About minimum and maximum length of stay restrictions
Minimum length of stay (Min LOS) and maximum length of stay (Max LOS) restrictions help you maximise occupancy and revenue by controlling how long guests can book.
Minimum length of stay (Min LOS): The minimum number of nights guests must book from their check-in date.
Maximum length of stay (Max LOS): The maximum number of nights guests can book from their check-in date.
Minimum stay through (Min Stay Through): The minimum number of nights guests must stay if their booking includes specific restricted dates.
Maximum stay through (Max Stay Through): The maximum number of nights guests can stay if their booking includes specific restricted dates.
⚠️ Not all channels support receiving restrictions from Little Hotelier. If a channel doesn't support these restrictions, check the channel's extranet to manage them directly.
Set min/max stay restrictions
Go to Distribution > Inventory.
Use the dropdown menu to select Min stay or Max stay.
Click the cell for the date you want to update.
Enter the new value.
Click Save.
Bulk update min/max stay restrictions
Update stay restrictions across multiple dates at once:
Go to Distribution > Inventory.
Click the Bulk update button.
In the Set dropdown, select Min stay or Max stay.
In the To field, enter the number of nights.
Select your date range and days of the week.
Select the room rates and channels to update.
Click Save.
What is Stay Through and how is it different?
Min stay or Max stay is based on when a guest arrives. For example, a Min Stay of 3 on Friday means any guest checking in on Friday must book at least 3 nights.
Min/Max Stay Through is based on the dates a booking covers. If a guest's stay includes a restricted date, even if they arrive before it, the restriction still applies.
⚠️ Not all channels support Stay Through. If you can't see the Use stay through setting in Distribution > Channel Settings > Advanced settings, this feature isn't available for that channel.
If the channel supports Min/Max Stay Through restrictions, the setting will exist in Channel Settings, and you need to enable it to use it:
Go to Distribution > Channels.
In the My channels tab, click the ellipsis button (three dots button) next to the channel's name and select Update channel settings.
Under Advanced settings, set Use stay through to Yes.
Click Save.
Set your min/max stay restrictions in the inventory grid as usual. Little Hotelier will send those values to the channel as Stay Through restrictions.