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Booking.com Error: "Room does not have kitchen or kitchenette"

What to do if you receive this error message when creating a new listing on Booking.com

Reynir Óli Smárason avatar
Written by Reynir Óli Smárason
Updated today

If you're seeing this error, it's because your property does not have a kitchen defined in its details, and Booking.com deems it necessary.

There are two possible issues at hand, and different solutions to those:

  1. Is if you have a larger property, and the property details don't contain a "Kitchen".

  2. Is if your listing is a studio apartment without a kitchen, but Booking.com hasn't registered it as a studio.

Larger properties

If your property contains one or more rooms, it will be defined as one of the following by Booking.com:

  • Apartment

  • Aparthotel

  • Condo

If your property is defined as any of these in the Booking.com listing, then it must contain a kitchen or kitchenette in order for it to be published on Booking.com.

If the property details don't already contain a kitchen, you will need to add one on Hospitable.

To add a kitchen to your property details, go to:

  • Hospitable

  • Properties

  • Select your property

  • Go to "Details" on the left-hand side panel

  • Scroll down to the "Property and rooms" section

  • Click on "Edit" next to "Rooms and features"

  • Add "1" under "Kitchen"

  • Press "Done"

Once that is done, you can attempt to publish your Booking.com listing again.

If that still doesn't work, then please try giving it 5-10 minutes before trying again.

If that is still not working, or if your property already has a kitchen defined, then please contact support for further assistance.

A studio without a kitchen

If your Airbnb listing is a studio without a kitchen or kitchenette, and you create a Booking.com listing through Hospitable, then you will need to bring the room count on Hospitable down to "zero" in order to be able to publish it on Booking.com.

When the room count is "zero", Booking.com automatically changes the listing type to "Studio". Booking.com does not require studios to have a kitchen or kitchenette.

Changing the room count on Hospitable does not change the count on Airbnb!

To change the room count on Hospitable, go to:

  • Hospitable

  • Properties

  • Select your property

  • Go to "Details" on the left-hand side panel

  • Scroll down to the "Property and rooms" section

  • Click on "Edit" next to "Rooms and features"

  • Under "Bedrooms", bring the number down to zero

  • Press "Done"

Once that is done, you can attempt to publish your Booking.com listing again.

If that still doesn't work, then please try giving it 5-10 minutes before trying again.

If that is still not working, or if your property already has a kitchen defined, then please contact support for further assistance.

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