Do you need this?
Yes, if you manage: hotels, motels, guesthouses, apartment blocks, or serviced apartments
No, if you only manage unique houses or individual apartments → Skip to next step.
If you're coming from Airbnb or Booking.com, here's how it maps:
Zeevou | Airbnb | Booking.com |
Listing | Doesn’t map | Property |
Unit Type | One Airbnb listing | Room Type |
Units | How many identical ones do you have | Number of rooms |
Zeevou organises multi-unit properties into three levels: Listing, Unit Type, and Units. A Listing is the overall property (like a Property on Booking.com), a Unit Type is a category of identical rooms or apartments, and Units show how many identical ones you have.
On Airbnb, there is no higher property level, and each unit type is typically created as a separate listing.
On Booking.com, the structure is closer to Zeevou, with one Property containing multiple Room Types and a set number of rooms under each type.
Your hotel, apartment block, or complex
Creates one page on your Zeevou website and one property on Booking.com
Example: "Seaside Apartments" or "City Centre Hotel"
Think of this as one Airbnb listing or Booking.com Room Type
The type of accommodation: "2-Bed Apartment", "Deluxe Room", "Studio"
Also called: Room Type (hotels), Category (apartments)
All units in a type must be identical (same size, layout, capacity, amenities)
Different room sizes or layouts need separate unit types
The actual rooms or apartments - your "keys" or "inventory"
Also called: Keys (apartments), Rooms (hotels)
Example: 5 identical 2-bed flats = 1 Unit Type with 5 Units
Zeevou automatically assigns guests to specific units and optimizes availability
Aparthotel with 5 units:
Listing: "Riverside Apartments"
Unit Type 1: "1-Bed Flat" → 3 units (Flat 101, 102, 103)
Unit Type 2: "2-Bed Flat" → 2 units (Flat 201, 202)
Boutique Hotel with 17 rooms:
Listing: "The Grand Hotel"
Unit Type 1: "Standard Double" → 10 rooms
Unit Type 2: "Deluxe Double" → 5 rooms
Unit Type 3: "Suite" → 2 rooms
Better occupancy: Zeevou optimizes availability across your identical units. If you have complex overlapping bookings, Zeevou automatically shuffles which guest goes in which specific unit to accept more bookings - something you'd have to do manually with separate Airbnb listings.
Industry standard: Matches how Booking.com and hotel systems work (not Airbnb's one-listing-per-unit approach).
Operational efficiency: Set pricing, descriptions, and house rules once per unit type, not per individual unit.
When creating your listings in Zeevou:
Create one Listing for your building/property Create Unit Types for each type of accommodation (identical rooms = one type) Add Units - tell Zeevou how many of each type you have Name your units - Flat 101, Room 205, etc. (optional but recommended)
Remember: Units must be truly identical to share a unit type - same size, same layout, same capacity, same amenities. Different = separate unit type.
For multi-unit properties, you will see the Property, Unit Types, and Units on the left-hand column once you open a listing. Click either of the three levels to view or edit information at that level.
Ready to set up? Create Your First Listing →
