=== MotoPress Hotel Booking ===
Contributors: MotoPress
Donate link: https://motopress.com/
Requires at least: 5.2
Tags: hotel booking, reservation, hotel, booking engine, booking, booking calendar, booking system, calendar, online booking, airbnb, booking.com, homeaway, vrbo, tripadvisor, booking form, availability calendar, channel manager, property management system, vacation, travel
Tested up to: 6.8
Stable tag: 5.2.4
License: GPLv2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html

The #1 Hotel Booking and Vacation Rental Plugin for WordPress. Online payments, seasons, rates, free or paid extras, coupons, taxes & fees.

== Description ==
The WordPress Hotel Booking plugin by MotoPress is the ultimate WordPress property rental system with a real lodging business in mind.

* [Plugin Demo](https://hbdemo.getmotopress.com/) with the Dashboard access.
* [Video Overview](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4SPW8lOXRE&list=PLbDImkyrISyKQccIsVDp98UXLIc1Yc3mn&index=2)
* [30+ Video Guides](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbDImkyrISyKQccIsVDp98UXLIc1Yc3mn)
* [Docs](https://motopress.com/documentation/wordpress/plugins/hotel-booking/) - step-by-step guides to set up and manage the plugin.
* [Free Elementor WordPress hotel template](https://wordpress.org/themes/albatross/)
* [Code Reference](https://motopress.github.io/hotel-booking-code-reference/) & [Style Kit](https://github.com/motopress/mphb-style-kit) for developers.

Using this WP hotel booking reservation plugin, you can create a simple vacation rental listing as well as a powerful rental property booking website with all sorts of online and offline payments, automatic inventory control, taxes and fees info, flexible pricing rates, custom policies and more.

The MotoPress hotel reservation plugin allows you to add a real-time property search form and display availability calendars of individual rooms and properties.

This WordPress booking system was developed for hotel and vacation rental owners, B&B hosts, real estate agencies, and anyone in the lodging sector of the hospitality industry. Hotel Booking is a standalone plugin that will help you create a stunning rental property website with any WordPress theme and switch it with peace in mind if needed.

The admin dashboard of WordPress hotel plugin is absolutely user-friendly making it easy to create a hotel or property renting website for non-tech people.

### WP Hotel Booking Plugin Features

* It can handle **unlimited properties** (unlimited rooms in a hotel, bedspace in a hostel) as well can be easily optimized for just **one property** (a villa, an apartment, etc.).
* Structured property details: description, a photo gallery, amenities, services, a view, bed types, max occupancy, property size and more.
* Responsive layouts for accommodations listing.
* A **real-time search availability** form.
* A **smart search algorithm**: the system can recommend the best set of accommodations depending on a number of guests.
* Unlimited variables for **rates** (pricing) based on any needed term (season): special periods (Christmas, wedding), weekends, daily or weekly rates, etc.
* Free or paid extras - offer **bookable extra services and packages** (guests can optionally add them to the reservation on the checkout).
* **Min and max stay** periods for all or individual accommodations, fixed departure and arrival times.
* **Discount coupons** for promos or loyal clients (can be based on many custom rules).
* **Taxes and fees** info: you can add mandatory fees, accommodation taxes, service taxes, and fee taxes to the accommodation rate.
* State the age of children in your establishment (displayed right in the search availability form).
* **Multiple accommodations booking** by one guest in one reservation!
* Shortcodes, widgets and blocks for setting up the system.
* A user-friendly property booking widget for guests.
* Currency support.
* Professional localization of the WP hotel booking plugin into 14 languages: Portuguese, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Swedish, Italian, Hungarian, Czech, Chinese, Dutch, French, Arabic and German. Additionally, the plugin is officially compatible with WPML and is custom translations ready.

### Property Management System

* **Inventory control**: if the property is booked, it automatically becomes unavailable for reservations, no manual control is needed.
* Edit **amenities and services** available for a property in clicks.
* **Block all or individual accommodations** for a certain period of time (maintenance, special events) by setting not check-in, not check-out or not stay-in rules.

### Handling Bookings

* 3 booking **confirmation modes**:
 1. by **admin manually**;
 2. by **customer via email**;
 3. automatic confirmation **upon a payment** (online payments or after arrival).
* **PayPal** payment gateway for online bookings or [Hotel Booking WooCommerce Payments](https://motopress.com/products/hotel-booking-woocommerce-payments/?utm_source=wp-org&utm_medium=textlink&utm_campaign=hotel-booking-lite&utm_content=hotel-booking-woocommerce-payments) premium addon for more gateways.
* Pay on Arrival and Direct Bank Transfer.
* Ability to add a payment manually after a guest's arrival.
* **Full or deposit** (fixed or percent) online payments.
* Booking status: Booked, Pending, Cancelled.
* Status and payment info logs for each booking.
* Editable **customer details** for each booking.
* **Bookings calendar** where all upcoming bookings can be filtered by dates, accommodation or status.
* Payments history.
* **Automatic email notifications**: customize confirmation, cancellation and all sorts of emails.
* Complete and correct **price breakdown** with a detailed taxes and fees info.
* Handy backoffice for managing bookings.
* Customizable booking widget.

### User Roles and Capabilities

You can restrict or grant access to the Hotel Booking plugin, thus, for example, allow some people to only view bookings and others to perform more tasks with payments, clients, and more. The Hotel Booking plugin provides two custom user roles for this task:

* Hotel Manager
* Hotel Worker
* Hotel Customer

### User Area for Customers

The user area for customers allows them to log in, view bookings and speed up all future reservations thanks to the saved and pre-populated customer info at checkout. Website admins can set the plugin to create user accounts automatically at checkout or let customers create ones manually.

### Booking Calendar

Hotel Booking is one of the top [WordPress calendar plugins](https://motopress.com/products/category/wordpress-calendar-plugins/) from MotoPress.

Display per-day pricing in the calendar and enable guests to book rooms using a calendar date picker. Your guest can simply click on the available dates right in the calendar when they want to stay and then follow the simple steps to complete their booking.

### REST API

The Hotel Booking REST API is built on top of the WordPress REST API, ensuring a robust and secure code, thus helping you use our product in any application and create new experiences.

### Hotel Booking Mobile Application

We provide a free app for both [Android](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.motopress.mphb_app) and [Apple](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/hotel-booking-for-wordpress/id1619328436) operating systems that will allow you to check the real-time availability of your accommodations, add bookings, and view guest and payment information on the go.

### Hotel Booking Plugin Addons

[Hotel Booking plugin addons](https://motopress.com/products/category/hotel-booking-addons/?utm_source=wp-org-hb-lite-page&utm_medium=text-link&utm_content=hotel-booking-addons) are available for adding custom functionality to your rental website:

* [WooCommerce Payments](https://motopress.com/products/hotel-booking-woocommerce-payments/?utm_source=wp-org-hb-lite-page&utm_medium=text-link&utm_content=woocommerce-payment-addon) addon - extend the number of payment gateways.
* [Payment Request](https://motopress.com/products/hotel-booking-payment-request/?utm_source=wp-org-hb-lite-page&utm_medium=text-link&utm_content=hotel-booking-payment-request-addon) addon - automate your workflow of requesting and collecting rental payments from your clients.
* [Reviews and Rating](https://motopress.com/products/hotel-booking-reviews/?utm_source=wp-org-hb-lite-page&utm_medium=text-link&utm_content=hotel-booking-reviews-rating-addon) addon - allow guests to rate and review your property.
* [Elementor Integration](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mphb-elementor/) addon - helps speed up the work with your Elementor hotel website.
* [Divi Integration](https://wordpress.org/plugins/mphb-divi/) addon - integrates Divi theme with the MotoPress Hotel Booking plugin to modify content and styles visually via Divi builder.
* [Hotel Booking Notifier](https://motopress.com/products/hotel-booking-notifier/?utm_source=wp-org-hb-lite-page&utm_medium=text-link) addon - create automated event-driven emails before and after arrival/departure.
* [Hotel Booking Checkout Fields](https://motopress.com/products/hotel-booking-checkout-fields/?utm_source=wp-org-hb-lite-page&utm_medium=text-link) addon - edit the form at the checkout by customizing current fields or adding new ones.
* [PriceLabs Integration](https://motopress.com/products/hotel-booking-pricelabs/?utm_source=wp-org-hb-lite-page&utm_medium=text-link) addon - earn more from every listing by dynamically updating your rates with prices from PriceLabs, the best price optimization service for hotels and vacation rentals.
* [Accommodation-Based Payments](https://motopress.com/products/hotel-booking-accommodation-based-payments/?utm_source=wp-org-hb-lite-page&utm_medium=text-link) addon - create a property management platform where each property owner receives booking payments directly into their own account.

### Pro Features

* **Automatic bookings synchronization with OTAs** (exchange calendars via iCal) like Booking.com, Airbnb, TripAdvisor or HomeAway. This will help you rent out accommodations on different platforms simultaneously and avoid overbooking.
* Priority updates (new features released regularly).
* Priority support - email, live chat, forum.
* More built-in payment gateways (2Checkout, Braintree, Stripe, Beanstream/Bambora).
* Adding reservations from the backend.
* Ability to edit original booking details, including departure/arrival dates, booked services, rates, and accommodations (add, remove, or replace originally booked properties).
* Different property prices based on a number of guests and nights.

Have a look at all Pro [plugin features](https://motopress.com/motopress-wordpress-hotel-booking-pro-vs-lite/?utm_source=wp-org&utm_medium=pro-features&utm_campaign=hotel-booking-lite&utm_content=here).

### Sell Appointments & Hourly Bookings

[WordPress booking plugins](https://motopress.com/products/category/wordpress-booking-plugins/) from MotoPress are designed for different businesses.

Offer smooth and quick event and appointment reservations on your rental property site with our [WordPress Appointment plugin](https://motopress.com/products/appointment-booking/?utm_source=wp_org_hb_lite_page&utm_medium=text_link&utm_campaign=appointment_plugin). Create appointments of any duration, add flexible staff schedules, and start accepting online bookings.

### Hotel and Vacation Rental WordPress Themes

Are you looking for a pre-designed ready-to-go hotel booking WordPress theme?

Check out our [Hotel and Vacation Rental WordPress Themes](https://motopress.com/products/category/hotel-rental-wordpress-themes/?utm_source=wp-org&utm_medium=hotel-themes&utm_campaign=hotel-booking-lite&utm_content=wordpress-hotel-themes) where the Pro version of the [WordPress Booking Plugin](https://motopress.com/products/hotel-booking/?utm_source=wp-org&utm_medium=pro-link&utm_campaign=hotel-booking-lite&utm_content=wordpress-booking-plugin) is included for free.

You may also use the Palmeria [free hotel booking theme](https://wordpress.org/themes/palmeria/) and Albatross [free hotel Elementor theme](https://wordpress.org/themes/albatross/) with the built-in free WordPress hotel booking plugin Lite.

Every hotel booking theme in the list comes with the Hotel Booking Lite pluin pre-installed, with the visual styles polished for the plugin.

== Installation ==

Installation through the WordPress dashboard:
1. Search MotoPress Hotel Booking in the Add Plugin section of your WP dashboard.
2. Find the Hotel Booking Lite plugin and click “Install now”.
3. Activate the plugin by clicking on the “Activate” button.
4. Two menus should appear - Accommodation and Bookings.

Alternatively, you can download the MotoPress WordPress Hotel Booking plugin from this [wp.org](https://wordpress.org/) website (click “Download”). After that, go to your WP dashboard > Plugins > Add New > Upload Plugin > Choose file (the .zip file on your computer) > Install now > Activate.

== Frequently Asked Questions ==

= How can I override the MotoPress Hotel Booking plugin's template files in my WordPress theme? =

You can copy template files from /wp-content/motopress-hotel-booking/templates/ folder to /wp-content/your-theme/hotel-booking/ to override them.

== Screenshots ==

1. Booking forms and booking calendar.
2. Add an accommodation description, image gallery, capacity, view, bed types, services and more.
3. View and sort all bookings by statuses and dates.
4. Set min and max arrival/departure rules, take accommodations out of booking.
5. Set different pricing rates based on the season, number of guests, and the length of stay.
6. Configure general settings: confirmation modes, search form fields, currency, booking calendar and more.
7. Edit admin and guest email templates for approved, pending and canceled bookings.
8. Charge full sums or deposits, enable PayPal, direct bank transfers and more gateways for your site.
9. Charge mandatory fees and taxes per accommodation or per stay.

== Copyright ==

MotoPress Hotel Booking plugin, Copyright (C) 2016, MotoPress https://motopress.com/
MotoPress Hotel Booking plugin is distributed under the terms of the GNU GPL.

== Changelog ==

= 5.2.4, Nov 12 2025 =
* Security: enhanced permission checks when managing auxiliary plugins.

= 5.2.3, May 27 2025 =
* Fixed an issue with user roles that could affect new plugin installations.
* Added support for PayPal in the Hotel Booking Accommodation-Based Payments add-on.

= 5.2.2, Apr 29 2025 =
* Fixed a time zone issue affecting night count in search results.

= 5.2.1, Apr 18 2025 =
* Fixed an issue with annual season rules overriding the minimum stay setting.
* Fixed an issue where the calendar synchronization schedule might not start.
* Improved compatibility with WordPress 6.8, addressing the _load_textdomain_just_in_time notice.
* Resolved several issues related to site timezone settings.

= 5.2.0, Apr 14 2025 =
* Added support for the Hotel Booking Accommodation-Based Payments add-on.
* Improved calendar synchronization to accurately reflect the entire blocking duration.
* Minor payment gateway API improvements.

= 5.1.0, Mar 5 2025 =
* Added the ability to limit search results based on the requested number of guests.
* Improved tooltips in the calendar date picker.
* Fixed a time zone issue affecting the Minimum Advance Reservation booking rule.
* Fixed an issue where coupons were not applied correctly in languages other than English on the checkout page.

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[See the previous changelogs here](https://motopress.com/products/hotel-booking/#release-notes).
