How do I set the room rates for the first time?
Short answer
Open Pricing & Availability > Rate Manager (Rate Manager), click Bulk Update, choose the date range, rate type, room types and the Base Rate (plus Adult, Child, Pet) and Save.
Steps
- Make sure room types and rate types exist (room type, rate type).
- Open Pricing & Availability > Rate Manager and click Bulk Update (window Range Rate Operation).
- Date Range: choose for example One Year or tick Custom with From Date and To Date. Tick the Week Days to change.
- Rate Type: pick one.
- Room Type: tick the room types. Room types shown in blue are bound to a base room type and cannot be ticked.
- Rate Information: tick Base Rate (and Adult Rate, Child Rate, Pet Rate), type the value and choose = $.
- Click Save.
Check the result
Rate(s) updated successfully. The cells in the Rate Manager show the new prices for each day.
Common problems
- Rate:... The rate range for... is Min... Max... The value is outside the room type Min Rate / Max Rate. Change the value or the limits.
- Cells with a lock follow a binding and cannot be edited.
- No privilege: the Bulk Update button is disabled.
- Messages: Pricing messages.