Your property photos are a key part of your listing. Hospitable allows you to manage photos in one place and push updates to supported platforms.
This article explains:
Which platforms does Hospitable manage photos for
How photo sync works
How to add, edit, reorder, replace, and delete photos
Platform-specific behaviours and limitations
Which platforms does Hospitable manage photos for?
Hospitable manages photos for:
Airbnb
Booking.com
Direct (Hospitable Direct)
Note: Hospitable does not manage photos for Vrbo!
Any photo changes for Vrbo must be made directly in your Vrbo dashboard.
How photo sync works by platform
Airbnb
When you connect an Airbnb listing to Hospitable:
Hospitable pulls your property images from Airbnb.
These images populate:
Your property in Hospitable
Your Direct booking website (if the property is listed there)
You can then manage, edit, and delete those photos inside Hospitable.
Any edits made in Hospitable are pushed to:
Airbnb
Booking.com
Direct (if selected)
Does Hospitable pull in photos from Airbnb?
Currently, Hospitable continuously syncs photos from Airbnb every 6 hours. This means new photos added on Airbnb may appear in Hospitable with up to a 6-hour delay.
In the future, photo sync from Airbnb will stop after your first photo edit in Hospitable (making Hospitable the source of truth). This change is not yet active, so sync from Airbnb continues for now.
Booking.com
Hospitable pushes photo updates to Booking.com.
Important behaviour:
Photos are managed at the Accommodation ID (listing) level, not the Room ID level.
For multi-room listings, changing photos in Hospitable updates the photos across all Booking.com rooms under that listing.
On Booking.com, photos are managed at the listing level. Updating photos for one property in Hospitable will update the photos for all rooms connected to that Booking.com listing.
If you need different photos per room, those must be managed directly in Booking.com.
You can read more about this here.
Direct (Hospitable Direct)
The photos used on your Direct booking website come from:
Airbnb (initial import)
Or directly from Hospitable after you make edits
Any photo added or edited in Hospitable can be displayed on your Direct site, depending on your channel selection.
Vrbo
Hospitable does not sync, manage, or push photos to Vrbo.
All photo updates for Vrbo must be handled directly in Vrbo.
How to access photo management
To manage photos:
Go to Hospitable → Properties
Select the property you want to edit
Click Details in the left-hand menu
Stay on the Essentials tab
Click Manage photos (located above your property's photos)
You can filter photos by platform using the dropdown:
Select All photos
Or choose a specific platform
What you can do in photo management
Hosts have full control over their property photos in Hospitable.
Reorder Photos
To reorder photos:
Click Re-order photos
Drag and drop photos into your preferred order
Click Save order
Click Cancel to discard changes.
Replace Photos With Higher Quality Versions
When photos are imported from OTAs, they may not be the highest resolution available.
You can replace them in bulk:
Click Replace photo
Upload your original high-quality photo files (you can upload a full folder at once)
Hospitable will:
Match new uploads to existing photos
Upgrade quality where needed
Add any new photos
Preserve:
Photo order
Photo tour setup
Existing settings
You do not need to replace photos one by one.
Add a Photo Description
To add or edit a description:
Click the pencil icon on the photo
Enter text in the Photo description field
Click Apply changes
Descriptions can be pushed to supported platforms.
Choose Which Platforms a Photo Displays On
You can control which channels each photo is sent to.
For a Single Photo
Click the pencil icon on the photo
Under What channels should this photo display on?
Select the platforms
Click Apply changes
For Multiple Photos
Tick the checkbox in the top-left corner of each photo
Click Sync to all channels
Confirm your action
“Sync to all channels” pushes selected photos to Airbnb, Booking.com, and Direct. If you want certain photos excluded from a specific platform, edit them individually instead.
Set a Cover Photo
You can:
Use the same cover photo for all platforms
Set different cover photos for different platforms
To set a cover photo:
Click the pencil icon on the photo
Under What channels should this be the cover photo for?
Select the platform(s)
Apply changes
Add New Photos
To add new photos:
Click Add (top-right corner)
Drag and drop photos into the grey field
— or —
Click to browse your computerSelect which platforms the photos should be pushed to
(Optional) Select which platforms the photo should be used as a cover photo for
Save your changes
Delete Photos
Delete a Single Photo
Click the pencil icon on the photo
Click Delete photo (bottom-left corner)
Confirm your action
Delete Multiple Photos
Tick the checkbox in the top-left corner of each photo
Click Delete
Confirm your action
Making Photos Uniform Across Platforms
If you want the same set of photos across Airbnb, Booking.com, and Direct:
Select all photos
Click Sync to all channels
Confirm your action
If you need platform-specific photo sets, manage those photos individually instead.
Important Platform Limitations
Vrbo photos are not managed by Hospitable.
Booking.com photos are managed at the listing (Accommodation ID) level, not per room.
Airbnb photo sync currently runs every 6 hours and may overwrite changes made directly on Airbnb until future changes are implemented.
Understanding these behaviours helps prevent unexpected overrides and ensures your listings display exactly the photos you intend.