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How to Connect HousingAnywhere to Mangobeds

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HousingAnywhere rents rooms, studios and flats month by month, mostly to students and young professionals. HousingAnywhere calendar sync keeps those listings in step with Mangobeds: import the iCal link Mangobeds publishes for each unit, and every stay booked in Mangobeds or on your other channels blocks the same dates on HousingAnywhere, so a tenant cannot book a room that is already taken.

Before you start

  • A HousingAnywhere advertiser account with your listings already published.
  • One unit, one listing. HousingAnywhere asks for a separate calendar for every listing, so each one gets the link of its own unit in Mangobeds.
  • The link goes one way. HousingAnywhere imports your Mangobeds calendar but does not publish a link of its own, so a stay booked on HousingAnywhere is not blocked in Mangobeds by itself (see the last section).

Where to find your Mangobeds iCal link

  1. In Mangobeds, open your property and go to Apps > iCal.
  2. Find the accommodation, then the unit that matches the HousingAnywhere listing.
  3. Copy the Export link on that unit with the copy button next to it.

Every unit has its own link. The link holds no guest data, only the dates the unit is taken.

Import it into HousingAnywhere

  1. Sign in to HousingAnywhere and open the Calendar of the listing you want to sync.
  2. Under Sync calendars, click Import your calendar file here.
  3. Paste the Mangobeds export link and save.
  4. Repeat for every listing, each with the link of its own unit.

HousingAnywhere says the first sync takes about ten minutes. Their own walkthrough is in the calendar sync guide.

When a tenant books on HousingAnywhere

Because nothing comes back over the link, add each confirmed HousingAnywhere stay in Mangobeds as a booking, or block the dates on the unit, as soon as it is confirmed. That keeps the room closed on Airbnb, Booking.com and the rest of your channels.

What iCal syncs, and what it does not

  • Dates only. Prices, minimum stays and descriptions you change in Mangobeds are not sent to HousingAnywhere.
  • Not instant. HousingAnywhere reads the link on its own schedule, not the second a booking lands, so a very last-minute booking can still overlap.

Renting mid-term on other platforms too? See how to connect Spotahome and how to find your iCal link on Flatio. More on how iCal works across platforms: Connect to external booking channels (OTAs) using iCal.