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What to prepare and how to get your property, rooms and rates into Stayblox without the setup dragging on.

The go-live checklist

Run through this list before you accept your first real booking: rates, policies, payments, website and one full test booking.

From the blog

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The Stayblox mobile app is here for iOS and Android

Your calendar, bookings, inbox and tasks now fit in your pocket. The Stayblox app is live on the App Store and Google Play, free on every plan.

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Do you need a channel manager? An honest answer

What a channel manager actually does, when free iCal sync is genuinely enough, and the point where the maths flips in favour of paying for one.

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Guest messaging: what to automate and what to keep human

The five messages every stay needs, how to automate them without sounding like a robot, and the conversations that should always get a person.

Glossary

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Average daily rate (ADR)ADR is the average price you earn per booked room night over a period: room revenue ÷ booked nights.

Booking engineA booking engine is the tool on your website that shows live availability and lets guests reserve and pay directly.

Cancellation policyA cancellation policy sets the rules and refunds when a guest cancels — from flexible to strict.

Channel managerA channel manager keeps your rates, availability and reservations in sync across every OTA you sell on, automatically.

Direct bookingA direct booking is a reservation a guest makes with you — on your own website or in person — with no OTA in the middle.

Double bookingA double booking is when the same dates get sold twice across different channels — the problem a channel manager exists to prevent.

Free tools

OTA fee calculator

See how much commission Booking.com and Airbnb really cost you, and what you keep by going direct.

Rental income calculator

Estimate your annual profit per property after commission, cleaning and running costs.

House rules generator

Build a clean, guest-ready house-rules document and copy or download it in seconds.

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