Hospitable Changelog

Hi to our Hospitable Community! It is that time again for our traditional monthly TAX NEWS! If you missed our bi-weekly Town Hall, this is one of our BIGGEST tax remittance announcements for our Direct Premium users yet! 🎉Hospitable is now collecting and remitting the following taxes for all Direct Premium bookings made on or after December 1, 2025:Idaho Idaho State Sales Tax Idaho Travel and Convention Tax Iowa Iowa Hotel and Motel Tax Local Hotel and Motel Tax Kansas Kansas State Retailer’s Sales Tax Local Sales Tax Transient Guest Tax Massachusetts State Excise Tax Local Option Excise Tax Cape Cod and Islands Water Protection Fund Excise Tax Convention Center Finance Fee Community Impact Fee Minnesota Minnesota Sales Tax Local Sales and Special Tax (collected by Minnesota state) South Carolina South Carolina State Sales and Use Tax South Carolina State Accommodations Tax Local Sales and Special Tax (collected by South Carolina state) States with Tax Expansion: Alab

We’re excited to announce that Trip Insurance is now generally available for all U.S. properties with access to Upsells.Trip Insurance is provided by RentalGuardian and is offered directly to eligible guests inside the Guest Portal up until day before check-in. It gives guests peace of mind while generating commission for you on every policy sold. So far, one host has earned $190 in commission from a single booking - paying for their monthly Hospitable subscription three times over.The Trip Insurance upsell is automatically enabled, and there’s nothing you need to do. It runs entirely in the background, and you can switch it off at any time under Guest Experience → Upsells if you prefer.To give guests access, make sure you’re directing them to the Guest Portal via the %guest_portal% shortcode in your new reservation message. That’s the only place Trip Insurance can be purchased, and it’s also where guests complete other important steps like rental agreements, verification, and security

We’ve made some exciting updates to our Auto-Reply capabilities that makes communicating with guests even easier! There are also some new partners worth checking out that are now listed in our Apps page. Inbox AIAuto-Reply and Suggest with AI has access to new dataWe now train it with detailed knowledge about security deposits, trip insurance, and financials for each reservation It will accurately answer guests’ questions about their deposit timeline and status It knows whether trip insurance is available or has been purchased, including the details about purchase price, date, certificate number, coverage dates, and coverage amount It understands the reservation financials that are in the conversation sidebar, such as the breakdown of fees, discounts, and taxesFallback messages for Auto-ReplyYou can set a custom message to automatically send to guests when Auto-Reply is unable to generate a response due to unsupported topics This helps avoid awkward gaps in conversation and set clear e

We’ve introduced big improvements for Dynamic Pricing to help your narrow in rates to ensure maximum revenue and occupancy! We also made exciting updates to Inbox AI and the trip insurance upsell, helping you create the best guest experience as possible.  Dynamic PricingSeasonality controls for more accurate pricing 🌻You’ll now see Seasonality Controls in the advanced settings Choose from four options, including more conservative, recommended, more aggressive, or create custom settings You can customize percentage adjustments for each month ranging from -100% to +300% Easily understand and adjust pricing for different seasonsEasily anchor your pricing to historical rates for future bookings 🗓You’ll now see Historical Anchoring under the advanced settings Set up to three fields for pairs of days ahead and a percentage of anchoring You can choose days ahead ranging from 0-730 and a percentage from zero up to +300%Quickly add and remove rules in advanced settings ✅You can now easily cus

Property Managers can now send certain owner emails from their own custom domain (the one used for the Owner Portal), instead of the default Hospitable domain.This currently applies to a few specific events:✉️ Email types covered: Owner invitation (includes username and invite link) Invitation reminder Bank account setup (only if the business already has a bank account and the owner has accepted the invite) Bank account verification reminder (only if a bank account has already been added)  ⚙️ How it works: We’ll try to use the domain configured for the Owner Portal. If it’s a Hospitable-managed domain, we auto-add the needed DNS records, so everything should be good. If it’s an external domain, we show a warning that it’s not yet configured for sending emails. On the domain page, property managers will see the required DNS records so they can add them manually on their registrar. We will add help articles for this, as the setup is a bit technical.  🎨 Templates &

We’re working on expanding Direct Premium and Hospitable Payments to Canada (including upsells, security deposits, and owner payouts) 🎉While we’re at it, we want to make sure Hospitable truly works for our Canadian hosts and property managers, so we’d love to hear your thoughts on how we can better support you: Where do you feel Hospitable currently falls short in supporting Canadian hosts and property managers? Do you have any pain points that are specific to your province or municipality (taxes, licensing, regulations, reporting, etc.)? Are there Canadian tools, platforms, or services you rely on that you wish integrated with Hospitable? Is there any software you use today to “fill the gaps” for Canadian needs? What would make Hospitable feel like it was truly built with Canadian users in mind? Have a lot to say? Let’s talk! Book a time with me here: https://scheduler.zoom.us/abby-grous/hospitable-canada-feedbackThanks for helping us shape the future of Hospitable in Canada 🇨

We’ve just made a handy improvement to the smart lock widget in your Inbox!You’ll now see a new “First used” status, showing the exact time a smart lock code was first used, the same timestamp you’d normally find in the device dashboard.This update was inspired by feedback from our community (special shout-out to ​@anthonyrallo 👏). Many of you told us how useful it would be to have that first used info right in the Inbox and now, you’ve got it!It’s a small change that makes it even easier to stay on top of guest arrivals without switching views.We’re always listening, and this is another great example of a community idea making its way into the product. Keep the feedback coming. You never know which idea will be next to make the jump from “feature request” to “feature shipped.” 😉 💪 

We're excited to announce that in February 2026, your owners will be able to pay invoices directly from the Owner Portal — making it easier than ever to receive payment from your owners for monthly invoices.What this means for you:More streamlined experience for you and your owners - everything happens in Hospitable and your Owner’s Portal. Less back-and-forth chasing down payments - we’ll remind them of upcoming due dates, and keep you posted on payment statuses.How to prepare:You'll need to complete two simple steps in January, to be ready to invoice for January on February 1st.Connect your bank account to your Property Management Business.  Invite your owners to connect their bank accounts — Send invitations to your owners so they can securely link their payment method before the feature goes live. Keep in mind that the bank account verification process can sometimes take a few days, so it’s best to start now. By getting set up now, you and your owners will be ready to hit the groun

📣 We’re looking for feedback from property managers who use our Owner Statements / Invoices.In our last Town Hall, ​@Marina Coimbra announced that our Markups will soon apply to all fees. Previously, Markups only applied to the nightly rate. Since this aligns with how platforms charge their service fees, markups will now be able to mitigate service fees across all platforms. We’ve heard a lot of great feedback from our Property Manager customers that this could have some unintended consequences on Owner Statements / Invoices, so we’re considering the following changes and want your input: On Owner Statements and Invoices, we’ll report all fees by their base rates and service fees.For example:You set a cleaning fee of $100 and have a markup rate of 18.3%, so Hospitable marks up the cleaning fee to $118. Cleaning fee = $100 Cleaning fee service fee = $18 On Owner Statements/Invoices, Hospitable will display only the base rate of the fee to the Owner, and the service fee from that fee 

We’ve added more control over backup code messages so you can decide exactly how (or if) they’re sent.You can now: Fully customize the message guests receive with their backup code Turn backup code messages off entirely if you don’t need them This gives you more flexibility to match your communication style and avoid sending messages you don’t find useful.We’ve updated our Help Center with all the details and examples so you can decide what works best for your setup. 👉 https://help.hospitable.com/en/articles/7172908-how-does-smart-lock-code-communication-and-backup-codes-work As always, let us know what you think, your feedback helps shape what we build next.💜 The Smart Devices Team

We’re exploring ways to better support Vrbo hosts, and one area we’re digging into is chargebacks.Have you ever experienced a chargeback on a VRBO booking? If so, we’d love to hear: What happened? How often it’s occurred (once vs. recurring)? How painful or time-consuming was it to resolve? Thanks in advance for sharing! 🙏

As you can imagine and appreciate, our hardworking developers have taken some time off towards the end of the year to spend time with their loved ones. So though it’s not our longest changelog, it is a very impactful one, especially for our Direct Premium users!  UpsellsAutomated tax collection and remittance 🛍We are now automatically collecting and remitting taxes for all upsells sold instead of paying them out to property owners Tax calculation remains unchanged with only the handling process shifting from the owner’s responsibility to Hospitable remittance This applies to upsells sold on both Direct Premium and booking channel reservations, expanding coverage beyond Direct guests alone Learn more about all the updates we’ve made to Upsells in our detailed help articleDirectUpdated states for tax collection and remittance 🏦We are now collecting and remitting the following taxes for all Direct Premium bookings and upsells purchased on or after January 1, 2026: Connecticut: State Roo

We’re excited to help you protect your property with a more affordable price than ever! We also have some great updates to make sure you can report all your additional revenue and make it easier for guests to check-in.  Guest VerificationMore affordable guest vetting for you 🪪Our updated ID verification is now $2 and a full check including ID, sex offender search, and risk factors costs $5, down from $10 The UI is simplified to select either ID or full verification Sex offender checks are no longer available as a standalone option and must be part of the full verification packageFinancial ServicesAll transactions now included in earning reports 📑Every transaction type is included in your Payment and Payouts settings, including upsells, security deposits, and owner payouts This data collection will form the foundation for both host-accessible earning reports and 1099-K tax forms to be generated early next yearEnhanced payout visibility for upsells and trip insurance 🧾You can now see

Our last changelog entry of 2025 is here with improvements for your guests when purchasing upsells and collaboration with your teammates! We’ve also provided additional widgets that Mogul users can add to their metric dashboards! Cheers to everyone having a blessed New Year! Guest PortalReusable payment methods for guests in the portal 💳Guest payment methods are now reusable within a single booking Cards used for security deposit authorization or upsells are stored using a shopper reference tied to the reservation Stored cards are currently only available for upsell checkouts This will only apply to guests with new reservations as older reservations won't retrieve stored cards!MetricsNew widgets to add for bookings and guest analytics 📊Booking Lead Time (Median): Shows the median number of days between booking date and check-in date for accepted reservations Bookings by Day of Week: Displays the count of accepted reservations grouped by the day of week they were booked Guest Count (T

Hi everyone! We’re working on a new Property Protection experience inside Hospitable - including:Damage Protection Insurance Damage Waivers Guest Verification Security Deposits A unified place to configure protection policies for your propertiesBefore we release anything, we want to make sure the flows are clear, intuitive, and aligned with how you protect your properties today.I’m running a handful of 30-minute usability testing calls, where you’ll walk through the prototype with me and give feedback on:Where property protection should live within Hospitable Whether the messaging & process is clearIf you’d like to join, you can book a session here:👉 Schedule a sessionThanks for helping us shape this product!

We’re making improvement to help you manage your listing settings right in Hospitable, with more to come soon! We also made updates to how you can customize your owner statements and metric dashboards. Calendar AvailabilityControls over calendar check-in and checkout rules 🗓Hospitable is now the source of truth for calendar check-in and checkout availability rules When discrepancies are detected between Hospitable and booking channels’ calendars, Hospitable automatically syncs to override the their data Default check-in and checkout values are now supported and can follow availability settings, bringing availability rules into alignment with prices, availability, and minimum night stays You can learn more about availability rules in this detailed help articleOwner StatementsChoose between net or gross fee reporting for statements 📑Starting October 27, 2025, Hospitable began reporting fees net of host service fees for Airbnb, Booking.com, and Direct reservations, but some prefer seein

We’ve recently given Hospitable Dynamic Pricing users the ability to customize their last minute pricing and added additional controls to customize far future pricing. Check out the video below for a walk-through of the new controls.We’ve always had a last minute pricing strategy for hosts, but previously we weren’t able to show you what we were doing and we didn’t let you personalize your strategy. Now you can edit both the dates and markdown amounts. For most hosts, this is a series of discounts starting as far out as 60 days and stair stepping into higher discounts as the lead time of potential bookings goes to zero. The goal of this strategy is generally to fill any remaining gaps in your calendar to reach your ideal occupancy.We previously released the ability to set custom markup/markdown amounts for far future pricing, and based on your feedback we’ve now given you the ability to control the dates as well. For most hosts, this is a series of markups starting from a minimum of 60

You'll gain complete, in-depth insights with our newly updated and fully customizable Metrics! We've also made some exciting improvements to communications with owners and teammates. MetricsGet deeper insights with our new Metrics page 📊Explore your business's metrics with our provided customizable dashboards We've included dashboards for you to dive into, but you can also create your own and add your own widgets to any of them There are lots of different widgets to add, including ones for messaging, occupancy, financials, reviews, upsells, and owner statements Add, reorder, delete, and filter the widgets to customize your dashboards to your liking Host plan gets one predefined dashboard, while Pro and Mogul users get predefined dashboards plus custom dashboards and full widget library The legacy Metrics are still accessible under "Exports" in the new Metrics view You can explore Metrics in this interactive demo or learn more in this detailed help articleOwner ManagementCustom domains

This week we improved visibility into Security Deposits and how you can plan your Owner Payouts! We also expanded support for tax collection and remittance in numerous states for Direct Premium bookings. Security DepositsEnhanced statuses for retrying deposit collection 🏦You'll now see that the security deposits will display an updated status in the Inbox When we notice card details fail, we'll automatically retry the collection flow, which was already happening, but now you will see the status displayed as "Retrying" This new status ensures you have visibility into the retry process and keeps you up to date with your uncollected deposits You can learn more about Security Deposits in these detailed help articlesOwner PayoutsFlexible payout scheduling for statements 📆You can now schedule payouts for statements that have been published in the past We've done this by separating the payout scheduling from the publishing of a statement, which used to be done in a single action This will g

Hello everyone 👋We’ve just rolled out the ability to quickly access the Previous or Next conversation from directly within the Conversation screen, without needing to go back to the Inbox. It’s aware of any filters and search criteria that you entered on the Inbox page, and will take you straight to the Previous, or Next applicable conversation. If you have Beta features enabled, you’ll now see two new arrow buttons in your Conversation sidebar.(If you’re not on Beta yet, you can enable it under Settings → General.) Two new arrows in the top right - allowing you to quickly jump to the previous or next conversation Let us know if you’re using this. Is it saving you time?Update: This is now available to all hosts 🙌

Following the latest update to our message webhook, we have updated our Zapier Integration to Version 1.3.0 with the following added to the message trigger:property and listing information specific emoji and attachment informationHow to use the new version 🔎Head over to Zapier. Create a new Zap: the latest version will automatically be used when selecting Hospitable as the first trigger step. Edit an existing Zap: In the 1st Step under Setup , click on the Change button. Reselect Hospitable from the list of Apps.​​​​ 💡 Need help getting started? You can find detailed guides and Zapier tutorials in our Help Center, You can also reach out to our integrations support team-platform@hospitable.com for further assistance.

We've made some exciting updates to Marketplace Cleaning, Security Deposits, and Upsells! There are also some quality-of-life improvements to ensure you and your team stay on top of your operations. OperationsAdd images to Marketplace Cleaning checklists 🖼Hosts can upload multiple images to checklist items for marketplace cleaning tasks Images automatically sync to Cleanster when the booking locks 1 hour before the scheduled cleaning Cleanster cleaners can view these images to understand the expected property condition after cleaning You can explore Marketplace Cleanings in this interactive demo or learn more in this detailed help articleWithdraw funds from the Marketplace 🏦You can now withdraw funds by navigating to your Settings, Payments and Payouts, then Marketplace A new Withdraw option appears in the ellipsis menu alongside the existing Add Funds action Clicking Withdraw opens a modal displaying the available balance that can be withdrawnNotification rule for check-in and check

Hey everyone! 👋We’ve just rolled out Check-in / Checkout (CICO) time change team notifications to Beta users! If you have Beta features enabled, you’ll now see a new notification type under:Operations → Notification rules → Add new → Check-in / checkout time change(If you’re not on Beta yet, you can enable it under Settings → General.)This notification triggers automatically when: A guest purchases a CICO Upsell (learn more) A team member manually adjusts CICO times in the Inbox We’d love your feedback as we test this out: Are notifications firing at the right moments? Anything confusing, missing, or behaving unexpectedly? Drop your comments below and let us know what you’re seeing. Assuming no major issues, we’ll be rolling this out to everyone in the coming weeks. 🙌  Update: this is now out of Beta and available to all! 🚀