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Room Move/Change Room Allocation When Fully Booked

Room Move/Change Room Allocation When Fully Booked

Quick Answer: Right-click the reservation on the Reservation Plan and select 'Move Room', or drag the reservation to a new room.
There are instances wherein the property is fully booked (100%occupancy), and reservations need to be changed from one room category to another. 

Reservation Plan showing a fully booked property at 100 percent occupancy

When this happens, GuestPoint will not allow you to change room allocations or move a reservation to another room even though the reservation where you will move it to is already unallocated.

GuestPoint warning preventing a room move when the property is fully booked

In order for reservations to be moved to another room or another room category you need to update the Maximum Over Allocation Set Up

Go to Management Tab>Set Up>Rooms and Room Types>Room Types>Select the room that you will be moving the reservation to and update the Maximum Over Allocation to 1.

Room Types setup screen with Maximum Over Allocation field highlighted

As an example, Reservation in room#15 will be moving to Room#20 and vice versa. To process the room move, update the maximum over allocation of the room category of Room#20 (Queen Deluxe from the set up). 

Room Types setup showing Maximum Over Allocation set to 1 for Queen Deluxe room category

Un allocate the original reservation assigned in Room#20 and Save.

Reservation screen for Room 20 with room unallocated and Save button visible

Open the reservation for room#15 and change the room type to Queen Deluxe and assign room#20 and Save.

Reservation screen for Room 15 with room type changed to Queen Deluxe and Room 20 assigned

Reservation will then be moved to Room#20 from Room#15.

Reservation Plan showing the reservation moved from Room 15 to Room 20

Open the unallocated booking and do the same. Change the room type from old room type to the new room type.

Unallocated reservation screen with room type being updated to the new room category


NOTE: Once room move is processed, update the Maximum Over Allocation set up back to 0 to avoid overbooking situation. Setting up the Maximum Over Allocation to any number other than 0 allows your property to be overbooked depending on the number set up in this section.

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