STRYK collects the balance at the cancellation deadline
STRYK Payments.
Connect supported online payments to bookings and open balances in STRYK. Payment methods and terms are configured for your property.
Payments & balances
STRYK collects the balance at the cancellation deadline
Connect supported online payments to bookings and open balances in STRYK. Payment methods and terms are configured for your property.

Payment options for your guests.
Cards, wallets and online bank payments. Guests use the methods enabled in your payment profile.
Payments & balances
Free cancellations are refunded automatically
No payment is posted twice
Failed payments stay visibly open
Reconcile payouts with bookings
Corrections only by authorised staff
How it works in your hotel
- 01Deposit, prepayment and balance per booking
- 02Online payment in the Booking Engine
- 03Record cash, card and bank transfer payments manually
- 04Balance collection with three attempts a day apart
- 05Trigger full and partial refunds via the integrated payment service
- 06Restrict online payment methods per rate
- 07Check settlements with fees and net amount
- 08Export the payment overview as CSV or Excel
Four practical jobs in daily hotel operations.
Balance before arrival
The free cancellation period ends today. STRYK collects the balance via the integrated payment service, and reception does not have to chase it.
Cancellation within the deadline
A guest cancels free of charge two weeks before arrival. Their online deposit is refunded automatically via the integrated payment service.
Card declined
The collection fails. The amount stays visibly open; after three attempts you sort out the payment personally with the guest.
Checking the payout
At month end, the back office compares the payout with the bookings and sees fees and net amount side by side.
Common questions: Payments & balances
What does STRYK connect for payments?+
Booking, payment intent, method, amount, provider state, fees, refund, invoice and remaining balance.
Which manual payment methods can I record?+
Cash, bank transfer, credit card, PayPal, OTA payment, company account and other, each with date, reference and note. In Austria and Germany, cash and card payments on site need the ‘Cash register & fiscalisation’ add-on.
Can front desk see partial payments?+
Yes. Paid amount, remaining balance and state are updated from recorded payments and shown on the stay.
Can an incorrect payment be corrected?+
Yes. With permission a payment can be removed; invoice and booking payment state are then recalculated from the remaining amounts.
Which online payment methods does STRYK support?+
Online payments run exclusively via the integrated payment service. Which methods your guests see, for example credit card, PayPal, Apple Pay or EPS, depends on the methods enabled in your hotel’s payment account. Bank transfer is not available in the online checkout.
What does a property need for online payments?+
Your hotel needs its own payment account connected to STRYK. Online payments run exclusively via the integrated payment service; bank transfer is not offered in the online checkout. Bank transfers received can still be recorded manually on the invoice.
Is provider setup automatically live?+
No. Onboarding, test mode, credentials, approved methods and connection test must be complete. Test credentials may not appear as live payment.
Can STRYK calculate deposits?+
Yes. The rate plan defines whether the guest pays at the property, in full in advance, or with a deposit and remaining balance. STRYK automatically calculates the amount due.
Can the balance be charged automatically?+
Yes, for direct bookings paid online: STRYK automatically collects the balance via the integrated payment service at the cancellation deadline, or immediately if there is no free cancellation period. If a collection fails, STRYK tries again on the following days and then flags the case for manual follow-up. For an issued, open invoice, STRYK also creates a payment link that you copy or send by email; the guest pays the open amount via the integrated payment service.
How are due balance payments monitored?+
Scheduled payments have states such as scheduled, blocked, failed or manual required. The payment area shows open actions centrally.
Can a payment be authorised and captured later?+
Yes, where provider and method enable the capability. STRYK keeps authorisation and capture as separate traceable states.
Are partial refunds possible?+
Yes. STRYK supports partial and full refunds and checks that no more than the captured amount is returned.
What happens on a provider error?+
The operation receives a visible failure state and safe message. STRYK does not record success unless the provider confirmed it.
Does STRYK prevent duplicate charges?+
Payment actions, webhooks and manual payout matches use idempotency keys or unique events so retries are not silently booked twice.
How secure are provider webhooks?+
Provider events are validated, assigned to the property and protected against replay. Invalid or unassignable notifications are rejected.
Does STRYK show provider fees?+
Yes. Estimated provider fee, net amount and actually reported fees are kept separately in payment and ledger context.
Can I reconcile OTA payouts?+
Yes. Payouts, commissions, fees, refunds and unmatched lines are shown separately and can be deliberately matched to a booking or ledger line.
Is channel payout reconciliation automatically complete?+
Clear payments, commissions, fees and refunds are matched automatically. Conflicting or incomplete lines remain visibly under manual review until finance resolves them.
Which overview does management get?+
Transactions, captured amounts, refunds, fees, scheduled balances, payout state and unmatched items in one dashboard.
Can I export payment data?+
Yes. CSV and spreadsheet-compatible exports include transactions, operations, schedules, ledger, payouts and matches. Generated exports remain available in history.
Who may manage payments?+
Payment and finance actions are role-based. Sensitive provider settings and corrections remain limited to responsible employees.
Are payments isolated between properties?+
Yes. Payment activity, payment providers, bookings and payouts remain clearly assigned to the relevant property.
Does Payments cost extra?+
The payment features are included in the STRYK price, with no set-up fee. For direct bookings paid online, a STRYK platform fee of 1.9% applies; the payment service also charges its own transaction fees. Without online payment, there is no platform fee.
Could Payments & balances work for your hotel?
14 days free. All STRYK core apps included. No setup fee; optional AI modules are separate.
