In this step we explain how you can add rooms and package to your website
This lesson is part of a five step tutorial: Webbuilder: The CMS for your website explained in 5 steps
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Rooms and packages are the core of your website. These are the products you want to sell in the end. Make sure to present the rooms in a visual appealing way, tempting guests to book.
Adding rooms or packages to your website, consists of two steps. First, you need to create a room and package page, adding the content item 'rooms' or 'packages'. Second, you need to add the individual rooms and packages to the CMS. Adding packages works similar to adding rooms.
Adding the room overview
To add the room overview to am existing page:
- Go to Pages
- Click on the page name, such as Rooms
- Click Add content (at the top right)
- Fill in the name of the content item, this name is not visible to visitors
- Choose the layout Rooms overview
- Click Save
The room overview is now added. Now you can add the individual rooms.
Adding individual rooms
To add rooms, with images and descriptions:
- Go to Hotel > Rooms
- Click Add room (at the top right)
- Fill in the room name and room ID
- Set "Add direct booker" to 'yes' for the best conversion
- Select a room thumbnail and existing gallery
- Click Save
You can now move the room up or down to set the order of rooms.
Adding the package overview
To add the packages overview to am existing page:
- Go to Pages
- Click on the page name, such as Packages
- Click Add content (at the top right)
- Fill in the name of the content item, this name is not visible to visitors
- Choose the layout Packages overview
- Click Save
The package overview is now added. Now you can add the individual packages.
Adding individual packages
To add packages, with images and descriptions:
- Go to Hotel > Packages
- Click Add Package (at the top right)
- Fill in the package name and package ID
- Set "Add direct booker" to 'yes' for the best conversion
- Select a room thumbnail and existing gallery
- Click Save
You can now move the package up or down to set the order of rooms.
Note To find the room or package ID, go to dashboard.hoteliers.com > Content management. The room or package ID is shown in the left menu next to the room or package name.
Adding room details
Once you have added a room, you can add a description, the room facilities and connect the room to other rooms for cross-selling.
To add a room description and features:
- Go to Hotel > Rooms
- Click on the room name
- Click Description and enter text
- Click Facilities and drag a facility group to the right box (optional)
- Click Cross-selling and select 3-5 rooms
- Click Save
We recommend cross-selling 3 to 5 rooms with each other, showing guests that you have several options to choose from.
Adding package details
Once you have added a package, you can add a description, the package facilities and connect the package to other packages for cross-selling.
To add a package description and features:
- Go to Hotel > Packages
- Click on the package name
- Click Description and enter text
- Click Facilities and drag a facility group to the right box (optional)
- Click Cross-selling and select 3-5 packages
- Click Save
We recommend cross-selling 3 to 5 packages with each other, showing guests that you have several options to choose from.
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