Help Center
Guides for getting the most out of Checkinea.
Getting started
Switching to Checkinea from another registration tool
How to avoid double-filing bookings with SES when you migrate from another compliance tool to Checkinea.
Installing Checkinea on your phone or computer
Add Checkinea to your home screen on Android and iPhone, or install it from the address bar on desktop Chrome/Edge, for a real app icon and a full-screen, one-tap experience.
Bookings & channels
Connecting an iCal calendar link
How to find your OTA's iCal export link and connect it in Checkinea, how often it syncs, and what happens when a stay disappears from the feed.
Auto-import bookings by forwarding OTA emails
Forward Airbnb and Booking.com confirmation emails to your personal Checkinea address to create bookings automatically, without waiting on iCal.
What booking candidates are and how to confirm them
Why some bookings arrive missing guest details, where to find and confirm them, and how Checkinea handles duplicates.
Guest check-in
The automated guest journey
How the OTA auto-message, online check-in, arrival instructions, and SES filing chain together into one end-to-end automation.
The check-in invite and automated arrival instructions
The difference between the host-triggered check-in invite and the automated arrival instructions email, and where to configure each.
Sending the check-in link automatically
Set up an automatic message on Airbnb and Booking.com so every guest gets their Checkinea check-in link without you doing anything per booking.
Account defaults vs per-property settings
How the check-in form, contract, and arrival instructions inherit from an account default, unless a property has its own override.
Did my guest get the email? Delivery statuses explained
What each guest-invite delivery status means, what to do about it, and how to send the check-in link another way if email isn't working.
SES & compliance
Getting and connecting your SES Hospedajes credentials
How to register on SES Hospedajes, obtain your arrendador and establishment codes, and connect them in Checkinea so police reports file automatically.
What each SES filing status means (and what to do)
Every police-report status a booking can show, what it means, and the action Checkinea expects from you.
RH, PV, and "Police report" — the two SES filings explained
What the booking report and traveler report are, when Checkinea files each one, and what guests need to provide.
Payments & deposits
Your Stripe account
Why you have a Stripe account, and where everything about payments actually lives inside Checkinea.
Security deposits
NewHow automatic security-deposit holds work for your guests and for you, and what they cost.
Stay payments
NewHow to request one-off payments from your guest during a direct booking, and what they cost.