Sometimes you may need to stop accepting online reservations for a particular day - for example, during a private event, staff training, or when you no longer want to accept bookings for the current day.
You can quickly block online reservations directly from the Calendar, Reservation List, or Floor Plan using Quick Settings.
Steps
- Open the Calendar, Reservation List, or Floor Plan.
- Select the date you want to block.
- Click the Block Online Bookings icon in the right-hand sidebar.
- In the blocking window, choose how you would like to apply the block:
- Block all dining areas
- Click Select for each dining room until all time slots are highlighted.
- Block specific dining areas
- Click Select only for the dining rooms you want to block.
- Block specific time slots
- Manually click the individual time slots you want to block.
- Grey time slots indicate that online bookings are blocked.
- Keep only a few time slots available
- Click Select All to block all time slots.
- Then deselect the time slots you want to remain available for online reservations.
- Block all dining areas
- Click Save to apply the changes.
- Open your booking widget and verify that online availability is displayed as expected.
Important
After saving, always double-check your booking widget to ensure the correct times and dining areas are available or hidden from guests.
