What can you set up under Fields in Hotel management?
- Answer
On the Fields tab you create extra questions that a guest can answer when booking, for example an arrival time or an allergy. For each field you choose the kind, the name, whether it is required and where it is shown.
- Where to find it
Menu > Hotel management > Fields (
/Hotel).- Explanation
Questions the guest answers when booking. In the list you see per field the name, the label, the type and, with Yes or No, whether it is Required, is in the List view, is shown under Manual reservation, is shown in the widget and is Active. With the plus you create a new field; click a line to edit it. You link a field to the types it applies to. The kind of field is fixed and can no longer be changed. If you want a different kind of field, create a new field. After setting it up, check whether the field appears in your hotel widget: the default questions in the widget are first name, last name, email address, phone number and a comment.
- Buttons and settings
Name What it does When to use it Note Type The kind of field determines how the guest answers: with text, with a choice or with a time. You choose from Text box, Large text box, Time slot, Date, Checkbox, Selection box multiple choices, Radio button, Number field, Phone, Combo list, Label, Link and Terms and conditions. When creating a field. After saving you can no longer change the kind. Name The name the guest sees with this field. Always. At most 50 characters. If you have more languages, you enter the name per language. Description An explanation for the field. For a text field it appears as light grey text in the field; for a link the web address. To explain what you are asking. - Options The choices the guest gets. Put each choice on its own line. For a combo list, radio button or selection with multiple choices. - Show field name Yes: the guest sees the name of the field when booking. If the name should appear as a heading above the field. - Required Yes: the guest must fill in the field to be able to book. For a question you need. - Show when booking manually Yes: the field is shown when you create a reservation yourself, for example at the front desk. If you also want to ask the question at the front desk. The Create reservation side panel does not show extra fields. List view Yes: the answer appears with the comments in the reservation overview. If you want to see the answer quickly. - Show in widget Yes: the guest sees the field when booking online in the widget. For questions to the guest. See the note in the explanation. Label A short name to find the field in your list. The guest does not see this. Always. For example Arrival time. Active Yes or No. No: the field is no longer in the form. To turn a field off temporarily. This field is only in an existing field. - Messages
Message What does it mean What do you do Deleted. The field has been deleted. Nothing. Are you sure? Confirmation question before deleting. Choose Yes or No. - Related
How does Hotel management work in Jimani?, How does a guest book a room or cottage online?
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Keywords: extra field hotel, question when booking, ask arrival time, ask allergy, fields hotel widget
Last checked: 2026-10-16
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