How to Set Up Automated Billing for Long-Term Guests
Automated billing streamlines payments for long-term guests by scheduling recurring charges. In Indio, enable it in the reservation’s billing settings. Follow these steps to set it up.
- Access the Billing Tab
- Login
- Navigate to the Front Desk
- Use the Search Bar to find the guest’s reservation by name, confirmation number, or site.
- Click on the reservation to open
- Login
- Navigate to Billing Settings
- Click on the Billing tab
- Under Billing Settings, click the three action dots
- Click on the Billing tab
- Configure Recurring Payments
- Choose Long Term Billing
- Under Auto Payment, choose Edit
- If client would like to pay by debit or credit card, choose Add New Credit Card
- Add Cardholder Name, Card Number, Expiration Date, and CVC
- Option to make primary payment method.
- Click Save
- If Client would like to pay with a bank account (ACH transaction) choose Add New Bank Account
- Add Account Holder Name, Routing Number, and Account Number
- Click Save
- With these automatic payments, due dates apply. You can add a late payment to be applied after a certain number of days
- Click Add Late Fee
- Choose the number of days that the late fee will apply after (e.g. Payment is due on the 1st of the month, a late fee will apply after 3 days – on the 4th of the month.
- Enter the late fee amount.
- Click Save Late Fee Rule
- Click Add Late Fee
- Click Save
- Choose Long Term Billing
- Additional Notes
- If a scheduled payment fails, Indio will generate an alert, allowing staff to follow up with the guest.
- In order to disable auto-pay, select Cancel recurring Billing and confirm the change.
- A client can have multiple payment methods saved for long term billing. Be sure to indicate which one is the Primary Payment Method.