason for blocked dates
Select a predefined reason when creating or editing a calendar block, to standardize block tracking and improve reporting clarity across teams. Learn more.
- Vrbo - Quote and Hold update
We’ve extended the Quote and Hold approval window from 24 to 42 hours before a reservation is automatically declined, reducing the need for immediate action and enabling a smoother reservation experience. Learn more.
- Rate Strategy - Single date selection
You now have the option to choose a single date, in addition to a date range, when setting up rate strategy rules. Learn more.
- [BETA] Listings - AI marketing descriptions
Use Guesty’s AI solution to quickly generate or enhance your property’s marketing descriptions. The tool analyzes existing property details and generates three suggestions to populate the description field, allowing you to choose the one that best fits your needs. Learn more.
- [BETA] Message automations - New payment conditions
Send automated messages based on success/failure of authorization hold and/or security deposit payments, for more flexibility communicating with guests who don't pay in full in advance. Learn more.
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Accounting
- Seamlesschex / Paynote integration
Streamline your Accounting payout process by using the Seamlesschex / Paynote integration to payout owners, vendors, and PMCs directly from your Accounting reports. This provides a full-service payment processing system that allows you to send digital bank-to-bank payments via ACH without needing to leave the Guesty platform. Learn more.
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- New owner statement template
A new, intuitive interface for the owner statement template provides line item details organized per reservation in a continuous flow, with additional customization options that can be previewed live as you edit your template. Learn more. NOTE: Accounting is a premium feature.
- Booking Engine - SEO enhancements
Automatically optimize your property pages for better search engine visibility and social media sharing, enhancing guest discovery and engagement. Learn more.
- Accounting - Automate Booking.com processing fee
When a reservation is made by a guest and the payment processed in Booking.com, Booking.com's processing fee is automatically deducted when the amount is transferred into the trust account in Guesty. You can reconcile this fee by adding an owner charge or expense in your business model. Learn more. NOTE: Accounting is a premium feature.
- [BETA] Owners - Fractional ownership
Fractional ownership allows multiple individuals or entities to share ownership of a single property, each holding a defined percentage stake. You can assign multiple owners to the same property, to ensure accurate management of financial and ownership data within Guesty. Learn more. NOTE: Accounting is a premium feature.
- [BETA] Accounting - Fractional ownership
Related to the above release, once you've assigned multiple owners to a property and defined each owner's percentage share, the fractional ownership is displayed in the owner statement, owner portal and reservations, and the balances report. Learn more.
- New distribution channel - Szallas.hu
Szallas.hu is the #1 online travel portal in Hungary, offering the widest selection of accommodation options across the country. With a strong presence in Central and Eastern Europe, Szallas.hu attracts millions of regional travelers looking for both leisure and family-friendly stays. Learn more.
- Guesty PriceOptimizer - Data-driven promotions
Guesty PriceOptimizer suggested promotions provides data-driven promotional recommendations, leveraging an algorithm to suggest the most relevant promotions based on user data, behavior, market conditions, and performance. Each listing has its own tailored suggestions. Learn more.
- Listings - Airbnb nickname sync
You can now update listing nicknames in Guesty, and they will be reflected in Airbnb automatically.
You can also can import Airbnb listings with the nicknames they have already set up on Airbnb. Learn more.
- [BETA] Reservations - Uploading in bulk
A new internal tool makes importing booking channel reservations in bulk a quicker and smoother process. Learn more.
- [BETA] Listings - Enhanced marketing page
This enhancement includes a revamped Property Card design for all unit types, new menu design, and new experience to navigate between multi-units and complexes, offering a clearer view of property information. Learn more.
- [BETA] Multi-calendar - Enhanced feature
The new version of Guesty's multi-calendar improves speed, usability, and data visibility, making reservation management more efficient and seamless.
- Owners - Custom reservations report
Create a customized reservation report for owners so that you have full control over what information owners can see, while ensuring they have access to the information they need directly in the Owners Portal. Learn more.
- Guesty API - Client-facing webhooks dashboard
Guesty's dedicated webhooks section provides a centralized interface to manage webhooks, view activity, and troubleshoot issues effectively. Learn more.
- Guesty Shield - Liability Coverage
Ensure your guests and owners are protected while staying at the property with our convenient liability insurance. Pay a fixed amount only for nights with guests. No occupancy means no fee. Learn more.
- Listings - Custom descriptions per channel
Set one title and description for your Airbnb integration, another for your Vrbo integration, and a separate "default" version for other booking channels. Each version can include translations in multiple languages. Learn more.
- [BETA] Accounting - Channels balance ledger
A new Accounts Payable channels balance ledger shows funds that have been collected from the guest and are due to the booking channel / OTA. The amounts are based on your business model setup for channel commission expense. Learn more. NOTE: Accounting is a premium feature.
- Reservations - Enhanced report
The new reservations report provides reservation insights with more advanced filters and columns addressing all Guesty products, and improved filtering granularity for better data control and flexibility. Learn more.
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Listings
- [BETA] Custom descriptions per channel
Set one title and description for your Airbnb integration, another for your Vrbo integration, and a separate "default" version for other booking channels. Each version can include translations in multiple languages. Learn more.
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- Assign photos per room (Airbnb)
You can assign specific photos to rooms within the listing that will sync to the "Where you'll sleep" section on the Airbnb listing page. Additionally, a photo tour section on Airbnb's listing page can be created, allowing the guest to "visit" the property and understand what each room and space looks like. Learn more.
- Guesty Locks Manager - Salto locks
Salto locks are supported by Guesty Locks Manager (GLM) and enable you to create and manage temporary access codes for your guests. However, Salto locks behave differently than other lock providers. Learn more.
- New distribution partner - LekkeSlaap
LekkeSlaap is South Africa’s largest local online travel agency and the ultimate platform for accommodation bookings. With more than 28,000 local properties, LekkeSlaap connects guests with everything from hotels and B&Bs to guest houses and holiday homes. Learn more.
- [BETA] Accounting - New owner statement template
A new, intuitive interface for the owner statement template provides line item details organized per reservation in a continuous flow, with additional customization options that can be previewed live as you edit your template. Learn more.
- Advanced Website - SEO search results widget
The SEO Search Results widget is a tool to showcase a selection of your properties to potential guests, making them more visible in Google’s search results and increasing their booking potential. Learn more.
- Owners - Custom reservations report
Create a customized reservation report for owners so that you have full control over what information owners can see, while ensuring they have access to the information they need directly in the Owners Portal. Learn more.