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 gap nights to short stays, so you can capture demand you would otherwise miss. Your standard settings stay the same.

What Are Flexible Stays and Why Do Calendar Gaps Matter?

Flexible Stays is a Holidu feature that makes gap nights bookable. These are the purple nights on your calendar that sit between two reservations and are normally blocked by your minimum-stay rules or fixed check-in and check-out days. Activating the feature allows guests to book these nights, which helps you earn more from dates that would otherwise stay empty.

How to Activate Flexible Stays

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

Step 1: Open the Discounts Section

1. Go to "Configuration" on the left-hand side of the page.
2. Scroll down and click on "Discounts".

Step 2: Configure Gap Filling

1. Scroll to the bottom of the page and find the option "Fill short gaps between reservations".
2. Click on "Configure".

Step 3: Choose Your Rules

1. Select a minimum stay of 1, 2, or 3 nights for the gap period.
2. Set a price increase of up to 50% over the price per night you currently set.

Step 4: Confirm the Setup

1. Click on "Activate" to save 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, so more open nights help you appear in those searches.
• More reviews: Every additional booking gives you another chance to collect 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

• The feature 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.
• Check-in and check-out are possible 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 appear 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?

Not at this time. Activating Flexible Stays applies to all gap nights that match your settings. You can still block any dates you do not want to open by blocking them manually in your calendar.

Can I change the setting later?

Yes. You can update or disable Flexible Stays at any time from the same Discounts menu.