Click "New Rate" to create a new rate plan.

Click the "Name" field to name your rate plan.

For example, "1 Guest"

If you are creating a special packaged rate or breakfast included rate, we recommend you name your rate type to include that detail.

For example:\
1 Guest - Honeymoon Package

OR

1 Guest - Incl. Breakfast

Click the **"Unique Selling Point (Booking Engine)"** field.

This input will appear in the booking engine with a Star icon to highlight a special feature of this rate. This is a special selling point about this particular rate that sets it apart from others.

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For example: "Save 10%" or "Free Cancellation until 1 day prior".

Click the **"Occupancy"** field. Adjust this toggle to account for the number of guests included in this rate type.

Click the **"Rate per night"** to set the specific amount to be paid by the guest per night.

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This amount is inclusive of the VAT amount configured in your Settings.

Click the **"Overwrite VAT"** field if you would like to override the VAT settings you have created in your Settings Account.

If you would like to override the VAT set up in your settings, type in a % of VAT to apply for this rate plan.

Click the **"City tax per night"** field to insert an amount.

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If you have set a fixed city tax **%** in account settings, you will not see this step in the rate plan set-up.

However, If you have set up city tax as a fixed currency amount in the account settings, then you will need to add the city tax when creating the rate plan.

Click this dropdown to select a prepayment deposit amount required by the guest on booking.

No prepayment
10%
20%
30%
40%
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80%
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100%

You can only select a prepayment amount if the rate has been selected to **"Show in the booking engine".**

Click this dropdown to select whether the rate should:

**"Show in the Booking Engine"** (For rates you wish to display in your booking engine)\
 **"Do not show in the booking engine"** (This is for OTA rates)\
 **"Show only for corporate rate arrangement"** (This selection is for rates created for tour operators, corporate or agency rates)

Don't show in Booking Engine
Show in Booking Engine
Show only for corporate rate arrangement

Click this number field to create more rate plans from this rate type.

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 The number you add will instruct the system to create that number of rate plans. For example, if it's a 4 guest rate plan then type 4.

Please note that will duplicate the name across multiple created rate plans. You can amend the name if required.

You can optionally choose to have check-in and check-out standardly closed here. Through the **Channel Manager**, you can then manually open the rates for your selected dates.

Click the "Minimum stay" field to select the minimum number of days a guest can reserve a booking for.

Click the "Maximum stay" field to set the maximum number of days a guest can can reserve a booking for.

When you set the minimum and/or maximum stay here, these will be the default restrictions. However, you can adjust this at any time in the **Channel Manager**, for example, for the high season.

How to set up a rate type including an add-on?

Before you create new rate plans that include add-ons, like breakfast, we recommend that you set up your pre-saved add-ons first.

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 For the add-on to reflect in the Food & Beverage List (F&B List), the toggle for 'Breakfast', 'Lunch' or 'Dinner' will need to be activated in the add-on set-up section.

Follow the same steps as for a normal rate type, with a few modifications as explained now.

Click this dropdown if you wish to use a derived rate based on a previous rate plan that you have created.

You can choose to link the rate including breakfast to the room-only rate.

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1 Guest 2p (€ 40.00)
1 Guest 1p (€ 40.00)

For example, if you have previously created a 1 Guest rate, you can create a breakfast included rate that is derived from the room-only rate.

If you select a **"Derived Rate"**, click the **"Add"** field to add an additional amount or percentage to the rate per night to cater for the breakfast cost.

Click this dropdown to select whether the rate should:

**"Show in the Booking Engine"** (For rates you wish to display in your booking engine)

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 **"Do not show in the booking engine"** (This is for OTA rates)

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 **"Show only for corporate rate arrangement"** (This selection is for rates created for tour operators, corporate or agency rates)

Tick the **"Breakfast included"** box to enable a feature that will visually indicate to guests booking through the booking engine that this rate plan has breakfast included.

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 Guests will see an icon next to this rate with the label: Breakfast Included.

Click this dropdown to indicate which package option you wish to select for your add-on(s).

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Add-ons included in price
Add-ons excluded from price

Select **"Add-ons included in price"** if you wish to consolidate add-ons in the final amount on the invoice.

If you have selected for "add-ons to be included in the price", you can select options to display the add-ons in the invoice (see next three steps).

By selecting the **"Show add-ons as an arrangement on invoices"** option to show the add-ons grouped by VAT amount and shown as an arrangement for this rate plan.

By selecting the **"Consolidate package deals"** option to display only the total price on the invoice, which includes the combined cost of the room rate and any add-ons, without itemizing the add-ons separately for this rate plan.

By selecting the **"Show all add-ons on invoices"** option to show each itemise add-ons within the invoice on its own line for this rate plan.

Select **"add-ons excluded from the price"** to itemise add-ons separately from the room rate. This will ensure that any add-ons included in this rate are listed on a distinct line in the invoice.

Select the add-on titled **"Breakfast"** from the add-ons list.

Roomraccoon

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to create occupancy-based rates for room-only rates and breakfast-included. By following this guide, users can easily customise their rates based on occupancy and offer breakfast-included options, enhancing their booking options and potentially attracting more guests.

How to create a new rate plan

How to set up a rate type including an add-on?