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CHECK-IN/OUT & ROOM ASSIGNMENTS

This section describes the check-in/out process, and how to manage rooms and room assignments


1. Check-In/Out

1.1 How to check-in a guest?

Here is a typical Check-in process.

First go to the right side panel of the Reservation Manager, where today's checking-in, checking-out and staying over reservations are listed in three different sections. Click on the reservation ID that you are checking-in, to bring up the Reservation Details window.

At the Reservation Details, go through the following tabs:

  1. Update guest contact information
  2. Check if guest would like to purchase any Add-ons for their stay
  3. Make room assignment(s) (details in the section below)
  4. At the Check-In/Out tab, you can
    1. leave notes to the housekeeping department if needed
    2. Click the Check-in button to open the pop up to allow you print the Registration Card
    3. Click the PROCEED TO CHECK-IN button to complete the process

After a successful check-in, the reservation button in the Reservation Manager will appear green

1.2 How to check-out a guest?

Here is a typical Check-out process.

First go to the right side panel of the Reservation Manager, where today's checking-in, checking-out and staying over reservations are listed in three different sections. Click on the reservation ID that you are checking-in, to bring up the Reservation Details window.

At the Reservation Details, go to the Check-In/Out tab, click on the Check-out button.

At the Reservation Details, go to the Check-In/Out tab, click on the Check-out button.

After a successful check-out, the reservation button in the Reservation Manager will appear red

1.3 How to setup Early Check-In & Late Check-Out Times?

Early Check-In (ECI) and Late Check-Out (LCO) can be setup as Add-on Items and sold to the guests as Add-on items. You can optionally configure multiple items with different check-in/out times with different rates.

Set up: First go to Setup >> Early Check-In & Late Check-Out, which is a sub-menu under Add-Ons. Click on New Add-On to create a new ECI / LCO Add-on item.

Follow the steps in the following screenshot to set up the details, then press Save.

Set Check-In/Out Time: After the ECI/LCO items are set up, when the guest requests a different check-in/out time, you can go to the Reservation Details window, and choose the desired time. The system will add the corresponding cost to the Add-On Subtotal accordingly.

When the new Guest Check-in/out Module is released (in the near future), the guest will be able to choose the desired Early Check-In time (if the option is available) during the online check-in process; or choose the desired Late Check-Out time (if the option is available) during the online check-out process.

2. Room Setup

You can set up the rooms to make full use of the Checking-in and Room Assignment features. Rooms can be viewed and setup at the Rooms Tab under the Setup section on the left side navigation menu.

2.1 How to create and modify rooms?

Rooms are created and modified at the Rooms Setup tab (Setup >> Rooms)

Click on the New Room button to create open a Room Details popup window, where you can enter the Room Number, Notes, and assign a Room Type to it.

You can set up the room amenities by toggling the check boxes in the Room Amenity section. The list of Amenities are set up in Settings >> Property Info & Amenities section.

You can also set the current status to Active, Out Of Order or Out of Service. You can also schedule a date range for Out of Service. The system (Night Audit) will update the status when the scheduled time comes.


Copy a room: you can create a room more quickly by clicking on the "Copy" action link to create a duplicate room, with a new name "Original_Room_Number_copy". The newly created room will have the same attributes as the original one.

3. Room Assignment (from the Reservations Manager)

Rooms can be assigned to reservations at the Reservation Details page.

3.1 How to assign room from the Reservation Details page?

When you are at the Reservation Manager working on a particular reservation. Open the Reservation Details and go to the Room Assignment Tab. Click on "assign" to open the Room Assignment page for each room

At the Room Assignment page, you can select the room from a list of available rooms, click SAVE to confirm the assignment. If you would like to assign some dates to a different room, you can click Split Room Nights button to add an additional date periods for the additional room. Make sure these date periods don't overlap with each other.

4. Room Assignments (at the Rooms Manager)

Rooms assignments can be managed on a calendar (the Rooms Manager) at Home >> Rooms Manager

4.1 How to view room assignments on the calendar?

Open the Rooms Manager. By default it shows a 7-day range on the calendar. You have the option to switch between 7, 14 and 21 days view by clicking on the button.

A few indicatioins:

  • VIP: if guest that booked the reservation has a VIP status
  • ECI: Early Check-in
  • LCO: Late Check-out
  • Do Not Move: if you decided to reserve this room for this reservation, you can mark it as "Do Not Move" as a warning.

4.2 How to make/change room assignments on the calendar?

Method #1:
New assignment - You can drag the reservation button on the right side panel, and drop it in the desired slot on the calendar. Change existing assignment - Drag and drop the existing assignment on the calendar to a different room slot.

Method #2:
New assignment - You can click on the reservation button on the right side panel to open the Room Assignment window, where you can perform assignment as described in Section 3. Change existing assignment - Click on the existing assignment on the calendar, and click on the "Room" button to open the Room Assignment window, where you can perform assignment as described in Section 3.

4.3 How to make auto-assignment?

The system allows you to select one or a group of reservations, and assign rooms to the selected ones automatically. The system will try to assign the rooms next to each other or on the same floor/section if possible.

To do so, first select the reservations.

Then click the Assign button at the bottom of the page. You have the option to choose Clean room only.