Activate Accommodations in Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy
When managing multiple properties, properly listing each one is not just a technical step: it's also the key to making your accommodation visible and ready to receive bookings. With Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy, activation is simple and allows you to adjust important details from the start.
🔹How to Activate a Property
Follow these steps to get your accommodation online on the portal:
Log in to the portal and open "Accommodation Activation."
Search for your property by name, reference, status, type, or city.
Click the activation button on the right.
Enter the name that will appear on the portal (8–255 characters, unique in Homes & Villas and different from other portals).
Press "Accept." The button will turn green, and your property will be active.
🔹Adjust Configuration After Activation
Once activated, you can customize different aspects of your accommodation:
Property name.
Price increase.
Release (minimum time before allowing a booking).
Booking configuration.
Cancellation policies.
👉 To do this, just click on the property name and edit the values.
🔹Deactivate an Accommodation
If you need to stop displaying a property, you can do so at any time:
Change the status to "Disconnected" from the same activation section.
Remember that only properties previously agreed upon with Marriott during the onboarding process should be activated. If you activate accommodations that have not been confirmed, they will not be published on the portal.
🔹Helpful Tips
Verify the name before activating: avoid errors with duplicates that block publication.
Adjust policies from the start: this way, you avoid having to correct already created bookings.
Activate only what's confirmed: this saves time and avoids confusion with the Marriott team.
Quick checklist before activating:
You confirmed with Marriott which properties to publish
You reviewed the property name (unique and within the character limit)
You set up price increases and release
You adjusted booking and cancellation policies
➡️ Next step: activate your confirmed properties and adjust the configuration to start receiving bookings with confidence.
🔹Frequently Asked Questions
Can I use the same name as on another portal?
No. The name must be unique within Homes & Villas by Marriott Bonvoy.What happens if I activate a property not confirmed by Marriott?
It will not be published, even if you mark it as active in Channel PRO.Can cancellation policies be changed after activation?
Yes, you can modify them at any time from the property's configuration.How do I know a property is active?
The activation button turns green when the accommodation is published.