Ken T

Joined August 2019
1706 posts
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Feature Requests » Legal Agreement signing

I'm not sure I understand this request?  Guests are required to type their names in.  Can you explain the problem in more detail, perhaps with a specific example emailed in to our Helpdesk for examin…

(Posted Mar 1, 2024 4:02 PM)

General Help and Questions » 1-2 night rentals

How do I make my property accept 1 and 2 night rentals from Monday to Thursday Only when we presently have a Min 3 night rental.  You can change the min-nights settings for particular nights, or…

(Posted Mar 1, 2024 2:33 PM)

Feature Requests » Giving cleaners information about number of people in a given reservation

No problem - you can set up a separate template and trigger to send them a reminder, say, 3 days before arrival, much as you would send directions and an access code to a guest a couple days prior.

(Posted Mar 1, 2024 1:45 PM)

General Help and Questions » Schlage door code failed to generate

I was pondering whether setting the door code seven days prior to the guest's arrival, rather than at the time of booking, might reduce the likelihood of the issue I'm facing. Absolutely - the s…

(Posted Feb 29, 2024 5:54 PM)

General Help and Questions » Security deposit - how to?

Sounds like you're doing a Refundable Damage Deposit.  In this mode, you actually take the money from the guest via their credit card, which incurs processing fees.  When you refund the amount back t…

(Posted Feb 28, 2024 4:19 PM)

General Help and Questions » Credit Card charges

Sounds like you're doing a Refundable Damage Deposit.  In this mode, you actually take the money from the guest via their credit card, which incurs processing fees.  When you refund the amount back t…

(Posted Feb 28, 2024 4:18 PM)

General Help and Questions » Email

If you'd like to write in to the Helpdesk with a detailed description of what you're trying to do, we can get you specific instructions.  However, generally, the solution most likely lies in our Them…

(Posted Feb 28, 2024 11:19 AM)

General Help and Questions » Minimum stay settings not transmitting to booking.com

Please write in to the Helpdesk with specific examples and screenshots.  We are actively working to improve our Booking.com API connection, so, this is very timely if there's something not working co…

(Posted Feb 28, 2024 11:18 AM)

General Chat » Adding your property to other listing sites

Apparently Ken You can not add your property to Expedia. If they need more properties they pull it from VRBO. That is true, and is also stated in our support docs: https://www.ownerrez.com/s…

(Posted Feb 27, 2024 1:59 PM)

General Chat » Adding your property to other listing sites

Ken for Expedia do I create a listing on Expedia? No, don't do that. Or do I push info from Owner Rez. No, not that either - it connects through via Vrbo. I did see from our VRBO AP…

(Posted Feb 27, 2024 12:33 PM)

General Chat » Adding your property to other listing sites

The answer is - it depends.  - Expedia is actually the same company as HomeAway and Vrbo.  We have a close relationship with Vrbo, and, if you have connected to Vrbo using OwnerRez, your properti…

(Posted Feb 27, 2024 10:57 AM)

General Help and Questions » Syncing Error

Please write into the Helpdesk with screenshots showing the problem, so we can investigate.  I do know that Airbnb recently made a somewhat breaking change to their API that is affecting the proper u…

(Posted Feb 27, 2024 10:08 AM)

General Help and Questions » Widget Not Refreshing

The Widget is directly driven by the database - it doesn't need to be refreshed, and is always up-to-date.  Something else is going on, possibly a cache issue in your browser, or a confusion as to ex…

(Posted Feb 26, 2024 10:29 AM)

General Help and Questions » VRBO Pay per Booking with API Connection

I'm in exactly the same position (currently paying PPB of 8%) and have just initiated the VRBO API connection. If connected to VRBO via an API channel manager VRBO automatically move you onto a profe…

(Posted Feb 26, 2024 10:14 AM)

General Help and Questions » Recommend a CRM for tracking Prospective Property Management Clients?

@Katie Yes, I think you should open a new feature request, ideally with clear examples of what you're wanting, since I'm not sure I understand it.  As you noted, we do support custom fields on proper…

(Posted Feb 26, 2024 10:07 AM)

General Help and Questions » Minimum Nights Based on Lead Time

Unfortunately this s not possible, because the major booking channels do not support that.  However, you can create length-of-stay discounts: https://www.ownerrez.com/support/articles/length-of-s…

(Posted Feb 23, 2024 8:13 AM)

General Help and Questions » Channel Bridge and API connect

It is possible to write in to the Helpdesk and request to schedule a support call, although email support is usually able to respond more quickly than a call can be scheduled.

(Posted Feb 23, 2024 8:07 AM)

General Help and Questions » Airbnb email aliases

Does the guest's email submitted in the RA automatically get placed in that field of the contact information?  by Janice T (/forums/users/347321822) – Feb 21, 2024 4:12 PM (UTC) Yes, and, it wi…

(Posted Feb 23, 2024 8:03 AM)

General Help and Questions » VRBO Pay per Booking with API Connection

If you are using our API connection with Vrbo, then, you are doing your own payment processing using your own credit card merchant account configured in OwnerRez and paying those fees.  Vrbo is no on…

(Posted Feb 21, 2024 9:22 PM)

General Help and Questions » Minimum Nights Based on Lead Time

Unfortunately no, OwnerRez does not have this capability.  PriceLabs does though, as noted, so you can accomplish your goal that way.

(Posted Feb 20, 2024 11:09 AM)