Bookings
Choose your booking options
Set slot limits, same-day notice, booking alerts, online changes, dogs, a custom reference and accessibility requests.
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In short: in Main Settings › Booking Options, turn on what you need, fill in its fields, then click Save changes.
Steps
- Go to Bookings › Main Settings › Booking Options, then choose your venue.
- Turn on the options you want and fill in their extra fields.
- Click Save changes.
| Option | What it does | Extra fields |
|---|---|---|
| Affects daily covers | Counts bookings towards daily cover limits | Covers per time slot, Bookings per time slot |
| Same-day bookings | Guests can book on the day | Minimum advance notice |
| Booking alerts | Guests leave details when their time is not available, and are emailed if a slot opens | None |
| Allow online amendments | Guests change their own booking online | Amendment time buffer, Amendment not possible message |
| Pet-friendly bookings | Guests can bring dogs | Maximum dogs per booking |
| Custom reference field | Collects something like a hotel room or membership ID | Field label, Required, Show on day planner, Internal use only |
| Wheelchair access, Highchairs, Buggy / stroller space | Guests can ask for these | None |
Using booking types? Base configuration covers bookings with no type (save with Save changes). To change one type only, open it under Booking types and click Save followed by its name.
Good to know
- Covers per time slot, Bookings per time slot, Booking alerts, accessibility requests and Nested booking types are venue-wide, set under Base configuration.
- Nested booking types lets guests and staff book booking types one after another in one booking (add-ons, packages and party tiers). Off, none are offered.
- See how guests change or cancel a booking.
- FOH, Bookings Manager, Marketing and IT cannot see Main Settings.
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