When a listing is set to available by default or unavailable by default with at least one rental period, you can automatically block nights before and/or after a reservation, to prepare the listing for the next guest's arrival. The blocked dates appear in the calendar as diagonal gray stripes that say "Preparation time".
The preparation time block is a flexible block, meaning it can be overridden. Learn more here.
Follow the instructions below to create a listing's preparation time block, or to remove it.
Important:
- Preparation time blocks are automatically removed if a reservation is canceled. You can also remove them manually, as described below. The blocks will be removed across all booking channels.
- Preparation time blocks are only added/removed to reservations that are confirmed after the block is set up. Contact us to add/remove a block to existing reservations.
Note:
Preparation time blocks can overlap. For example, if you block "2 nights before and after each reservation", and there are exactly two nights between one reservation's check-out and the next reservation's check-in.Creating a listing's preparation time block
Note:
If the listing is a multi-unit, this feature is managed via the multi-unit's main settings, rather than via a sub-unit's settings. The settings will automatically apply to all sub-units.
ֿStep by step:
- Sign in to your Guesty account.
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In the top navigation bar, click the icon drop-down menu and select Operations mode.
- Click Properties.
- Click the relevant listing.
- In the left-side menu, click Calendar. Then, select Availability settings.
- Click Edit.
- Under "Preparation Time", select when and how many nights to block.
- Click Save.
ֿStep by step:
- Sign in to your Guesty account.
- In the top navigation bar, click Listings.
- Click the relevant listing.
- In the left-side menu, click Calendar. Then, select Availability settings.
- Click Edit.
- Under "Preparation Time", select when and how many nights to block.
- Click Save.
Removing the preparation time block for a specific reservation via the Multi-Calendar
Step by step:
- Sign in to your Guesty account.
- In the top navigation bar, click
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- On the row next to the relevant listing, click the preparation time block you'd like to remove.
- In the pop-up to the right, click Remove preparation time.
Step by step:
- Sign in to your Guesty account.
- In the top navigation bar, click.
- On the row next to the relevant listing, click on the preparation time block you'd like to remove.
- In the pop-up to the right, click Remove preparation time.