You can use restrictions in Mews to prevent guests from making bookings or reservations that meet certain conditions – giving you more control over your reservations. Channel manager integrations in Mews do not support price restrictions, even though you can set up this type of restriction in Mews Operations. You can learn more about restrictions here. 

You can set up different kinds of restrictions in Mews, such as: 

• Closed to arrival 
• Closed to departure 
• Closed to stay 
• Length of stay 
• Advance booking 
• Price restrictions 

A price restriction prevents guests from making a reservation at your property(s) if a single night costs less or more than the price you specify.  

You can apply the restriction to: 

• Rates, I.e., (all rates or specific rates) 
• Rate groups 
• Space categories 
• Space types 

You can create and delete your restrictions in Mews operations either individually, or in bulk, and can edit them at any time. You can learn more about managing restrictions here. 

In this article you can learn about how to: 

• Create a minimum price restriction 
• Create a maximum price restriction 

Create a minimum price restriction 

You can create a minimum price restriction to block guests from making a reservation unless the nightly rate exceeds the minimum price you set.  

When a minimum price restriction (also called a hurdle rate) is in place, for the system to accept a reservation, it needs to meet or exceed the minimum price. 
 
Note: This restriction applies to standard occupancy reservations only. 

To create a minimum price restriction:  

1. In Mews Operations, go to the main menu > Settings > Services.
2. Click on your bookable service.
3. From the Settings menu, click Restrictions.
4. Click Restriction .
5. Restriction type*: Choose to restrict by either arrival, departure, or stay.
6. ‘Active until the start of’ and ‘Active until the end of’: Enter start and end dates for your restriction. The restriction applies to both the start and end date, as well as all dates in between. Note: If you want to create a restriction for one day, you need to enter the same date for the start and end.  
7. On days*: Select the days you want the restriction to apply on.
8. Rates and Spaces: Choose the type of rate or space restrictions you want to apply. Refer to the reference article for an in-depth explanation of fields on this screen.  

Note:  

• If you do not select an option, the restriction applies to all. For example, if you don't select a rate, the restriction applies to all your rates. 
• You can make multiple selections within each space category. To do so, click the dropdown to select those you want to restrict. 

9. Exceptions: Under Minimum price, enter the minimum price that each night of a reservation can be made for. Note: Restriction does not apply if the reservation matches the minimum price. 

10. Select the Currency.
11. Click Continue.  

On the Review changes screen that follows, you can view a summary of all restrictions you are creating or are affected by your actions. To make any edits, click Go back. 

12. To confirm, click Create restrictions. 

Create a maximum price restriction 

You can create a maximum price restriction to block guests from making a reservation unless the nightly rate costs less than the maximum price you select. 

When a maximum price restriction is in place, for the system to accept a reservation, every night of the reservation needs to meet or cost less than the maximum price. 

To create a maximum price restriction: 

1. In Mews Operations, go to the main menu  > Settings > Services.
2. Click on your bookable service.
3. From the Settings menu, click Restrictions.
4. Click Restriction.
5. Restriction type*: Choose to restrict by either stay, arrival or departure.
6. Active until the start of and ‘Active until the end of’: Enter start and end dates for your restriction. The restriction applies to both the start and end date, as well as all dates in between. Note: If you want to create a restriction for one day, you need to enter the same date for the start and end. 
7. On days*: Select the days you want the restriction to apply on.
8. Rates and Spaces: Choose the type of rate or space restrictions you want to apply. Refer to the reference article for an in-depth explanation of fields on this screen.  

Note:  

• If you do not select an option, the restriction applies to all. For example, if you don't select a rate, the restriction applies to all your rates. 
• You can make multiple selections within each space category. To do so, click the dropdown to select those you want to restrict. 

9. Exceptions: Under Maximum price, enter the maximum price that each night of a reservation can be made for. Note: Restriction does not apply if the reservation matches the maximum price.

10. Select the Currency.
11. Click Continue. 

On the Review changes screen that follows, you can view a summary of all restrictions you are creating or are affected by your actions. To make any edits, click Go back. 

12. To confirm, click Create restrictions. 

  
You can learn more about managing restrictions here.