Rate Types



UniLodge have different rates defined by the period of the stay.


The requirements of a rate are

  1. It has a sell period for the rate

  2. The sell period can be extended

  3. The Lease Agreement start date can be fixed for some properties

  4. The Lease Agreement start date will vary for some properties

  5. Properties tend to have fixed term Lease agreements (contracts) or variable

  6. Some properties have short stay from 4 to 16 weeks

  7. Some properties can lease for a week

  8. All Stay Periods Lease Agreements have set end dates


Understandings

  1. A 45 to 52-week rate can be sold in the sell period with the lease period between 52 and up to 45 weeks out. After the 45th week this rate is not available

  2. Similarly, 37 to 44-week rate will follow the same structure as the 45 to 52-week rate

  3. Semester Rates operate in the same way however are for a shorter stay period

  4. Short stay rates are set up with variable start dates and end dates. These rates are designed to fill gaps in the availability


Given

Rates need to be created for each room type


Creating a new rate type

Click the + Rate icon on the relevant room type

Rate setup is divided into a number of tabs. Follow the steps below in the order listed.

 General 

Rate Name – enter the name of the rate - this is displayed on the live site as shown:


Minimum Length of Stay – select the minimum number of nights required for a reservation to be made on this rate type.

Maximum Length of Stay - select the maximum number of nights a reservation on this rate type can be made for.

Advance Purchase Period - select the minimum number of days/weeks before arrival that the rate type must be booked.

Advance Purchase Periods are recommended for use on Short Stay rates only.

Rates 

To enter rate periods, enter a From and To date and enter the relevant price in the Weekly Rate textbox.

You can add multiple rate periods at a time by clicking the + next to the existing rate line.

You can remove rate periods by clicking the X next to the rate line.

Ensure you click Submit at the bottom of the page to save your changes.

Rolling Rate

By ticking the Rolling Rate checkbox, each day, the system will automatically add another day to the end of this rate period at the previous day’s price.

The “To” date calendar will appear green indicating that this is a rolling rate.


Extra Guests

It is important to ensure that you set the "Standard room rate applies for up to" 1 guest. The UniLodge booking system will not display rates for more that 1 person. There is the option to add extra guests during the booking process.

You can set the Maximum Adults to the maximum number you allow in this room type on this rate.

Enter the From Date then the Adult (Weekly) extra guest price.




Waitlist

If you want your property to have Waitlist set up, ensure that the Availability page is set up as per the below screen shot. If you want to turn off Waitlist simply untick the Enable Waitlist check box.