Hospitable Changelog

We’ve made a lot of updates this week to help make your day-to-day in Hospitable easier, including new and improved navigation, streamlined operations, and a redesigned mobile app! We’re also excited to announce Optimize for Airbnb and have increased the speed for the Inbox to load your messages.AirbnbGet more from your Airbnb listings with Hospitable's optimize feature 🏦We are the first property management software to launch Optimize for Airbnb (O4A) This is a pilot program where Airbnb identifies high-demand dates for your listing and rewards you with a 1% rebate on qualifying stays You can choose which dates within the identified window to offer exclusively on Airbnb, and we take care of automatically blocking them on all other channels and notifying Airbnb There is no manual cleanup needed as unbooked dates will automatically reopen to all channels once the booking window closes This pilot program runs through September with future iterations planned, and is currently rolling out

We’ve released an exciting update to help you continue the conversation with your guests, allowing them to message you directly from the guest portal! You’ll also notice some nice improvements to Hospitable Tasks and three new integrations to explore. Guest PortalGuest messaging and history 💬Your guests can now message you from their portal on all Direct and manual reservations They are also provided with the messaging history to quickly reference your conversations The guest portal chat is available on your guests’ desktop and mobile devicesHospitable TasksTrack task payouts with a new payments tab 💰You can now view all of your task payouts, including the task dates and associated reservations, in a designated tab under the Task Management pageCleaning task status and issues reported in Inbox list view 🚦You’ll now see in-progress and completed cleaning tasks on the listed reservation threads This helps confirm when a cleaning has been completed before your next guest checks in It w

Exciting updates for hosts using Rental Agreements and our new Hospitable Tasks! We also have a few new integrations to connect with and have made things easier for owners and teammates to log in to their portals.Rental AgreementsClearer rental agreement 🗓Rental agreements will now always display the year for check-in and checkout dates This change ensures legal and insurance compliance if any case comes up The year will also be included in the %check_in% and %check_out% short codes in guest messagingImproved agreement name validation 🪪We now require at least 5 characters and 1 space for guest and signatory names This will improve accuracy and preventing confusion for hosts Error message now clearly states "Full name is required" to encourage guests to use their actual nameOperationsAccept tasks in advance ✅Your teammates can now accept tasks in Hospitable Tasks up to 6 months in advance This will allow for better planning and organization of tasksLonger time-period for task completi

We’ve made it easier than ever to create and assign tasks, coordinate, and pay your teammates for the work they do! They can even access their own app to stay on top of jobs, keep you updated, and set up their payout method. We also have made improvement to the Vrbo Chrome Extension, helping navigate the channel connection. OperationsHospitable Tasks and the teammate app 🪣You can now create tasks for cleanings, turnovers, inspections, maintenance, or anything else your operation needs Simply add clear instructions, checklists, and due dates, so everyone knows what a job done looks like Your teammates can accept or reject requested jobs, then mark work complete in their app You can automatically generate jobs with Task Rules based on check-in and checkout timing, so routine ops happen without manual follow-ups Stay in the know with status updates flowing in real time as tasks move from Ready, In progress, Needs attention, and Completed Teammates can upload photos and updates in the app

Smart devices just landed in the Hospitable MCP server.Ask your AI to check batteries, lock up, let someone in, or notify you when something needs attention.If you’ve connected smart locks or thermostats to a property in Hospitable, you can now access them from any MCP-compatible AI client - including Claude, Cursor, and ChatGPT Desktop - using plain English. What you can doWe’ve added three new tools:get-property-devicesView every smart lock and thermostat connected to a property, including live device status like:Battery percentage Online/offline state Locked/unlocked state Current temperature HVAC mode and setpointsYou can also:Filter by device type (locks or thermostats) See any known device issues or errorslock-smartlockDirect device action which locks a smart lockunlock-smartlockDirect device action which unlocks a smart lockBoth lock actions wait for confirmation from the lock provider (Schlage, Yale, August, and others via Seam) before returning the updated device state. That m

Your guests can now download payment receipts and full reservation summaries as PDFs, straight from their guest portal.We’ve completely refreshed the Payments page in the guest portal for Direct hosts where Hospitable processes payments.Until now, the payments section was fairly basic: a static list of upcoming payments with no download options. If a guest needed a receipt for an expense claim, reimbursement, or chargeback evidence, they had to contact you, and you had to dig one out or reach out to us.That’s now sorted.What’s new?A redesigned Payments page showing the reservation total, all upcoming payment terms, and a chronological history of completed payments and refunds Card brand and last 4 digits visible on each payment, including Apple Pay and Google Pay labels Per-payment receipt PDFs available with one click on any completed payment or refund row A reservation summary PDF with: Property and reservation details Full price breakdown Payment history Your cancellation policy

Hello!We're excited to be the first global property management software to launch Optimize for Airbnb, a new pilot program from Airbnb designed to help drive more bookings from Airbnb guests in high demand dates. Optimize for Airbnb is currently only available to select hosts - you will have received an email today if you are eligible. How it worksReview Opportunities for your eligible properties in Hospitable. Activate some or all of your Opportunity dates (you can adjust them, too). During the booking window for your selected dates, your listing is bookable exclusively on Airbnb and Direct Hospitable automatically re-opens any unbooked dates to all channels at the end of the selected Opportunity's booking window.Airbnb is offering a 1% rebate to hosts on qualifying stays through September as part of the initial pilot. Based on your feedback and the success of this pilot, we will be reviewing future iterations of this program with Airbnb with the intention to bring you more demand and

Introducing a first for short-term rentals.Hospitable is the first official MCP server from a short-term rental platform.Now you can connect your Hospitable account directly to AI agents, custom apps, and workflows and actually run your business with simple prompts.Send messages. Update settings. Automate operations.All without jumping between tools.Just add the MCP server URL into your AI agent and you are ready to go.For hosts ready to connect, automate, and run their business on their terms.Try it out: https://help.hospitable.com/en/articles/14424057-connect-an-ai-agent-to-hospitable-using-mcp  

We have some great product updates that cover many different areas of the product, including the Tasks App, Auto Reply, MCP, and more! We’ve also made it easier for you to set up your business for your property management operations. Task AppPurchases tied to reservations in the Tasks App 🛍Your team can now clearly see purchases, like early check-ins, late checkouts, welcome baskets, and custom bed configurations We’ve also made upsells translatable for Spanish-speaking teammatesCustomized tasks list view 📋You teammates can now choose between a list view or calendar view for tasks We will save the view for easier access when they login nextAIConfigure your Auto Reply with a header 💬You can now add a header to your Auto Reply messages for a more personalized touch Choose to have a header or footer, letting guests know it is an automated AI replyInboxEasily share custom quote booking links with guests 🔗There’s a new button in the Inbox allowing you to access and copy the custom quote

You can now control when teammates get paid and which bank account funds each task, making it easier to manage cash flow, owners, and service fees.We’ve introduced payment scheduling for Hospitable Tasks, along with support for multiple bank accounts, so you have much more flexibility in how payouts are handled.What’s newPayment scheduling is available on Host, Professional, and Mogul plans. Essentials customers continue to pay teammates per task.1. Choose when teammates get paidInstead of paying after every task, you can now set a schedule per teammate:Per task (default) Weekly (choose a day) Every two weeks (choose a day) Monthly (1st or 5th)This helps you group payouts and better align them with your operations.Go to Operations → Teammates and open the teammate you want to update.You can also view upcoming teammate payouts by going to Operations → Task management → Payments 2. Use multiple bank accounts for tasksYou can now connect more than one bank account and decide which one fun

Hi to our Hospitable Community! We wanted to provide an update on tax remittance expansion for our users over the past few weeks. 😊Hospitable is now collecting and remitting the following taxes:Alabama Gulf Shores City Lodging Tax Arkansas Eureka Springs CAPC Tax California Alameda City Transient Occupancy Tax Palo Alto City Transient Occupancy Tax Sacramento City Transient Occupancy Tax Sacramento Tourism Marketing District Tax Sacramento Tourism Infrastructure District Tax San Diego City Transient Occupancy Tax Colorado Colorado Springs Sales Tax Colorado Springs Lodger’s Tax Florida Hillsborough County Transient Development Tax Hawai Hawai’i County TAT Honolulu County TAT Kaua’i County TAT Maui County TAT Louisiana State Sales and Use Tax Parish and Local Sales and Use Tax Maryland State Sales Tax Missouri State Sales Tax Local Sales Tax (County, City, Special) Montana Big Sky District Resort Tax New Hampshire Meals and Rooms (Rentals) Tax New York Schoharie C

We had a fantastic company retreat this week, where we grew as a team and feel even more accountable to deliver a fantastic product to you! And we didn’t slow down on shipping either as we introduced a number of new integrations to help automate your workflows.IntegrationsTruviWe’ve added an integrations page for TruviAllstay.aiWe’ve added an integrations page for Allstay.aiBellhoptWe’ve added an integrations page for BellhoptCohostIQWe’ve added an integrations page for CohostIQSTR DeskWe’ve added an integrations page for STR DeskYadaWe’ve added an integrations page for Yada

We’ve introduced a way to personalize your teammates’ payment schedules and allow guests to purchase new upsells! We also added more capabilities to the Hospitable MCP.OperationsSet payment schedules for teammates 🗓You can now easily manage payments for teammates with customizable payment schedules Set schedules for teammates through Operations  in Teammates and the new Payments tab You can also view payout runs in the Payments tab When setting up a payment schedule, you can choose from per task, weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly payouts For more streamlined payments, you can bundle tasks for each payment cycleNew navigation to manage Your Business 🧭All business-related features, like owner statements, are now consolidated under the Your Business tab for a more You can now easily view and manage owner and commission setup status in one placeCreate property-level transactions without charging owners 🧾We’ve added a "Charge owner on statement" option for property transactions, including re

This week, we’ve made the Hospitable MCP available to more users and made some improvement to your cleaning tasks! We also added some additional integrations to help with your accounting and operations.MCPHospitable MCP is now available for Legacy users 🤖You can now connect to our MCP if you are on a Legacy plan Now, only Essentials customers do not have access to MCP You can learn more about connecting to the Hospitable MCP in this detailed help articleOperationsGive feedback in Hospitable Tasks app 💭Easily provide feedback about the Hospitable Tasks app by going to the Account section and selecting Feedback No need to reach out to support or wait until Town Hall, you can now easily share your suggestions directly through the appCreate cleaning tasks easier with a new flow 🪣We’ve reordered the steps for creating a cleaning task to make it more intuitive You now select the property before the type of cleaning taskIntegrationsStay 🏡We’ve added an integrations page for Stay Topkey 📑

This week we introduced the Property Manager Marketplace, a features designed to connect quality homeowners with top-performing managers in their area! We also released a new smart device integration and updates to submitting damage claims. Property Manager MarketplaceOwner intake forms and property manager profiles 🤝The new PM Marketplace is now available allowing homeowners and property managers to seamlessly connect Property Managers can update their profile to better describe the service they provide, areas they can manage, and set the commission range they desire Owners can fill out the intake form, answering a few questions about their property and goals, and receive a curated list of potential property managers to work with Property managers will receive interested owners and are able to express interest in managing their home Contact information will only be shared once the owner and property manager express interest in working together You can learn more by reading our detail

On top of us releasing our new Essentials plan, we also introduced Hospitable MCP, which allows you to connect to AI agents and create custom workflows for your business! You’ll also see improvements to Hospitable Tasks and the new Search functionality.AIHospitable MCP (Model Context Protocol) is now live 🤖You can now connect your Hospitable account to compatible AI agents, like ChatGPT Once connected, your AI can help manage properties, reservations, guest messages, payouts, calendars, and more You can create custom workflows by retrieving data about your properties, reservations, calendars, and transactions You can even automate the sending of guest messages, plus much more Learn more about connecting and using the Hospitable MCP in this detailed help articleOperationsShow non-accepted tasks in the portal ☑️Your teammates non-accepted tasks will now show up on both the dashboard and calendar This update eliminates confusion and ensures all assigned tasks are visibleEasily add paymen

After weeks of testing and refining, we're thrilled to officially launch KeyNest support to all users.This launch wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible help from those of you who joined our early pilots and beta. Thank you for trusting us with your properties, your time, and your feedback. You helped shape this feature into something truly reliable and useful.KeyNest now joins the growing list of supported smart locks helping more hosts automate guest access, securely and seamlessly.We’re still listening.If there’s anything you'd like to see next, or if something isn’t quite right, let us know!The Smart Devices Team

We’ve released smarter notifications for your teammates to make it easier to access their portal and find their tasks! We’ve also made it easier for you to update your Knowledge Hub, helping your AI answer guest questions.Hospitable TasksFilters added to the Task Management history tab 🗒You can now easily filter through your Task Management history Filter by date, teammate, or task statues to easily find what you needTeam receives push notifications for tasks starting in one hour ⏰Your teammates will now be notified before a task starts, giving them time to prepare The notifications are translatable to your teammate’s preferred language SMS and email notifications will soon be sent for tasks starting in one hour as wellInvite teammates to Hospitable Tasks with SMS 📲You can now invite teammates to the portal via SMS from the teammate section in Hospitable Teammates can now easily join Hospitable Tasks using their phone number The email invites automatically log in teammates, while SMS

Today, we launch Essentials - a new Hospitable plan designed to make it easier than ever to get started with Hospitable.So, what is Essentials?Essentials lets you run your day-to-day hosting operations with: Channel management across Airbnb, Booking.com & more Unified inbox Automated guest communication Tasks & operations Guest portal, upsells & more 👉 No monthly subscription👉 No OTA fees👉 Unlimited propertiesWe’ve designed it so you can get real value without paying a subscription fee, while keeping more advanced workflows on paid plans.That means: Some features are not included (e.g. integrations, API, direct websites for now) Some are limited (e.g. support, advanced automation) Some are pay-as-you-go Why are we doing this?We know many hosts: Are just getting started Don’t yet need (or want to pay for) advanced features Or aren’t using a PMS at all Essentials lowers the barrier to entry - while still giving you a path to grow.We’re just getting startedT

The teammate portal and operations have gotten some exciting improvements that will help you and your teammates better prepare for guests! We’ve also made some updates to the Calendar and mobile app to make them easier to interact with and navigate.OperationsTask pricing permissions for secondary users 📊Your secondary users can now update task pricing This is a permission that is disabled by default for secondary users, but can be enabled If it is disabled, secondary users cannot see or update any task pricingEmail notifications for marketplace top-ups 📧You’ll now receive a notification when funds are pulled into your marketplace account The email includes a breakdown of funds taken, source account, and tasks associated This will help you keep track of your marketplace account balance and tasks more easilyPush notifications for your teammates 📲Your team will now receive push notifications for new messages and tasks in the teammate portal They’ll be instantly alerted to important upd

If you use smart locks with Hospitable, we've rolled out a small improvement to make sure guests consistently receive the correct door code.In December 2025, we introduced more control over backup code messages and how they're sent to guests. You can read the original announcement here:As part of that change, Hospitable checks whether the main door code is already being shared in your automated messages. If the system doesn't detect %smartlock_code% in the message template, it assumes the code isn't being communicated and may trigger the backup code message instead.We found that some check-in messages were using phone-based placeholders like %guest_phone% or %guest_phone_last4% to communicate the door code. This historically worked for hosts whose locks were configured to use the last digits of a guest's phone number.However, because those placeholders aren't recognized as the smart lock code itself, the system could still trigger the backup code message, which sometimes confused guest

Hello, Photos is being released this week to everyone!In the meantime our team just picked up Spaces (including the Photo tour) to work on and I recorded a video so that we can gather feedback from you! Please be brutally honest! Does it have all the functionality that you need to manage your listings directly from hospitable? What's missing? What would you like us to do differently?