Empty nights between bookings are easy to miss, especially when your minimum-stay rules or fixed check-in and check-out days block short reservations. Holidu's Flexible Stays feature opens these calendar gaps to short bookings, so you can capture last-minute and short-stay demand without changing your standard settings.

In the calendar, these gaps appear in purple. They are nights that would normally be unbookable under your current rules. Flexible Stays makes them bookable for guests looking for short trips, which can increase your occupancy and earnings.

How to Activate Flexible Stays

You can set up Flexible Stays from either the Discounts section or the Calendar section, and both paths produce the same result. The steps below use the Discounts section.

1. Log in to your Holidu account and select the property you want to update.
2. Go to "Configuration" on the left-hand side of the page, scroll down, and click "Discounts".
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the option "Fill short gaps between reservations", and click "Configure".
4. Choose a minimum stay of 1, 2, or 3 nights for the gap period. You can also increase the price per night by up to 50% above your current price.
5. Click "Activate" to confirm your configuration.

What Are the Benefits of Flexible Stays?

• More bookings: Short-stay nights become bookable during high-demand periods.
• Better visibility: Over 20% of peak-season searches are for short stays, so your property can appear in more relevant searches.
• More reviews: Every additional booking gives you another chance to collect guest feedback.
• Higher ranking potential: Bookable gaps support your performance in search results.
• Less manual work: You don't need to adjust your calendar by hand for each gap.

Things to Keep in Mind

• Flexible Stays only affects calendar gaps where your current settings don't allow bookings.
• This setting overrides your current minimum-stay and short-stay rules for those gap nights.
• Check-in and check-out are possible on any day for these special nights.
• If a booking is made, the special pricing and stay rules apply only to that period.
• Flexible Stay bookings appear tagged in your calendar so you can identify them easily.
• You can deactivate the feature at any time from the same menu.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I exclude certain dates from Flexible Stays?

Not at this time. Activating Flexible Stays applies to all gap nights that match your settings. If you don't want certain dates open, you can manually block them in your calendar.

Can I change my Flexible Stays settings later?

Yes. You can update the minimum stay or the price increase, or disable Flexible Stays, at any time from the same menu where you activated it.

How much can I increase my price for Flexible Stay nights?

You can increase the price per night by up to 50% above the price you currently set. Choose the percentage that fits your market and demand during the gap period.