Quotes & special offers
How do I send a quote to my guests on Houfy?
Sending a quote to guests is a fairly simple process. Below we'll explain how to do this:
- Go to Create a quote (+ on top bar)
- Select the dates and pricing will show up. You can edit pricing, add or remove discounts and fees.
Note: Block these dates- Selecting yes here, will export the quote in an ICS file to others(Airbnb/VRBO/etc).
3. Click on create request to create a quote and send out email to them.
4. Quote email is is sent to their email address. Your guest has received an email in below format.
5. Host sees quote page as below. You can also copy the link from the Houfy message and share it with your guest on Facebook, etc.
6. Once the guest clicks the link, they will see the quote displayed below.
7. Once your guest completes this basic information, they will be directed to the booking page.
If you see 'Not registered' on the quote page, your guest has not filled in the basic details required to continue booking or making an inquiry.
Special discounts in the calendar
Instructions for sending a quote with a payment link to a guest through Houfy
Step 1: Add a booking at your calendar. Menu > Manage Listings > Calendar > click on add Booking - select the dates your guest wishes to reserve.
Click on take payments through Houfy & assign Guest.
Step 2: Edit the quote or scroll down.. (You can add discounts/remove fees etc)
Step 3: Enter the e-mail address of your guest and click continue.
Houfy will search for the e-mail and check if the guest is already in the database.
The guest will be required to log in or sign up and will be forwarded to a url where the guest can pay for the reservation.
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Where can I find a history of quotes sent to guests?
- Log in and click on menu
- Select Reservations
- Select Quotes in the first dropdown - Change Houfy to Quotes.
Is there a way to send my guests a quote?
- Click on the +
- Select "Create a quote"
- Select dates and edit your rates.
- Add a message, e-mail and name
- Click create request.
How to delete the created quote
This post explains how to delete the created quote.
- Select the Quote you want to delete -> Click plus -> Quote -> View quotes -> Click on the quote to delete
- Go to the reservation details section. Click "Delete this quote"
- Confirm to delete the quote
How to send a quote or change the rates on a quote
This post explains how to change the quote before sending it to your guest
- Create a new quote (Plus menu -> Quote)
- Select the dates you want to send a quote.
- Click Edit to modify prices, discounts, fees, security deposit etc.
- Once modified, click Continue
- Fill the guest name, email address and message.
- Click create request to send the quote to your guest
Do quotes expire after sending using Houfy?
No, however: you do have an option to delete the quote sent.
- Select the Quote you want to delete -> Click plus -> Quote -> View quotes -> Click on the quote to delete
- Go to the reservation details section. Click "Delete this quote"
- Confirm to delete the quote