GPTE Creating Accommodation Description
The Accommodation Description is an essential part of configuration that aims on configuring both general information about hotel (where it is located, what room types and meal types are being offered), as well as marketing description (available services, photos, etc.).
This information is presented within a set of tabs:
General description
Details
Amenities
Location
Check in / out
General description
On the Description tab of the created accommodation click General sub-tab and specify the following information:
Hotel feedback and rating:
Specify an internal rating and enter internal note; mark the product as recommended if needed.Characteristics:
The Characteristics group is used for entering basic information on accommodation (build year, territory area, quantity of floors, etc.). This group is used mainly for describing villas, but you can also add such a description for self-operated hotels. All information specified in this group is displayed on the Information about hotel page.
The number of tourists specified in the Number of people box is used for informative purpose only and is displayed on the Information about hotel page. Maximum number of travelers who can actually stay in the villa/hotel is determined by the number of rooms and places in the room. For more information see Room types and meal types.
Classification:
Select the check boxes of your choice to specify the hotel classification. The parameters are classified in several groups. The information identified in the Classification group will be displayed on the Information about hotel page. With this additional logic you can specify & see whether hotel is near the beach or mountains, whether it’s modern or historical, budget or luxury and for what target audience is aimed.
Details
The Detailed description tab contains the description of the hotel properties and infrastructure. On the Description tab → Details sub-tab you can see the number of text fields each standing for a particular property:
As soon as the required information is specified, click Save.
Amenities
On the Amenities sub-tab specify all the services available at a hotel.
The Services tab includes the following groups of check boxes:
Board type
In the Board type group select the public catering facilities available at the hotel, their cuisine and menu. Select the check boxes opposite the services available.
Business services
Select the infrastructure options for business talks and meetings, conferences, presentations, etc.
Child services
Select the services and amenities available for children (playground, playroom, etc.)
Credit cards
Select the payment systems available for credit card payment.
Health care services
This group is mostly oriented to health resorts and sanatoriums. Select the treatment and healing procedures available at the hotel.
Hotel amenities
Select the standard services, offered by the hotel.
Room
Select the room services, amenities and equipment available.
Security
State the security measures provided by the hotel to protect the guests and their property.
Sport and recreation
Select the facilities provided by a hotel for sports and active recreation.
There is a possibility to prepopulate the list of room services from the room amenities list on the Services section. In this way, the supplier can add only the extra items that are specific to this room.
Location
On the Location sub-tab configure the display of hotel location on the map and the facilities in the neighbourhood.
From the group of check boxes select the facilities located in hotel's vicinity.
In the Coordinates group enter the Latitude and the Longitude of hotel's location. The coordinates will be used to display the hotel on the map in the Results Representation form and on the Information about hotel page.
Check in / out
Check-in and Check-out information can be specified on Check in / out sub-tab: