Overview
The Cloudbeds PMS Dashboard makes operations easier by allowing the user to have a quick summary of the current day, including an overview of the following metrics:
- Number of arrivals/departures
- Occupancy for the next days
- The total number of rooms available or the number of rooms available by room type
How to access
Once you log into your Cloudbeds account, the Dashboard is the first screen you are automatically taken to. It shows, at a glance, the most relevant information about your property's reservation, occupancy, and availability activity.
The Dashboard is also accessible by clicking the Main Menu, option Dashboard.
Navigating the Dashboard
Top bar
- Today's date: Based on your current timezone
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Activity overview and search bar: It shows the following reservation/guest information and allows you to search by typing your guest's name for more details
- Arrivals: The total arrivals by room. Note: If a reservation has 3 accommodations, each accommodation will be calculated into this number. The first number is the total number of arrival rooms for the day. The blue number is the number of Rooms remaining to be checked in that day.
- Departures: The total departures by room. Note: If a reservation has 3 accommodations, each accommodation will be calculated into this number. The first number is the total number of departing rooms for the day. The blue number is the number of Rooms remaining to be checked out that day.
- In-house: You can display this number by either room count or guest count. To change your view, click on the 3 dots icon
in the right corner of the widget.
- Stayovers: This is the total of rooms staying for 1 night or more. It calculates rooms that have not yet checked in for the day but are expected arrivals.
- Bookings: This calculates the number of reservations made. If a reservation is made for 2 rooms on that day for arrival greater or equal to Today, the number shown will be "1" since the 2 rooms were booked under 1 reservation. Note: A reservation Booked and Cancelled on the same day will still display in the Booked and the Cancelled tabs.
- Cancellations: This calculates the number of reservations for any date greater than or equal to today that were canceled today.
- Overbookings: This will display any room accommodation type with an over-sold number. It will display even if your property is not oversold.
- Search icon: Look for guest names within the current tab
- Side options: It includes the settings to manage your Dashboard. Users can see the Rebuild cache button, Refresh, and Date navigation arrows to select today's date or go to the previous day/next day if needed.
- Show in-house by/Group by/Print reservations: Show in-house reservations per guest or rooms, group by accommodation type, allotment block, or reservation source; and print (Reservations or Registration Cards)
- For both the Arrivals and Departures tabs, you can click on the View all arrivals toggle in the bottom left. This will display the total number of the reservation's included rooms already actioned.
- Disabling the Toggle will only display rooms remaining for action.
Occupancy card
The occupancy card offers a quick overview of your property's occupancy, based on the selected dates.
- Occupancy includes booked units as well as blocked units and allotment blocks.
- Available units include only physical accommodations available for sale. Virtual units and unique combinations of Split Inventory are excluded from this count.
Reservations list
- Guest: Name, last name, reservation number, booking source icon, Guest Experience, pre-check-in badge, Guest Status badge
- Accommodation: Room details, current status (dirty or unassigned, for example)
- Stay: Reservation dates, number of room nights, number of guests (adults, children - if applicable-)
- Reservation status: Including the options to assign/unassign the room, or check-in the guest. If the room is currently dirty, the system will show an alert: "The accommodation assigned to this reservation is currently dirty" and will ask the user to confirm the check-in. Learn more about the Check-in/Check-out flow in the section below.
- Quick-action icons: Notes, folio, view reservation details, etc. Learn more about these icons and the Reservation Action Drawers below.
- Sort options: Show reservations by guests or rooms; and group by accommodation type, allotment block or source. You can also print the reservation list.
A dash and a number behind the reservation confirmation number means multiple accommodations booked under one reservation.
Check-in/check-out flow
Check-in options (Bulk check-in)
- The new bulk check-in tool allows you to check in by selecting one or more reservations within the same group.
- Users can click on the arrow next to the check-in button to confirm the bulk check-in preferences (the current guest or all in the group):
Check-out options (Bulk check-out)
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For group reservations, the new arrow next to the check-out button allows to select the preferred way for the user to manage the action to perform:
- Only the current guest
- All guests within the reservation
- All guests in the current group
Reservation Action Drawers (Beta)
- You can easily access your reservation details by clicking on the quick-access reservation icons on the right side of the Activity panel.
- Action drawers are designed as a more accessible Reservation Details Page, where users can navigate through the same reservation tabs and perform the same actions in just a few clicks.
How to open the Reservation Action Drawers
- In the Cloudbeds PMS Dashboard, click on the reservation's guest name/reservation number.
- You can also open the drawer by clicking the desired quick-action icon (Notes or Messages). This action will open the drawer in the specific tab you are willing to access (for example, the reservation Notes)
- The reservation information (transactions, notes, etc.) displayed in the Reservation Action Drawers is the same as the Reservation Details Page.
- This means that all transactions made in the drawer will be automatically reflected on the Reservation Details Page.
Forecast
- Forecast highlights: Occupancy percentage, number of room nights sold, ADR (average daily rate), RevPar (revenue per available room), and total revenue.
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Forecast view tabs:
- Booked and blocked rooms
- Availability (total number of rooms available per day)
- Other options: Date picker and navigation arrows
FAQ and troubleshooting
How to display checked-out reservations on the departure list?
Go to the Miscellaneous Preferences of the System section to enable the Show Check-outs in the Departure List on the Dashboard feature.
Guests will be ordered by reservation status in descending order
In-house guests will be listed above Checked out
How to hide dashboard revenue from certain users?
Disable users from viewing revenue on the Dashboard by following the steps below:
- Under User section, click on the Roles tab
- Click to edit the corresponding role
- Under Property privileges, click to disable the Revenue on Dashboard
- Click Save
Occupancy on Dashboard not matching Occupancy Report
- If you try to replicate your dashboard revenue or the occupancy percentage on your Occupancy report, remember to filter for the exact same dates.
- The revenue information should match, but the occupancy percentage may be different. This is because the occupancy in the Dashboard counts rooms booked + calendar blocks, while the Occupancy Report counts rooms booked only.
Availability on Dashboard not reflecting the data on the Calendar
- Availability on the Dashboard is taken from the Amount Allotted For Sale on the Availability Matrix - The number of rooms or beds that can be sold, this number can be manually adjusted.
- The calendar shows the Remaining Inventory (the actual availability).
Why is the percentage of the Forecast section different from the graphic below?
The forecast section shows 14-day occupancy based solely on bookings; the calculation doesn't include room blocks.
On the other hand, the chart underneath shows the occupancy percentage based on booked and blocked rooms, as the chart title indicates. This is the same occupancy number as displayed on the Calendar page.
The occupancy number displayed on the Calendar page matches the one in the Booked & blocked section of the Dashboard forecast.
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