Managing your Listing

Some of our hosts requested to hide the "nearby listings section" on their listing page(s). You will need to sign up to our Lite Plan to be able to do this.

Want to remove the price comparison section from your Houfy listing page? Learn how to hide it by subscribing to the Lite Plan and adjusting your settings in just a few clicks.

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We are striving to create a perfect marketplace of the most up-to-date listings and hosts who respond promptly with accurate pricing info. Please help us!

Learn how to remove the caution message on Houfy that warns guests about outdated availability or pricing. Keep your listings accurate by syncing calendars, updating prices, or blocking dates.

In order to provide Houfy guests the best direct booking experience we ask our hosts to make sure they respond to guest inquiries within 24 hours, their pricing is correct and their calendars are synced.

Please e-mail us at Houfy to request a duplicate of your listing.

Would it be possible for a new owner to create his own account and transfer the listing to his account ?

Click the plus menu (+) and select "Vacation rental listing" Import Listing from Airbnb: To import a listing from Airbnb, simply paste the public URL into the "listing URL" field.

Create memorable links to use on social media and on business cards

For price comparison to show on your listing, you must have an active Airbnb/VRBO/Homeaway url added to Houfy.

Google Analytics lets you measure your advertising ROI as well as track your Flash, video, and social networking sites and applications. We have connected Houfy for you to track analytics for all your Houfy activity. (Including post/guide/listing views etc.)

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Easily locate your Airbnb listing URL to connect with Houfy. Follow these simple steps to copy your Airbnb link correctly and ensure smooth importing of reviews, photos, and details.

Learn how to quickly find and copy your VRBO/HomeAway listing URL. Follow these simple steps to locate, copy, and paste the correct link into Houfy for seamless setup.

For security reasons Houfy only allows an import from Airbnb or VRBO once.

To add a photo to room details on your listing, please follow the below steps

Go to Edit listing > Overview Click on Room details Remove beds Write the name of the room, square foot, comment, etc Click save.

Menu Manage Listings Property Details Scroll down to Listing Name

I have two bedrooms that are set up with twin beds in each (2 twin beds in each). I selected "Single/Twin" as the bed type, but it will not allow we to change the number for "Sleeps" to 2. Technically this room sleeps two. Any thoughts?

To add room details for your listing please follow the instructions below:

To add a bed to a bedroom in room details, please review the instructions below:

To change the city please follow below steps:

Location is just one factor travelers use when choosing a place to stay. Be sure to meet your guests' expectations by accurately displaying your property's location.

Resolve the issue with Google Maps. If you are unsuccessful, email info@Houfy.com and request Houfy override the data to show correct location/address.

How to tag photos to a room? Go to Manage listings and click edit Select Photos from the left side menu Click Edit for the photo you want to tag.

Each listing requires a minimum of 5 photos. Users can upload an unlimited number of listing photos. Our most-booked listings have 12+ photos

Yes. Open your computer files. Click on the first photo you want to upload. Hold down your computer keyboard's Shift key.

My Listings > Edit > Photos - To add photos, just drag and drop..

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing you want to edit, and then click Edit. Click Photos from the left menu and click on Re-Import Photos.

This is not possible. You will first need to save the photos on your computer and then drag the pictures into Houfy.

We will most probably edit this article multiple times in the near future. You will need to add a price to your listing to be activated on our advertising platform.

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing you want to edit, and then click Edit. Click Pricing from the left menu and click on Rates & Fees.

You can change the minimum night requirement at: Menu > Manage Listings > Edit > Pricing > Rates & Fees Menu > Manage Listings > Edit > Pricing > Seasons if you have any seasons

Please select pricing at edit listing and select or remove the checkmarks..

You can choose specific days of the week when guests are allowed to check in and check out. Follow the steps below to configure these changeover days in your listing.

Calendar pricing removes the need to edit the beginning/end dates of each season. By using calendar pricing, you can leave the seasonal rates alone, and just override any rates/minimum night stays.

Log in Menu (top right) Manage Listings Edit > Pricing > Rates & Fees Members with connected payments will have two options:

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing you want to edit, and then click Edit. Click Pricing from the left menu and click on Rates & Fees.

We have created an option for hosts to show or hide the security deposit on the Houfy listing page. Once the guest requests to book the security deposit will show.

You can easily show or hide the security deposit on your listing by going to: Menu > Manage Listings > edit > pricing Scroll down to: security deposit > edit > Show or hide from your listing.

Yes, this is possible with Houfy.

There has been a lot of interest in how I use PayPal to do security deposit authorization holds. So I am posting the instructions on how to do that. Feel free to reach out with any questions or feedback!

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing you want to edit, and then click Edit. Click Pricing from the left menu and click on Rates & Fees.

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing you want to edit, and then click Edit. Click Pricing from the left menu and click on Rates & Fees.

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing you want to edit, and then click Edit. Click Pricing from the left menu and click on Rates & Fees.

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing you want to edit, and then click Edit. Click Pricing from the left menu and click on Rates & Fees.

It depends how badly you want to encourage travelers to book direct on Houfy. Keep in mind, one of the major reasons travelers are drawn to direct book is to bypass the high rates and fees charged on the other platforms.

You can add any fees you want to your Houfy listing: Menu > Manage Listings > Edit > Pricing > Rates and Fees The reason people are drawn to booking directly on Houfy is to bypass all the fees on the platform, consider including the fee in your nightly fee.

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing you want to edit, and then click Edit. Click Pricing from the left menu and click on Rates & Fees.

Most cities, counties and states require hosts to collect lodging taxes.

To add taxes based on length of stay, please follow below steps.

To add tourist tax per person and per night, please follow below steps Go to Edit listing > Rates & Fees > Pricing Add a tax > Click on show more

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing you want to edit, and then click Edit. Click Pricing from the left menu and click on Rates & Fees.

Many cities require property owners to showcase a unique identification number - commonly referred to as tourist ID codes, registration numbers and transient accommodation tax numbers. It's an important piece of information that ensures the safety and security of locals no matter where they are in the world!

You can update your Houfy listing to reflect these changes.

You can easily create taxes per night by following these instructions:

Go to edit listing > Seasons Create a season Click Export This is the format you need to use to upload seasons.

Seasonal rates allow hosts to set rates based on specific times of year, certain holidays, etc. For example: if you are in the U.S., your property's peak season may run from Memorial Day weekend thru Labor Day weekend. For others, their peak season might be in the middle of winter ski season, with their slowest season during the hot summer months.

No. Houfy offers seasonal rates to give owners more control and flexibility with their pricing. You can skip right over the seasonal rates section.

Yes. For example, let's say your base rate is set at $350 a night, and your Seasonal Winter Rates are $300 a night. If a traveler enters dates that fall within your "winter season" the quote will be at $300 a night.

Please follow thes

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing and click on Edit. Click Pricing from the left menu and click on Seasons.

Houfy shows ranges when guests search without dates.

How to set special discounts or calendar discounts on Houfy

Edit listing > calendar Click on any date in the calendar Select the dates are required. Click on discounts Change discounts percentage

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing and click on Edit. Click Pricing from the left menu and click on Discounts.

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing and click on Edit. Click Pricing from the left menu and click on Discounts.

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing and click on Edit. Click Pricing from the left menu and click on Discounts.

You create a discount code and only give it out to the person you want to have it. It is not visible to the public. It’s only visible on your listing if you add it to your description.

You can import reviews from Airbnb and VRBO/Homeaway into Houfy. These reviews get sorted by date.

We frequently see the one of the following errors occur: The listing on Airbnb or VRBO is hidden/inactive The url points to a calendar ics url.

Houfy does not import reviews from other sites besides Airbnb and VRBO

Not if you already imported the review. Once the review is imported, any replies cannot be imported later.

Not if you already imported the review. Once the review is imported, the reply cannot be imported later. Finalize review replies on other platforms before pulling reviews into Houfy.

No. You can only reply to Houfy originated reviews. Replies to Airbnb and Vrbo reviews must be done via their respective platforms.

Hosts should periodically pull in the latest reviews as Houfy does not automatically update reviews.

We remove reviews on a case by case basis.

In some cases we remove imported reviews.

On Houfy, you can not directly post a review about the guest, but you can ask them to review your listing and add your reply to their review.

When a guest posts a review on your property, you will receive an email notification to your registered email address on Houfy.

Houfy saves all data imported or added to your Houfy listing.

Please review the instructions below:

Manage Listings Edit Reviews Click the Pull in new reviews link 1) If you are listed on both Airbnb and Vrbo, and only imported reviews from one site, you can import reviews from the other platform.

Please be advised Homeaway/VRBO & Airbnb reviews can be imported into Houfy.

You can easily request a review from a guest by following these instructions:

Guest can scroll to the top of the reviews section of your listing and then click the "write a review" link.

To remove co-host access from Houfy please follow these instructions:

How do you change the contact person from me to my co-host? It's my house and listing, but I want my co-host to handle all the communications.

To show my homepage/website on the Houfy listing, please follow the below steps

You can specify the minimum age required to make a reservation at your Houfy listing.

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing you want to edit, and then click Edit. Click Settings from the left menu and click on Contact Person.

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing and click on Edit. Click Settings from the left menu and click Payment & Policies.

Click on Menu and click on Manage Listings. Select listing and click on Edit. Click Settings from the left menu and click Rules.

Log in>Menu> Manage Listings>Edit>Settings>Rules. Upload Rental Agreement or drag and drop. Where Does My Guest View the Agreement?

At Houfy you can set your own payment policies. (Your property-Your rules)

Log into Houfy Click your profile picture in the top right of Houfy Manage Listings Edit > Settings Payment & Policies From the drop down menu select the currency or (at top of drop down) select that guests can choose any currency they want.

Go to Manage Listings > Edit > Settings > Payment & Polcies. Check off the cards you accept. Note: You will not see anything that says "Stripe" or "Square" because it wouldn't make sense for your listing to show the payment processor you use. Travelers just want to see the credit cards you accept. Saying you "accept Stripe and Square" may just confuse travelers since they aren't credit cards.

In this section you can select which credit or debit cards you as a host accept.

Here are some ways houfy members collect a damage deposit:

You can easily set pet policies and fees by following these instructions:

No. Owners and property managers with listings in the U.S. should follow their federal and state laws. Service animals are not considered pets. Laws vary around the world and each host should follow their own local country/city laws.

You can add any fees you want to your Houfy listing by following these instructions:

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Go to Connected payments. From the connected payment methods section, click on the three dots next to the connected payment method

Go to Connected payments Scroll down to section "Accept payments on Houfy instead of OwnerRez" Select 'Yes' to accept payments on Houfy instead of OwnerRez

Please review the requirements Houfy needs for New York City Listings:

Why does Houfy Require a Host Verification Registration Fee?

To verify your Houfy listing we require the following three

At Houfy we verify new listings a few times a day. This is not an automated process and can take up to 24-48 hours.

Go to Edit listing > Calendar Click on ICAL to edit it Change color of the ICAL Click save to save the changes.

To block the dates on Houfy please follow below steps

Please follow below steps to update price in the calendar directly.

Please follow the below steps to unlock the dates on Houfy with Airbnb connection.

To import Houfy reservations into Airbnb/VRBO/Others please follow below steps:

Easily export your Houfy calendar to Airbnb, VRBO, and more using iCal. Learn how to sync your availability across multiple short-term rental platforms in just a few steps.

Learn how to sync your Houfy calendar with Airbnb, VRBO, Booking.com, and more using iCal. Step-by-step guide to import and export calendars and avoid double bookings.

Calendar sync is a way to integrate your calendar with other calendars to update all or some of the calendar data automatically.

Frequently asked questions about calendars

To export your reservation calendar from Vrbo, follow these steps:

The proper way to synchronize takes 2 steps: Export your Airbnb calendar, import into Houfy and Export your Houfy calendar and import into Airbnb.

Houfy is programmed to synchronize every 3 hours. This means Houfy pulls in new data from other calendars every 3 hours.

A "hard" or "manual" sync is performed when you want to sync your calendar before the regular interval time.

You can do a hard sync when you get a booking. It's up to Airbnb or VRBO to pull in Houfy's new calendar info. So you should find out how often Airbnb or VRBO "syncs" with other sites. It is our understanding Airbnb syncs every 2 hrs and VRBO up to 6 hrs.

Please review the instructions below:

Sometimes you'd like to offer a last minute discount on specific dates, or a special rate for a repeat guest. Maybe you just want to provide a quote. You can easily do this by sending the person a special offer.

Please select menu > Manage Listings. Select the listing you want to remove the co-host, and then click Edit. Click Calendar from the left menu and click on any dates.

If you have a last minute opening or cancellation, share a discount offer such as 10% off the nightly rate. Or, use the feature to send returning guests a discount. Ex: 5% off next visit.

Yes. Please review the instructions below:

On Desktop/laptop: Please select menu > Manage Listings Select the listing you want to change, and then click Calendar. Click on any date or the date you want to change the minimum stay.

Yes this is possible. Please follow the instructions below:

This post explains how to not allow same day booking on Houfy

A booking cut-off date is the furthest date in the future that you want to accept bookings

The booking cut-off date prevents travelers from booking your property after a specific date. This is helpful for those who may not want bookings far in advance, or for those who haven't set next year's rates yet.

You can easily change the booking cut off date by going to:

What does “blocking dates” mean? A blocked date is a date, or period, that you have set to prevent a guest to book dates.

Houfy offers two import options: Reservations Only and Everything EX: if you block dates on XXXX platform, but want them to remain bookable on Houfy, select to import "Only Reservations" instead of "Everything."

Go to edit listing and select Calendar. Select a date where your calendar is blocked and click on the colored bar. Review the source on the left side.

If the calendar block was created on Houfy and not an imported block by calendar sync then follow these steps:

To remove blocked dates or added booking on Houfy follow the below steps:

Most travel sites export current and future reservations in the export link, to export all past reservations on Houfy follow the below article.

Please make sure you have your Houfy calendar synced into VRBO

Please make sure you have VRBO synced into Houfy.

Please make sure you have your Airbnb calendar synced into Houfy.

Go to Listings and click the listing you want to change Click Calendar from the left menu and click Clear pricing Click on Clear Pricing again to confirm the removal of prices.