Create an independent property¶

An independent property is a privately-owned property, such as a holiday home or an apartment. Use /ota/OTA_HotelDescriptiveContentNotif to create independent properties.

Before you start¶

To complete this task, you need:

Property Class Type Code
property latitude/longitude coordinates
property address

Request¶

HTTP request¶

POST https://supply-xml.booking.com/hotels/ota/OTA_HotelDescriptiveContentNotif

Request body¶

Provide an OTA_HotelDescriptiveContentNotifRQ object in the request body. Example:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<OTA_HotelDescriptiveContentNotifRQ
  xmlns="http://www.opentravel.org/OTA/2003/05"
  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" PrimaryLangID="en-us"
  EchoToken="GUID"
  TimeStamp="2015-06-09T09:30:47Z"
  xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opentravel.org/2014B/OTA_HotelDescriptiveContentNotifRQ.xsd"
  id="OTA2014B"
  Version="8.0"
  Target="Production">
    <HotelDescriptiveContents>
        <HotelDescriptiveContent HotelName="The Best Independent Hotel"
      LanguageCode="en"
      HotelDescriptiveContentNotifType="New">
            <ContactInfos>
                <ContactInfo ContactProfileType="PhysicalLocation">
                    <Addresses>
                        <Address>
                            <!-- Replace the {PlaceHolders} in the following lines! -->
                            <AddressLine>{AddressLine}</AddressLine>
                            <CityName>{CityName}</CityName>
                            <PostalCode>{PostalCode}</PostalCode>
                            <CountryName>{CountryCode}</CountryName>
                        </Address>
                    </Addresses>
                </ContactInfo>
                <ContactInfo ContactProfileType="general">
                    <Names>
                        <Name Language="en">
                            <GivenName>Jane</GivenName>
                            <Surname>Doe</Surname>
                        </Name>
                    </Names>
                    <Emails>
                        <Email>noreply@booking.com</Email>
                    </Emails>
                    <Phones>
                        <Phone PhoneNumber="+31666666666" PhoneTechType="5" />
                    </Phones>
                </ContactInfo>
                <ContactInfo ContactProfileType="invoices">
                    <Names>
                        <Name Language="en">
                            <GivenName>Sam</GivenName>
                            <Surname>Xu</Surname>
                        </Name>
                    </Names>
                    <Addresses>
                        <Address>
                            <AddressLine>Herengracht 597</AddressLine>
                            <CityName>Amsterdam</CityName>
                            <StateProv StateCode="NH" />
                            <PostalCode>1017 CE</PostalCode>
                            <CountryName>NL</CountryName>
                        </Address>
                    </Addresses>
                    <Emails>
                        <Email>noreply@booking.com</Email>
                    </Emails>
                    <Phones>
                        <Phone PhoneNumber="+31207777777" PhoneTechType="1" Extension="30" />
                    </Phones>
                </ContactInfo>
            </ContactInfos>
            <HotelInfo>
                <CategoryCodes>
                    <GuestRoomInfo Quantity="100" />
                    <!-- Replace the {PlaceHolder} in the following line! -->
                    <HotelCategory ExistsCode="1" Code="{PropertyClassTypeCode}" />
                </CategoryCodes>
                <!-- Replace the {PlaceHolder} in the following line! -->
                <Position Latitude="{Latitude}" Longitude="{Longitude}" />
                <OwnershipManagementInfos>
                    <OwnershipManagementInfo RelationshipTypeCode="5000" />      
                </OwnershipManagementInfos>
            </HotelInfo>
            <FacilityInfo>
                <GuestRooms>
                    <GuestRoom>
                        <Amenities>
                            <Amenity RoomAmenityCode="228" />
                        </Amenities>
                    </GuestRoom>
                </GuestRooms>
                <Restaurants>
                    <Restaurant RestaurantName='Antekoje' OfferLunch='1' OfferDinner='1'>
                        <CuisineCodes>
                            <CuisineCode Code='51'/>
                            <CuisineCode Code='49'/>
                        </CuisineCodes>
                        <OperationSchedules>
                            <OperationSchedule>
                                <OperationTimes>
                                    <OperationTime Mon='1' Tue='1' Weds='1' Thur='1' Fri='1' Sat='1' Sun='1'Start='17:30' End='22:00' />
                                    <OperationTime Sat='1' Sun='1' Start='11:00' End='14:30' />
                                </OperationTimes>
                            </OperationSchedule>
                        </OperationSchedules>
                        <Features>
                            <Feature DescriptiveText='a la carte'/>
                            <Feature DescriptiveText='buffet'/>
                            <Feature DescriptiveText='accepts reservations'/>
                            <Feature DescriptiveText='outdoor seating'/>
                        </Features>
                        <TPA_Extensions>
                            <Ambiances>
                                <Ambiance Name='modern'/>
                            </Ambiances>
                            <DietaryOptions>
                                <DietaryOption Name='gluten free'/>
                                <DietaryOption Name='vegan'/>
                            </DietaryOptions>
                        </TPA_Extensions>
                    </Restaurant>
                </Restaurants>
            </FacilityInfo>   
            <Policies>
                <Policy>
                    <PolicyInfo CheckInTime="16:00" CheckOutTime="11:00" UsualStayFreeCutoffAge="12" UsualStayFreeChildPerAdult="1" />
                    <PetsPolicies PetsAllowedCode="Pets By Arrangements">
                        <PetsPolicy NonRefundableFee="free" />
                    </PetsPolicies>
                    <CancelPolicy>
                        <CancelPenalty PolicyCode="43" />
                        <CancelPenalty PolicyCode="1" />
                    </CancelPolicy>
                    <GuaranteePaymentPolicy>
                        <GuaranteePayment PolicyCode="43" />
                        <GuaranteePayment PolicyCode="1" />
                    </GuaranteePaymentPolicy>
                    <TaxPolicies>
                        <TaxPolicy Code="36" Percent="1800" DecimalPlaces="2" Type="Inclusive" ChargeFrequency="12" />
                        <TaxPolicy Code="3" Percent="350" DecimalPlaces="2" Type="Exclusive" ChargeFrequency="21" />
                    </TaxPolicies>
                    <FeePolicies>
                        <FeePolicy Code="5012" Amount="1600" DecimalPlaces="2" Type="Exclusive" ChargeFrequency="12" />
                        <FeePolicy Code="5013" Amount="1800" DecimalPlaces="2" Type="Exclusive" ChargeFrequency="12" />
                        <FeePolicy Code="5035" Amount="500" DecimalPlaces="2" Type="Exclusive" ChargeFrequency="1" >
                            <TPA_Extensions>
                                <InternetFeePolicy InternetType="wifi" InternetCoverage="public_areas" />
                            </TPA_Extensions>
                        </FeePolicy>
                        <FeePolicy Code="5036" Amount="350" DecimalPlaces="2" Type="Exclusive" ChargeFrequency="2" >
                            <TPA_Extensions>
                                <ParkingFeePolicy ParkingType="location_nearby" ParkingReservation="needed" ParkingProperty="private"/>
                            </TPA_Extensions>
                        </FeePolicy>
                    </FeePolicies>
                </Policy>
            </Policies>
            <MultimediaDescriptions>
                <MultimediaDescription>
                    <ImageItems>
                        <ImageItem>
                            <ImageFormat Main="1" Sort="1">
                                <URL>https://bstatic.com/data/xphoto/max10000x10000/192/19248027.jpg</URL>
                            </ImageFormat>
                            <TPA_Extensions>
                                <ImageTags>
                                    <ImageTag ID="3"/>
                                </ImageTags>
                            </TPA_Extensions>
                        </ImageItem>
                        <ImageItem>
                            <ImageFormat Sort="2">
                                <URL>https://bstatic.com/data/xphoto/max10000x10000/192/19248028.jpg</URL>
                            </ImageFormat>
                            <TPA_Extensions>
                                <ImageTags>
                                    <ImageTag ID="103"/>
                                </ImageTags>
                            </TPA_Extensions>
                        </ImageItem>
                    </MultimediaDescription>
                </MultimediaDescriptions>     
            </HotelDescriptiveContent>
        </HotelDescriptiveContents>
    </OTA_HotelDescriptiveContentNotifRQ>

Response¶

The response contains an OTA_HotelDescriptiveContentNotifRS object:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<OTA_HotelDescriptiveContentNotifRS xmlns="http://www.opentravel.org/OTA/2003/05" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.opentravel.org/OTA/2003/05 OTA_HotelDescriptiveContentNotifRS.xsd" TimeStamp="2015-07-31T12:36:23-00:00" Target="Production" Version="3.000">
  <UniqueID Type="10" ID="{PropertyID}" />
  <Success />
</OTA_HotelDescriptiveContentNotifRS>
<!-- RUID: [XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX==] -->

Next steps¶

After you create an independent property, we send a welcome email to the property owner (on their invoicing email address). The email contains a link to a Booking.com page where the property owner must enter payment details and accept our terms and conditions. You can't open the property until this process is complete.