Knowledge Base

How the “Stay controls” restriction works

The “Stay controls” restriction sets a prohibition of accommodations in the Exely Booking Engine without affecting sales channels.

“Stay controls” is used in Exely Booking Engine if it is required to:

• Close sales in a rate plan by room type only in the booking engine, without affecting sales channels.

• Close some types of accommodation in the booking engine: for example, you need to close sales of extra beds.

• Close the price for a certain type of accommodation: for example, there is a separate price for a child with main occupancy, when creating a booking, this price is always added to the adult price. By closing the accommodation for children with main occupancy, the booking engine will offer the child accommodation at the adult price.

How to set the “Stay controls” restriction

1. Go to “Room management” > “Rate plans” and find the required rate plan. Click the rate plan name or the “Action” button on the right from the rate plan and select “Edit”.

2. The rate plan setting page will be opened on the “Price and restrictions” tab.

By default, there are four most popular restrictions displayed on the restrictions panel above the price calendar: Closed, MinLos, MinAdvBooking and MaxAdvBooking. To add “Stay controls” restriction to the panel, click the gear-wheel icon on the right, tick the “Stay controls” check-box and click "Apply".

3. Click “Stay controls”. Select the dates in the calendar and click the “Change value” button on the right.

4. The restriction settings window will be opened. To set the “Stay controls” restriction for several room types, switch to the “For all room types” tab, select the required action for each room type and click the “Save” button.

A marker will appear next to the “Stay controls” restriction on the panel — this means the restriction is set. The room types, for which “Stay controls” is set, are marked the same way. The closed accommodation types are marked with a red cross.