Streamlining Multi-Unit Rental Management with AdvanceCM

Managing multiple rental units efficiently is essential for property managers handling large-scale operations. AdvanceCM’s Multi-Unit feature is designed to simplify this process by linking multiple sub-units to a main unit, ensuring seamless availability, pricing, and booking management across various channels. Whether you’re hosting a group, event, or need to manage several units at once, this new tool streamlines the booking process and enhances your guests’ experience.

Understanding multi-unit rentals in AdvanceCM

The Multi-Unit feature in AdvanceCM allows users to manage a group of rental properties under one main unit while maintaining individual sub-unit availability. This setup is ideal for properties such as hotels, apartment complexes, and vacation rental portfolios with identical listings. For a detailed FAQ on Multi-Unit Rentals, check out our Multi-Unit Rentals Relationship FAQs.

Key benefits:

Group Bookings: Perfect for large groups or families looking to stay together in multiple units, increasing your booking potential.
Corporate Stays: Hosts can easily accommodate business teams needing separate rooms or apartments while staying in the same property.

Centralized Multi Calendar: Manage all your units from a single platform, making it easy to view availability, bookings, and guest information.

Higher Booking Value: With the ability to book multiple units at once, you increase the potential for higher earnings from larger group reservations..
Peak Season Efficiency: In high-demand times, this feature allows you to efficiently manage and fill all available units.

Key features and functionality

1. Main unit vs. sub-unit rentals

The main unit serves as the central point for managing rates and availability.
Sub-units are linked to the main unit and inherit its pricing structure.
Bookings are assigned to sub-units based on a priority rule.

For more details on the differences between Main and Sub-Unit Rentals, visit our article that explores this topic in detail!.

2. Booking management

Bookings created for a main unit are automatically assigned to an available sub-unit.
Sub-units can be booked individually.
Existing bookings on a rental remain in place when it is converted into a main unit.

3. Pricing and availability control

Rates can be set at the main unit level and are applied to all sub-units.
Availability updates are pushed to Online Travel Agencies (OTAs) such as Booking.com and Airbnb.
If a sub-unit is booked, the system updates the availability count for the main unit accordingly.

OTA Connectivity and channel management

One of the most significant advantages of the Multi-Unit feature is its ability to sync with major OTAs, ensuring real-time availability updates:

Booking.com: The “Rooms to Sell” count is updated based on sub-unit availability.
Airbnb: The “available_count” field is adjusted when sub-units are booked.
Expedia: The inventory count reflects real-time sub-unit availability.
Agoda: The allotment will be updated accordingly. If a user has two sub-units and one is booked, Agoda will show allotment count = 1.
Other OTAs (VRBO, GVR, Holidu, Marriott, Trip.com, Tiket): Currently, the Multi-Unit feature is not supported on these platforms.

Editing and managing multi-unit relationships

Maintaining clear connections between your main and sub-units is essential for efficient management. Within the Rentals module, users have the flexibility to create, modify, or remove these relationships as needed.

Users can create, edit, or delete multi-unit relationships via the Rentals module.
A sub-unit can only be linked to one main unit at a time.
If a multi-unit relationship is removed, each unit reverts to an independent rental.

Comparing multi-unit vs. parent-child relationships

While AdvanceCM also supports Parent-Child rental relationships, there are notable differences:

Rate management: In a Parent-Child setup, each rental has independent rates, whereas Multi-Unit rentals inherit rates from the main unit.
Booking behavior: Parent rentals generate hold events across child rentals, while Multi-Unit rentals assign bookings to sub-units dynamically.
Availability updates: Parent-Child relationships update availability for each unit separately, whereas Multi-Unit updates reflect total sub-unit availability.

For an in-depth comparison, read our article on Major Differences Between Multi-Unit Rental and Parent-Child Rental Relationships.

Final thoughts

AdvanceCM’s Multi-Unit feature provides property managers with an efficient way to manage multiple rental units under a unified system. By streamlining pricing, availability updates, and booking assignments, it ensures a smooth operational workflow while enhancing OTA connectivity. For those managing large-scale rental operations, this feature is a game-changer in optimizing property management processes.

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