Usage guide
Learn every corner of BnB Console
Step-by-step guides with real screenshots from the console. We keep them current as features ship, and each one shows the day it was last updated.
Getting started with BnB Console
Create your account, add a property and go live with a direct booking page, then turn on booking alerts and invite co-hosts and owners, in about ten minutes.
Read the guideYour direct booking website & widget
Publish a commission-free booking website for each property, use your own domain, or add the booking widget to WordPress, Squarespace or Wix.
Read the guideReservations, calendar & channel sync
Sync Airbnb, Vrbo and Booking.com calendars with two-way iCal links, then manage requests, quotes and blocks for every property on one calendar.
Read the guideGuest messaging & the unified inbox
Five copy-ready guest message templates with placeholders, and how the inbox works: guests reply to normal email, you see one thread per reservation.
Read the guideDynamic pricing engine
How vacation rental dynamic pricing works: seasons, weekend rates, date prices, last-minute and gap-night discounts, and guardrails no rule can break.
Read the guideAI assistance
Draft guest replies from your own past answers, set prices by describing them and preview every change on a calendar. Nothing sends or changes on its own.
Read the guidePayments, deposits & invoices
Take a deposit or hold the card at booking, charge the balance before arrival, chase failed payments, keep a security-deposit card and invoice by card or cash.
Read the guideThe automated guest journey
Every automated guest message from request to review and when it goes out, plus a digital arrival guide that reveals the door code the day before check-in.
Read the guideMarketing tools & reviews
Win back past guests with email campaigns and promo codes, fill gap nights, post to Google, Facebook and Instagram, and get a review after every stay.
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