Day Use Overview: A ‘day use’ room typically refers to a hotel room or accommodation that is rented out for a portion of the day rather than for an overnight stay. Ideal for transit guests, business travelers, or anyone needing a room for a few hours.
Key Features
Allows rooms to be booked for use within a single day, without an overnight stay
Bookings are set within defined start and end times rather than standard check-in/check-out dates
Enables properties to sell rooms during otherwise unused daytime hours, maximising revenue
Available to SwiftBook booking engine subscribers
Widget available to filter display Day Use packages
How to Create a Day Use Package
Navigate to Packages
Login to extranet > Booking Engine > > Hot Links > BE Packages
Create Day Use Package
Select 'New Package'
Complete setup info (Package Info, Rules & Restrictions etc)
The Day Use flag is found within Rules & Restrictions. Scroll to Additional settings
Select Day Use toggle to enable feature
Proceed with package setup (Addons, Room Types and Validity)
What happens when a Day Use Package is created
A sun icon is visible within the extranet to indicate Day Use packages. Visible in Packages module, next to the package name
A Day Use or Hourly/Nightly Rate selection is visible on the Booking Engine
Day Use Widget choose how bookers will see the Day Use packages on SwiftBook. Including Day Use in the widget feature enhances the guest experience by allowing more precise filtering of Day Use packages
Navigate to BE Themes
Booking Engine > BE Settings > BE Themes
Scroll to Date Picker Design
Design I - Booker is presented with a Day Use check box, default display is standard packages (box un-checked)
Design II - Booker is presented with 3 options, Nightly Rate & Hourly Rate.
When Day Use or Nightly Rate are selected, Day Use packages are displayed. The option to set Check-out date is removed
Additional information
The Day Use rate is not supported by Google. To avoid parity issues, Day Use data is not synced to Google.
For PMS connected properties, Day Use bookings are delivered to PMS as per normal (Different departure date).
If the PMS supports the same date for arrival and departure, we can enable the Day Use feature and pass the same arrival and departure date in the booking.
Day Use feature is enabled for a few PMS. If there are any other PMS that can support day use, simply contact the technical team to arrange with the PMS partner.
The PMS that supports day use feature are:
Innkey
Lucid
Protel
Advanced Booking Search Arrival and Departure Date will be the same. Icon to highlight ‘Day use’ bookings.
Booking Details - The booking will display the same arrival and departure date.
On the confirmation page and in the booking email confirmation, the check in and check out date will be the same.
Reports - All reports with booking details information will indicate same arrival and departure date.
Day Use Best Practice tips
Use clear package names like “Day Use – 10 AM to 6 PM”.
Include specific check-in/check-out times in the description.
Add relevant images and inclusions (e.g., Wi-Fi, refreshments).
Ensure cancellation policies are appropriate for short stays.