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How To Set Min And Max Stay

Discover how to set minimum and maximum stay restrictions in Resly to manage bookings your way!

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Overview

Are you looking to manage the length of time guests can stay? With Resly, you can easily set Minimum Stay or Maximum Stay restrictions to fit your needs—whether you need a quick adjustment for a few days or a bulk update for longer periods.
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Before You Start

What You’ll Need:

  • Access to Reservations > Rate Plans.

  • The date you want to apply the CTA to.

  • Click How To Bulk Update Rates & Restrictions to learn how to quickly adjust Min Stay and Max Stay for multiple listings and rate plans.

  • If you’re using a third-party pricing tool like PriceLabs or Room Price Genie, you’ll also need to update the settings there to keep everything in sync.


How It Works

  • Min Stay ensures guests book a minimum number of nights—perfect for reducing to one-night stays and maximising revenue.

  • Max Stay sets a cap on how long a guest can stay—great for preventing long-term bookings during high-demand periods.

  • 3 Nights Rate Plan: This rate plan allows guests to book stays of 3 nights or more. However, bookings for stays of fewer than 3 nights (e.g., 1 or 2 nights) are restricted unless the plan’s minimum stay configuration is modified.

  • 5 Nights Rate Plan: Under this plan, guests can book only stays of 5 nights or more. Any reservation requests for fewer nights will not be possible unless changes are made to the rate plan's minimum night requirement.

You can update these restrictions manually for specific dates or use Bulk Update for longer periods.
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Step-by-Step

  1. Log into Resly
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  2. Navigate to Reservations > Rate Plans
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  3. Select your Date Range
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  4. Click on either Min Stay or Max Stay
    ​Note: You can also Bulk Update if you would like to change multiple dates, listings and rate plans.
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  5. Click on the Cell you want to change and type in the number of days.
    ​Note: For example, if you want to set the minimum stay to 3 nights, simply enter 3.
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  6. Click Save
    ​Note: The changes will be updated in the cells. Just a heads-up—if you're using a third-party pricing tool like PriceLabs or Room Price Genie, you'll need to ro

Pro Tip: Using Min Stay and Max Stay strategically can help boost revenue, manage availability, and ensure you’re maximising your property’s potential.

Best Practices

  1. Review your rate plans periodically to ensure they match your property’s operational goals and target market preferences.

  2. Communicate clearly with your reservation team and ensure external distribution channels accurately reflect your minimum stay rules.

  3. Test booking scenarios using your platform's internal tools to confirm that settings are active and functioning correctly.

Understanding Business Impact

Effectively leveraging rate plans and minimum stay requirements significantly impacts booking patterns and revenue. By implementing these requirements, properties can optimize their resources and align with market demand trends. Additionally, clear and consistent reservation terms enhance the guest booking experience and ensure operational harmony.

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For any further assistance, please contact our friendly support team.
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