Guest Cancellations
Configure guest self-service cancellations while keeping property review for sensitive situations.
Best for
- Cancellation policy setup
- Guest reservation links
- Paid booking review
Before you start
- Write the public cancellation policy guests should see.
- Choose how many cutoff days matter for your property.
- Decide how deposits should be treated when guests cancel.
- Decide whether short-notice paid cancellations should require property review.
How guest cancellation works
Guests use their secure reservation link to view stay details, pay balances, sign waivers, request changes or extras, confirm check-out, contact the property, and cancel or request cancellation.
CampGrid can instantly cancel simple unpaid bookings. Paid bookings, refundable deposits, and short-notice bookings can require staff review depending on your settings.
Set the policy fields
These controls live under Booking settings -> Policies.
Steps
- 1Enter the cancellation policy text guests should read.
- 2Turn on guest self-service cancellation if you want guests to act from their reservation link.
- 3Set the cutoff days.
- 4Choose the deposit refund policy under the Payments tab if you collect deposits.
- 5Decide whether short-notice paid cancellations can happen without an automatic refund.
- 6Save guest settings.
Paid bookings deserve extra care
A cancellation and a refund are not always the same action. A guest may be allowed to cancel the stay while the refund still requires property review.
Use property review when taxes, fees, deposits, or short-notice rules make the refund decision conditional. Stripe refunds can be issued from the reservation when money was collected online.
What guests see
The guest reservation page shows stay details, payment status, waiver status, contact options, check-out actions, and cancellation options based on your settings.
Check
- Public policy text is specific enough for a guest to understand.
- Contact email or phone is present for edge cases.
- Cutoff days match your posted policy.
- Deposit refund settings match the public policy.
- Staff know where cancellation requests appear.