How to close your calendar from a date onwards

What it is for

Sometimes you do not want any more bookings after a certain day. The house is going into renovation, the contract with the owner ends in December, the property is for sale, or next season does not have its rates defined yet and you do not want to sell blind.

The Accept bookings until field handles that: from the day you choose, the property stops accepting new bookings. Nothing else changes.

Where to find it

1. Go to Settings and pick the property.

2. Look for the Accept bookings until field.

3. Choose the date and save.

To accept bookings with no limit again, clear the date and save. An empty field means "no limit", which is how every property starts.

Careful: the date is the CHECK-OUT date, not the last night

This is the one part that usually causes confusion, so here is an example.

You set November 11th. That means: the latest check-out I accept is November 11th.

A guest checking in on the 10th and out on the 11th: accepted. The last night slept is the 10th.

A guest checking in on the 11th: refused, because they would check out on the 12th, which is past the limit.

So with the limit on November 11th, the last night you sell is the 10th. If what you want is "the last night is the 11th", set November 12th.

On a per-day rental property (day rates without an overnight stay) it works differently: there the limit day is a normal day of use. With the limit on the 11th, the 11th is still sold.

What the guest sees on your site

On your public page calendar, every day after the limit appears struck through, like days that are already booked. Clicking them selects nothing, and a notice appears below the calendar.

The limit day stays clickable, but only as a check-out. If the guest tries to use it as a check-in, the system says so and does not allow it.

Search behaves the same way: if the requested period checks out after the limit, the property does not appear in the list of available ones. That way the guest does not waste time filling in a form only to be refused at the end.

What the limit does NOT do

Existing bookings stay valid. The limit applies to new bookings. Nothing already sold is cancelled, hidden or changed.

Airbnb and the other channels keep coming in. If Airbnb sells a date past your limit, that booking still enters your calendar. Airbnb does not ask before selling, and refusing the import would only hide the occupancy, with the risk of you selling the same date twice. To close the channels too, close them at the source platform.

You can still change an existing booking past the limit, for example to extend the stay of a guest who is already checked in. The system saves it and shows a notice, just so you know that date is past the limit. The decision is yours.

Rates, minimum nights and the other rules do not change at all.

Frequently asked questions

I changed my mind. How do I undo it?

Clear the date and save. Everything goes back to how it was, immediately.

I have ten properties. Does the limit apply to all of them?

No. It is per property. Each one has its own, and the ones you do not touch stay with no limit.

Can I use this to block a period in the middle of the year?

No. This field closes the calendar from a date onwards. To close a range, such as a maintenance week in March, use blocking dates on the calendar.

What if I set a date in the past?

The property stops accepting any new booking. It works like "closed", but if your intention is to pause sales, unpublishing the property is clearer.

Does the guest understand why they were refused?

Yes. The message says how far ahead the property accepts bookings and which is the last available night, instead of just saying "unavailable".

Summary

| You want | Do this |

| --- | --- |

| Stop selling after a date | Set the date in Accept bookings until |

| Sell with no limit again | Clear the date |

| Close one week mid-year | Use blocking dates, not this field |

| Close on Airbnb too | Close it at the source platform |