Overview

A rate plan's restrictions are the booking rules attached to it — minimum and maximum nights, closed-to-arrival days, advance-booking limits, and so on. Each rate plan can either share its restrictions with another plan (linked) or have its own independent set. This article walks through that choice.

Example: your Standard Rate allows a 2-night minimum stay. You want a Weekly Rate that requires a 7-night minimum instead. You'd create the Weekly Rate with its own independent restriction plan so it doesn't inherit the 2-night rule from Standard.

Before you start

Linked restrictions follow the parent plan automatically — if you change the parent's min stay, all linked plans inherit the new value. Useful when several plans should share the same rules.
Independent restrictions are stored on the plan itself — changes elsewhere don't affect them. Useful when one plan has unique rules (weekly only, long-stay, etc.).
You can switch from linked to independent later, but once independent the plan stops inheriting from the previous parent.
If a rate plan is active on a channel manager (mapped to an OTA), you can't change its restriction-plan derivation. Disable the channel mapping first, change the setting, then re-enable.

Set the restriction type for a rate plan

Go to Booking engine → Pricing in the sidebar. All your rate plans are listed.
Find the rate plan you want to configure and click its name (or the three-dot menu and Edit rate plan) to open the configurator.
Scroll down to Link to a restriction plan. The question shown is Do you want to link this pricing plan to an existing restriction plan?
Pick one: Yes, I want to link this rate to an existing restriction plan — pick the parent plan from the dropdown that appears. The rule values are taken from the parent and stay in sync.
Or pick No, I want this plan to have its own restriction plan. Enter the specific values (min/max nights, closed days, etc.) for this plan directly.
Click Save at the bottom of the page. The new restrictions take effect on future bookings immediately.

To apply restriction values across many dates or rooms at once (rather than one rule on the rate plan), use the Bulk Update tool in the Inventory section.

FAQs

When should I choose Linked vs Independent?

Use Linked when several rate plans should share the same booking rules — for example a Non-Refundable plan that should follow your Standard Rate's min/max stay. Use Independent when this plan has its own rules — like a Weekly Rate with a 7-night minimum, or a Long-Stay promotion. Linked is easier to maintain (one place to update); independent is more flexible.

Can I switch from linked to independent later?

Yes. Go back to the rate plan configurator, switch the answer to No, I want this plan to have its own restriction plan and enter the new values. The plan stops inheriting from the parent — you'll need to set every restriction manually from that point on.

How do I actually set the min/max nights values?

Once you've chosen Independent restrictions, the configurator shows the fields directly (minimum nights, maximum nights, closed-to-arrival days, etc.). Set them in the configurator for the rate plan as a whole, or use the Bulk Update tool to apply different values across specific date ranges.

The restriction-plan option is greyed out — why?

Most often it's because the rate plan is mapped to a channel manager / OTA. Amenitiz blocks derivation changes while a plan is being distributed to keep OTA pricing consistent. Disable the OTA mapping for the plan first, change the setting, then re-enable. If you're stuck, contact [email protected].