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Automatic deposits

Set automatic deposits for your booking engine reservations.

Updated over a week ago

Important to know:

  • This feature applies only to reservations made directly through your booking engine

  • Deposits are only collected with Little Hotelier Pay. Otherwise, manage pending deposits manually.

  • Automatic deposits control what message guests see during booking. When set to "No deposit," your booking engine displays "Book now, pay later."

Little Hotelier Pay makes securing guest payments easier than ever. Automatically validate credit cards and collect deposits at booking, saving you time and effort.

  • Reduced risk of no-shows

  • Simplify payments

  • Improved cash flow

  • Streamlined guest experience

Set up property deposits

  1. Go to My apps > Front Desk > Setup > Guest Payment Options > Property Level Deposits

  2. Choose a deposit type:

  • Full amount: guests pay everything upfront

  • No deposit: no upfront payment required

  • Percentage: specify a percentage of the total room rate (excluding extras)

  • First night: charge the first night's rate (excluding extras)

  • Fixed amount: set a specific deposit amount

  1. For Percentage or Fixed amount, enter the deposit amount

  2. Click Save

Guest experience

Guests see the deposit amount and outstanding balance during booking confirmation.

Without Little Hotelier Pay

Manually process deposits based using payment details

With Little Hotelier Pay

Guests are redirected to our secure payment gateway for deposit payment

Deposit messages

Your booking engine displays these messages based on your chosen deposit type:

  • No deposit: "Book now, pay later" - guests can complete booking without immediate payment

  • Full amount: "Pay today" - guests pay the entire booking cost upfront

  • First night: "One-night deposit required" - guests pay first night's rate

  • Fixed amount: "(Currency) X deposit required" - guests pay your set amount

  • Percentage: "X% deposit required" - guests pay your set percentage

If you're seeing "Book now, pay later" on your website, your deposit type is set to "No deposit."

Guests see the debited deposit amount in booking summaries and confirmation emails.

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