Empty calendar nights between two bookings often go unsold because of your minimum-stay rules or fixed check-in and check-out days. Holidu's Flexible Stays feature opens these gaps so guests can book short stays, which helps you fill nights you would otherwise miss. The gaps appear in purple on your calendar. Activating Flexible Stays makes those nights bookable without changing your standard settings.

How to Activate Flexible Stays

Log in to your Holidu account and select the property you want to update. You can configure Flexible Stays from either the Discounts section or the Calendar section, and the result is the same. The steps below use the Discounts section.

1. Go to "Configuration" on the left-hand side of the page, scroll down, and click "Discounts".
2. Scroll to the bottom of the page to find the option "Fill short gaps between reservations", and click "Configure".
3. 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.
4. Click "Activate" to confirm your configuration.

What Are the Benefits for You?

• More bookings: short-stay nights become bookable during high-demand periods.
• Better visibility: over 20% of peak-season searches are for short stays.
• More reviews: every booking gives you another chance to receive guest feedback.
• Higher ranking potential: bookable gaps support your performance in search results.
• Less manual work: you do not 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 do not allow bookings.
• This setting overrides your current minimum-stay and short-stay rules for those gap nights.
• Guests can check in and check out 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 are 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 yet. Activating Flexible Stays applies to all gap nights that match your settings. If you do not want to open specific dates, you can block them manually in your calendar.

Can I change my Flexible Stays settings later?

Yes. You can update or disable Flexible Stays at any time from the Discounts section or the Calendar section.