Stay & Pay - Hotel Contract Configuration

Overview

Use Stay & Pay to create promotions like “Stay X nights, pay Y nights”. This feature allows you to set up flexible, promotional pricing that incentivizes longer stays without proportionally increasing cost.

It supports common deals like 7/6 or 4/3.

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Purpose

Use this tab to set contract-based price incentives for longer stays.

The discount is applied automatically when a booking matches your criteria.

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Preconditions

Before you start:

• The hotel contract exists and is open for editing.

• Periods are configured. You will reference them in Period.

• Room types are set up in Rooms (if you want to target specific rooms).

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Fields

Field	Description
Booking Period (Start/End)	Booking window. The booking must be created within this range.
Stay Period (Start/End)	Stay window. The stay dates must be within this range.
Room	Select All rooms or limit the rule to specific room types.
Week Days	Arrival weekdays that qualify. This is the check-in day.
Period	Links the promotion to a contract period set in Periods.
EB	Marks the rule as Early Booking. Use this if it should only apply to early bookings.
Stay Days No	Minimum number of nights required for the promotion.
Pay Days No	Number of nights charged when the rule applies.
🗑️ Delete	Deletes the row.

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How it works

1

Set the booking and stay windows

Use Booking Period to define when the booking must be made.

Use Stay Period to define when the stay must happen.

2

Choose scope

Select Room to target specific room types.

Select Week Days to restrict by arrival weekday.

3

Set the deal

Set Stay Days No and Pay Days No.

Example: 7 and 6 gives “stay 7, pay 6”.

4

Validate with a test booking

Create a booking that matches the booking and stay windows.

Verify the priced nights match Pay Days No.

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Example configuration

Field	Value
Booking Period	01-08-2025 → 31-08-2025
Stay Period	01-09-2025 → 30-09-2025
Room	All rooms
Week Days	Selected all (7)
Period	1
EB	☐
Stay Days No	7
Pay Days No	6

This configuration means:

Guests who book in August and plan to stay in September for 7 nights, will only pay 6 nights. The offer applies to all rooms and all weekdays.

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Tips

• Use simple ratios like 7/6 or 4/3. They are easy to explain.

• Keep Pay Days No lower than Stay Days No. Otherwise, it is not a discount.

• Avoid overlapping promotions with the same scope. Results get harder to predict.

If you use EB, make sure your Early Booking setup also allows the combination you want. Test with a booking.

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Related workflows

• Hotel contract - General

• Rooms – Hotel Contract Configuration

• Periods – Hotel Contract Configuration

• Early Booking Discount – Hotel Contract Configuration

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FAQ

Does “Week Days” mean arrival day or every day of the stay? It is the arrival / check-in day.

Does Stay & Pay show up as a “special offer” in sales channels? It can. It depends on your channel setup. Validate in your booking tool.

Why is my Stay & Pay not applied? Check Booking Period and Stay Period first. Then confirm Period, Room, Week Days, and stay length.

Can I combine Stay & Pay with Early Booking Discount? Yes, if your rules are set up to allow it. Use the EB flag and the Early Booking Discount’s S&P option as needed.

What should I enter for a “7 nights for the price of 6” deal? Set Stay Days No = 7 and Pay Days No = 6.

What if the guest stays longer than “Stay Days No”? The rule still requires the minimum stay. If you need multiple bundles or special behavior, add dedicated rules and test pricing.