Hotel Booking WordPress Theme 5.2.3 - Ciestra

Core capabilities for lodging and property management

• Fully dedicated to lodging business with an uncluttered design and on-demand content modules
• Structured directory of properties with amenities, services, and categorized details
• Clear contact and location information, Instagram gallery, guest reviews, and more
• Responsive design combined with an all-in-one property booking system packaged for free
• Best suited for hotels, resorts, and villas including beachfront accommodations

Booking engine & property management

Accommodation Booking System

• Ciestra resort theme is powered by our custom plugin – the popular WordPress reservation system
• Built-in powerhouse for bookings, properties directory, seasonal prices, rates and the full array of tools for lodging business
• The premium room & property booking plugin is included for free

Premium MotoPress Hotel Booking plugin

• Included in the theme package (save $49)
• Enables instant online payments, complex pricing, and comprehensive bookings management
• Two-way channel manager to connect with external platforms via iCal

Availability, pricing & rules

• Weekly and monthly rates for extended stays
• Simple & advanced booking rules per property and season
• Availability calendars display real-time status according to rules
• Discountable rates, capacity-based pricing, and customizable price variables

Galleries, media & content modules

• Beautiful galleries & slideshows for landscapes, services, bars, attractions, and events
• Elementor-based editable content modules for pre-vacation guest experience

Guest reservations & communications

• Real-time search availability form with editable fields
• Automatic reservation notifications for guests and admin
• Manual and automatic booking confirmation options

Channel manager & OTAs

• Sync bookings to external OTAs (Airbnb, Booking, Google Calendar, etc.) via iCal
• Two-way auto-sync to OTAs to avoid overbooking
• Import reservations from external calendars and export back via iCal

Payments, currencies & gateways

• Prepayment or Pay at the Property options (full or deposit pricing, fixed or percentage)
• Out-of-the-box gateways: PayPal, 2Checkout, Stripe, Braintree, Beanstream/Bambora
• Pro add-on for additional gateways
• Multiple currencies and translations (14 languages supported)

Rates, taxes & fees

• Custom rates for peak seasons and flexible pricing
• Tax and fees management within bookings

Extras & add-ons

• Free and paid bookable extras (per accommodation, per guest, or per night)
• Discount coupons for services and fees
• iCal support to sync bookings across OTAs

Design, customization & SEO

• Created with Elementor Builder for 100% user-friendly customization
• Intuitive drag-and-drop content manipulation and inline editing
• Import sample data in one click for quick start
• SEO-optimized markup with modern HTML5 & CSS3 standards
• Fast-loading, lightweight front-end performance

Visual & media tools

• Instagram Gallery to showcase latest uploads and drive travel decisions
• SVG support and responsive media layouts

Navigation, templates & features

• Multiple menu locations and full-width or with sidebar page templates
• Customizable navigation menus and social icons integration
• Testimonials slider and unique Amenities & Services slider

Getting started, support & documentation

• Import sample data in one click to accelerate setup
• Theme comes with premium MotoPress Hotel Booking plugin included for free
• Comprehensive documentation, ticket system, live chat, and email support

More features of the built-in WordPress reservation system

• Real-time search availability form with editable fields
• Availability calendars and packages/services support
• Flexible booking rules and automatic/manual confirmations
• Discount coupons, taxes/fees management, and iCal synchronization
• Bookings dashboard with calendar, statistics, and payment history
• Ability to add bookings from the backend and to manage multiple units under one guest
• Support for multiple currencies and translations to facilitate global bookings

Additional Theme Details

• Best design practices for streamlined and automated property booking
• Social media icons integration and flexible layout options
• Fully documented and supported by a dedicated team

Changelog

1.8.0, Jun 26 2025

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 5.2.3.
• Added support for the Hotel Booking Accommodation-Based Payments add-on.
• Added the ability to limit search results based on the requested number of guests.
• Added the ability to create discount coupons specifically for services and fees. Note new and updated columns in CSV reports.
• Extended the list of countries that can accept payments via Klarna (Stripe).
• Added the "DTSTAMP" property to calendar export of blocking rules.
• Added the ability to sync bookings with buffer times included.
• Added the ability to remember the chosen guest count until checkout page.
• Added more options for the price format.
• Added the ability to create annually repeated seasons.
• Added the ability to export bookings imported from external platforms to CSV reports.
• Added a user-friendly option to select accommodation types in the WordPress block editor.
• Added the ability to sort seasons by the start and end date. Now they are sorted by date by default.
• Added the ability to easily change the order of the rates to set their priority.
• Improved the Booking Details page to show all associated payments, not just the last one.
• Improved compatibility with WordPress 6.8, addressing the _load_textdomain_just_in_time notice.
• Improved calendar synchronization to accurately reflect the entire blocking duration.
• Improved tooltips in the calendar date picker.
• Improved the import of ongoing bookings from external channels.
• Improved the way to customize rates based on the number of extra guests.
• Improved the display of the season dates in the table of rates.
• Improved the display of booking rules in different calendar themes.
• Optimized an admin booking calendar URL for easier sharing.
• Fixed an issue with annual season rules overriding the minimum stay setting.
• Resolved several issues related to site timezone settings.
• Fixed an issue where coupons were not applied correctly in languages other than English on the checkout page.
• Fixed an issue with the extra guest fee calculation in search results for entries exceeding accommodation capacity.
• Minor bugfixes and improvements.

1.7.1, Jan 06 2025

• Ciestra Engine plugin updated to version 0.0.6.

1.7.0, Jun 18 2024

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 4.11.2.
• Added the ability to link selected accommodations, enabling automatic blocking of linked accommodations when one is booked.
• Added hooks for overwriting prices in the core API.
• Improved calendar loading speed.
• Upgraded Stripe to the new API, added Klarna, and removed the retiring SOFORT payment method.
• Fixed time zone issues.
• Fixed an issue with serializeJSON() at checkout.
• Fixed an issue where blocked dates for linked accommodations weren't displaying in the admin calendar.
• Fixed a cost calculation issue for properties with variable pricing during search and booking.
• Fixed an issue with adding a rate through REST API.
• Fixed an issue with setting priority for booking rules.
• Fixed an issue with retrieving booked services data in the REST API.
• Fixed an issue where higher-priority booking rules in the list were not overriding lower-priority ones.
• Fixed an issue where the Klarna payment method was still displayed as an option within Stripe even if it was disabled in the plugin settings.
• Fixed an issue with applying 'not stay-in' booking rules and loading availability calendar data.
• Removed whitespace characters from AJAX requests.

1.6.0, Feb 15 2024

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 4.8.8.
• Significant revamp of the Direct Bank Transfer method with default status "Pending Payment".
• Ability to set a payment time frame and auto-abandon if not paid in time.
• Added email template guidance for Direct Bank Transfer payments.
• Restricted cancellation after check-in date.
• Changed 'adults' to 'guests' for certain email notifications.
• Accommodation title tag added to reserved accommodation details email template.
• Added "Pending Admin" and "Pending Payment" statuses to iCal export.
• Ability to set booking status to 'Confirmed' or 'Pending admin' when creating a new booking in admin area.
• Ability to change default display range on the admin bookings calendar.
• Added year information to check-in/out dates in the Bookings table.
• Added customer name information to the booking details in the admin calendar.
• Fixed issues with admin calendar display and various UI quirks.
• Improved calendar styles and synchronization with caching plugins.
• Improved date selection logic and alignment between search and checkout dates.
• Miscellaneous stability and compatibility fixes.

1.5.3, Feb 28 2023

• Minor style improvements.

1.5.2, Feb 10 2023

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 4.6.0.
• Added check-in/check-out date selection in availability calendar.
• Added coupon settings for early bird and last minute discounts.
• View information about imported bookings in admin calendar.
• Price display in availability calendar for non check-in dates.
• Limit adults/children in booking form to match accommodation capacity.
• Removed max limit for adults/children in variable pricing.
• Fixed database & calculation issues and improved PHP 8.0+ compatibility.
• Minor style improvements.

1.5.1, Jan 17 2023

• Improved compatibility with PHP 8.

1.5.0, Dec 5 2022

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 4.5.0.
• Added support for displaying prices in availability calendars for individual accommodations.
• Added the ability to create a percentage fee for accommodation costs.
• Improved color-coding for dates in availability and admin calendars.
• Fixed issues with date selection and coupon behavior at checkout.
• Improved REST API compatibility and added enhancements for developers.
• Fixed several minor issues and performed style refinements.

1.4.0, Sep 13 2022

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 4.4.1.
• Implemented REST API support for Hotel Booking
• Added Hotel Manager and Hotel Worker user roles
• Customer area for logins, bookings, and checkout speedups
• Improved booking export and admin calendar
• Improved support for addons and translations
• Fixed various issues related to availability and checkout flow

1.3.4, Sep 24 2021

• Added Stratum – Elementor Widgets plugin to the theme package.
• Added Hotel Booking & Elementor Integration plugin to the theme package.

1.3.3, Aug 10 2021

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 3.9.10.
• New feature: display tax and fee charges alongside base property rate
• Revenue chart (beta)
• New payment status: Canceled
• Two-step booking cancellation flow
• Disable booking rules when adding bookings manually
• New color for external bookings in calendar
• Improved calendar datepicker UX on mobile
• Various minor fixes and enhancements

1.3.2, Mar 18 2021

• Added sticky menu and back to top button
• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 3.9.5
• Booking buffer option
• Advance reservation: min/max days
• Resend confirmation emails
• Internal notes for bookings
• Edit existing bookings (dates, rates, services, etc.)
• Deposits timing controls
• Stripe API updated; various compatibility fixes
• Improved calendar and availability display

1.3.1, Aug 31 2020

• Theme support for Stratum plugin

1.3.0, Nov 19 2019

• Minor bugfixes and improvements
• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 3.7.1
• Improved Gutenberg blocks compatibility
• Added customer email to Stripe payment details
• Fixed pricing breakdown in booking emails
• Fixed coupon-related checkout issues and PSD2/SCA updates
• Expanded email tags for templates

1.2.3, Jul 10 2019

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 3.5.1
• Major improvements on iCal-based channel synchronization
• CSV export of bookings data

1.2.2, Apr 15 2019

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 3.3.0
• Improved WPML compatibility
• Fixed subtotal calculation with discounts
• Added Hotel Booking Extensions page
• Booking Calendar improvements (tooltip with customer data, detailed booking view)
• Bookings table improvements (accommodations column, filter by type, search by fields)
• New Service option to specify quantity

1.2.0, Feb 12 2019

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 3.1.0
• Added Gutenberg blocks for new editors
• New default for Price Breakdown unfolding
• Improved accommodation titles in Price Breakdown
• Added styles for Hotel Booking Reviews addon
• Footer copyright and primary colors customization

1.1.0, Jan 14 2019

• Theme support for WordPress 5.0 (Gutenberg)
• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 3.0.3

1.0.0, Sep 18 2018

• Hotel Booking plugin updated to version 3.0.0
• Attributes for location and type in search availability
• Improved booking rules display in availability calendar
• New payment method: pay on arrival
• Fixed coupon-related and checkout behaviors
• Default country setting on checkout

0.1.0, Aug 20 2018

• Initial release