Hello partner! Here’s a step-by-step guide to creating accommodation. Please note that the images in this post are clickable for a larger view.
To create a accommodation first you have to log in with you credentials. Use our ribbon on the upper right above the menu.
Click on my account/login and fill in your user name and password you used to register as partner.
Now use our menu bar and hover/click on “Partners” link to open the sub menu. Choose and click on “Partner page”.
Every option that you need will be there in quick menu on the Partner page. Now you can choose “Create accommodation” button to start crating your accommodation on Destinelo.
The below screen appears. Kindly fill out the “Accommodation title” field with the name of your accommodation. Kindly fill out the “Description” field. Write a few sentences that best describe your accommodation and its assets.
After you’ve entered the Title and Description info, click on the “Create” button. Please wait for the next screen to appear. Please be patient and don’t click twice on the “Create” button before the next screen appears. (This could double or triple the number of accommodation with the same name which can be confusing later when you need to edit your accommodation. You can always edit your accommodation later if you need to change the information or you forgot something.)
The information you enter in the “Description” field will be visible in the Description tab of your accommodation page under part “General” and on the accommodation display box (number 1 and 4 on the picture below taken from an existing accommodation for reference).
On the next page you will see the following green notification “Success: your accommodation was successfully created!”.
This is where you start editing your accommodation. If you are satisfied with the name and description please add a featured image (we recommend at least 900 pixels wide) that will represent your accommodation in the accommodation display box. (See number 4 in picture above). Adding gallery images (we recommend at least 900 pixels wide and the same size for each gallery photo including featured image) of your accommodation will give visitors the opportunity to browse the image gallery of the accommodation as well (number 2. in picture above).
Next you will have to decide what is the rent type of your accommodation. Choose between daily, weekly or monthly basis (see picture below). This choice will determine the payment model of your accommodation. If you choose the daily type, the price will be multiplied by days at the final checkout. If you choose the weekly type your price will refer to a whole week (7 days) and will not multiply by days. The customer will be forced to choose a check out date (at least) 7 days after the chosen check in date (for a longer stay booking is possible in weekly units only). If you choose monthly type your price will refer to a whole month and will not be multiplied by days or weeks. Customers can book in monthly units only.
- Later, you will have the option to set the minimum and maximum number of days to stay. But the price configuration at the final checkout will be determined by this rent type choice.
Below this part you can check some boxes (see picture below).
- The first is “disabled room types”. If you check this option then your accommodation will not have rooms to attach and will be bookable as one entity (like a house, lodge, villa, etc). If you are renting rooms, don’t check this box and you will have room types option below to attach your rooms to the accommodation.
- Next you can check “is priced for person” box. If you are renting your room per person check this, otherwise you will be renting per room basis.
- The third option is “hide inquiry form”. We allow visitors to ask you questions about availability of your rooms/accommodation in a form of an e-mail. This is a useful feature especially if you are renting apartments or if you have limited rooms to offer. However, all inquiry forms will be sent to us and we will forward the questions to you (after translation if needed). If you don’t need inquiries (you have enough rooms to offer for example) just check this option box to hide it on your accommodation page.
Next you need to attach your rooms (room types) that belong to the accommodation. Just check the boxes in front of your room names. You will only be able to see and check the rooms that you have created.
- If you had checked “disabled room types” option earlier you won’t be able to see the room types to attach.
Next is the star count option. Please choose the number of stars that represent your rating. Or leave it zero if star count doesn’t apply to your accommodation.
After that you have the option to choose your accommodation type. Hotel, hostel, apartment, villa etc. Our visitors can easily find your accommodation when searching for specific accommodation type.
Last on this picture is the Location option. Choose the location of your accommodation. This is very important for search results by location. This is required option.
Below this you will find the facilities option. Check all the facilities that your accommodation has. It will be visible on facilities tab of your accommodation page. 
Below you’ll find the tag options. Please check the tags that apply to your accommodation (like beachfront, city or shopping).
After the tags, kindly set the minimum and maximum days to stay, if applicable. You can create restrictions so that our visitors can’t book less or more days than you allow.
If you have allowed check-in and check-out specific days of the week, kindly indicate those, as well.
Below that you’ll find the field to fill out the address of your accommodation. 
In the fields below that, you’ll find various categories. (See picture below.) The first one is Availability extra text. You can use this field for a disclaimer text or anything else you want your clients to know before booking. This will be the first line of text displayed when listing all your accommodation/rooms (in the availability tab).
Next, enter your contact e-mail address. Once a booking is made by a client, our system will use this e-mail address to send the booking form to you with all the detailed information.
Next, latitude and longitude information are necessary so that our system can correctly display your location on the map. There are various options to easily find out the latitude and longitude of your location.
You can use the following link: http://www.latlong.net/
Or to find the latitude and longitude coordinates of a place on Google Maps, follow the steps below:
- Open Google Maps.
- Right-click the place or area on the map.
- Select What’s here?
- A card appears at the bottom of the screen with more info and the latitude and longitude coordinates.
Next, please fill out your cancellation policy and your service regarding children and extra beds (if applicable). If you leave these two field empty, these categories won’t be shown on your accommodation page.
In the fields below that, again, you’ll find various categories. (See picture below.) First, please indicate whether pets are allowed or not in your accommodation. If you leave this field empty, the “Pets” category won’t show up on your accommodation page.
Next, please indicate if you accept credit cards and which ones. (If you leave this field empty, the “Credit card” category won’t show up on your accommodation page).
Next, please indicate if there are any activities of interest at your location like organised tours, beach sports, hiking, biking, etc . (If you leave this field empty, the “Activities” category won’t show up on your accommodation page).
Next, please indicate if you provide Internet to your customers. Is it free of charge? (If you leave this field empty, the “Internet” category won’t show up on your accommodation page).
There are only 3 fields left! (See picture below for reference.)
Kindly indicate if there’s a parking space for your guests if they arrive by car. Is it free of charge or does it come with a fee?
Last, kindly indicate the check-in and check-out times of your accommodation.
Please ignore the two remaining fields “Things to do on location” and “Similar accommodation on location”. These will be automatically filled in by the system.
Click on the “Update” button to save all the information you’ve entered. (Or any other time you want to save the changes you’ve made to your accommodation.)
Congratulations! You’ve successfully created your accommodation on Destinelo!
Your rooms and accommodation are ready for review before being published. You will be notified by email when they are published and then you can create your vacancies to allow our visitors to start booking your rooms/accommodation.
If you need help creating accommodation, we’re here to assist you. Feel free to contact us.
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