To leave buffer time between bookings in Papalocal, edit the item in Rentals, then Inventory. Under Rent this item, set Block days after, or Block days before, and save. Your booking page then closes those days around each booking of that item. The gap is counted in whole days.
Step by step
Before you start: you need the item added in Rentals. Add a rental item shows how.
0:00Edit the item. In Rentals, open Inventory and edit the item. Here it's a water slide that needs a day to dry before it goes out again.
0:09Set the days. Under Rent this item, set Block days after to 1. Block days before works the same way, for cleaning before a party.
0:17Save. Go down the page and click Save Changes. It says Product saved.
0:21Check your booking page. The slide is booked on Saturday. Sunday is now closed too, for drying. Friday closes as well, because a Friday party would need Saturday to dry.
0:31Know the limit. The gap is whole days. One slide is one booking a day, so a gap of a few hours can't be set.
Good to know
A gap after also closes the day before. A party the day before would need the booked day for its own gap. That's why Friday closes in the video.
Each item has its own gap. The days are set on the item, so only the items that need time get it.
The box says what it's for. Next to Block days before, the screen says cleaning or drying. It sits with the item's price, how many you own and its deposit.
Customers see the days as closed. On the booking page's calendar, the gap days are crossed out, the same as a booked day.
Pinewood Party Rentals and its water slide are made up.
Written with AI from this video's script and screens.
Gaps between bookings are one part of running your rental company on Papalocal.
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No. The gap is whole days, and one slide takes one booking a day.
Why did Friday close when only Saturday was booked?
With Block days after set to 1, a Friday party would need Saturday to dry, and Saturday is booked. So Friday closes too.
What is Block days before for?
Cleaning before a party. It closes days before each booking of that item.
Where is the setting?
In Rentals, open Inventory, edit the item, and look under Rent this item.
What does it cost?
It's free to sign up, with no card. Your account and your business page have no monthly charge. One thing is on from the start: AI replies to your reviews, $0.15 each plus AI usage. You can pause them. The plan starts only when you turn it on: $30 a month (one person; each added employee is $10 a month), plus 1.25% of payments your customers make through Papalocal, plus Stripe's processing fee.
How is it billed, and can I cancel?
It's billed daily from a prepaid balance. Once your card is saved, it's charged a top-up within the hour, and again each time the balance falls under a month's charges plus 15%. You choose the top-up amount ($25 or more; $100 until you change it). You can cancel the plan online after its first 30 days; cancel any add-ons on it first.
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