How to prepare your listing for success on Booking.com

Minimum content standards (required to go live):

• >10 photos -- No watermarks allowed on this channel
• >1920 x 1080 resolution
• Your title should follow this format: Street/Side street + Accommodation type + unit #. (We will generate these for you.)
• 100% acceptance rate for all bookings

Optimum content standards (recommended):

• >15 photos -- No watermarks allowed on this channel
• > 3.1 Megapixels or larger (5”x7”)
• > 2040 x 1536 pixels resolution
• Maximum # days bookable should be higher than 30.
• 12 months bookable: We highly recommend opening your calendars and having your rates updated at least six months out and preferably 12 months out. Renew your contracts with your owners early so you can keep up the booking momentum.

Property description

Property descriptions should be more than 400 characters.

Please remove any of these elements which will be rejected by Booking.com:

• property address
• owner or manager's name
• phone number
• owner or manager email
• manager website address
• any reference or recommendation to download app.

Availability

Booking.com's search algorithm puts a lot of emphasis on availability. Listings showing less than six months bookable will be de-prioritized, appearing lower and lower in search ranking, as fewer dates become available. We highly recommend that you open your calendars six months to one year out to optimize conversion.

Property managers should not wait until the end of the year to renew their contracts with their owners. Consider setting up rolling renewal for contracts so both you and your owners can benefit from presenting the widest choice of dates possible at all times.