What is Booking Cooldown?
Booking Cooldown automatically pauses new Hostshare bookings on a listing for 7 days from the moment a booking is confirmed.
During the cooldown:
The listing remains visible in search
The listing cannot be booked until the cooldown ends
Users see a clear message explaining when bookings reopen
These blocked dates apply only on Hostshare (both Last‑Minute and Advanced), meaning they remain open on Airbnb, VRBO, and your PMS, ensuring you still earn paid bookings during this period.
Why Does Hostshare Have a 7-Day Booking Cooldown?
At Hostshare, our priority is hosts first. This Cooldown is designed to help hosts maximize their earnings by ensuring that revenue-based bookings take priority. Here’s why it benefits users:
More Control Over Your Calendar – The Booking Cooldown prevents immediate back-to-back Hostshare stays, allowing hosts to keep their options open for paid reservations.
Maximized Revenue – Since the Booking Cooldown only applies to Hostshare and not Airbnb or other platforms, hosts can still accept paid bookings during the buffer period.
Better Hosting Flexibility – By keeping dates open for revenue bookings first, hosts can optimize your rental strategy while still participating in Hostshare.
How Does It Work?
7‑day Booking Cooldown is enabled by default on all listings
Booking cooldown starts immediately after a Hostshare booking is made
Booking cooldown applies across:
Last‑Minute bookings
Advanced bookings
Listings in cooldown:
Still appear to users
Clearly show a countdown to when bookings reopen
Once the cooldown ends, the listing automatically becomes bookable again.
Where to Turn the 7-Day Booking Cooldown On or Off
Hosts can choose whether to use the Booking Cooldown or turn it off to allow back-to-back Hostshare bookings.
To manage this setting:
Open your Listing Settings
Go to Pricing & Availability
Scroll down to Availability
Toggle the cooldown on or off at any time (as long as it does not affect a booking already made on the platform. Users are not able to turn on booking buffer in order to cancel a confirmed booking).
When turned off, Hostshare will not automatically block dates before or after a reservation.
This system is designed to give hosts more flexibility while maximizing their revenue potential. If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to reach out to our support team - [email protected].