Understanding Property and Room Mapping for Multi-Inventory
Learn how property and room mapping works when you have multiple ways of selling the same physical inventory, and why accurate mapping is important for Magic Cluster. Multi-inventory means the same physical property can be sold through different listing configurations.
For example, a 5-bedroom villa may be sold as:
- Entire villa.
- Room 1.
- Room 2.
- Room 3.
- Room 4.
- Room 5.
- Rooms 3 + 4.
The system needs to understand that the entire villa contains all five rooms and that the Rooms 3 + 4 listing uses the same physical inventory as those individual rooms.
Parent and Child Structure
The Parent Listing normally represents the entire property.
Child Listings represent:
- Individual rooms.
- Individual units.
- Room combinations.
- Other configurations that use part of the Parent inventory.
Why Mapping Matters
Correct mapping allows Homeyhuts to determine which listings need to be updated when a booking occurs.
For example:
- Room 2 booked → the entire villa cannot be sold for the same dates.
- Entire villa booked → individual rooms cannot be sold for the same dates.
- Rooms 3 + 4 booked → those rooms and any configuration using them must be treated as unavailable for the affected dates.
Before Creating Your Cluster
Make sure:
- Each listing represents the correct physical inventory.
- Room combinations contain the correct rooms.
- The Parent represents the complete inventory.
- Connected OTA listings have a matching structure where required.
- Any new or changed room configurations are reflected in your cluster.
Common Mapping Mistake
Do not map a “Rooms 1 + 2” listing as Rooms 2 + 3 simply because the listing names are similar. The mapping must reflect the actual rooms the guest will occupy.
Tip
Think of Magic Cluster as an inventory map, not just a group of listings. If you can accurately explain which physical spaces each listing contains, your cluster is much more likely to work correctly.