Creating a listing in Hostaway

This can be used when you are not importing a listing from Airbnb but choose to create a new listing in Hostaway. Please follow the next steps to create a listing in Hostaway:

1. Go to your Hostaway Dashboard > Listings
2. Click on "Create New +"
3. Fill in the mandatory information
   • Basic Info 
     • External Listing Name. It should have a maximum of 230 characters including spaces
     • Person Capacity
     • Property Type
     • Room Type
     • Bathroom Type
     • Listing owner. Assigning an owner to a listing streamlines processes across reporting, owner statements, and integrations by establishing a direct connection between the owner and the listing. Please check this section below about Assigning Listings to Owners
   • Address
     • Enter your address. Google will pre-fill the information
     • Public Address. The public address is generated by the address available in Google Maps for the pinned location. It is not possible to edit this field.
       • If Address and Public Address do not match you can try
         • Updating the address correctly in Airbnb and then re-importing the listing to Hostaway
         • Moving the pin on the map in Hostaway listing settings to get the correct address
   • Media
     • Drag the listing photos and videos you would like to display. For new listings, photos can take up to 24 hours to be displayed on the Booking Engine
   • Price & Fees
     • Base Price. The default rate is applied to all dates. The selected currency cannot be modified
   • Additional info
     • Minimum nights
     • Check-out time
     • Check-in time start
   • Amenities
     • Scroll down to Policy > Select if suitable for children/infants
4. Save
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Assigning Listings to Owners

Until now, there wasn’t a clear way to assign listings to specific owners, making it difficult to streamline certain processes. To address this, we’ve introduced a new feature to help property managers track ownership of properties more effectively.

How to Assign a Listing to an Owner

1. Go to Listings: Navigate to the Listings section of your account.
2. Edit Listing: Select the listing you want to assign to an owner and click Edit.
3. Basic Info Section: Under the Basic Info tab, you’ll now see the Main Property Manager Account listed first. Below that, a list of users who have this listing assigned in User Management will be displayed.
4. Assign Owners: You can easily assign and track which user or owner is associated with each listing.
   
   

This new feature allows property managers to better manage their listings and track ownership, leading to more efficient workflows. Stay tuned for more improvements in this area!