Choose the type of property
As long as no category exists, the rooms page shows “Type of property” with three options. The choice sets the default type of new categories and the words STRYK uses for the rooms area in the navigation.
| Type of property | Default type of new categories | Navigation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotel or guesthouse | Room (works as before) | Rooms |
| Holiday homes and apartments | Apartment | Units |
| Mixed | Room; you choose the type per category | Rooms & apartments |
Create a category and choose the type
A new category first asks “What do you rent out?”. Room is a hotel or guesthouse room with beds in one room. Apartment is a holiday home or apartment with several rooms, a kitchen and a price per unit. For an apartment, the editor adds the steps “Rooms & beds” and “Prices & rules”.
Start an apartment category
- 01Open a new category
Rooms → Rooms & categories → New categoryOpen Rooms → Rooms & categories and select “New category”.
The editor opens with the question “What do you rent out?”. - 02Choose Apartment
Select “Apartment” and continue to “Basic information”.
The steps “Rooms & beds”, “Prices & rules” and “Units” appear. - 03Link the final cleaning
Under “Basic information”, choose the extra for “Mandatory final cleaning”. You create this extra under Settings → Extras & services.
The selected extra is shown under “Mandatory final cleaning”.
Rooms & beds
Add the rooms of the apartment: bedrooms, a living room or a studio area. Put the beds into each room and set the quantity. Available are double bed, queen bed, king bed, single bed, twin beds, sofa bed, bunk bed, cot, folding bed and futon.
Then describe the bathrooms with their number, shower, bathtub and separate WC, the kitchen or kitchenette with its equipment, the floor and lift, balcony, terrace or garden, parking and pets. STRYK suggests the number of guests from the beds. You can adjust it.
Prices & rules
An apartment has a price per unit and night. It applies up to the base occupancy. Every additional person costs a surcharge per night.
The final cleaning is not a field under “Prices & rules”. It is the mandatory final cleaning extra under “Basic information”. The guest sees it as its own line, and the invoice shows it as its own line too.
| Setting | What it does |
|---|---|
| Base occupancy | The price per unit applies up to this number of people. |
| Surcharge per additional person | Charged per person and night above the base occupancy. A separate child surcharge is optional. Babies under 2 are free. |
| Weekly and monthly discount | Weekly discount from 7 nights, monthly discount from 28 nights. They do not stack with discount codes; the better discount applies. |
| Security deposit | Shown to the guest as information only. STRYK does not collect the deposit. |
| Arrival and departure days | Arrival and departure are possible only on the marked weekdays, for example Saturday to Saturday. |
| Interim cleaning and linen change | Interim cleaning daily, none or every few days. Linen change every few days. |
Add the units
Under “Units” you add the physical units of the category. Three identical holiday flats are one category with three units.
Finish the category
- 01Add the units
Add one unit for every physical apartment of this category.
The number of units matches the apartments you rent out. - 02Review and create
Check the summary under “Review & create” and save the category.
The category appears in the list with the “Apartment” label.
Guest access
For an existing apartment category, the editor shows “Guest access”. There you enter the arrival directions, house rules, Wi-Fi name and password and the key box code.
The guest sees these details in the guest portal only for a confirmed booking with an assigned unit. They appear a set number of hours before arrival, 24 by default, and stay visible until departure. If you wish, they appear only after online check-in.
Booking engine and channels
The booking engine shows apartments with layout, beds, size, kitchen and the price per unit. The final cleaning appears as a separate line.
Apartments go to the booking channels as room type “room”. The layout, the kitchen and weekly or monthly discounts are not transmitted. Maintain them in the extranet of each channel. City tax and guest registration remain per person.
