Welcome! We are glad you have opted for our solution! This is a quick guide to help you connecting your Rentals United account to Chekin and configurate your Chekin account properly.
Index
Registration in Chekin and connection
Set up
End of trial period: how to subscribe
How to disconnect from Chekin
Which info is synced with the integration and which are Chekin main features?
How to get support from Chekin Team
FAQs
Registration
In order to connect Rentals United to Chekin please follow these steps:
1 - Access your Rentals United account and click on SERVICES, then on FIND SERVICES and finally in OPERATIONAL. You'll find Chekin between all the options available:
2 - Click on it and then on GET CONNECTED:
3 - Then Visit Chekin registration page and select the type of accommodations you have in your Rentals United account:
4 - After this, select the number of accommodations or rooms you manage via Rentals United and click on NEXT.
5 - You will be asked if you use any PMS or Channel Manager, select Rentals United and click on NEXT:
6 - Insert the email address of your Rentals United account, choose the email and the password you would like to have in your Chekin account and then click on “CONNECT WITH RENTALS UNITED”
Login and setup of your Chekin account
We made a whole guide dedicated to the set up of your account after the integration. If you want to check it out, you can do it here:
End of trial period: how to subscribe*
Once you connect to Chekin you have a trial period of 2 weeks where you can register all the guests you receive in your accommodations.
When the trial ends, you need to complete your subscription to continue using the service. You can do this from the Billing section of your Chekin dashboard:
In order to subscribe after the trial, simply click on “Subscribe” and follow these steps:
First, select the number of rooms or properties (for vacation rentals) of your subscription. The minimum for hotel plan is 10 rooms;
Then, select your preferred billing period. You can choose between a monthly or a yearly subscription;
Lastly, introduce your credit card’s details and proceed to pay for the subscription;
Your Chekin subscription is complete!
Once you have an active subscription and a valid payment method, your subscription will automatically renew at the end of the period. You can change between monthly and yearly subscription whenever you want, and any changes in the number of active rooms or properties will automatically update your subscription so Chekin will charge you only for the active properties or rooms during the corresponding period. In the Billing section you can also check past invoices.
How to disconnect from Chekin
You can cancel your Chekin subscription at any time you want, by going to the Billing section of your dashboard and clicking on “Cancel Plan”:
This will stop your account from renewing automatically, but you will be able to access it until the end of the paid period.
How to get support from Chekin Team
If you have any doubts or find issues along the process, you can easily get help from your dashboard by clicking on “Help” at the top banner. You have 2 options: visit our help center or chat with us. You can also use the chat by clicking in the icon on the bottom right corner:
Also, you can send an email to [email protected]
Let’s sum it up: which info is synced with the integration and which are Chekin main features?
All Rentals United listings and bookings are reflected on the Chekin dashboard too and if some info changes on Rentals United side it is automatically updated on Chekin too;
Online Chekin: you can stay relaxed, your guests will register their data online before the arrival;
Self Chekin: in case you allow remote access to your accommodation Chekin will help you requiring your guests to verify online their identity with a biometric match technology included in this premium feature
Legal compliance solved: forget about the manual registration of guests data on authorities websites and manual fulfillment of several docs, Chekin will take care of everything
FAQs
I am a Chekin user already, can I use my existing account for the Rentals United integration?
Unfortunately not, the connection with Rentals United requires to create a new Chekin account. So download all the documentation from the old one and then connect to Chekin via Rentals United. Contact us in order to delete your former account.
How can I add bookings to my Chekin account?
All your Rentals United bookings will be synced in your Chekin account, so you don’t need to generate them again!
How frequently bookings are synced in Chekin?
All your Rentals United bookings are updated in your Chekin account in real time.
Is the online check-in link retrieved in my Rentals United account so I can add it to my PMS auto emails/messages?
For this integration we don’t send the online check-in link back to the PMS.
Is Chekin sending guests data back to my Rentals United account?
For this integration we don’t send guests data back to the PMS.
Is Chekin able to retrieve the source of the booking from Rentals United? (e.g.: Booking.com, Airbnb, Direct Booking)
No, for this integration we do not sync the booking source from the PMS.
Is Chekin available on mobile devices?
Yes, we also have a mobile app you can download from these links:
I am using the mobile app but I can’t change some settings of my account/properties
The app is only for managing reservations and registering guests. All your properties and account settings, as well as the documentation and billing information of your account can be managed from the online Dashboard.