Leaving Hostaway because of their booking fee?

Nathan

Joined June 2023
16 posts
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Feature Requests » Support for Invoice (Co-Host) Business Model within Property Management (PM) Module

Nate I have a very similar setup as you, OR has never really truly worked the way I thought it would at keeping track of everything in one place, I would love to be able to Invoice from OR and keep t…

(Posted Dec 9, 2024 8:52 PM)

Feature Requests » CustomGPT AI Chatbot for OwnerRez Knowledge Base

I’d like to interact with an AI Chatbot trained on OwnerRez’s comprehensive knowledge base. Instead of referring to numerous support documents, I’d prefer concise answers with links or citations. Thi…

(Posted Dec 7, 2024 2:00 PM)

Feature Requests » Embedded Browser Pages in OwnerRez Menu

I’d like to see a new section in the left-hand side menu of OwnerRez called “Embedded Websites.” As my primary hub for all PM-related matters, I’d appreciate an expandable menu that allows me to quic…

(Posted Dec 7, 2024 1:32 PM)

Feature Requests » Support for Invoice (Co-Host) Business Model within Property Management (PM) Module

Hi Nat, +1 on this feature request.    You seem like a wealth of knowledge. Would you mind share some best practices and tips for someone starting out with co-hosting/direct remittance vs tra…

(Posted Dec 4, 2024 10:32 PM)

General Help and Questions » Cleaner Notifications

I use an auto-tagging system for bookings and email templates/triggers. * 30 Days Before Departure: Once a booking is made (but no earlier than 30 days out), the cleaner tagged on the bookin…

(Posted Sep 12, 2024 12:51 AM)

Feature Requests » Dynamic Length of Stay Pricing

We have been performing well, but it's difficult to determine how much of that success is due to the elimination of the cleaning fee. I plan to continue with this strategy, as I see no reason to …

(Posted Aug 28, 2024 4:28 PM)

Feature Requests » Dynamic Length of Stay Pricing

I recently removed my cleaning fee to simplify the detailed charges the guest sees and potentially improve w/ the algorithm. While I can generally absorb the cleaning cost, it becomes challenging for…

(Posted Aug 7, 2024 11:52 PM)

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

Yes, I’m experiencing the same issue. Booking.com is not enforcing the minimum night requirement, even though PriceLabs is configured correctly, and it appears as intended in my OwnerRez calendar. I …

(Posted Aug 7, 2024 11:42 PM)

General Help and Questions » 1-2 night rentals

I've had this challenge as well, with a surcharge (cleaning fee) getting pushed to AirBNB regardless of parameters. I was trying to waive my cleaning fee on AirBNB to make the algorithm happy. I …

(Posted Mar 7, 2024 10:54 AM)

General Help and Questions » Calendar Sharing with Cleaners

I like the idea of sharing the calendar widget in automated emails to cleaners. Does anyone know how to remove the direct booking website link in the footer of the widget? https://uc.orez.io/…

(Posted Mar 7, 2024 10:23 AM)

Feature Requests » Thermostat Integration

I haven't gotten to test it out yet as we just started using Jervis w/ ecobee thermostat and we have a guest staying at property, checking out on Thanksgiving Day (yes, I missed that webinar about bl…

(Posted Nov 2, 2023 1:41 PM)

Feature Requests » Thermostat Integration

Being in south Florida, I suppose I hadn't considered that (the heat & ac in same guardrail). I don't use heat function on Jervis. I added screenshots of Jervis' thermostat options for those not fami…

(Posted Nov 2, 2023 10:57 AM)

Feature Requests » Thermostat Integration

+1 for Jervis! I use Jervis for my door locks and have been happy. I just added my ecobee thermostat since I learned they have an offset feature where you can have it start cooling X Hrs before a…

(Posted Nov 2, 2023 9:09 AM)

Feature Requests » Post Website Traffic Numbers next to API Connections

Use a website like https://ahrefs.com/traffic-checker to post approximate traffic volumes of various API connection options. Ideally, it would be continually updated, but even a snapshot would be hel…

(Posted Nov 1, 2023 4:33 PM)

Feature Requests » Guest Screening - Scrape & compile reviews they left for previous properties

I typically look at what reviews a prospective guest has left for other properties in an effort to know what I'm in for. Uses: * I have instant book on, so in those cases, I like to know of a…

(Posted Sep 26, 2023 3:28 PM)

Feature Requests » Deposit exemption for guests who has 5+ 5-star reviews

This would be great! I currently pay my payment processor every time a deposit is collected/returned even though there's no net gain. This adds up if you have a lot of short term stays. I'd be happy …

(Posted Sep 26, 2023 3:09 PM)