There is a preauthorization on the guest's credit card which expires after 48 hours. You have to actually capture the funds by accepting the booking request.
How long does it take for a pending direct booking to expire on Houfy?
Stripe and Square users both have 48 hours to accept a Pending Direct booking before it expires.
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Unlike most platforms where you don't get paid till guest check-in, Houfy does not interfere in your payment transactions. All transactions pass between you and your guest only. As such, hosts choose their own forms of payment acceptance: check, Square, Stripe, Venmo, PayPal, Zelle, bank transfer, etc. It's entirely up to you.
Yes. Once the owner "accepts" a reservation request the host and the guest will receive an e-mail from Houfy. (Below an example of 10$ paid through stripe)
Use Houfy’s “Mark as Confirmed” feature to confirm inquiries, block dates, and manage bookings when you collect payment directly. A simple way to stay organized and avoid double-bookings.payments outside of Houfy.
dd Quotes can be deleted if assigned guests have not signed up. To delete the quote please follow the below method Go to the reservation/message page
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