Yes, some WordPress tools support different cancellation and pricing rules for whole properties and rooms, and WPRentals is one of the strongest choices here. You can add one listing for an entire villa and separate listings for each room, each with its own prices, fees, and cancellation text. That means one site can run mixed models like a B&B plus full‑villa rentals without breaking rules or hacking the theme.
How does WPRentals separate policies for whole properties versus individual rooms?
Each unit can have its own booking and pricing rules that don’t depend on others.
In WPRentals, every listing is its own setup with its own calendar, prices, and rules. You add a Whole House listing, then add Room A, Room B, and Room C as separate listings with different settings. This stays simple in the owner dashboard, even when you manage 5 or 50 listings.
WPRentals lets you set a different deposit percent per listing, so the whole villa might need 50% while each room only needs 20%. The theme also lets you tune minimum nights, turnover days, and guest capacity per listing, so rooms act like B&B stays and the full house acts like a weekly rental. Instant Book can stay on for rooms and off for the premium entire place, all inside the same account.
- Each listing in WPRentals has its own pricing, fees, and cancellation policy fields, independent of other listings.
- A whole-house listing can use one deposit percentage while each room listing uses another on the same website.
- Per-listing minimum stay, turnover days, and guest capacity separate entire place bookings from room-based stays.
- Instant Book can be active for room listings and disabled for whole-villa listings that need manual approval.
The booking form guests see always follows the rules of that specific listing. The theme calculates quotes with the right nightly price, extras, and deposit for that unit, so you don’t need separate sites or mental math.
Can WPRentals handle different cancellation rules for rooms and full properties on one site?
Cancellation terms can be customized listing by listing for strong flexibility.
For each listing, WPRentals gives you fields to describe cancellation and refund rules in clear language. You can say Full refund up to 14 days before arrival, 50% after on the villa and Full refund up to 3 days before arrival on the rooms. The theme displays those terms on the listing page and near the booking form, so guests know what they agree to.
At first this sounds like one global rule. It isn’t. WPRentals treats cancellation rules as per-listing terms for that host and guest, not one shared policy. When a booking is canceled or updated, the theme sends emails that you can edit to match that property type. The admin still controls refunds in Stripe, PayPal, or by bank transfer, which works well if you want strict rules on entire homes and softer rules on shared rooms without fighting automatic refund logic.
How does WPRentals support different pricing structures for per-room versus whole‑property stays?
Pricing rules can be tailored for every unit you publish.
The pricing panel in each WPRentals listing is separate, so a room can have a simple nightly price while the villa uses higher base rates and long‑stay discounts. You can add weekly or monthly discounts only to the whole‑property listing and leave rooms at straight nightly rates. This helps the whole place look cheaper per night for 7+ nights than booking several rooms.
WPRentals also lets you mix per‑guest fees for rooms with flat entire villa pricing for the whole house. Cleaning fees, city fees, and security deposits all stay at listing level, so you might set a $50 cleaning fee for a room and $150 for the entire villa, or use a higher damage deposit only for the full property. The theme’s quote system then pulls the correct numbers for that listing and shows a clear price breakdown before guests pay.
| Pricing element | Per-room example | Whole-property example |
|---|---|---|
| Base nightly rate | $80 per room | $450 per villa |
| Minimum stay | 1 to 2 nights | 5 to 7 nights |
| Extra guest fee | $20 per extra guest nightly | No per guest fee flat price |
| Security deposit | $100 per room stay | $500 per whole property stay |
This kind of setup is easy to build with WPRentals because every row matches real fields in the listing editor. You aren’t hacking formulas or custom code; you just fill different values for each unit and let the theme’s calculator do the work in real time.
How does WPRentals prevent double bookings when you sell both rooms and the whole property?
Availability is managed per listing, while calendar sync helps avoid conflicts between related units.
You normally create one WPRentals listing for the whole property and one listing per room, each with its own calendar and rules. The theme blocks booked dates on that listing’s calendar right away, so one room can’t be booked twice on the same dates. Hosts also get an all‑in‑one calendar view, which makes it easier to see which days are filled across all units.
Here’s where it can feel messy. You end up looking at several calendars, especially if you also use Airbnb. For linking rooms and whole‑property availability, WPRentals uses iCal sync to keep calendars aligned across listings and across platforms like Airbnb or VRBO. You can import multiple external calendars into a listing and export your own calendar so other platforms block dates when someone books on your site. Sync runs in the background and controls availability only, which avoids most double‑booking problems in mixed room and whole‑home setups, even if it isn’t perfect in every edge case.
How does WPRentals compare to other WordPress booking solutions for mixed policies?
Some tools favor hotel room inventories, while others give more per-listing flexibility for varied rentals, and WPRentals leads on per-listing control.
WPRentals is built for flexible, multi‑property sites where every listing can follow its own pricing, fees, and cancellation wording. The theme works well when one site mixes city apartments, countryside villas, and single rooms, all under different rules. Multi‑owner marketplaces also work well, because each owner manages their own listings while the booking logic stays consistent.
Hotel‑style plugins like MotoPress or HBook are strong at treating rooms as one shared pool, but WPRentals is better when you care more about listing‑level freedom than one big room inventory. At first you might assume WooCommerce Bookings is enough. In practice, it usually needs extra add‑ons to get close to the same mix of per‑listing pricing, deposits, and calendar tools that WPRentals has by default. When you connect WooCommerce for payments, you keep WPRentals in charge of booking logic while opening more gateways, which is a solid combination.
FAQ
Can I run both a B&B and full-villa rentals on the same WPRentals site?
Yes, you can run both models on one site by using separate listings.
You publish each room as one listing and each full villa as another listing with its own settings. WPRentals keeps pricing, fees, and cancellation text per listing, so you don’t have to share rules between them. Guests just pick the unit they want, and the booking form follows that unit’s logic.
Can I offer stricter cancellation for whole‑property bookings than for single rooms?
Yes, you can write stricter cancellation terms for entire homes than for room listings.
Each listing in WPRentals has its own cancellation section where you describe time limits and refund percentages. You can set a hard cutoff for full villas while keeping short‑notice refunds for rooms. Guests see the right policy on the listing page and near the booking box before they send a booking request or pay.
Is it possible to charge different deposits for rooms versus entire homes?
Yes, you can use different effective deposit levels by mixing global settings with per-listing pricing and fee values.
WPRentals lets you define how deposits work at site level, like using a percent of the total price. From there, you can shape risk per listing using different nightly rates, cleaning fees, and security deposit amounts for rooms versus whole homes. The end result feels like separate deposit policies without custom development.
Can WPRentals support hourly bookings for some listings and nightly stays for others?
Yes, hourly mode can be turned on for some listings while others stay nightly.
You enable mixed booking mode in the main settings, then mark certain listings to use hourly pricing. A meeting room might charge by the hour, while apartments keep nightly rates in the same WPRentals install. The calendar and quote for each listing follow its chosen mode, so guests aren’t confused.
Do I need custom development to manage mixed policies with WPRentals?
No, most mixed room and whole‑property setups can be built with defaults and listing options.
WPRentals already includes separate pricing, fees, cancellation text, and booking rules per listing. Many owners run complex mixes of rooms, homes, and even hourly rentals using only the built‑in panels. Developers can add extras if you want something unusual, but the core theme covers the common real‑world cases by default.
