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Notification of pet fee when a guest opts into the pet fee
When a guest pays for a pet fee, it would be helpful to get a notification that indicates the guest will be paying for/bringing a pet.
3 votesYou can already do this by created a pet fee as an option and the system will send a specific email is this option is selected: https://help.hostfully.com/en/articles/6895588-handle-pet-fee-in-the-hostfully-booking-flow
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Reject reservations with failed payment
If a payment is declined by the payment processor, the reservation should not be accepted and cancelled to keep the calendar available
4 votesThey system already rejects reservations with failed payments, with the exception of particular cases on VRBO and Booking.com: for Booking.com, their platform is initially made for hotels and they consider that a reservation is valid even if the payment is not yet received. For VRBO, in the case of 3DS2 security validation failing (case that mostly applies to Europe), a reservation will be ok'ed and a payment link will the sent to the guest to pay immediately on Hostfully. Note that this latter case for VRBO is about to be handled and this flow will work as expected.
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Allow guests to make payments
We should have the ability to charge guests one time payments towards their bookings. I have a lot of guests wanting to make payments towards their stays, and I have to send them a payment link via stripe to take care of it.
1 voteHello James - this is at the core of what the Hostfully PMP does - you can create a booking directly on the calendar and choose the option to Save and Open Mailer the payment link to the guest. Based on the rules you defined in Agency Settings, the guest will either pay the full amount or the % to reserve the place (and balance paid N days before check-in). Please read more details at https://help.hostfully.com/en/articles/4327461-reservation-payment-settings-monitor-outstanding-balances
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Allow Multiple Stripe Accounts without Main Account
The ability to add multiple Stripe accounts without having a main account. Properties are managed in Costa Rica and does not have a main Stripe account and cannot get one. Owners do have their Stripe accounts
1 voteYou can already set up multiple Stripe accounts, 1 per property, so having owner accounts connected should work. You just have to work with your owner to connect an account.
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Auto collect payments instead of just sending a reminder
I just onboarded with Hostfully and was very surprised that after a guest books the second payment is not automatically collected when due. I have been with two other PMPs and this was standard in both of them. In both of those systems the credit card used for their payment is stored and used for the second payment when due.
We collect 50% at booking, 50% is due 60 days prior to arrival. We always had a triggered message 10 days before the due date reminding the guest that their balance would automatically be charged on XX date (60 days…1 voteDear Carole. Thank you for your feedback.
The Hostfully PMP does automatically collect balance payments. It should work in all cases as long as you use Stripe as your payment processor, unless the guest credit card is rejected by Stripe (which is rare).
I'll close this item for now but please feel free to reach our to our customer service team if you need help setting things up.
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Recording of refunds and cancellation payments.
It seems we cannot enter refund or cancellation Vacation Rent Payment payments in Hostfully. I think it important to see at a glance all the payments and refunds together in the Hostfully portfolio.
We cant enter the transaction manually either. At a minimum we should be able to enter the refund into Hostfully.
1 voteThe platform supports recording of refunds with Stripe. Cancellations are also recorded by the system.
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Rental Agreement should be required at the point of booking and not after full payment has been made.
At the moment, Hostfully does not require the "Rental Agreement" to be signed until the final payment has been made, but this can be many months after a guest books. We require payment of 50% at the point of booking. We require the final payment 30 days prior to check-in. The rental agreement includes rules and stipulations about the booking (hence a rental agreement). The problem is that we do not have a rental agreement until they pay the final portion. The "rental agreement" should be signed at the point of booking. Not later on. This is basic hotelier procedure…
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Should be mandatory for guests to submit identification w/ payment!
It would save so much time and energy if it were mandatory for guests to submit their identification along with their payment when booking directly. This could help screen out under age bookings, help host make sure the booking guest is who they say they are and also give host peace of mind that if there was an issue we can show identification if there was a problem at the property! this would SAVE SO MUCH TIME AND ENERGY!!!!!!
1 voteYou can already do this by setting your pre-arrival form as requesting a government ID and marking this field as required.
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Notification to owner or agent for a stay payment not completed
Sometimes we authorize people to pay not full payment at reservation, but the system but the pms do not send notification for stay not pay in full
2 votesYou can easily set a notification for such cases by using a complex trigger and setting it up as described on the attached screenshot. Essentially you can send a notification to yourself if the booking is not paid in full 1 day before the check-in date. (you can adjust the timing as you see fit).
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