How to work with Extra Guest option

For Extra Guests, we recommend working with Advanced Guest selector.

To enable advanced guest options, follow these steps:

• Go to: Theme Options > Booking Configuration > Guest Selector Settings
• Enable Advanced Guest Picker:
  Set to “Yes” to allow users to select the number of adults, children, or infants separately.
  Important: If disabled, the maximum guest value will not be considered.
• Enable “Vacation Rental” option.
• Enable “Show the Guest Dropdown in Submission Form”:
  Set this to Yes so that the guest dropdown appears in the submission form.

Guest Options Configuration in Submission Form

To enable extra guest fields for submission:

• Go to: Theme Options > Add Listing Page & Payment Settings -> Listing Submit Page

Select the fields you want to enable:

• “Do not consider Children as Guests”
  If ticked, children (ages 2-12) will not be counted as guests. Unlimited children will be allowed in the booking form.
• “Maximum Extra Guests Above Capacity”
  This field sets the maximum number of extra guests allowed beyond the default capacity.

The following fields will appear in the submission form:

• Guest No (Mandatory):
  Select the maximum number of guests allowed for the property.

Optional – work with Children (Ages 2-12) Will Not Be Charged:

• If ticked, children will not be counted as guests.
• The booking form will allow unlimited children.

• Enable Allow Guests Above Capacity?
  Tick this option to allow extra guests. If enabled, specify the maximum number of extra guests allowed. The booking form will show the default guest number plus extra guests.

Charge for Extra Guest

If you enable the “Allow Guests Above Capacity?” option, you can configure the extra guest charge:

• Go to: My Listings > Edit Listing > Price Section > Price Per Night
• Configure Extra Price Per Guest:
  Set the price per night for guests exceeding the default maximum capacity.

• Optional: Configure a custom extra price for specific periods in the Price Adjustments section.

Example:

In the Description section, the guest number is set to 4 guests, we allow extra guests and the Maximum extra guests above capacity is set to 2.

In the Price section, we set the Price per Night to $100 and the Extra Price per guest per night to $50

This means that the property allows 6 guests in total.  The price per night will apply for 4 guests and for the 2 extra guests the Extra price will apply

Result:
The property allows a total of 6 guests (4 base + 2 extra).
The price per night will be $100 for the 4 base guests, and $50 per extra guest, so the total will be $200 per night for 6 guests.

How to manage Guests as Dropdown

WpRentals has 2 options for guests display. You can use a Classic Guest Dropdown or you can use Advanced Guest Selector.

Classic Dropdown

For Classic Guest Dropdown, the number of guests to show can be set from Theme Options > Booking Configuration > Guest Selector Settings > Enabled advanced guest Control? > No

The max number of guests set in Theme Options, will apply in the submission form Guest Dropdown

The number of guests will show in the search form too – if you use the classic guest dropdown

The number of guests will show in Booking Form as well

How to disable the Guest option

The Guests Dropdown will not show if you use Object rentals.

This is enabled from Theme Options – Booking Configuration – Guest Selector Settings

• Select Object Rental
• Select Show the Guest dropdown in Submission Form -> NO
• Once the Object Rental is enabled, all per night labels in the theme will become per day.