Amenity Mapping (Boost New UI)
- Kevin Franco (Deactivated)
- Ryan Beagley-Reiner
- Jim Hunsicker (Unlicensed)
Displaying your amenities on Boost’s connected channels is easier than ever. Follow the instructions below to add, modify, or remove your amenity mappings for Google, HomeToGo, and VRBO.
Amenity Auto-Mapping: VRM, LiveRez, Streamline & iTrip Clients
Most amenities should be mapped automatically for VRM, LiveRez, Streamline and iTrip users. However, if you notice an amenity missing from your listing, please see the steps below to map that amenity on the Boost Amenity Mapping page. Also, please let Boost Support or Implementation know about the missing amenity so we can work to have it mapped automatically in the future.
To view which amenities are being mapped automatically, select a listing and click the Amenities tab. The amenities listed with your PM Software’s name next to them are being mapped automatically.
VRM Note: Amenities must be entered in as Global Attributes under Channel Management in order to be mapped automatically.
Getting Started
Click Here for instructions on how to navigate to Amenity Mapping.
How to Map Your Amenities
Start by selecting the OTA’s category you’d like to map amenities to, these are pulled directly from the OTA and are not editable.
Please note: The exact categories will vary depending on the channel
Next, click on a blue pop-up button next to the amenity to begin searching for the appropriate amenity from your Property Management Software (PMS).
Select the category of the amenity you’d like to associate. The results will contain Amenities configured on your listings from your PMS.
Select one or more amenities in the following screen:
Click on
Add Mappings to confirm the selection, then click Save to store the new mappings.
How to Remove Mappings
To remove a mapping, simply click on the “x” next to the amenity, then click Save at the bottom of the page. Please note, this will not remove the amenity in your PMS, but will remove the amenity on the OTA.
Which amenities should be mapped
Remember that the amenities available on the OTA’s are displayed on the left, and the amenities from your PMS are displayed on the right. Ideally, you’ll want to have a matching set of amenities between the OTA and your PMS.
The amenity does not match exactly
Sometimes the amenity doesn’t match exactly. For example, if your listings have Fitness Room as an amenity, on Google, you may choose to display that as an amenity called Gym Fitness Equipment.
My listings have multiple amenities that all match
Sometimes your listings have multiple amenities that can all be mapped to one amenity on the OTA. For example, your listings may have Shared Pool, Community Pool, and Outdoor Pools, whereas on Google, they can all be mapped to Outdoor Pool (provided the pools are all outdoors, of course!).
My listings don’t have any amenities that match
No Results? Sometimes your listings will not have a matching attribute or amenity to what is available to map on the OTA. In this scenario, you can leave the mapping blank, or update your listings in your PMS by assigning the amenities or building new amenities (provided that your listings actually offer the amenity, of course!). Check with your PMS provider for more information on how to assign amenities to your listings.
My listings have multiple categories with the same amenities
Remember, you can also mix amenities from different categories and map them to one or more amenities on the OTA.
Channel Specific Requirements/Notes
Any amenity that is available on Google but is not listed on your property will show as "No<amenity name>" .
Example: If you do not have the term "balcony" added to your listing (and mapped in Boost) your live Google listing will show "No Balcony"
Because of this we suggest adding as many of these amenities to your properties in your PM Software as possible and making sure they are mapped in Boost.
Here is a list of all available Google Amenities:
It is best practice to map Parking and Internet: If Parking and Internet are not Mapped on GoogleVR, your listings will show “No Parking Available” and “No Internet Available”
HomeToGo
HomeToGo Requires a minimum of 10 Amenities
HomeToGo Requires Property Type be Mapped in Amenities
Vrbo
Vrbo Requires a minimum of 10 Amenities
Vrbo Requires Property Type be Mapped in Amenities
Airbnb
You have the option to map amenities, send custom amenities or map you amenities manually in Boost for Airbnb.
Airbnb Requires a minimum of 5 Amenities
Airbnb Requires Property Type be Mapped in Amenities
Don’t Get in Hot Water on Airbnb!
Airbnb is now showing “No Hot Water” on any listing not featuring the Hot Water amenity. Make sure you have this amenity mapped in Boost or simply enable 'Hot Water' in Channel Settings> Airbnb Amenities>Bathroom Amenities (see image below) and it will apply to all units.
Airbnb Custom Amenities
Custom Amenities allow you to show amenities on Airbnb that you don’t have in your PMS.
Example: Listing(s) provide Shampoo and Conditioner but you don’t have an amenity setup for this in your PMS. You could configure this in Boost, for all listings or individual listings, so it will show on Airbnb.
Setting amenities at the Channel Level
Go to Airbnb > Channel Settings and scroll down to the Channel Amenities section on the right hand side.
Click the different category names to expand the amenities below it.
Check the box next to the amenity you’d like to send to Airbnb for all listings.
Click Submit at the bottom of the window.
Setting amenities at the Listing Level
Go to the Listings page in Boost and click on the listing you’d like to update.
Click Content and then click Edit Content at the bottom of the section.
Scroll down on the Content tab to Amenities.
Click the different category names to expand the amenities below it.
Check the box in the Listing Value column for the amenity you’d like to send to Airbnb for this listing.
Click SAVE at the bottom of the window.