Introduction to Inventory
The Inventory grid is your central hub for managing how your hotel rooms are sold. It provides a visual layout of rates, availability and restrictions for each day.
The grid explained:
Each column represents a specific date
Each row represents a room rate, grouped by room type
Inventory views
You can customise how the Inventory grid displays information using the following:
Show Inclusions: displays inclusions for each room rate
All fields (default): see all details for each room rate, including availability, price and restrictions
Basic Fields: simplify the view by hiding restrictions and only show available inventory and rates for each room rate
Room rate fields
The Inventory grid contains the following fields for each rate plan depending on the one that is selected.
Available: this shows the number of rooms available for booking on a specific date (automatically calculated)
Rate: the base price of the room rate
Restrictions: apply limits to how rooms are sold
Min Stay: minimum number of nights the room rate can be booked for (overrides the ‘Default minimum stay’ of the room type or room rate)
Max Stay: maximum number of nights the room rate can be booked for (overrides the ‘Default maximum stay’ of the room type or room rate)
Close Website: stops selling the room rate on the booking engine
Close Channels: stops selling the room rate on all connected channels
CTA (closed to arrival): prevents check-ins but allows guests to stay during the date
CTD (closed to departure): prevents check-outs but allows guests to stay during the date
Note:
Some channels don’t support syncing restrictions, these will need to be updated manually on the channel extranet
Viewing and navigating the Inventory grid
While the Inventory grid only shows upcoming dates, you can view past dates on the Calendar tab.
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
Updating your inventory
To make updates to your Little Hotelier inventory:
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 (derived rates are not editable)
Click Save
Note:
Most channels have a maximum update period of 1–2 years, so rates and restrictions updated beyond this will not sync to channels
Creating a stop sell
To apply a stop sell on all connected booking channels:
Go to Front Desk > Inventory
Choose dates
Tick Close Channels for each applicable room rate
Click Save
Using the Bulk Update tool
Use the Bulk Update tool to save time when making updates across multiple dates and room rates
Go to Front Desk > Inventory
Click Bulk Update in the Inventory grid header
Choose dates
Select applicable room rates
Update fields you would like to change
Click Update