STL CookbookDayuse reservations
Dayuse inventory, creating reservations, check-in and check-out, and differences from hotel reservations.
Dayuse is short hourly hotel stays for rest, meetings, etc. It has its own flow compared to standard hotel reservations.
Prerequisites
None
Steps
View Dayuse inventory
Dayuse inventory is independent of physical room count. When a room type has zero full-day availability, Dayuse cannot be booked or created even if Dayuse inventory remains.
On the inventory page, each room type shows Dayuse Available and Dayuse Sold. Dayuse available defaults to 0; non-zero values appear in red.
The inventory page shows Dayuse available and sold under each room type row.
Set Dayuse inventory
After each night audit, the system sets Dayuse sellable count to 1 for each room type for the next 14 days.
Manual adjustment:
Click a room type's Dayuse Available number to open the adjustment dialog.
The input shows the current value; adjust as needed.
Click Confirm.
The Dayuse inventory dialog edits sellable count; primary button is Confirm.
Adjusting Dayuse inventory sets sellable count directly — enter how many rooms you still want to sell.
Create a Dayuse reservation
Click New Reservation at the bottom right of the page.
In the dialog, select Dayuse and fill in:
- Check-in and check-out default to today; changing one syncs the other.
- Check-in time.
- Room type.
- Guest count and booker information.
- Rate plan (system filters Dayuse rate plans).
Click Create & View.
The new reservation dialog selects Dayuse first, then dates, ETA, room type, guests, booker, and rate plan; primary button is Create & View.
Check in
Open the Dayuse reservation detail and click Check In.
Confirm check-in information:
- System shows current check-in time.
- Set Check-out(ATD) (default: check-in time plus rate plan duration, rounded up).
Click Confirm.
The check-in dialog shows check-in time and Check-out(ATD); primary button is Confirm.
Check out
If a Dayuse reservation is not checked out by the due time, the system emails the front desk a Dayuse check-out reminder.
View Check-out(ATD) on Arrivals & Departures or the Dayuse reservation detail.
On the Dayuse detail page, click Check Out.
After the folio is balanced, click Confirm.
The check-out dialog confirms when the folio is balanced; primary button is Confirm.
Dayuse check-out follows hotel check-out logic. See Check out.
Result
New reservation: detail page opens. After check-in, room charge posts and an Check-out(ATD) banner appears.
FAQ
- How do I view Dayuse reservations for this property?
- Can Dayuse rooms still be booked late in the day?