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House Rules for Multiple Airbnb Listings

AmbroseBnB
Sep 23, 2023 3:52 PM
Joined Jun, 2023 13 posts

It looks like there's a way to create distinct sets of house rules for each Airbnb listing under Properties -> Channel Rules -> Airbnb House Rules, but there doesn't seem to be any way to reference this in message templates via field codes. It looks like the only way to have this information pulled into a message template would be to create a custom field code and duplicate the house rules there. It also doesn't look like the information from a custom field code could be pulled into the Airbnb House Rules section, so it would be a pain to ensure both sections are updated when needed. Is there any way around this?

EDIT: It also looks like field codes are missing for Airbnb-specific cancelation policies, quiet hours, and probably a few other items that would be important to draw from and reference in message templates.

Shawn H
Oct 17, 2023 5:56 PM
OR Team Member Joined Aug, 2021 257 posts

Hello! You are correct - there is not. Developing to save field codes inside of Airbnb House Rules is not as easy as it seems.

Most users' house rules are pretty static and not changed much, so users usually just create custom field codes for those types of needs. In this case, using Property type field codes.

-Shawn

AmbroseBnB
Feb 18, 2024 5:54 PM
Joined Jun, 2023 13 posts

Thank you, Shawn! I understand that it might be difficult to develop a way to insert field codes inside of the Airbnb House Rules, but would there be any way to get some field codes that are able to reference the channel rules for each property?

It would be really great to be able to insert the channel rules into templates without having to duplicate that info into an additional custom property field.