Bookings Calendar

To preview all bookings in a user-friendly calendar view, go to Bookings → Calendar. Here you may find the bookings by an accommodation type, by period or status.

wordpress hotel booking booking calendar

To view details of each booking from the bookings calendar, hover your mouse over the booking or simply click on the needed booking to see all details:

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Calendar (Beta)

The Calendar (Beta) is an advanced property management dashboard that provides a visual timeline for managing bookings, availability, rates, pricing, seasons, and booking rules from a single screen.

Access the Calendar

A screenshot of a new WordPress calendar interface.

  1. Go to Bookings → Calendar (Beta).
  2. Use the date picker to select the period you want to view.
  3. A screenshot of the calendar navigation.

  4. Choose between Calendar View or List View.
  5. Use filters to sort bookings by accommodation type.

Navigate the Timeline

Calendar beta MotoPress hotel booking.

  • View all properties in a single timeline.
  • Jump to predefined periods such as Today, Next 7 Days, This Month, or This Year.
  • View bookings, rates, seasons, and availability directly on the timeline.
  • Click timeline entries to manage bookings, rates, and restrictions.

Manage Seasons

Seasons define date ranges used for seasonal pricing and booking rules.

Create a Season

Adding a season in the new MotoPress hotel booking calendar.

  1. Expand the Seasons section.
  2. Click the + icon.
  3. Enter a season name.
  4. Select the start and end dates.
  5. Optionally exclude specific days of the week.
  6. Add booking restrictions if needed.
  7. Save the season.

View Existing Seasons

A screenshot of the MotoPress calendar - list of seasons.

  1. Open the Seasons section.
  2. All created seasons are displayed in the list.

Edit a Season

Editing a season in MotoPress calendar.

  1. Open the Seasons section.
  2. Select the season.
  3. Click Edit.
  4. Update the settings and save.

Delete a Season

Deleting a season in MotoPress calendar.

  1. Open the season.
  2. Click Edit.
  3. Select Delete.

Season Indicators

Timeline for a season in MotoPress Hotel Booking.

  • Color-coded seasons indicate periods that are active within the currently displayed timeline.
  • Inactive seasons remain visible in the list but are not highlighted.

Manage Rates

Each accommodation type includes its own Rates section for managing seasonal and daily pricing.

Create a Rate

Adding rates in the WordPress hotel booking plugin.

  1. Expand a property.
  2. Open the Rates section.
  3. Click the three-dot menu.
  4. Select Add New Rate.
  5. Save the rate.

Add Seasonal Pricing

Add new seasonal pricing.

  1. Open a rate.
  2. Click the + icon.
  3. Select a season.
  4. Enter pricing and booking conditions.
  5. Save the changes.

Rates based on the length of stayRates based on the number of people

View Rate Prices

Prices per rate in Hotel Booking plugin.

  1. Expand the Rates section.
  2. Select a rate.
  3. Review prices assigned to seasons and daily pricing entries.

Change Rate Priority

Moving rates in Hotel Booking.

  1. Open a rate.
  2. Locate the pricing rule.
  3. Click the three-dot menu.
  4. Select Move Up or Move Down.
  • Higher priority rates are applied first.
  • Daily pricing always has the highest priority.

Use Daily Pricing

Daily Pricing allows date-specific prices without creating a season.

Daily price row in the calendar.

Add Daily Prices

  1. Open a property.
  2. Expand the Rates section.
  3. Select a rate.
  4. Open the Daily pricing row.
  5. Click a date or drag across multiple dates.
  6. Enter the custom price.
  7. Save the changes.

Setting daily rates in MotoPress Hotel Booking plugin.

Daily Pricing Notes

  • Overrides seasonal pricing for selected dates (takes priority).
  • Can be used even when no seasons exist.
  • If PriceLabs synchronization is enabled, imported prices replace manual daily pricing.

Manage Booking Rules

Booking rules can be configured directly within the calendar for each accommodation type.
Booking rules in the MotoPress Hotel Booking visual calendar.

Available Rule Types

  • Check-in days
  • Check-out days
  • Minimum stay
  • Maximum stay
  • Minimum advance reservation
  • Maximum advance reservation
  • Booking window
  • Booking buffer

Create a Booking Rule

Creating booking rules in the new calendar in MotoPress Hotel Booking.

  1. Expand a property.
  2. Open the Booking Rules section.
  3. Click the + icon next to the desired rule type.
  4. Configure the rule settings.
  5. Save the rule.

Set Rule Priority

Setting priorities for rules.

  1. Open the Booking Rules section.
  2. Select a rule.
  3. Click the three-dot menu.
  4. Choose Move Up or Move Down.

Add Daily Rule Overrides

Setting up daily rules.

  1. Open a booking rule.
  2. Select the Daily row.
  3. Choose a date on the timeline.
  4. Apply custom rule settings.
  5. Save the changes.

Rule Indicators

  • Green dates indicate allowed check-in/check-out days.
  • Red dates indicate restricted check-in/check-out days.

Add Bookings and Block Dates

Create a Manual Booking

Adding bookings in MotoPress Hotel Booking.

  1. Click an available date or drag across multiple dates on the timeline grid.
  2. Select Create Booking.
  3. Enter booking details.
  4. Save the booking.

Block Dates

  1. Click an available date or drag across multiple dates in the grid.
  2. Select Block Dates.
  3. Save the restriction.

Book or Block Multiple Accommodations Simultaneously

  1. Drag across dates horizontally and accommodation units vertically.
  2. Create a booking or block for all selected accommodations.

If you want to add different accommodation types into one booking:

– For existing bookings, click on a booking > Edit > Edit accommodations.
– For new bookings, use the old Calendar menu > click New booking.

Booking Status Colors

  • Green – Confirmed bookings.
  • Orange – Pending bookings.
  • Pink – Manually blocked dates.
  • Violet – Imported bookings from external calendars or OTAs.

Manage Existing Bookings

  1. Hover over a booking to view a quick summary.
  2. Adding a booking preview.

  3. Click a booking to open its details.
  4. Booking calendar details.

  5. Edit booking information, update accommodations, or add payments.

Manage Blocked Dates

Editing a blocked date.

  1. Click a blocked date.
  2. Edit the restriction or remove it.
  3. Save the changes.

Use List View

List View provides a simplified booking overview for daily operations.

Switch to List View

Booking calendar in house.

  1. Open the Calendar (Beta).
  2. Click the List View icon in the top-right corner.

Information Available in List View

  • Current in-house guests.
  • Upcoming arrivals.
  • Booking statuses.
  • Payment information.
  • Guest details.
  • Check-in and check-out dates.

Manage Bookings from List View

  1. Select a booking.
  2. View booking details.
  3. Edit the booking or record payments.

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