Understand your calendar

You can choose between two calendar views: Single Unit View and Multi-Unit View. Learn how to access the calendar, understand the features of each version, and interpret what you see.

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Access your calendar

To access your calendar, go to your left-hand menu and select Calendar.
At the top right of the page, you can switch between the two available views: Single and Multi.

The Single view provides a detailed monthly or yearly view of a single rental, while the Multi view allows you to see a two-week overview of multiple rentals at the same time.

What you can do in the calendar

This table shows the calendar features and actions, indicating their availability in the Single and Multi calendar views, as some functionalities are specific to one view.

Action Calendars Availability Description
Choose dates Single + Multi

Select the month and year you want to see. You can also simply scroll to the right or use the little arrows next to the calendar icon.

Click the calendar icon at the top left to return to today’s date in the calendar view.

💡 Note: You can see a max. of two years of past bookings.

Choose monthly / weekly view Single

At the top right, you can choose between a Monthly or Yearly view.

Sort rentals Multi At the top left of the calendar, you can sort and choose which rentals you want to see. By selecting Customize rental list, you can hide rentals or rearrange the order in which they appear.
This information is saved in your browser, so if you use a different device, your sorting preferences won’t be visible.
Customize calendar view Single + Multi

Select the filters icon at the top right to customize your calendar view:

  • Choose what Rental details you want to display on the calendar (for the multi calendar only)
  • Choose whether to display the price and minimum stay for each night.
    The minimum stay will be represented by a moon icon.
  • Set the first day of the week to either Monday or Sunday.

Understand the color scheme Single + Multi 
Booking type/status color
All booked bookings from Lodgify and the ones imported via the Channel Manager (API) appear with the according logo. Screenshot
Tentative bookings are dotted.  Screenshot
Closed periods created in Lodgify appear in black. Screenshot
Bookings/unavailabilities imported via iCal appear as a white bubble on top of a light grey background. Screenshot

💡 Note: Booking Inquiries coming from the OTAs are not visible on the calendar.

Understand the booking symbols Single + Multi

All bookings will show a symbol to explain its source, for example:

Symbol Source
Screenshot Booking created through website or manually
Screenshot Imported via API from Booking.com
Preparation time Single + Multi

If the preparation time is activated in your Booking Settings, each booking in your calendar will have the symbol for the preparation time before and/or after the booking, depending on if the booking stands alone or back-to-back with another booking. Find out more about the preparation time.

Edit a booking Single + Multi

To edit a booking, you can simply click on it and a slide-in window will appear to the right.

💡 Note: Bookings imported via iCal cannot be edited.

Units view Multi If you have several units of one room/rental type, a number will indicate how many units are still available.
Create a booking or closed period Single + Multi

To create a booking or a closed period, you can click the + icon in the top right corner or simply click on the calendar on the start date and then click on the end date. A little window will pop up where you can select to create a booking/closed period for the selected dates.

💡 Note: If you only want to create a closed period for one night, make sure you make the first and second click on the same date so that only one night gets selected.

Unavailable periods imported from Airbnb Single + Multi

Periods set as blocked by yourself in Airbnb will be imported as unavailable into Lodgify and will appear as grey-hatched in your Lodgify calendar.

💡 Note: To delete such an unavailable period, simply click on the dates and select Delete closed period.

Edit the nightly price (nightly override) Single + Multi

Select a day or timeframe to manually override the price and minimum stay for that specific time frame without having to change the configured pricing settings or rules. Learn more.

Simply click on the calendar on the start date and then click on the end date. A little window will pop up where you can select to Edit the nightly price for the selected dates.

💡 Note: If you only want to edit the price for one night, make sure you make the first and second click on the same date so that only one night gets selected.

 

📱The calendar on the Lodgify mobile app

To access the calendar, log in to the Lodgify mobile app as an account owner and then select the Calendar tab.

You can switch between single and multi-view calendar modes by selecting your preferred view at the top of the screen:
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When selecting a day on the calendar, you can override the nightly price and restrictions and block availability for that night. If you select a second day, the app will automatically highlight all the days in between, creating a date range for your selection. You can then additionally Create a reservation for the selected range.

You can also remove closed periods by clicking on them and removing them.

In the Multi-view, click the three dots at the top and select:

  • Filter by: Filter the view by specific reservations or rentals only,
  • Sort rentals by: Sort the order of rental display,
  • Custom view: Show or hide certain elements on the calendar and reservations,
  • iCal sync: Manually sync with the latest iCal updates.
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