Setting/custom airbnb
Custom values can be defined to specify specific values for this channel only. This will override the values you have set generally. Add the parameters one per line. Available parameters are:
SHOWEXACTLOCATION - show the exact location on the Airbnb map
REQUESTABOVEDAYS 28 - if a guest selects more than this number of days the booking is an unconfirmed request which has to be manually approved. The value has to be 28 or higher.
WIFINETWORK mynetworkname - the Wifi network
WIFIPASSWORD topsecretpass - the Wifi password
WIFI_SPEED 100 - The Wifi speed, replace 100 with your speed
1. Taxes
1.1 Tax ID
TAXBUSINESSID
1.2 Airbnb Sales Tax
TAXPERCENT
TAXPERSON
TAXPERSONNIGHT
TAXEXCEPTION
Example:
TAXPERCENT 10
In this example the tax of 10% will be sent.
1.3 Other taxes
Airbnb Hotel tax
HOTELTAXPERCENT
HOTELTAXPERSON
HOTELTAXDAILY
HOTELTAXPERSONNIGHT
HOTELTAXEXCEPTION
Airbnb Lodging tax
LODGINGTAXPERCENT
LODGINGTAXPERSON
LODGINGTAXDAILY
LODGINGTAXPERSONNIGHT
LODGINGTAXEXCEPTION
Airbnb Room tax
ROOMTAXPERCENT
ROOMTAXPERSON
ROOMTAXDAILY
ROOMTAXPERSONNIGHT
ROOMTAXEXCEPTION
Airbnb Transient occupancy tax
OCCUPANCYTAXPERCENT
OCCUPANCYTAXPERSON
OCCUPANCYTAXDAILY
OCCUPANCYTAXPERSONNIGHT
OCCUPANCYTAXEXCEPTION
Airbnb VAT/GST
GOODSANDSERVICESTAXPERCENT
GOODSANDSERVICESTAXPERSON
GOODSANDSERVICESTAXDAILY
GOODSANDSERVICESTAXPERSONNIGHT
GOODSANDSERVICESTAXEXCEPTION
Airbnb Tourism assesment fee
TOURISMTAXPERCENT
TOURISMTAXPERSON
TOURISMTAXDAILY
TOURISMTAXPERSONNIGHT
TOURISMTAXEXCEPTION
Airbnb Tourist tax
TOURISTTAXPERCENT
TOURISTTAXPERSON
TOURISTTAXDAILY
TOURISTTAXPERSONNIGHT
TOURISTTAXEXCEPTION
1.4 Tax exception
Add a exception code if your tax only applies up to a certain number of nights.
Example: TAXEXCEPTION 28
The tax does not apply to stays longer than 28 nights.
Use the exception value from the tax type it refers to.
1.5 Custom Taxes collected by Airbnb and passed though to the host
You can use CUSTOMSTAYFEE to create custom tax rules using the amount, type, how the tax is collected, the length of stay for which the tax applies and the base for the collection if the tax is a percentage.
Types (the default is TAX):
TAX
GOODSANDSERVICESTAX
HOTELTAX
LODGINGTAX
OCCUPANCYTAX
ROOMTAX
TOURISMTAX
TOURISTTAX
How the tax is collected (the default is NIGHT):
NIGHT
GUEST
GUESTNIGHT
PERCENT
Base for PERCENT taxes only (the default is BASE=ALL):
BASE=ALL
BASE=RENT
BASE=FEES
Max length of stay charged (for per night or per person night tax), nights above this are not subject to the tax
MLOS=10 (exchange 10 for the maximum number of nights the tax is charged)
Long stay exemption from the tax, do not charge this tax at all if the stay is longer than this many nights.
LOS<11 (exchange 11 for the length of stay that has no tax)
Examples:
CUSTOMSTAYFEE 2 HOTELTAX GUESTNIGHT LOS<31
This will send a hoteltax of 2 per guest per night for stays less than 31 nights
CUSTOMSTAYFEE 2 HOTELTAX PERCENT BASE=RENT
This will send a hoteltax of 2% on the lodging price excluding taxes and fees
2. Fees
Airbnb fees are flat fees per stay.
CLEANINGFEE
CLEANINGSHORTFEE (for short stays)
LINENFEE
COMMUNITYFEE
COMMUNITYFEEPERCENT
MANAGEMENTFEE
MANAGEMENTFEEPERCENT
PETFEE
RESORTFEE
RESORTFEEPERCENT
Examples:
CLEANINGFEE 100
This will send a cleaning fee of 100 to this channel instead of the cleaning fee you have globally defined.
CLEANINGFEE 0
This will send no cleaning fee to this channel instead of the cleaning fee you have globally defined.
RESORTFEE 20
This will send a resort fee of a fixed amount of 20 per booking.
RESORTFEEPERCENT 10
This will send a resort fee of 10% per booking.
Setting one fee to zero will remove all fees in Airbnb.
Example:
RESORTFEEPERCENT 0 will remove all fees in Airbnb.
3. Permit
PERMIT
Example:
PERMIT AB01244
This will send AB01244 as permit ID for this room to this channel instead of the one defined per property.
4. Rules & Policies
LONGSTAYCANCELFIRM - sets the cancellation policy for long term stays to "Firm"
LONGSTAYCANCELSTRICT sets the cancellation policy for long term stays to "Strict"
CHILDRENNOTALLOWED Mandatory text explaining why do not allow children and/or infants.
REQUIRESSTAIRS Mandatory descriptive text.
POTENTIALNOISE Mandatory descriptive text.
LIMITEDPARKING Mandatory descriptive text.
SHAREDSPACES Mandatory descriptive text.
LIMITEDAMENITIES Mandatory descriptive text.
SURVEILLANCE Mandatory descriptive text.
WEAPONS Mandatory descriptive text.
ANIMALS Mandatory descriptive text.
HASPETS Mandatory descriptive text.
Example:
CHILDRENNOTALLOWED Our stairs are not suitable for children.
In this example the text "Our stairs are not suitable for children." will be sent to Airbnb as explanation why you do not allow children and/or infants.
5. Property type
You can use this option for property types which are not preset in Beds24.
PROPERTYTYPE cave
PROPERTYTYPE dammuso
PROPERTYTYPE dome_house
PROPERTYTYPE earthhouse
PROPERTYTYPE guest_suite
PROPERTYTYPE holiday_park
PROPERTYTYPE hut
PROPERTYTYPE igloo
PROPERTYTYPE island
PROPERTYTYPE lighthouse
PROPERTYTYPE minsu
PROPERTYTYPE pension
PROPERTYTYPE plane
PROPERTYTYPE ranch
PROPERTYTYPE religious_building
PROPERTYTYPE ryokan
PROPERTYTYPE shepherds_hut
PROPERTYTYPE shipping_container
PROPERTYTYPE tiny_house
PROPERTYTYPE tipi
PROPERTYTYPE train
PROPERTYTYPE trullo
PROPERTYTYPE yurt
5. Accessibility
Airbnb requires a picture for "Accessibility" features. You can add the pictures for each feature you want to send in (SETTINGS > BOOKING ENGINE > PICTURES. Then click on "Manage" and get the picture ID. Add the picture ID after the amenity.
Example:
PARKING_DISABLED P-12345
This will send the feature PARKING_DISABLED and the picture P-12345 as picture for this feature.
Available features are:
PARKING_DISABLED
STEP_FREE_ACCESS_BATHROOM
GRAB_RAILS_IN_SHOWER
GRAB_RAILS_IN_TOILET
ROLLIN_SHOWER
SHOWER_CHAIR
WIDE_DOORWAY_BATHROOM
TUB_WITH_SHOWER_BENCH
WIDE_CLEARANCE_TO_SHOWER_AND_TOILET
STEP_FEE_ACCESS_BEDROOM
WIDE_DOORWAY_BEDROOM
SINGLE_LEVEL_HOME
COMMON_SPACE_STEP_FREE_ACCESS
COMMON_SPACE_WIDE_DOORWAY
HOME_STEP_FREE_ACCESS
PATH_TO_ENTRANCE_LIT_AT_NIGHT
HOME_WIDE_DOORWAY
FLAT_SMOOTH_PATHWAY_TO_FRONT_DOOR
6. Check-in / Check-out
Use the values below if you want to
- send different times to Airbnb than to other channels
- send 25 for check-in
- send 25 or 26 for check-out
- offer flexible check-in
CHECKINSTART 25
CHECKINSTART FLEX
CHECKOUTEND 26