- Slot Category is useful for shared amenity Spaces that may have multiple reservations throughout the day for a set duration (e.g., a swimming pool or gym, reservable for 2-hour slots). Each slot can be limited to one or more reservations.
- Standard Category is helpful for Spaces that are exclusive to one reservation at a time (e.g., a clubhouse) without a set duration.
- One-of-Many Category is ideal when there are lots of the same types of amenity spaces (e.g. workstations or phone booths or showers) with uniform features.
You can choose which type of Space Category you want to use from the dropdown menu when setting it up. Read through the following examples to help you better understand the different Reservation Types.
Slot Category
If the Space you are setting up should be available to multiple users throughout the day for a set period of time (e.g., 1 hour each):
1. You want to select Slot Category from the pulldown.
2. Under the Space Category Title, it is helpful to use a name that describes the function of the space (e.g., Pool, Fitness Center, Peloton Bike, etc.).
3. Add a background image by clicking on the grey square where the image should go, and selecting a jpg file from your computer.
4. Set the booking rule on how far in advance the space can be booked by entering a number (in hours) in the field, and then using the pulldown to select “day,” “week,” or “month.” For instance, if you enter 2 in the field and select “week,” users can book 2 weeks in advance of the reservation date.
5. Click to save the Amenity Category.
Now that the Amenity Category has been set up, you can set up an Amenity within the Amenity Category. You can set the booking rules on how long a Slot Length should be, and the number of spots available per slot. Different Amenities within the same Amenity Category can have different Slot Lengths and number of spots available per slot.
Below is an example of what the user will see on their mobile app for a Slot Reservation. In this example, the Slot Reservation is for a Fitness Center with 1-hour slot lengths and a 4-person capacity. (Note you can also limit the total number of hours a user can book for a given time period.)
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Standard Category
If the Amenity you are setting up should be available to one group at a time and can be available for more than a few hours at a time:
1. You want to select Standard Category from the pulldown.
2. Under the Space Category Title, it is helpful to use a name that describes the function of the space (e.g., Pool, Fitness Center, Peloton Bike, etc.).
3. Add a background image by clicking on the grey square where the image should go, and selecting a jpg file from your computer.
4. Set the booking rule on how far in advance the space can be booked by entering a number (in hours) in the field, and then using the pulldown to select “day,” “week,” or “month.” For instance, if you enter 2 in the field and select “week,” users can book 2 weeks in advance of the reservation date.
5. Click to save the Amenity Category.
Now that the Amenity Category has been set up, you can set up an Amenity within the Amenity Category. You can set the booking rules on how far in advance a space can be booked, and how many hours of bookings each user can make over a time period.
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One-of-Many Category
If the Space you are setting up is two or more of the same type of Amenity that is uniform in features,
1. You want to select One-Of-Many Category from the pulldown.
2. Under the Amenity Category Title, it is helpful to use a name that describes the function of the space (e.g., Pool, Fitness Center, Peloton Bike, etc.).
3. Add a background image by clicking on the grey square where the image should go, and selecting a jpg file from your computer.
4. Set the booking rule on how far in advance the space can be booked by entering a number (in hours) in the field, and then using the pulldown to select “day,” “week,” or “month.” For instance, if you enter 2 in the field and select “week,” users can book 2 weeks in advance of the reservation date.
5. Click to save the Amenity Category.
Now that the Amenity Category has been set up, you can set up an Amenity within the Amenity Category. You can set the booking rules on how far in advance a space can be booked, and how many hours of bookings each user can make over a time period.