Create and manage your accommodation types

In the new Accommodations page, accommodations move into a redesigned setup experience with a dedicated page.

Instead of a single flat setup tab, the new Accommodations page introduces a more structured experience centered on accommodation types, units, amenities, and distribution-related actions.

1. From your Account , select Settings
2. Go to the Accommodations page
3. At this page you find a tab for each related settings:
   • Accommodation Types
   • Amenities
   • Split Inventory (if enabled)

From the Accommodation Types list, you can view and manage accommodation types from one place.

• Total accommodation types and total units are displayed at the top of the list.
• Units are broken down by Private and Shared.
• Physical and Virtual breakdown is shown when virtual rooms are active.
• You can search by name or code.
• You can filter by Physical or Virtual and Shared or Private.
• You can copy an accommodation type.
• You can open Manage Distribution from the row actions.
• You can reorder accommodation types by dragging rows.

In the new Accommodations page, the creation flow is more structured and introduces additional accommodation details, including standardized accommodation labels, accommodation size, layout, sleeping arrangements, units, amenities, and distribution.

To create a new accommodation:

1. Click to add + Accommodation type
2. Configure the General Details:

3. Room name
4. Code (internal usage)
5. Privacy (private or shared dorm)
6. Label (defines a standardized accommodation name for consistent translations across all supported languages)
7. Upload images:
   • Supports .jpg,.jpeg,.png. Up to 10mb.
   • For best visibility, upload at least 5 images. You can drag and drop to reorder them: the first image will appear as your featured photo on the Booking Engine.
8. Select if the room is physical or virtual (check here more details about virtual rooms)
9. Insert a description:
   • Click the language dropdown to enter the description in other languages. It will be displayed in the booking engine.
10. Enter the number of units your property has of that same room.
11. Enter the accommodation size (m2 or sq ft)
12. Select the maximum occupancy of guests in that room
13. Enter the maximum number of adults and children and how many are included in the base rate.
14. Save.

After saving the general details, additional setting tabs become available depending on the accommodation type. These may include:

15. Areas
16. Units
17. Amenities
18. Distribution Content Sync 

Find more details in the corresponding sections.

In the new Accommodations page, amenities can be configured directly from the Accommodations setup, both at the accommodation type level and in bulk across all accommodation types.

• You can add amenities from categorized lists.
• You can bulk copy amenities from another accommodation type.
• Copied amenities are added to the current amenity list; they do not replace the current list.

To bulk copy amenities from another accommodation type:

Amenity categories may include Top Amenities, Comfort & Essentials, Bathroom Features, Food Kitchen & Supplies, Technology, Entertainment & Recreation, Pool Spa & Wellness, Outdoors & Views, Services, Family Services, Environment & Sustainability, Parking & Transportation, and Accessibility.

Only amenities supported by both Cloudbeds and Booking.com are eligible for Distribution Content Sync.

In the new Accommodations page, image management is integrated directly into the accommodation setup workflow.

• Upload .jpg, .jpeg, and .png images up to 10 MB.
• Upload at least 5 images for better visibility on the Booking Engine.
• Drag and drop images to reorder them.
• The first image becomes the featured image displayed on the Booking Engine.
• You can edit image details and alt text after saving.

In the new Accommodations page, the accommodation structure becomes more detailed through layout and sleeping arrangement configuration. If you are using the new configuration page, the bed configuration is already included in the creation steps.

• For private accommodations, setup can include defined areas and bed arrangements. 
• For shared accommodations, the accommodation structure continues to reflect a bed-based configuration differently from private accommodation types.

For private accommodations, open the Areas tab after saving the accommodation type.

• Single Area: Defaults to Sleeping Area.
• Multi-Area: Choose Bedroom or Living Room per area.
• Multi-area layout supports up to 5 areas.
• For each area, add one or more bed arrangements with bed type, bed capacity, and quantity.

In the new Accommodations page, this part of the workflow becomes a more complete Units management experience. Instead of treating unit customization as an optional follow-up action, you will find a dedicated tab to manage units, edit their details, reorder them, and continue setup from the same accommodation experience.

Units are automatically generated based on the accommodation type configuration.

• For private accommodations, the unit count is based on the Number of units field.
• For shared accommodations, the unit count is based on dorms multiplied by beds per dorm.
• Each unit receives a default name on creation based on the accommodation code.
• Users can edit the unit name, description, and Doorlock ID from the Edit Unit side panel.
• Users can reorder units by drag and drop. The order must be saved to persist.

For shared accommodations, the Organize beds into rooms option groups bed units into named room sections.

• When enabled, each room can be renamed.
• Beds can be reordered within rooms by drag and drop.
• When disabled, beds appear as a flat list.

In the new Accommodations page, the accommodation setup already includes richer accommodation information, images, amenities, and structure details that can improve how accommodations are prepared for downstream display and distribution.

The Booking Engine setting to allow guests to book specific accommodations continues to be managed separately in Booking Engine settings:

In the new Accommodations page, editing takes place within a more structured setup experience. You can edit the accommodation in multiple sections instead of updating everything from a single place. 

Click the right-side menu to access the editing options:

Depending on the accommodation type and what has already been saved, updates may be organized across different tabs, such as General, Areas, Units, Amenities, and Distribution.