I use „rule set“ option very often. I don't allow check in the second day after each reservation, and I don't allow check-out the day before each reservation to prevent 1-night gaps between bookings. (My min stay is 2 nights)
I used multi-calendar to set „Rule set“ for my 3 listings.
Since last month I am unable to access „Rule set“ from my multi-calendar. It was there and then, suddenly, it disappeared. ( Interestingly, if some „rule set“ already exists then I can access it and edit it. If I want to add the first „rule set“ for that particular day or period then I can't, it is not there.
Look:
Multi-calendar – „Add rule set“ option is NOT available anymore
Multi-calendar – „Edit rule set“ is available to EDIT .... if some rule is already set before.
Listing's calendar – „Rule set“ option is always available to add or to edit
So, if I want to set the first „rule set“ for a particular day or period then I have to open each listing's calendar and set it there. It can take up to 3 x more time because I can't set the same rule for all of my 3 listings at once.
It wouldn't be such a problem if the process of adding a rule set wouldn't be soooo **bleep** exhausting!
Let see what we have to do to set one „Rule“, for example, to set the day of the week when check-in is not allowed:
- CLICK on the day on the calendar you want to add a rule set for
- SCROLL down the form on the right side of the screen
- CLICK on the Custom rules
- CLICK on "add rule set" ( here the pop-up window will open and cover your calendar, so if you forgot what day of the week the particular date is then you have to close the popup window, look at your calendar again and repeat all previous steps )
- SCROLL down to "check-in and check-out days"
- CLICK on "customize"
- SCROLL down to the day of the week you want to block for check-in/out
- SCROLL down to "save" button
- CLICK on the "save" button
- WAIT.... WAIT... WAIT... WAIT... for up to 1 minute until it saves the change and closes the popup window
- SCROLL down the form on the right side of the screen
- CLICK on "Add private note"
- TYPE the note
- CLICK on "Save"
We have to make 14 steps! To add just 1 rule!
If you didn't make any mistakes, your PC, your mouse, and internet are not slow, if you succeded to select the dates at our first try (it is buggy) then you are done in about... 2-3 minutes or so.
Now you multiply 3 minutes with the number of your linked listings and the number of days you want to customize and you will find out how much of your time will be wasted today.
For example, I have 3 linked listings so after each booking, I have to add 2x3= 6 rule sets for 6 days.
The math is:
I will waste 6 x 3 minutes = 18 minutes (at least)
I have to CLICK 6 x 7 = 42 times (+ 3 x to select the next calendar)
I have to scroll down 6 x 5 = 30 times.
Bravo Airbnb, very user-friendly... now excuse me, I have to go and take a pain killer for my carpal tunnel syndrome.