room reservations for a traditional Japanese guesthouse

how to set it up

1. claim your handle

sign up and claim a handle for your guesthouse. something that feels right — yama-no-yado, onsenyado, komorebi. with a business plan you can use handles as short as one character.

2. enable the bookings plugin

dashboard → your handle → plugins → enable bookings. this unlocks the full reservation management system.

3. configure your settings

in the plugin settings, configure the basics:

• timezone — Asia/Tokyo
• currency — JPY
• slot interval — 1440 minutes (whole day) for rooms, 60 minutes for experiences
• advance booking — minimum 1 day, maximum 90 days
• auto-confirm — off — you review each reservation before confirming
• schedule — available 7 days a week

4. add your rooms & experiences

add services in two groups. each service can have its own duration, price, and capacity:

• tatami room — standard Japanese-style room — max capacity 1 booking per night
• garden-view room — room overlooking the garden — max capacity 1 booking per night
• suite — largest room with private bath — max capacity 1 booking per night
• tea ceremony — 60-minute experience — max capacity 4 guests per session
• onsen guide — 45-minute guided tour of local hot springs — max capacity 6 guests
• hiking tour — half-day guided hike — max capacity 6 guests

5. block dates & generate your page

block out dates when you're fully booked by regulars — O-Bon (August 13–16) and New Year (December 29 – January 3). then open the AI assistant and describe the style you want.

"build a booking page for a traditional Japanese minshuku.
warm, inviting atmosphere — natural wood, tatami textures.
show rooms as cards with descriptions and prices.
list experiences below with availability.
include a reservation form with date picker and guest count.
keep it calm, elegant, unhurried."

the AI generates working HTML with a full booking flow: browse rooms and experiences → pick dates → enter guest info → submit reservation. everything is wired to the bookings SDK automatically.

example: a couple from Taiwan

a couple in Taipei is planning a trip to your hot spring town. they find yama-no-yado.bb.bi through a travel blog. it's 11pm in Taipei — your phone is off, but the booking page is always open.

they browse the rooms, pick the tatami room for two nights, and add a tea ceremony on their first afternoon. they enter their names and email, submit the reservation, and get an instant confirmation email saying you'll review it shortly.

yama-no-yado.bb.bi           → booking page
"tatami room, 2 nights"      → reservation submitted
"tea ceremony, day 1"        → added to booking

dashboard → bookings         → reservation #12 pending
                             → confirmed → guest notified

the next morning you open your dashboard, see the reservation, confirm it with one click. the couple gets a confirmed-booking email with check-in details. no phone call, no OTA commission, no back-and-forth.

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