Creating an Order:
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Select Items
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Add items or services to the order
- Select the charging method: Charge to Folio, Pay with Cash, Use Third-Party Payment Processors or Tap to Pay (if available).
- View Order Summary: Review items and choose payment methods
- Checkout
If taxes and fees are set up in Cloudbeds, they’ll appear automatically.
Adding an Order to a Folio:
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Search for the Reservation: Assign the order to a guest.
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Confirm Order: Review the reservation and order summary.
- There is an option to delete a guest. It allows you to assign the order to a different reservation. This function does not delete a guest from Cloudbeds PMS.
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Checkout: Finalize and complete the transaction.
- The order was submitted to Folio; you can close it.
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Payment Methods:
Cash or Third-Party Payment Processor:
Third-Party Payment Processor does not have a direct connection with the app. You will use an external credit card terminal that is available to process the charge.
After adding the items to the order:
- Choose cash as a payment method.
- Create a name for the order. When adding the order name, you can see that the default house account is pre-selected, and the money will be posted there.
- If you want to post the transaction in a different house account, you must click on change.
- The system will show you a list of all available open house accounts and allow you to create a new one.
- After selecting the house account, the payment will be posted.
Tap to Pay:
Supported Tap to Pay Locations:
iOS Availability:
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iOS 16.7+: Australia, UK, USA (not Puerto Rico).
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iOS 17.0+: France, Italy, Netherlands.
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iOS 17.4+: Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Ireland, New Zealand, Sweden.
Android Availability: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA.
- If you are using Cloudbeds Payments with card-present payments enabled, you will automatically be able to process charges through Tap to Pay.
- Learn more on how to accept card-present payments here: How to Connect Your Terminal to Cloudbeds PMS
Add the items to the order and follow the steps below:
- Choose Tap to Pay as a payment method.
- Create a name for that order. When creating and adding the order's name, you can see that the default house account is pre-selected, and the money will be posted there. If you want to post the transaction in a different house account, click on change, and the system will show you a list of all available open house accounts and give you the option to create a new one.
- Click on Pay.
- Tap the card on the phone.
- You'll see s pop up that the payment is added. If the payment is declined, you can try again or use a different payment method.
Adding to a House Account (No Payment):
- Use this option for open tabs or complimentary services.
- Transactions added to house accounts cannot be transferred to a folio.
After adding the items to the order:
- Choose to Add to a House Account
- Creates a name for that order. When creating or adding the order's name, you can see that the default house account is pre-selected, and the money will be posted there.
- If you want to post the transaction in a different house account, click on change.
- The system will show you a list of all available open house accounts and allow you to create a new one.
- After selecting the house account, the payment will be posted.
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