Holiday-destination homes (group / family homes, villas with pools or near the coast) will have a longer lead time - ensure your availability and prices are correct for 12 months in advance
City apartments, townhouses and smaller homes may have a shorter lead time - ensure your availability and prices are correct for at least 6+ months in advance
Why is this important?
Accurate prices and calendars mean our expert sales team can propose your home to high-value guests confidently and you’ll avoid double bookings, meaning fewer cancellations and more of your revenue, secured.
Ensuring your availability and pricing is always accurate, means less back and forth with our sales team and you, enabling you to convert bookings quicker.
Offering a lower minimum night stay rule also means your home shows up in more search results, higher up in the search results and will secure more bookings overall.
How to update your prices manually
If you have the same rate all year around
Login to your Plum Guide host dashboard
Go to Listings
Find the listing you wish to amend
Click Manage → Edit pricing → Rates and fees
Enter your chosen rates for mid-week and weekends
Save your changes at the top of the page
Note - the price you input is before your platform fee is deducted. Ensure this is factored into the rate you add.
To incentivise more bookings in low / mid season, apply a custom price on your calendar
Log in to your Plum Guide dashboard
Go to Listings
Find the listing to update
Click Manage → Update listing details → Calendar
To edit the prices for specific days, drag your cursor across the calendar
Enter the prices you would like to have for those days in the pop-up window
Click Save
Note - the price you input is before your platform fee is deducted. Ensure this is factored into the rate you add.
Boost underperforming periods with promotions
Go to your dashboard (you must be logged in)
Click on Discounts
Set up discounts according to length of stay, lead time or custom periods - to all of your homes or specific ones only
Read more about promotions here.
Note - if you sync your rates already via a Channel Manager or PMS, discounts added onto your Plum Guide dashboard will be applied on top of any existing promotions you sync.
How to update your availability calendar
Displaying accurate availability 12 months in advance is crucial to ensure you achieve visibility with the right guests, you don't receive any double bookings, and so our sales team can confidently propose your home to guests to book.
Log in to your Plum Guide dashboard
Go to Listings
Find the listing to update
Click Manage → Update listing details → Calendar
To block specific days so they're not bookable, drag your cursor across the calendar
Click Blocked → type in a reason → Save
Note - If you list on another site, add your iCal feed in the Import Calendar section below the calendar. This is key to ensure you don't receive a double booking.
How to update your minimum stay rules
Offer a low minimum stay to secure more bookings and show up in more, and higher up in the search results.
Go to your dashboard (you must be logged in)
Click on Listings
Click Manage on the listing you would like to amend → Update listing details
Click Calendar → Minimum night stay on the left-hand side
Seasonal minimum stay rules
These will override your default minimum nights to allow for different minimum lengths over specific periods.
To encourage more bookings in a quieter period such as your low season, specific weeks of the year, or on weekends which you want to sell sooner, apply a shorter minimum nights for this period specifically:
Click Add seasonal minimum nights
Apply a From and To date range
Enter the minimum nights you can accept for this period → Create
Minimum stay rules based on lead time (Early Bird or Last Minute)
To encourage more advance bookings, set a lower minimum night stay here than your default
For more last minute bookings, lower your default minimum night stay and add a higher minimum night stay for bookings made ahead of time
