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One villa, three businesses: how La Vita Sukha runs holiday rental, venue hire and coliving in Puglia with Mangobeds
La Vita Sukha is a villa in rural Puglia that works as three businesses at once: holiday rental, venue hire and seasonal coliving. Here is how Liz runs all of it on her own, with a channel manager for small properties and a booking flow that fits each one.
More Places to Get Paid, a Smarter Booking Form, and Deeper Automation
This release adds seven new payment providers, no-code automation with Zapier, Make and n8n, embeddable retreats, monthly bookings and a currency picker in the booking form, plus a long list of improvements across the calendar, guest portal, invoicing, coupons, and the API.
The Update That Makes Bookings Easier to Create, Fill, and Manage
This release is about speed and control. We made the booking creation process faster, improved how the system suggests periods to maximize occupancy, added Google Hotel Search to the channel manager, and brought a number of practical improvements to payments, calendars, and daily navigation.
Top Platforms to List Your Coliving and Attract Digital Nomads and Remote Workers
Digital nomads and remote workers don’t search for colivings on Booking.com. They have their own ecosystem. Here are the niche platforms where your coliving should be listed to reach the right guests.
Make it clear, make it fast. Cleaner calendar, stronger permissions, happier guests
This batch is about clarity and control. Prices behave the way you expect, the calendar is easier to read, you can edit seasonal rates in one go, and guests get a better portal. Let’s jump in. Cap percentage discounts with a max amount Run promos without runaway discounts. Set a maximum amount on percentage coupons […]
Mangobeds App: Get it on iOS and Android
Good news: you can run Mangobeds from your pocket. Create and manage bookings, check payments, and keep an eye on your properties—without opening a laptop. What you can do on mobile Why download it Get the app Log in with your existing Mangobeds account. If you don’t have one yet, sign up on web first. […]
More Rates Control, Better Reports and Cleaner Emails
This update is all about control and clarity. Prices apply the way you expect, exports show the numbers you need, emails land better, and channel sync is tighter. Short version: less guessing, more booking. Seasonal rates that “just apply” Seasonal rates now apply more smoothly across the board. You set the rules—Mangobeds handles the math […]
Turn Stays Into Fans: Join the Mangobeds + Portio Club Pilot
Colivings don’t just need bookings, they need returning colivers, referrals, and buzz. That’s why we’re partnering with Portio Club, a loyalty platform built for colivings, to help you keep guests longer, spark referrals, and boost your online presence.Good news: we’re kicking off a pilot and we’re looking for colivings to join. What Portio Club does […]
Faster Forms, Smarter Housekeeping, Richer Payments
This month we made Mangobeds quicker to load, simpler to manage, and clearer for your guests. Everything—from cleaning schedules to payment exports—now feels lighter and quicker. Take a look at what’s new and give it a try. Housekeeping Made Easy You can now drag tasks around the board or delete them with a single click, […]
All Eyes on Guests: Check-In Tracker, Channel Sync, Better Details
Fresh drop, fresh wins. We focused on visibility, who’s in, who’s paid, where you’re listed, and shaved seconds off everyday tasks like who do I have to check-in and check-out. Dive in, tweak less, earn more. Live Check-In / Check-Out Tracker Keep tabs on today’s comings & goings at a glance. Mark arrivals and departures, […]
No Empty Rooms: New Payments, New Rates, New Wins
We squeezed a ton of goodness into this release: faster payments, sharper pricing tools, and a dashboard that thinks ahead so you don’t have to. Grab a coffee and check what’s new. ☕ New Bookings dashboard improvements Last Minute Rates Occupancy goes up and down. Last-Minute Rates let you adjust prices for the next X […]
Introducing Organizations, Simplified Subscriptions & New Apps
Hey there 👋 This past month was holiday season, hope you had a fantastic time! We were busy behind the scenes making Mangobeds even better. We added awesome stuff like Organizations, easier subscriptions, and the new Housekeeping app. Jump below to check everything out! We added organizations! Every coliving is a different world, some are big, […]
Automated Birthday emails, Even simpler cancellations and Manual bookings
Hey there 👋 Check out the latest improvements we have been working on to help you manage your Coliving in the most efficient way! 🎉 Automated Birthday Emails Now you can automatically send personalized birthday emails to your guests! Go to the Communications section to set up these automated emails and make your guests feel […]