Where to manage Booking.com listings, reservations, and guest communication

You can connect your listings with Booking.com either by linking existing Booking.com listings with Guesty or by publishing them to Booking.com (Pro users only).  For published listings, the default type of data sync with Booking.com is set to full sync, while for linked listings the default is set to rates & availability sync only.

Note:

  • Pro users: Learn how you can switch the connection type for your listings.
  • Lite users: You can only link listings between Guesty and Booking.com, and your listings' connection type is rates & availability. Please refer only to the Rates & availability tab. 

Whether or not the data is synced between Guesty and Booking.com depends on how a listing is connected. Manage your Booking.com listings, reservations, guest communication, and tools according to the relevant connection type.

As a default, we recommend that you manage all types of data in Guesty, unless we state that the data type should be managed in Booking.com. When it is indicated that the data is synced, it is expected to sync instantly with no delays. Where data is not synced, ensure that the data in Guesty and Booking.com match by manually adjusting the relevant settings in the unsynced platform.

Tip:

Learn how to see if a listing was linked or published.

Full sync Rates & availability sync

Full sync

Type of data Where to manage it

Accommodation fare/base price

In Guesty

The data will be synced to Booking.com.

Basic fees (cleaning fee, extra person fee)

In Guesty

Both the extra person fee and the cleaning fee will be synced to Booking.com.

 

An extra person fee is included in the accommodation fare in Guesty. It won't be shown as a separate line item in the guest invoice (folio).

Additional fees (including security deposit and authorization hold) & making price adjustments

Manage additional fees and make price adjustments in Guesty.

Making changes in Guesty will override the settings in Booking.com. Making changes in Booking.com will not sync to Guesty.

Rate plans/cancellation policy

In Guesty

The data will be synced to Booking.com (including any adjustments you make).

Avoid creating or updating your rate plans in Booking.com, as it may cause syncing issues.

Taxes

You can set the listing's taxes in Guesty upon the initial publish, and only if the listing's status in the Booking.com Extranet is "XML: Being Built" (this status will not be displayed in Guesty).

Only a limited number of taxes can be set in Guesty, learn more here.

Making changes to tax values in Guesty after the initial publish won't be synced to Booking.com. Make them in Booking.com. Contact Booking.com support to make changes in tax changes.

Availability settings/restrictions on availability 

In Guesty

Data is synced to Booking.com.

Listing titles

You can set your listings titles in Guesty upon the initial publish, and only if the listing's status in the Extranet is "XML: Being Built".

Making changes to the listing titles after the initial publish won't be synced to Booking.com. Make them in Booking.com.

Listing address

You can set your listing address in Guesty upon the initial publish, and only if the listing's status in the Extranet is "XML: Being Built".

Making changes to the listing address after the initial publish won't be synced to Booking.com. Make them in Booking.com.

Listing descriptions

including all the sections under the public description in the property page

In Booking.com

The data won't be synced between Booking.com and Guesty.

Amenities

In Guesty

Learn which amenities are synced to Booking.com.

Images

In Guesty

The data will be synced to Booking.com.

It is recommended to use images with high resolution as they will be pushed to Booking.com. Booking.com will display a maximum of 45 photos.

Child policy

In Guesty

The data will be synced to Booking.com.

Reservations cancellations

In Booking.com

The data will be synced to Guesty.

Reservation changes/updates

In Booking.com /Guesty

Some changes to Booking.com reservations can be made directly via Guesty, learn more here.

Guest communication 

In Guesty

Company description and company logo

In Guesty.

Learn more here.

Room arrangement (number of bedrooms, bed types, etc.)

In Guesty

Data is synced to Booking.com.

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