{"id":1506,"date":"2025-07-30T04:05:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T11:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/?p=1506"},"modified":"2025-08-11T20:18:50","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T03:18:50","slug":"date-specific-booking-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/date-specific-booking-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Set Date-Specific Booking Restrictions and Rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Depending on your operational needs, you may want to apply different booking rules or restrictions to specific dates for a property\/unit, like longer minimum stays during holidays or blocking last-minute bookings on weekends.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hostex allows you to easily manage this through the calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. How to do it<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to your&nbsp;<strong>Hostex Calendar<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the&nbsp;<strong>date<\/strong>&nbsp;or&nbsp;date range&nbsp;you want to update.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the pop-up window, select&nbsp;<strong>\u201cRestrictions\u201d<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Set your desired values, such as minimum stay or booking window.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click&nbsp;<strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s it. The rules will apply only to the selected dates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Which booking restrictions are supported by each channel?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-3-1024x560.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-3-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-3-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-3-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-3-1536x839.png 1536w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-3-2048x1119.png 2048w, https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-3-18x10.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. What do the different booking restrictions mean?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minimum stay<\/strong>: Reservations with the check-in date on this date must not be shorter than the specified number of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maximum stay<\/strong>: Reservations with the check-in date on this date must not be longer than the specified number of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Minimum stay through<\/strong>: Reservations including this date must not be shorter than the specified number of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Maximum stay through<\/strong>: Reservations including this date must not be longer than the specified number of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Exact stay on arrival<\/strong>: Reservations with the check-in date on this date must be equal to the specified number of days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Min advanced reservation<\/strong>: The minimum number of days and\/or hours that guests must book in advance. Starting from 12:00 AM on the check-in date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Max advanced reservation<\/strong>: The maximum number of days that guests may book in advance. Starting from 12:00 AM on the check-in date.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Closed on check-in<\/strong>: Reservations for the check-in date on this date are not allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Closed on check-out<\/strong>: Reservations for the check-out date on this date are not allowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Seasonal rule-sets<\/strong>: The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airbnb.com\/help\/article\/2061\">custom pricing and booking rules<\/a> you set for specific dates override the default calendar settings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related questions:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-hostex-support-center wp-block-embed-hostex-support-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"W2LKfdLs2D\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/bulk-edit-booking-restrictions\/\">How to Bulk Edit Booking Restrictions for Listings?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How to Bulk Edit Booking Restrictions for Listings?&#8221; &#8212; Hostex Support Center\" src=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/bulk-edit-booking-restrictions\/embed\/#?secret=uBHRA7eLYi#?secret=W2LKfdLs2D\" data-secret=\"W2LKfdLs2D\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-hostex-support-center wp-block-embed-hostex-support-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5EkhVZcHxo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/set-date-specific-booking-restrictions-for-different-channels\/\">How to Set Date-Specific\u00a0Booking Restrictions for Different Channels<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How to Set Date-Specific\u00a0Booking Restrictions for Different Channels&#8221; &#8212; Hostex Support Center\" src=\"https:\/\/hostex.io\/help\/set-date-specific-booking-restrictions-for-different-channels\/embed\/#?secret=1oCQE1lxKB#?secret=5EkhVZcHxo\" data-secret=\"5EkhVZcHxo\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Depending on your operational needs, you may want to apply different booking rules or restrictions to specific dates for a property\/unit, like longer minimum stays during holidays or blocking last-minute bookings on weekends. Hostex allows you to easily manage this through the calendar. 1. How to do it That\u2019s it. 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