The Blocked rooms overview dashboard in Mews Business Intelligence

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The Blocked rooms overview dashboard in Mews Business Intelligence gives you a complete overview of room inventory that is blocked and unavailable for sale. As a revenue manager, operations manager, or front office team member, you use this dashboard to monitor out-of-order rooms, house use blocks, and other availability restrictions that impact occupancy and revenue performance.

 

Use this dashboard for:

  • Inventory visibility: Monitor rooms that are blocked and unavailable for sale.
  • Out-of-order tracking: Review rooms marked as out of order.
  • House use analysis: Identify rooms allocated for internal or operational purposes.
  • Occupancy impact assessment: Understand how blocked rooms affect available inventory and performance metrics.
  • Operational planning: Coordinate maintenance and room returns to inventory.

 

Note: The data on the Blocked rooms overview dashboard updates every two hours. You can check the “last updated” timestamp at the top of the dashboard to confirm data freshness.

 

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The Blocked rooms overview dashboard in Mews Business Intelligence

The Blocked rooms overview dashboard centralizes blocked inventory data so you can maintain accurate availability and protect revenue.

 

Key areas include:

  • Total blocked rooms: Total number of rooms currently unavailable for sale.
  • Out-of-order rooms: Rooms marked as unavailable due to maintenance or technical issues.
  • House use rooms: Rooms reserved for internal or operational purposes.
  • Blocked inventory trends: Changes in blocked rooms over time.
  • Property breakdown: Distribution of blocked rooms across one or multiple properties.

 

To access the Blocked rooms overview dashboard:

  1. In Mews Operations, go to the main menu main menu  > Business Intelligence > Overview. 

  2. Locate and click on the Blocked rooms overview dashboard.

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Using the Blocked rooms overview dashboard

The Blocked rooms overview dashboard supports inventory management and revenue control. It helps you:

  • Monitor unavailable inventory: Track how many rooms are removed from sale.
  • Protect occupancy performance: Ensure blocked rooms do not distort availability metrics.
  • Coordinate maintenance planning: Identify long-standing out-of-order rooms.
  • Support revenue strategy: Evaluate the impact of blocked inventory on ADR and RevPAR.
  • Improve operational efficiency: Return rooms to sale as soon as possible.

 

For example, if you notice an increase in out-of-order rooms during high-demand periods, you can prioritize maintenance to restore inventory and protect revenue.

 

You can learn more in the help article Using Mews Business Intelligence.

 

Data filters

You can refine blocked room data using dashboard filters:

  • Date: Analyze blocked inventory within a specific period.
  • Property: Review blocked rooms for one or multiple locations.
  • Room status: Focus on specific statuses such as out of order or house use.
  • Space type: Narrow analysis to specific room categories.

 

To filter the full dashboard:

  1. In the dashboard view, locate the filters in the top bar.
  2. Select the filter field, for example, Date or Room status.
  3. Choose your criteria.
  4. Click Apply.

 

You can learn more in the help article Using filters in Mews Business Intelligence.

Data visualizations

The dashboard displays blocked inventory insights in multiple formats to support analysis:

  • Blocked rooms summary tables: Show counts by status and property.
  • Trend charts: Visualize changes in blocked inventory over time.
  • Status distribution charts: Compare out-of-order and house use rooms.
  • Property comparison views: Highlight differences in blocked inventory across locations.

 

These visualizations help you move from high-level inventory overview to detailed operational investigation when needed.

 

You can learn more in the help article Creating and using visualizations in Mews Business Intelligence.

 

How to share the dashboard

Note: It is currently not possible to share the dashboards. This feature is coming soon.

 

How to export the dashboard

To export the dashboard you can learn more in the help article How to export dashboards in Mews Business Intelligence.

 

How to schedule reports

To schedule reports of the dashboard you can learn more in the help article How to schedule reports in Mews Business Intelligence.

 

 

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