{"id":1460,"date":"2025-06-18T04:34:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T11:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/?p=1460"},"modified":"2025-06-26T03:36:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T10:36:58","slug":"airbnb-non-refundable-discount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/airbnb-non-refundable-discount\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set a Non-Refundable Discount for Your Airbnb Listing via Hostex"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Airbnb supports\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/help\/article\/2600\">non-refundable discounts<\/a><\/strong>, giving hosts an easy way to boost occupancy and reduce losses from cancellations. With Hostex, you can quickly set this discount for any Airbnb listing connected to your account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How a non-refundable option works<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A non-refundable option is a discount you can offer on top of other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/help\/topic\/1478\/discounts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">discounts<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/help\/article\/475\/how-do-i-choose-a-cancellation-policy-for-my-listing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">cancellation policies<\/a>\u00a0that gives you greater protection against cancellations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You set your discount, which is typically 10% off the base price in everywhere but China<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Your discounted rate appears in the search<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At checkout, guests either select your standard rate\u2014subject to your cancellation policy\u2014or the discounted, non-refundable rate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If they cancel, you keep your entire payout for all nights booked, minus the cleaning fee if they cancel before check-in<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A reservation would be eligible if the check-out date is within 60 days<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The discount is applicable if the reservation is not booked with a pre-approval or special offer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How It Works with Different Cancellation Policies<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Guests can book the non-refundable rate\u00a0<strong>up until your cancellation policy kicks in<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s how that looks for each policy type:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Cancellation Policy<\/th><th>Bookable Window for Non-Refundable Rate<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Flexible<\/td><td>Up to&nbsp;<strong>1 day<\/strong>&nbsp;before check-in<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Moderate<\/td><td>Up to&nbsp;<strong>5 days<\/strong>&nbsp;before check-in<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Firm<\/td><td>Up to&nbsp;<strong>14 days<\/strong>&nbsp;before check-in<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Strict<\/td><td>Up to&nbsp;<strong>14 days<\/strong>&nbsp;before check-in<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Set It Up in Hostex<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Setting up a non-refundable discount in Hostex only takes a few clicks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the\u00a0<strong>Properties<\/strong>\u00a0section in your Hostex dashboard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the\u00a0<strong>room<\/strong>\u00a0linked to your Airbnb listing.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the right-hand panel, you\u2019ll see all listings under this room.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the\u00a0<strong>Airbnb listing<\/strong>\u00a0you want to edit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Find and enable the\u00a0<strong>Non-Refundable Discount<\/strong>\u00a0option, and set your preferred discount.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"524\" src=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-1024x524.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-1024x524.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-300x154.png 300w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-768x393.png 768w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-1536x786.png 1536w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1-18x9.png 18w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-1.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s it! Your non-refundable rate will now appear to guests during the booking process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Airbnb supports\u00a0non-refundable discounts, giving hosts an easy way to boost occupancy and reduce losses from cancellations. With Hostex, you can quickly set this discount for any Airbnb listing connected to your account. How a non-refundable option works A non-refundable option is a discount you can offer on top of other\u00a0discounts\u00a0and\u00a0cancellation policies\u00a0that gives you greater protection [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-airbnb-faqs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1460"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1473,"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1460\/revisions\/1473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}