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How to Cancel a Booking.com Reservation

Where to cancel a Booking.com reservation and what happens in Hospitable afterwards.

Written by Reynir Óli Smárason

Booking.com reservations cannot be cancelled from Hospitable.

All cancellations — whether requested by the guest or initiated by the host — must be handled in the Booking.com Extranet.

Once the cancellation is processed, Hospitable receives the update and syncs the reservation status and calendar automatically.

⚠️ Host-initiated cancellations on Booking.com can trigger fees, relocation costs, or performance penalties. Review Booking.com's cancellation and no-show policies before cancelling a confirmed reservation.


Cancel a reservation from the Extranet

  1. Log in to the Booking.com Extranet.

  2. Go to Reservations and open the reservation you want to cancel.

  3. Follow Booking.com's on-screen steps to request the cancellation, mark the guest as a no-show, or waive charges as needed.


What happens in Hospitable afterwards

  • The reservation status updates to Cancelled in your Hospitable Inbox.

  • The calendar dates are released and default to the Availability window setting for the Hospitable property. See more here.

  • Any Hospitable automations tied to the reservation stop.

If the reservation still shows as active in Hospitable after a few minutes, open it from the Inbox and refresh — sync from Booking.com usually completes within a few minutes.

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