How to use Cloudbeds POS

Creating an Order:

  1. Select Items

  2. Add items or services to the order

  3. Select the charging method: Charge to Folio, Pay with Cash, Use Third-Party Payment Processors or Tap to Pay (if available).
  4. View Order Summary: Review items and choose payment methods
  5. Checkout

If taxes and fees are set up in Cloudbeds, they’ll appear automatically.

Adding an Order to a Folio:

  1. Search for the Reservation: Assign the order to a guest.

  2. Confirm Order: Review the reservation and order summary.

  3. 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.
  4. Checkout: Finalize and complete the transaction.

  5. The order was submitted to Folio; you can close it.

  6. The items and taxes are included in the folio, and the notes indicate that these items were added through the Cloudbeds POS.

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:

  1. Choose cash as a payment method.
  2. 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.
  3. If you want to post the transaction in a different house account, you must click on change.
  4. The system will show you a list of all available open house accounts and allow you to create a new one.
  5. After selecting the house account, the payment will be posted.

Tap to Pay:

Supported Tap to Pay Locations:

iOS Availability:

  • iOS 16.7+: Australia, UK, USA (not Puerto Rico).

  • iOS 17.0+: France, Italy, Netherlands.

  • 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:

  1. Choose Tap to Pay as a payment method.
  2. 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.
  3. Click on Pay.
  4. Tap the card on the phone.
  5. 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:

  1. Choose to Add to a House Account
  2. 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.
  3. If you want to post the transaction in a different house account, click on change.
  4. The system will show you a list of all available open house accounts and allow you to create a new one.
  5. After selecting the house account, the payment will be posted.

 

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