Inventory grid filters and fields
You can customise the inventory grid view:
Show Inclusions: Displays inclusions for each room rate.
All fields: Shows availability, price and restrictions.
Basic Fields: Hides restrictions to show only availability and rates.
Field Definitions:
Available: Number of rooms available (automatically calculated).
Rate: The base price of the room rate.
Min/Max Stay: Minimum or maximum nights a room must be booked for.
CTA (Closed to Arrival): Guests cannot check in on this date.
CTD (Closed to Departure): Guests cannot check out on this date.
Use the following buttons to navigate:
<< Week: move back one week
< Day: move back one day
Date selector: choose a specific date
Day >: move forward one day
Week >>: move forward one week
Note: While the Inventory grid only shows upcoming dates, you can view past dates on the Calendar tab for past bookings only.
How do I update rates and restrictions?
To make updates to your inventory, such as changing rates or applying restrictions, follow these steps in the Front Desk.
Go to Front Desk > Inventory
Select your inventory view (Show Inclusions, All Fields, Basic Fields)
Navigate to the relevant dates
Make updates to any of the editable fields
Click Save
💡 To update rates for specific days of the week, use Bulk Update and select only the specific days of the week you want to update for selected room rates. Enter the rate you want to charge for those specific days of the week.
Note:
Most channels have a maximum update period of 1–2 years, so rates and restrictions updated beyond this will not sync to channels
Some channel rates don’t support syncing specific inventory data, so these will need to be updated manually on the channel extranet
Some channels may not support CTA and CTD restrictions. In such cases, these restrictions need to be managed directly in the channel's extranet.
Derived rates:
Derived rates cannot be edited in the inventory grid.
To adjust the price for a derived channel rate, go to My Apps > Channel Manager > Channels, select the channel, go to the Rooms & Rates tab, select the channel rate and click Configure, then update the settings in the Rate Config tab.
Apply a stop sell on all booking channels
To close all connected channels (including your booking engine):
Go to Front Desk > Inventory
Choose dates
Tick Close Channels for each applicable room rate
Click Save
Close Channels in Front Desk > Inventory stops selling on all connected channels (including your booking engine) for the selected room rates and dates
💡 To close specific channels only: Use Stop Sells in My Apps > Channel Manager > Inventory. This allows you to close individual channels while keeping others open. Stop Sells in Channel Manager won’t work if Close Channels is enabled in Front Desk > Inventory. You can only use one method at a time.
Using the Bulk Update tool
Use the Bulk Update tool to save time when making updates across multiple dates and room rates. This tool can update Rates, Close channels, Close website, Minimum/Maximum stay, and CTA/CTD.
Go to Front Desk > Inventory
Click the orange Bulk Update button in the Inventory grid header
Choose dates under When?
Under Which days?, select the days of the week you want to update
Select applicable room rates under Which room rates?
Under What changes?, update fields you would like to change
Click Update
How is availability managed?
Availability cannot be directly edited in the Inventory grid.
Availability is automatically calculated. Your inventory is determined by the number of rooms available or not blocked in your calendar, based on the total number of room units set. By default, Little Hotelier keeps your room availability updated automatically for the next 716 days
Why can't I update the availability in Front Desk inventory?
Availability cannot be directly changed in the Inventory grid. It is calculated and pushed from Front Desk, based on your physical rooms and closures.
To update availability:
Increase availability (permanent): Go to Front Desk > Setup > Rooms & Rates, select the room type, go to the Rooms tab and click Add Room. Each physical room added equals one more available room.
Reduce availability (permanent): Go to Front Desk > Setup > Rooms & Rates, select the room type, go to the Rooms tab and delete or deactivate a room.