How to activate Instant book on Houfy?

Instant Book allows guests to reserve your listing without waiting for manual approval. Currently, Instant Book on Houfy is available for hosts using OwnerRez or a Houfy website, but we plan to expand this feature to additional partners and the broader community soon.

1. Overview

  • What is Instant Book?
    Instant Book streamlines the booking process by automatically confirming reservations—no extra steps required from you.
  • Who can use Instant Book right now?
    OwnerRez users with Houfy connected Hosts using a Houfy-built website.
  • Who can use Instant Book in the future?
    Initially additional booking partners. All Houfy users, once the feature is fully rolled out

2. How to Enable Instant Book

Sync Settings from Ownerrez:
If you’re connected via OwnerRez, ensure your Instant Book settings are correctly configured in OwnerRez. Houfy will automatically pull these settings.

  1. Log in to your Houfy account.
  2. Go to Manage Listings and select the relevant listing.
  3. Navigate to the Calendar.
  4. Scroll down to find the Allow Instant Book setting.
  5. Select Yes to activate Instant Book.
Tip: If you don’t see the “Allow Instant Book” option, it may not be enabled for your account yet. Stay tuned for updates.

Important Notes

  • Feature in Progress:
    This is a new feature and is being rolled out gradually.
  • Support for More Partners Coming:
    We’re working on expanding Instant Book functionality to other listing partners and the broader Houfy community in future releases.


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